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| 1:15 PM 11/8/2011
Fans of the 1980s action TV series, "The Fall Guy," are likely familiar with the hard-luck life of the average Hollywood stunt performer. Only a relative few can eke out a living from their chosen profession, and instead rely on odd jobs to survive.
Kane Hodder (pictured at left) is well acquainted...
| 11:02 AM 11/2/2011
The nation's struggling jobs picture continued to improve in October, despite ongoing concern about the anemic economic recovery, two reports showed Wednesday. Private employers in the U.S. added 110,000 jobs last month, according to the ADP National Employment Report, more than the 101,000 analysts expected, Reuters reported.
| 10:45 AM 4/14/2011
Ford is expanding a recall of its popular F-Series truck line because of faulty airbags that can deploy unexpectedly and possibly lead to injuries, federal regulators said Thursday.
The expanded action now includes some 1.2 million trucks from the 2004 through 2006 model years.
| 12:00 PM 4/13/2011
Americans get three extra days this year to file their income tax returns, but if you've put off doing your taxes, it's time to get organized -- and possibly to get help. Because if you owe Uncle Sam, even if you file for an extension, you'd better have his check in the mail by midnight Monday.
| 11:00 AM 4/11/2011
A few years ago, Walmart reinvented itself with fewer items on the shelves, neater stores and less focus on price. It didn't work. The retail giant has seen seven straight quarters of falling sales. So Walmart is returning to its roots -- the old variety of products, and "low prices, every day."
| 4:15 PM 4/6/2011
Toyota's recent recall woes may have pushed its U.S. sales lower during the past year, but they haven't stopped one popular model from setting a new milestone: The fuel-efficient Toyota Prius hybrid recently surpassed 1 million sales in the U.S.
| 3:30 PM 3/29/2011
With U.S. gas prices near historic highs, Americans are anxious about the cost of filling up. But we still feel far less pain at the pump than drivers in many other developed nations. On the flip side, if you drive in the right world cities, you can still pay less than $1 a gallon.
| 8:00 AM 3/28/2011
When GM CEO Daniel Akerson recently compared one of his company's cars to a can of Diet Coke, investors and, no doubt, employees cringed. After all, the belief that cars were no more than expensive consumer products is what caused GM's downfall and subsequent bankruptcy in 2009.
| 4:50 PM 3/22/2011
When Ford awarded CEO Alan Mulally more than $50 million in compensation for 2010's record profit it raised eyebrows around Detroit. Now, the UAW is using that big payday as a rallying point for members as it starts negotiations to regain some of what autoworkers gave up in concessions during the downturn.
| 12:00 PM 3/21/2011
Toyota Motor (TM) reportedly won't resume vehicle production at any of its plants in Japan on Tuesday, as the automaker had planned. The continued stoppage leaves in question just how soon the world's largest automaker will be able to resume operations in its home market, following the March 11...