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Millions of Toyotas Recalled, None in Japan
Despite reports of unintended accelerations, Toyota denied the problems existed in Japan, where a pro-business culture undermines consumer protections.
   
UK house prices 'fell by 1.5%'
UK house prices recorded their first monthly fall since June, with a 1.5% drop in February, according to the Halifax.
   
Man Utd suitors 'won't overpay'
The Red Knights consortium say they have not yet put a figure on the value of Manchester United - but say they will not overpay.
   
Metro Bank gets official go-ahead
A proposed new High Street bank, Metro Bank, has been given a banking license by the Financial Services Authority.
   
MPs warn pub firms on 'beer ties'
Laws could be introduced forcing pub firms to change practices blamed for stifling competition, MPs warn.
   
US job cuts better-than-expected
The US Labor Department says 36,000 jobs were cut in February, fewer than expected, leaving the unemployment rate steady at 9.7%
   
European Court Ready to Hear Yukos Case
Before a court that often finds for plaintiffs, stakeholders in Yukos Oil, a defunct oil company that was seized by the government of Vladimir V. Putin, will argue that Russia owes them nearly $100 billion.
   
France Seeks to Boost Manufacturing
France will play a more active role in managing its state shareholdings, President Nicolas Sarkozy said in unveiling policies aimed at halting the decline of French industry.
   
Deficit Woes
Portugal's austerity measures prove bitter medicine
   
Think-tank calls for VAT change
Politicians should consider imposing VAT on food, children's clothes and household gas and electricity, a think-tank says.
   
Interest Rates Held Steady in Britain and Euro-Zone
Both the European Central Bank and the Bank of England remained concerned about the strength of the economic recovery.
   
Germany Makes No Financial Pledge to Greece
The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, ended talks without making a firm pledge, as Greece was hit by strikes over its adoption of a new austerity package.
   
US economic growth 'hit by snow'
The US economy has continued to grow this year but only at a "modest" pace, with heavy snow a key factor, a Fed report says.
   
Jobless Rate Holds Steady, Raising Hopes of Recovery
The economy in February shed 36,000 nonfarm jobs, fewer than forecast, as the unemployment rate held at 9.7 percent, the Labor Department said on Friday.
   
Aid package for steel plant staff
An £8.3m support package for workers hit by the mothballing of a Corus steel plant on Teesside is announced.
   
White House Offers Bill to Restrict Big Banks’ Actions
The legislation would ban some banks from investing in hedge funds or private equity funds and from making trades not for the benefit of their customers.
   
Deal struck over agency workers
Thousands of temporary workers at firms supplying Asda will get pay rates equal to permanent workers after a deal on working conditions.
   
Bank keeps interest rates on hold
The Bank of England has kept the cost of borrowing at a record low of 0.5% for the 12th consecutive month.
   
New Unemployment Claims Fall, After Weeks of Unsettling Gains
The number of first-time filings retreated from a three-month high last week, reviving hopes that the labor market was on the track to recovery.
   
European Court Ready to Hear Yukos Case
Before a court that often finds for plaintiffs, stakeholders in Yukos Oil, a defunct oil company that was seized by the government of Vladimir V. Putin, will argue that Russia owes them nearly $100 billion.
   
 
 
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