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A Toyota mechanic fixes the anti-lock brake software on a Prius ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:57:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Toyota mechanic fixes the anti-lock brake software on a Prius hybrid vehicle at a dealer's repair shop in Aichi prefecture, central Japan on February 10. The car firm's dealership in Japan has started to fix the software problems that can make brakes slow to respond in its third-generation hybrid vehicle, its less-polluting flagship model manufactured in the country. Photo:/AFP

Graphic on the recall by Japanese auto giant Honda of over 400,000 ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:57:00 GMT

(AFP) - Graphic on the recall by Japanese auto giant Honda of over 400,000 vehicles to fix defective airbags. Photo:/AFP

The logo of car giant Honda is seen at a dealership in Virginia. ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:57:00 GMT

(AFP) - The logo of car giant Honda is seen at a dealership in Virginia. Japan's second largest automaker said defective air bag inflators installed in some vehicles could rupture, 'resulting in metal fragments passing through the airbag cushion material and possibly causing injury or fatality to vehicle occupants'. Photo:Karen Bleier/AFP

A Honda Motors dealership in Manassas, Virginia. The Japanese ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:57:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Honda Motors dealership in Manassas, Virginia. The Japanese automaker has recalled more than 430,000 vehicles worldwide, mostly in North America, to fix defective airbags that can blow up and injure or kill occupants. Photo:Karen Bleier/AFP

Japanese automaker Honda has recalled 437,763 vehicles worldwide, ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:57:00 GMT

(AFP) - Japanese automaker Honda has recalled 437,763 vehicles worldwide, mostly in North America, to fix defective airbags. Photo:Roberto Schmidt/AFP

Workers produce handsets at a factory in Shenzhen, in southern ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:45:00 GMT

(AFP) - Workers produce handsets at a factory in Shenzhen, in southern China's Guangdong province. The country's exports surged 21 percent on-year in January, the government said Wednesday, after figures showed the Asian giant had overtaken Germany as the world's leading exporter in 2009. Photo:/AFP

A man passes in front of the logo of web giant Google at its ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:42:00 GMT

(AFP) - A man passes in front of the logo of web giant Google at its China headquarters building in Beijing. Chinese search engine Baidu has said expects to benefit from growing customer confidence after Google's threat to pull out of China, as it posted a 48-percent surge in quarterly earnings. Photo:Liu Jin/AFP

A woman walks past the Baidu office in Beijing. The Chinese ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:42:00 GMT

(AFP) - A woman walks past the Baidu office in Beijing. The Chinese web engine, which stands to potentially benefit if Google pulls out of China, has posted a nearly 50 percent increase in quarterly net profit on sharply higher revenue. Photo:/AFP

A man makes a transaction at a automatic teller machine next ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:05:00 GMT

(AFP) - A man makes a transaction at a automatic teller machine next to a closed shop with 'For Rent' signs in the center of Athens on February 4. The European Commission voiced concern that Greece's fiscal crisis could affect other parts of the 16-nation eurozone. Photo:Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP

Greece's Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou arrives for ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:05:00 GMT

(AFP) - Greece's Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou arrives for a press conference in the Finance Ministry in Athens. Greece's government on Tuesday unveiled a hike in the average retirement age and called on striking civil servants to accept bonus cuts to pull the country out of an unprecedented financial crisis. Photo:Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP

Greek unions are calling for massive public sector strikes on ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:05:00 GMT

(AFP) - Greek unions are calling for massive public sector strikes on Wednesday to protest against severe public spending cuts. The government hopes to save more than one billion euros this year as the country confronts a grave debt crisis. Duration: 02:03 Photo:/AFP

A poster by the main civil servants union (ADEDY) calling for ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:05:00 GMT

(AFP) - A poster by the main civil servants union (ADEDY) calling for the nationwide strike on February 10 hangs in front of the Greek parliament in Athens. Since the government revealed late last year that the country's finances were in much worse shape than had been thought, the markets have punished Greece as they fear unions will beat back any cost-cutting plans. Photo:Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou pictured at the World ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:05:00 GMT

(AFP) - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou pictured at the World Economic Forum in Davos, in January 2010. Greece's government on Tuesday unveiled a hike in the average retirement age and called on striking civil servants to accept bonus cuts to pull the country out of an unprecedented financial crisis. Photo:Eric Piermont/AFP

Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou arrives for a ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:05:00 GMT

(AFP) - Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou arrives for a press conference in the Finance Ministry in Athens. Thousands of Greek civil servants were set to go on strike Wednesday to protest wage cuts as the government moves to grapple with a debt crisis that has sent shock waves through the eurozone. Photo:Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP

In this Feb. 4, 2010 photo, a 2010 Toyota Prius is shown at ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:05:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - In this Feb. 4, 2010 photo, a 2010 Toyota Prius is shown at McInerney Toyota in Clinton Township, Mich. Toyota said Tuesday, Feb. 9, it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems _ the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world's largest automaker.(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Paul Sancya)

Traders are pictured at their desks in front of the DAX board ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:55:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Traders are pictured at their desks in front of the DAX board at the Frankfurt stock exchange February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Remote/Michael Leckel

Workers inspect a BHP Billiton iron ore facility in West Australia. ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:47:00 GMT

(AFP) - Workers inspect a BHP Billiton iron ore facility in West Australia. Mining giant BHP Billiton on Wednesday said first-half profits had more than doubled to 6.14 billion US dollars, but it remained cautious about the economic outlook. Photo:/AFP

File photo of the Antamina mine, in the Andes mountains, north ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:19:00 GMT

(AFP) - File photo of the Antamina mine, in the Andes mountains, north of Lima. Investment in Peru's mining and energy sectors, which totaled 4.88 billion dollars in 2009, has created 'extremely favorable' conditions for growth, the country's private mining association said Tuesday. Photo:/AFP

A man walks beside Honda Motors Co vehicles parked outside the ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A man walks beside Honda Motors Co vehicles parked outside the company headquarters in Tokyo February 3, 2010. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

In this July 27, 2005 file photo, the Honda emblem is seen on ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:39:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - In this July 27, 2005 file photo, the Honda emblem is seen on a dealer's lot in Berlin, Vt. Honda Motor Co. is adding more than 378,000 cars to an existing safety recall for air bag inflation problems, the company said Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Toby Talbot, File)

In this Jan. 22, 2010 file photo, a customer grabs lunch at ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:22:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - In this Jan. 22, 2010 file photo, a customer grabs lunch at a McDonalds drive-through in Chicago. McDonald's Inc., the world's largest fast-food chain, on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 said a key sales comparison rose 2.6 percent in January, as strong overseas sales more than offset a decline in the U.S. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/M. Spencer Green, File)

Halifax-based Jazz Air LP has signed a deal to buy 15 Bombardier ...

(CBC) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:00:44 GMT

(CBC) - Halifax-based Jazz Air LP has signed a deal to buy 15 Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft, the airline announced Tuesday.

Toyota cars lined up at a dealership in Quebec City on Wednesday, ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:49:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Toyota cars lined up at a dealership in Quebec City on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

A partially torn Toyota banner is pictured outside at a dealership ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A partially torn Toyota banner is pictured outside at a dealership in Darmstadt, 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of Frankfurt, in this February 3, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Johannes Eisele

People look the exchange rates in a bank in central Athens. ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:08:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - People look the exchange rates in a bank in central Athens. Europe's currency union faces an unprecedented crisis as markets and the euro currency have tumbled in recent weeks - with the euro trading at an eight-month low against the U.S. dollar - on worries that Greece might need financial rescue to cope with its soaring debt and deficit. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS / Thanassis Stavrakis)

Vancouver-based Intrawest ULC said Tuesday it has reached a ...

(CBC) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:05:01 GMT

(CBC) - Vancouver-based Intrawest ULC said Tuesday it has reached a deal to sell its interests in Florida's Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort.

A man uses a bulldozer to clean snow in front of the US Capitol ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:26:00 GMT

(AFP) - A man uses a bulldozer to clean snow in front of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 8. Oil prices rebounded Tuesday as the dollar weakened against the euro on whetted risk appetite, making crude cheaper for buyers using stronger currencies. The market also found support from the prospect of another fierce US snowstorm on the East Coast. Photo:Jewel Samad/AFP

Montreal-based AbitibiBowater's subsidiary in the United Kingdom ...

(CBC) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:03:42 GMT

(CBC) - Montreal-based AbitibiBowater's subsidiary in the United Kingdom announced Tuesday it is laying off 163 more workers in Liverpool.

A man uses a bulldozer to clean snow in front of the US Capitol ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:35:00 GMT

(AFP) - A man uses a bulldozer to clean snow in front of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 8. Oil prices rallied Tuesday as traders took their cue from the falling dollar after recent sharp losses that came against a background of weak energy demand and eurozone debt concerns. Photo:Jewel Samad/AFP

Interactive graphic on the troubled Japanese car manufacturer ...