quality control

Another Recall for Toyota: 1.7 Million Vehicles

After a series of recalls last year, it appears Toyota's quality-control troubles haven't come to an end yet. The Japanese automaker on Wednesday announced it's recalling a wide range of Lexus models, mainly in Japan -- but also in North America and Europe.

Flawed Incentives Were the Rot Behind the Mortgage Crisis

The mortgage-backed securities meltdown whose effects still haunt our economy sprang from a simple cause: The rules of the game gave big incentives to every player involved to ignore the problems and keep collecting their fees. And despite financial reform, those rules haven't changed much.