Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1762 Most Recommended Business en-us Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:39:25 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1762 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_toyota_floor_mats ap/20091125/us_toyota_floor_mats AP business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:29:54 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_toyota_floor_mats"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.34220ac5b1c441d5b895b0ef4d4ebfce.toyota_floor_mats_pack101.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=MgebhOfAJnt5OyKkuJIjig--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="The accelerator pedal, right, in a 2010 Toyota Camry is seen on the show room floor of Bobby Rahal Toyota in Mechanicsburg, Pa., Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it will replace accelerator pedals on about 4 million recalled vehicles in the United States because the pedals can get stuck in the floor mats. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)" border="0" /></a>AP - Toyota plans to replace the gas pedals on 4 million vehicles in the United States because the pedals can get stuck in the floor mats and cause sudden acceleration, a flaw that led to the sixth-largest recall ever in the U.S.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_toyota_floor_mats"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.34220ac5b1c441d5b895b0ef4d4ebfce.toyota_floor_mats_pack101.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=MgebhOfAJnt5OyKkuJIjig--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="The accelerator pedal, right, in a 2010 Toyota Camry is seen on the show room floor of Bobby Rahal Toyota in Mechanicsburg, Pa., Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it will replace accelerator pedals on about 4 million recalled vehicles in the United States because the pedals can get stuck in the floor mats. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obama_health_care ap/20091125/us_obama_health_care AP business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:45:21 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obama_health_care"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091122/capt.1de9455cf7f74b2ea9e55b54e2c1409b.health_care_overhaul_dcjl113.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=J.Fnfm0KJw8GVJEauXGXxQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid D-Nev., speaks after the U.S. Senate voted to begin debate on legislation for a broad healthcare overhaul at Capitol Hill in Washington on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, as Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa looks on. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Obama administration pushed back Wednesday against claims that it's not doing enough to slow the growth of health care costs, a topic senators will debate heavily in coming weeks.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obama_health_care"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091122/capt.1de9455cf7f74b2ea9e55b54e2c1409b.health_care_overhaul_dcjl113.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=J.Fnfm0KJw8GVJEauXGXxQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid D-Nev., speaks after the U.S. Senate voted to begin debate on legislation for a broad healthcare overhaul at Capitol Hill in Washington on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, as Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa looks on. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_white_house_health_meetings ap/20091126/us_white_house_health_meetings AP business Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:37:21 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_white_house_health_meetings"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.478c866c864f40189ded1ba1926ad01f.white_house_health_meetings_wx104.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=3jpqgIX6Eud2PQkG15w8qQ--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="FILE - In this May 11, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama, center, speaks about health care in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. From left: Cedars-Sinai Health System President Thomas Priselac; Merck CEO Richard Clark; Kaiser Permanente CEO George Halvorson; Obama; American Medical Association President J. James Rohack; SEIU Healthcare chair Dennis Rivera; and Edwards Lifesciences CEO Michael Mussallem. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama's top aides met frequently with lobbyists and health care industry heavyweights as his administration pieced together a national health care overhaul, according to White House visitor records obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_white_house_health_meetings"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.478c866c864f40189ded1ba1926ad01f.white_house_health_meetings_wx104.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=3jpqgIX6Eud2PQkG15w8qQ--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this May 11, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama, center, speaks about health care in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. From left: Cedars-Sinai Health System President Thomas Priselac; Merck CEO Richard Clark; Kaiser Permanente CEO George Halvorson; Obama; American Medical Association President J. James Rohack; SEIU Healthcare chair Dennis Rivera; and Edwards Lifesciences CEO Michael Mussallem. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, FILE)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_chinese_drywall ap/20091125/us_chinese_drywall AP business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:21:58 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_chinese_drywall"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.0c4f41a39da040bdaf01d93df730643e.chinese_drywall_ny122.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=n.WMdwkRvQVEfvpPHxtrFQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009 file photo, a piece of Chinese drywall leans against the wall of a home in Davie, Fla. A federal probe of tainted Chinese drywall has broadened because a small number of homeowners are reporting that American-made drywall is causing some of the same problems: a sickening, sulfurous stench and corroded pipes and wiring. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - A federal probe of tainted Chinese drywall has broadened because a small number of homeowners are reporting that American-made drywall is causing some of the same problems: a sickening, sulfurous stench and corroded pipes and wiring.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_chinese_drywall"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.0c4f41a39da040bdaf01d93df730643e.chinese_drywall_ny122.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=n.WMdwkRvQVEfvpPHxtrFQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009 file photo, a piece of Chinese drywall leans against the wall of a home in Davie, Fla. A federal probe of tainted Chinese drywall has broadened because a small number of homeowners are reporting that American-made drywall is causing some of the same problems: a sickening, sulfurous stench and corroded pipes and wiring. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_economy ap/20091125/us_economy AP business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:53:31 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091116/capt.eec3c6bbffd74a81b772d5f9d058914a.caseworkers_in_danger_mico203.jpg?x=130&y=72&q=85&sig=Lpj488gA.p6TfQfIil2FRg--" align="left" height="72" width="130" alt="Michigan state Department of Human Services caseworker Sandy Satchel, foreground, works at the Family Independence Agency in Detroit, Nov. 13, 2009. As Michigan struggles with the highest-in-the-nation jobless rate, state workers who deal with unemployment, welfare and other aid programs say they have never been so overwhelmed &mdash; or so worried about their safety. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)" border="0" /></a>AP - A flurry of good news this week &mdash; including falling jobless claims, stronger consumer spending and higher new-home sales &mdash; suggests the economic rebound, modest though it is, might just be here to stay.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091116/capt.eec3c6bbffd74a81b772d5f9d058914a.caseworkers_in_danger_mico203.jpg?x=130&y=72&q=85&sig=Lpj488gA.p6TfQfIil2FRg--" align="left" height="72" width="130" alt="photo" title="Michigan state Department of Human Services caseworker Sandy Satchel, foreground, works at the Family Independence Agency in Detroit, Nov. 13, 2009. As Michigan struggles with the highest-in-the-nation jobless rate, state workers who deal with unemployment, welfare and other aid programs say they have never been so overwhelmed &mdash; or so worried about their safety. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_thanksgiving_travel ap/20091126/us_thanksgiving_travel AP business Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:39:25 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_thanksgiving_travel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.c938d82b5fb04bb0b37c41b3a91a9e00.thanksgiving_travel_ax205.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=hOqBsyZCFJvdzbXsIjWxXg--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Security lines at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport are short Wednesday morning, Nov. 25, 2009. Millions of Americans got an early jump on their Thanksgiving travel Wednesday, with many opting to drive or take trains and buses instead of shelling out more money for flights amid a sour economy still hitting household budgets hard. (AP Photo/Dorie Turner)" border="0" /></a>AP - There's still family, turkey and football, but one Thanksgiving tradition is taking a hit this year. Millions of Americans are spending the holiday at home, saying the poor economy has made it unaffordable to hit the road or board a plane.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_thanksgiving_travel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.c938d82b5fb04bb0b37c41b3a91a9e00.thanksgiving_travel_ax205.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=hOqBsyZCFJvdzbXsIjWxXg--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="photo" title="Security lines at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport are short Wednesday morning, Nov. 25, 2009. Millions of Americans got an early jump on their Thanksgiving travel Wednesday, with many opting to drive or take trains and buses instead of shelling out more money for flights amid a sour economy still hitting household budgets hard. (AP Photo/Dorie Turner)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_walmart_death ap/20091125/us_walmart_death AP business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:36:49 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_walmart_death"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.10fe0743edac494f8ecc0f9a87f8882a.walmart_death_nyr101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Sr6T8QlOhUVN7oUNaO.oiQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2008 file photo, Nassau County Police examine the front of the Wal-Mart in Valley Stream, N.Y. where Jdimytai Damour, a temporary Wal-Mart worker, died after a throng of unruly shoppers broke down the doors and trampled him moments after the Long Island store opened for day-after-Thanksgiving bargain hunting. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has issued new guidelines this year seeking to prevent another tragedy. (AP Photo/Ed Betz, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Victoria Rogers had originally planned to make an early stop the day after Thanksgiving last year at the Walmart store in Valley Stream on Long Island. Her last-minute decision against it might have saved her life.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_walmart_death"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.10fe0743edac494f8ecc0f9a87f8882a.walmart_death_nyr101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Sr6T8QlOhUVN7oUNaO.oiQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2008 file photo, Nassau County Police examine the front of the Wal-Mart in Valley Stream, N.Y. where Jdimytai Damour, a temporary Wal-Mart worker, died after a throng of unruly shoppers broke down the doors and trampled him moments after the Long Island store opened for day-after-Thanksgiving bargain hunting. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has issued new guidelines this year seeking to prevent another tragedy. (AP Photo/Ed Betz, file)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_usa_economy_newhomes nm/20091125/us_usa_economy_newhomes Reuters business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:06:19 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_usa_economy_newhomes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091125/i/r2763018581.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=y9JdAnec8QpanoqURx4zSA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Sales of newly built U.S. single-family homes in October rose more than expected to their highest level in a year, data showed on Wednesday, pointing to a stabilizing housing market after a three-year slump. REUTERS/Graphics" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Sales of newly built U.S. single-family homes in October rose more than expected to their highest level in a year, data showed on Wednesday, pointing to a stabilizing housing market after a three-year slump.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_usa_economy_newhomes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091125/i/r2763018581.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=y9JdAnec8QpanoqURx4zSA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="Sales of newly built U.S. single-family homes in October rose more than expected to their highest level in a year, data showed on Wednesday, pointing to a stabilizing housing market after a three-year slump. REUTERS/Graphics" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obama_trade_policy ap/20091125/us_obama_trade_policy AP business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:02:25 GMT AP - The third anniversary of the signing of the U.S.-Colombia free trade pact came and went this month with the Obama administration still negotiating the fine print, Congress showing little interest and business groups frustrated by the lack of action on trade deals. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_plastic_kettles ap/20091125/us_plastic_kettles AP business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:37:26 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_plastic_kettles"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.84cd4891c97843349fe57e3a3e1f53e1.plastic_kettles_la101.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=6NXGnyQLW99.WMHWA9CsEw--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Seth Trumbley, 6, of Colorado Springs, Col., prepares to drop a few coins into a Salvation Army red kettle on Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. The city is one of 30 nationwide to add card readers for donations with credit or debit cards as fewer shoppers carry cash. But so far, most donors continue dropping change or small bills in the kettles. (AP Photo/Kristen Wyatt)" border="0" /></a>AP - There could be less jingle in the Salvation's Army's hallmark red kettles this season. The charity is testing kettles that take debit and credit cards.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_plastic_kettles"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.84cd4891c97843349fe57e3a3e1f53e1.plastic_kettles_la101.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=6NXGnyQLW99.WMHWA9CsEw--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="Seth Trumbley, 6, of Colorado Springs, Col., prepares to drop a few coins into a Salvation Army red kettle on Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. The city is one of 30 nationwide to add card readers for donations with credit or debit cards as fewer shoppers carry cash. But so far, most donors continue dropping change or small bills in the kettles. (AP Photo/Kristen Wyatt)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_lobbying_for_immigration ap/20091125/us_lobbying_for_immigration AP business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:00:41 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_lobbying_for_immigration"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.8c93f7db58ca48fbb60b65c38da930ce.lobbying_for_immigration_flls201.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=.P35n4OwTZGRIGPpM18zQw--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="In this Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 photo, Immigration attorney Ira Kurzban is shown in his office in Miami. Kurzban co-founded Immigrants List, the nation's first major pro-comprehensive reform PAC. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)" border="0" /></a>AP - Two fledgling political action committees that support allowing some illegal immigrants to become citizens are raising more money than their immigration-control counterparts, signaling a possible fundraising shift ahead of next year's congressional races.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_lobbying_for_immigration"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.8c93f7db58ca48fbb60b65c38da930ce.lobbying_for_immigration_flls201.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=.P35n4OwTZGRIGPpM18zQw--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 photo, Immigration attorney Ira Kurzban is shown in his office in Miami. Kurzban co-founded Immigrants List, the nation's first major pro-comprehensive reform PAC. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_basic_black_friday ap/20091125/us_basic_black_friday AP business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:09:07 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_basic_black_friday"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.b54b59612ff942128e0210de9c1647e3.basic_black_friday_nybz128.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=9b4S_p_.LQiq2boBdtXraQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2009 file photo, hhoppers check out Black Friday early bird specials at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn. The traditional holiday shopping season is about to start as stores prepare for hordes of Black Friday shoppers. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - As stores prepare for hordes of Black Friday shoppers and mark down high-definition TVs and hot toys, they're also pushing deals on something more mundane &mdash; necessities like socks and diapers.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_basic_black_friday"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.b54b59612ff942128e0210de9c1647e3.basic_black_friday_nybz128.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=9b4S_p_.LQiq2boBdtXraQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2009 file photo, hhoppers check out Black Friday early bird specials at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn. The traditional holiday shopping season is about to start as stores prepare for hordes of Black Friday shoppers. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, file)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_gm nm/20091125/us_gm Reuters business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:46:39 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_gm"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091125/i/r3080055539.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=zsS4niiE8iLSIvNtBnT7ag--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A G.M. logo is seen behind an Opel logo at the Opel plant of Antwerp September 10, 2009. REUTERS/Sebastien Pirlet" border="0" /></a>Reuters - General Motors targeted Germany on Wednesday for the bulk of 9,000 planned job cuts at European arm Opel, turning the tables on the country that lobbied hardest for an Opel sale to Canada's Magna.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_gm"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091125/i/r3080055539.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=zsS4niiE8iLSIvNtBnT7ag--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A G.M. logo is seen behind an Opel logo at the Opel plant of Antwerp September 10, 2009. REUTERS/Sebastien Pirlet" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_firefighters_lawsuit ap/20091125/us_firefighters_lawsuit AP business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:48:10 GMT AP - A federal judge has ordered Connecticut officials to promote 14 firefighters who won a reverse discrimination case in a landmark ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_usa_economy_jobless nm/20091125/us_usa_economy_jobless Reuters business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:35:02 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_usa_economy_jobless"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091125/i/r3032971280.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=QEB.N8BKXvYJEPwA2O9UJg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Librarian Gary Klein looks at the jobs and other announcements posted at The Work Place, which provides comprehensive employment and career services, in Boston, Massachusetts July 2, 2009. REUTERS/Brian Snyder" border="0" /></a>Reuters - U.S. consumer spending and home sales rose more than expected in October, while new claims for jobless benefits fell sharply last week, suggesting the economic recovery was gaining traction.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_usa_economy_jobless"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091125/i/r3032971280.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=QEB.N8BKXvYJEPwA2O9UJg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="Librarian Gary Klein looks at the jobs and other announcements posted at The Work Place, which provides comprehensive employment and career services, in Boston, Massachusetts July 2, 2009. REUTERS/Brian Snyder" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_aig_greenberg nm/20091125/us_aig_greenberg Reuters business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:04:25 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_aig_greenberg"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091125/i/r731452888.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=vMQtyRbAZA.JASVdo62OGw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Former American International Group (AIG) CEO Maurice Greenberg testifies before a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing on The Collapse and Federal Rescue of A.I.G. and What It Means for the U.S. Economy on Capitol Hill in Washington April 2, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque" border="0" /></a>Reuters - AIG and former chief executive Maurice "Hank" Greenberg have reached an agreement to bury a long-standing, bitter legal battle and the insurer will turn over materials the former boss can use to write his memoir, as well as prized photographs and a Persian carpet.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_aig_greenberg"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091125/i/r731452888.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=vMQtyRbAZA.JASVdo62OGw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Former American International Group (AIG) CEO Maurice Greenberg testifies before a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing on The Collapse and Federal Rescue of A.I.G. and What It Means for the U.S. Economy on Capitol Hill in Washington April 2, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_dubai_economy nm/20091125/us_dubai_economy Reuters business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:04:51 GMT Reuters - Dubai said on Wednesday two of its flagship firms planned to delay repayment on billions of dollars of debt as a first step toward restructuring Dubai World, the conglomerate that spearheaded the emirate's breakneck growth. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_mortgage_rates ap/20091125/us_mortgage_rates AP business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:33:04 GMT AP - Average rates for 30-year fixed mortgages fell this week, matching a record low set last spring and more than a full percentage point below what they were a year ago, Freddie Mac said Wednesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_gm_saab ap/20091125/us_gm_saab AP business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:06:10 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_gm_saab"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.7043632eaebc4ac68c3232662a18d396.gm_saab_nybz136.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=rxg5LokIulEo92exDCE9jg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2009 file photo, a Saab logo is displayed on a car in Frankfurt, Germany. General Motors Co. has not talked with any other potential buyers for the Swedish Saab brand since a specialty car maker pulled out of a deal to buy it this week, a person briefed on GM's plans said Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Ferdinand Ostrop, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - General Motors Co. has not talked with any other potential buyers for the Swedish Saab brand since a specialty car maker pulled out of a deal to buy it this week, a person briefed on GM's plans said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_gm_saab"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.7043632eaebc4ac68c3232662a18d396.gm_saab_nybz136.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=rxg5LokIulEo92exDCE9jg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2009 file photo, a Saab logo is displayed on a car in Frankfurt, Germany. General Motors Co. has not talked with any other potential buyers for the Swedish Saab brand since a specialty car maker pulled out of a deal to buy it this week, a person briefed on GM's plans said Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Ferdinand Ostrop, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_markets_stocks nm/20091125/us_markets_stocks Reuters business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:36:25 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_markets_stocks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091125/i/r3777605970.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=e8hVOeRxpQgoQ.zEagcsog--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="The exterior of the New York Stock Exchange is seen in New York, March 27, 2009. REUTERS/Eric Thayer" border="0" /></a>Reuters - U.S. stocks rose in light trading volume on Wednesday, supported by data that pointed to stabilization in the labor and housing markets, areas that have fed concerns about a "double dip" recession.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_markets_stocks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091125/i/r3777605970.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=e8hVOeRxpQgoQ.zEagcsog--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="The exterior of the New York Stock Exchange is seen in New York, March 27, 2009. REUTERS/Eric Thayer" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters)