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Nissan aims to triple number of quick-charging electric car stations in USNissan hopes to add another 500 new electric car quick-charging stations over the next 18 months, Voelcker writes.
Stocks slip lower; Dow logs strong start to yearStocks drifted lower on Wall Street Thursday, but the Dow Jones industrial average still logged its best January since 1994. Stocks have benefited as investors have put money into equities this month.
The investment tax plan: implications for lower rates on capital gains?House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp's investment tax plan implicitly challenges our most basic and firmly held beliefs about why we tax investment gains the way we do, Sanchirico writes.
Jobless claims jump by 38,000Jobless claims increased by 38,000 to 368,000 claims from 330,000 jobless claims for the prior week.
Incentives matterPeople respond to incentives, Karlsson writes. If they didn't, we wouldn't have seen companies make large advance payments of salaries and dividends because they expected a big increase in tax rates.
Twinkies back in business? Hostess picks a bidderTwinkies may be back in business soon. Bankrupt parent company Hostess has agreed to terms with two investment firms, which will buy the Twinkies brand and five bakeries for about $410 million.
TNT sale to UPS blocked by European regulatorsTNT Express was set to be absorbed by shipping giant UPS, but the sale was blocked by the European Union's antitrust chief. UPS first offered to buy TNT Express in March to increase its shipping footprint in Europe.
Coke ad racist? Arab-American groups want to yank Super Bowl adCoke ad racist? That's the charge being made about Coca Cola's new Super Bowl ad, set to air this Sunday. Arab-Americans have sharply criticized the 'racist' Coke ad, which depicts an Arab walking through a desert with a camel.
Is it time to trade in your car?If you start preparing now, when the time comes to trade in an old car, making the change will actually be quite easy, Hamm writes.
Beijing to scrap 180,000 polluting carsBeijing is set to scrap 180,000 old vehicles from its roads in an effort to curb high air-pollution levels, Ingram writes.
Stock rally brakes on news of 4Q contractionStocks closed lower on Wall Street after a report showed the US economy unexpectedly contracted in the fourth quarter, putting the brakes on a January rally that has pushed stocks toward record levels.
ADP: Private employers add 192,000 jobs in JanuaryADP, a private staffing and business services firm, said Wednesday that private employers added 192,000 jobs in January. The economy is currently showing the most growth for small to mid-sized service-providing jobs, according to the ADP report.
Top 5 greatest Super Bowl ads In addition to football, Super Bowl XLVII will bring a new crop of ads to rate, discuss, and chuckle over Monday morning. But while several Super Bowl ads hold our attention for hours or days, very few stand the test of time. Here are five that do, from special frogs to an iconic ad from a master director. Can you guess which ad took the (highly subjective) top spot? Did we miss your all-time favorite?
US economy turns south: Why many analysts see a blip, not a trend.The US economy reversed more than three years of growth and fell 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012. The drop was driven, in part, by sharp declines in defense spending that some expect will be temporary.
Why consumers are so glumConsumers are deeply worried about their jobs and their incomes, Reich writes, and they have every right to be.
Toyota recall: 1.3 million vehicles for rogue airbags, faulty wiper bladesToyota recall affects 1.3 million vehicles, mostly in the United States. Corollas with airbags that may deploy accidentally and Lexus sedans with faulty wiper blades are involved in the latest Toyota recall.
Japan airline replaced 787 Dreamliner batteries 10 times due to problemsAll Nippon Airways says problems with the lithium ion batteries prompted the airline to replace them 10 times. The NTSB wants more info about the 787 batteries from Boeing.
How to save money on a computer upgradeHamm offers four ways to save money on a new computer when it's time to replace your old computer.
Payroll tax cuts may boost the economy more than you thinkPayroll tax cuts might play a bigger role than many thought in reversing economic slumps, Gleckman writes, according to new research by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Stocks climb with Dow approaching 14,000Stocks rose on Wall Street Tuesday as the Dow Jones industrial average closed at 13,954. The January rally looked as if it was running out of steam yesterday as stocks pulled back from their highs, but Tuesday stocks resumed their ascent toward record levels.
