• Sunday, February 07th, 2010
US DoJ dissatisfied with Google book deal
The US justice department is still not satisfied with an agreement on digitising books made between Google and authors and publishers, despite ’substantial progress’ on amendments to the settlement.
Toyota to unveil Prius-brakes plan: reports
Toyota Motor Corp. this week is likely to announce a recall or repair plan to fix the braking problems reported on the latest model of its Prius hybrid vehicle, media reports say.


Chuck Jaffe: Trade ETFs at no cost? No problem
The evolution of exchange-traded funds took a giant step forward this week, but most investors missed it. Soon, however, it may be hard to ignore.


Northeast digs out of snow; more is in store
The U.S. Middle Atlantic states on Sunday are digging out of a Friday-into-Saturday blizzard that dumped more than three feet of snow in some places, killing at least two people, paralyzing Washington, closing regional airports, causing hundreds of accidents, and knocking out power to homes.


Economic Preview: Consumers cautious, but spending
Big businesses are expanding, but will smaller companies follow?


NewsWatch: Bruised stock investors crawl back into ring
U.S. stock investors in the week ahead await earnings from Viacom, Sprint and Disney, and testimony from Ben Bernanke. But China and sovereign debt issues could dominate.


UPS posts declining quarterly profit
UPS reported another drop in quarterly profits, in line with expectations, while predicting the economy would gather momentum as the year progressed
Air Products in fresh bid for rival
The industrial gas supplier plans to go public with a hostile $5bn all-cash offer and appeal directly to Airgas’s shareholders after its previous advances were rejected
ETF Investing: Free ETF trades are big draw for investors
Online brokers are fighting hard for a greater share of the fast-growing exchange-traded fund business, and investors stand to benefit from lower costs.


Wall Street falls after disappointing results
Wall Street lingered in the red after disappointing company results gave investors an excuse to pause following the market’s strongest two-day rally this year