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Toyota braces for sales hit from recall, costs mount
Toyota Motor's unprecedented recall of millions of vehicles with accelerator problems is taking a toll on sales and may force the world's largest automaker to cut 2010 sales forecasts. More »West eyes Iran central bank
The US and three European powers hope to blacklist Iran's central bank and firms linked to the Revolutionary Guard Corps in a new round of UN sanctions over Tehran's nuclear programme, diplomats said. More »World Markets
Ahmadinejad says new budget less dependent on oil
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has stated that the national budget for 2010/11 would lessen reliance on oil revenues, a move aimed at making the Islamic state less vulnerable to any Western sanctions More »Car makers may face tougher CO2 curbs
Curbs on carbon dioxide emissions from new cars should be reviewed and possibly tightened as they may be insufficiently ambitious, the nominee for EU climate commissioner says More »Banking
Plugging the leaks
The case for real change has been made by Obama, he may have tempered his rhetoric, but there's still hope that he'll follow through with the workings of the US financial system More »The rising sun
Japanese banks take steps overseas, gingerly, according to David Dolan More »Corporate Practices
Ethical business
Years of regulatory and investor pressure for companies to take environmental, social, ethical and governance issues more seriously look as if they might have paid off More »On the boards
The long and luxuriant holiday that has been the life of the average broker is over, with some hard work and tough graft on the horizon More »Technology
How will Google case impact foreign investors in China?
US internet giant Google has threatened to shut its China operations after cyber attacks emanating from the country, in response to which Beijing defended its censorship policies More »Cloud computing technology
Fitting within any cloud computing infrastructure, shorter bid periods and accelerated deal times are only some of the many advantages provided by virtual data rooms More »2010 World Finance Awards
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