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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it will replace accelerator pedals on 3.8 million recalled vehicles in the United States to address problems with the pedals becoming jammed in the floor mat.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('LONDON (AP) — World stock markets rose Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated that interest rates will remain at super-low levels for a while yet. Meanwhile, the dollar slid to a ten-month low against the yen after the central bank said the currency\'s decline had been \"orderly.\"
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — First-time buyers taking advantage of a special tax credit gave sales of existing homes in October their biggest surge in a decade, raising hopes for a turnaround in the housing market and pleasing Wall Street.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Deere and Co. reported a $223 million loss for the fourth quarter on Wednesday as big charges and a 28 percent decline in sales of farm and construction equipment as demand slumped amid the global economic downturn.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — Curbed discretionary spending pushed Tiffany & Co.\'s U.S. sales lower in the third quarter, contributing to a 1 percent profit decline. But results, which topped its own expectations, led Tiffany to raise its full-year forecasts.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WIESBADEN, Germany (AP) — General Motors Co.\'s top European official underlined the future importance of Opel\'s biggest German plant on Wednesday, while reiterating that there likely will be up to 9,500 jobs cut across the continent.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('SHANGHAI (AP) — The Chinese automaker that had joined with Koenigsegg Automotive AB in bidding to buy Saab said Wednesday it regrets the Swedish luxury sports car maker\'s decision to drop the deal and will reconsider its own stance.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of new homes are expected to post a modest increase in October, reinforcing data this week that showed the real estate market is regaining its footing after a dramatic collapse.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('LONDON (AP) — The London Stock Exchange PLC posted a 40 percent drop in first-half earnings on Wednesday on the back of lower trading and warned that market conditions remain uncertain.
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