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Chrysler abruptly agreed to recall 2.7 million older model Jeeps Tuesday, reversing a defiant stance and avoiding a possible public relations nightmare over fuel tanks that can rupture and cause fires in rear-end collisions.
Taco Bell plans to test a "Power Protein" menu as part of its push to provide choices for people looking to eat healthy.
CHRYSLER CAVES: Chrysler reversed course and agreed to recall 2.7 million Jeeps Tuesday. The company insists the vehicles are safe, and initially denied the government's request to recall them. But it says it realizes customers are worried.
The stock market is closing higher as investors anticipate that the Federal Reserve will keep programs to support the U.S. economy in place.
A federal bank that backed a huge airplane loan for Air India will have to explain that the loan didn't hurt U.S. airlines.
Metal prices fell as traders anticipate that the Federal Reserve may start easing its support for the economy.
What the world hopes to hear Wednesday from the Federal Reserve can be summed up in one word: clarity.
The price of oil rose above $98 Tuesday as traders awaited the latest word on both the Federal Reserve's monetary policy and U.S. oil supplies.
Chrysler abruptly agreed to recall 2.7 million older model Jeeps Tuesday, reversing a defiant posture and avoiding a possible public relations nightmare over fuel tanks that can catch fire in a rear-end collision.
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew won't win any prizes in penmanship, but his official signature which will go on the nation's currency is at least a slight improvement over the loopy scrawl he had a few months ago.
Don't expect to see Dunkin' Donuts revive its famous "Time to make the doughnuts" ad campaign anytime soon.
Federal regulators are investigating the deaths of two patients who received injections of a longer-lasting version of Eli Lilly's antipsychotic Zyprexa.
Duke Energy Corp., the nation's largest electric utility, named Chief Financial Officer Lynn Good to replace Jim Rogers next month as CEO.
President Barack Obama has given the clearest signal yet that Chairman Ben Bernanke will likely leave the Federal Reserve when his term ends in January.
The stock market is moving higher in midday trading after the government reported gains in home construction and low inflation.
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