IBT Staff Reporter

Toyota Motor Corp will recall about 8,000 model-year 2010 Tacoma pickup trucks in the United States, the latest in a series of recalls that have hurt the automaker's sales and its reputation for quality.

Google Inc said it may create a stand-alone version of its Buzz social networking product but won't separate Buzz from its Gmail service, a linkup that has spurred controversy over privacy.

The shooter who killed three people on Friday at the University of Alabama at Huntsville as a Harvard-trained neuroscientist and biology professor, according to the Huntsville Times.

Nearly 8,000 fleet service workers at Continental Airlines have voted to unionize by joining the Teamsters, the labor group and the airline said on Friday.

The 2010 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremonies will start on Friday February 12 at 5:45 PST in Vancouver. It will be the third Olympics hosted by Canada.

Former President Bill Clinton got back to work on Friday on Haiti relief a day after a successful heart procedure at a New York hospital to open a blocked artery to his heart that caused him chest discomfort.

A U.S.-led NATO force began a long-planned assault on the Taliban stronghold of Marjah in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province on Saturday.

A U.S.-led NATO force of thousands of troops began a long-awaited assault on the last big Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan's violent Helmand province on Saturday.

The tragic death of Georgian luge athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili casts a shadow over the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, the Chief Executive Officer of VANOC, the Games Organizing Committee said Friday.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc announced on Friday a management shuffle atop its investment management division, according to internal memos.

Senate leaders have dropped from a jobs creation bill a U.S. tax credit for biodiesel, creating uncertainty for biodiesel makers, who say they need the incentive to keep running.

U.S. stocks finished slightly lower on Friday as China took another step towards monetary policy tightening and Europe reported a weaker than expected Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

The Dow and S&P 500 dipped on Friday as China's move to curb bank lending and U.S. and European economic data raised fears the global recovery might be in jeopardy.

Total Access Communication (TAC), Thailand's second-largest mobile phone firm, is preparing to sell Apple Inc's iPhone in the Thai market, an industry source said on Friday.

Microsoft is expected to secure unconditional EU approval for its landmark search deal with Yahoo Inc to challenge market leader Google, sources familiar with the situation said on Friday.

There are many things you'll want to take as souvenirs from your time exploring the world - tie-dye clothing that looked cool in India, paintings created by talented elephants, novelty booze that tasted good in the right setting, or exquisite carvings that seemed like a bargain until you worked out the exchange rate.

Warren Buffett's train has left the station, and millions of investors are joining him for the ride.

Members of President Barack Obama's Cabinet announced nearly $1 billion in grants on Friday to increase the use of health information technology, pushing a key component of Obama's healthcare overhaul and job creation plans.

U.S.-led NATO troops launched an offensive on Saturday designed to seize control of the Taliban's last big stronghold in Afghanistan's most violent province, a Reuters witness said.

The Dow and S&P 500 dipped on Friday as China's move to curb bank lending and U.S. and European economic data raised fears the global recovery might be in jeopardy.

Sales at retailers were unexpectedly strong last month, suggesting consumers were feeling a little more comfortable to spend and improving prospects for first-quarter economic growth.

Microsoft and Yahoo are getting closer getting their search outsourcing deal approved, according to a report.

The government argued on Friday that it should be allowed access to people's cell-phone records to help track suspected criminals.

The world's biggest food companies and household products makers face a selective return to consumer spending in 2010, testing their resolve to avoid promotions and suggesting more industry mergers to come.

The euro fell to a nearly nine-month low against the U.S. dollar on Friday as questions persisted about a rescue deal for debt-stricken Greece, while higher-yielding currencies weakened after China unexpectedly raised bank reserves. The euro headed for its fifth weekly drop versus the safe-haven greenback as a lack of details in Thursday's pledge by the European Union to help Greece fanned fears of a wider euro zone debt crisis.

An Olympic luge competitor from Georgia, Nodar Kumaristashvili, died on Friday, hours before the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games after crashing during training, Canadian paper CBC reported.

U.S. stocks were slightly lower on Friday, paring losses earlier in the trading session as technology sector stocks led the market.

Microsoft is expected to secure unconditional EU approval for its landmark search deal with Yahoo Inc to challenge market leader Google , sources familiar with the situation said on Friday.

Greece's economy shrank more than feared last quarter and the government on Friday sharply revised down its figures for the previous three quarters as well, increasing doubts about its ability to resolve its debt crisis.