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Toyota Motor Corp said it was recalling more than 1.7 million vehicles worldwide, the latest in a string of recalls that have ballooned to nearly 16 million since late 2009, further denting the automaker's reputation for quality.

Toyota Motor Corp said on Wednesday it would recall about 1.2 million units of the Noah minivan and other models in Japan as well as about 140,000 Avensis models overseas to fix faulty fuel pipes and high-pressure fuel pumps.

The U.S. dollar held near a 10-week low against a basket of currencies on Wednesday ahead of a statement from the U.S. Federal Reserve, which is expected to reaffirm the central bank's focus on supporting growth.

The U.S. dollar held near a 10-week low against a basket of currencies on Wednesday, ahead of a statement from the Federal Reserve which is expected to reaffirm the central bank's focus on supporting growth.

Life spans in the U.S. lags behind its major high-income industrial peers largely due to Americans’ long history of smoking as well as rising rates of obesity, according to a new report from the National Research Council (NRC).

The company continues expanding its cloud computing services in Asia with plans to build a center in Langfang City.

The Japanese government is no longer in a position to excessively rely on debt to handle the nations’ finances, Japanese Finance Minister said on Tuesday.

The Gold Price fell to new multi-month lows against all major currencies on Tuesday morning, dropping to $1325 per ounce as capitulation and panic hit Asian investment traders, according to one Hong Kong dealer.

Northeast Asia's booming economy and its largely untapped youth market are the cornerstone of South Korea's 2018 bid to host the first Winter Olympics in the region for 20 years, its bid chief said.

The Motorola Xoom tablet made inroads in Los Vegas Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2011 but a video teaser posted on YouTube showed the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 which is expected to be released during Mobile World Congress 2011 with leaked specifications.

China's Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. has sued Motorola to delay the sale of the latter's wireless infrastructure business to Nokia Siemens Networks. The lawsuit alleges that such a sale would possibly result in illegal transfer of Huawei's intellectual property.

Europe needs to strengthen its financial rescue fund to reduce the risk of renewed global instability as U.S. tax cuts and buoyant emerging economies help propel the recovery elsewhere, the IMF said on Tuesday.

Europe should strengthen its financial rescue fund to reduce the risk of renewed global instability as U.S. tax cuts and emerging economies help propel recovery elsewhere, the IMF said on Tuesday.

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) kept its key overnight call rate unchanged at a range of zero to 0.1 percent on Tuesday, assessing that the economic recovery was showing signs of a pause.

Stock index futures pointed to a weaker open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500, for the Dow Jones and for the Nasdaq 100 down 0.1-0.2 percent.

Rules are needed to curb speculation in surging commodity prices as the world heads towards a food crisis that threatens political instability, the head of the U.N.'s food agency said.

A package of U.S. tax cuts should give a lift to a global economic recovery that had already begun to gain speed late last year, the IMF said on Tuesday as it revised its world growth forecast higher.

Asian stocks rose on Tuesday, with the Nikkei gaining more than 1 percent , on optimism that companies will report strong earnings, while the euro held near a two-month high.

The Bank of Japan on Tuesday revised up its consumer price forecast for the fiscal year beginning in April, a move that reflects the impact of recent rises in commodity prices.

China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd has filed a lawsuit to block Motorola from selling one of its business units to Nokia Siemens Networks, demanding that the $1.2 billion deal be altered to avoid infringing on intellectual property rights.

Startup website Foursquare has enough money to last it through to the end of the year and is in no rush for a sale or public offering, despite new competition from Facebook, co-founder Dennis Crowley said.