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'); document.write(''); document.write('HONG KONG (AP) — World stock markets dropped Thursday as mostly positive economic news in the U.S. failed to inspire investors and the dollar tumbled to its lowest point against the Japanese yen in more than 14 years.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('BEIJING (AP) — China announced plans Thursday to sharply boost its energy efficiency by slowing the growth of carbon emissions as part of its contribution to the fight against global warming.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('TOKYO (AP) — Toyota is slashing bonus pay for managers as the Japanese automaker tackles a massive recall in the U.S. and deep losses for the second straight fiscal year.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('TOKYO (AP) — The dollar tumbled to 14-year low against the yen Thursday, adding to pressure on Japan\'s beleaguered exporters, amid indications U.S. interest rates will remain low and the Federal Reserve isn\'t overly concerned about the dollar\'s slide.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('SINGAPORE (AP) — Oil prices fell to near $77 a barrel Thursday in Asia amid mixed indications about the strength of global crude demand.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('BEIJING (AP) — China\'s stimulus spending has fueled massive overexpansion in industrial capacity that could drive a surge in low-priced exports amid weak global demand, possibly igniting a protectionist backlash abroad, a European business group warned Thursday.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan\'s economy contracted at a slower pace year-on-year in the third quarter and the government raised its growth forecast for 2010 as rising demand from mainland China spurs a recovery.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('LONDON (AP) — British banks should be forced to disclose the number of employees who earn more than 1 million pounds ($1.65 million) a year, a government-commissioned review of corporate governance in banks said Thursday.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama\'s top aides met frequently with lobbyists and health care industry heavyweights as his administration pieced together a national health care overhaul, according to White House visitor records obtained by The Associated Press.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — American International Group Inc. has agreed to settle all legal disputes with its former chairman Maurice \"Hank\" Greenberg, the company said late Wednesday.
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