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Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) plans to raise its production in Japan for the first time in 16 months in November thanks to a recovery in auto sales driven by government incentives, the Asahi newspaper reported on Tuesday.

U.S. securities regulators are examining weekly meetings at Goldman Sachs Group Inc , where research analysts offer tips to traders and then to big clients, the Wall Street Journal reported on its website.

Borders Group Inc on Tuesday posted a wider-than-expected quarterly loss as sales slumped.

The death of reality TV star Ryan Jenkins, who was accused of mutilating his wife swimsuit model Jasmine Fiore, looked demonic, Kevin Walker who found Jenkins body, said.

Primus Financial Holdings is very confident it will get approval from Taiwan's regulators for its bid to buy AIG's Taiwan insurance unit, a top executive from the investment firm said on Tuesday.

Oil hit $75 for the first time in 10 months on Tuesday, recouping earlier losses in line with equity markets on data that showed U.S. house prices climbed and consumer confidence rose to the strongest since May.

The American Heart Association's recommendation on Monday to cut back dramatically on sugar may be a blow or opportunity for soft drink makers, who have been accused of helping fuel the U.S. obesity epidemic.

China's IP address will be used up in two or three years as the number of internet users keeps soaring, People's Daily reported on Monday, citing a Chinese expert.

The Hanover Marriott, an upscale hotel on Route 10 in the Whippany section of the township, has been sold for $27 million to HEI Hotels & Resorts, which will invest $20 million to fully renovate all public and private spaces of the 353-room hotel, according to the NJBIZ reports.

U.S. auto giant Chrysler has not signed a deal with Fiat's Chinese partner Guangzhou Auto [GAIGPA.UL] to produce Jeeps in China, a Chrysler spokesman said on Tuesday, after media reported there was an agreement.

U.S. consumer confidence climbed more than expected in August on an improved outlook on the job market and the overall economy, according to a private report released on Tuesday.

German government officials met with General Motors' top negotiator on Tuesday, hoping to get answers on why the U.S. carmaker has so far failed to choose a buyer for its European unit, Opel.

U.S. internet powerhouse Yahoo said on Tuesday it is acquiring Maktoob.com, one of the Arab world's largest online portals, in a bid to tap into the Arab region, making Yahoo available in Arabic.

Americans need to cut back dramatically on sugar consumption, the American Heart Association said on Monday in a recommendation that is likely to rile food and beverage companies.

General Motors' chief negotiator in the sale of Opel will on Tuesday meet a task force created by the German government to discuss the U.S. carmaker's plans for the European unit, a German politician said.

Iran has not expanded the number of centrifuges enriching uranium at its Natanz nuclear site since the end of May after increasing capacity steadily over the previous three years, diplomats said.

North Korea has invited the U.S. envoy overseeing ties with the prickly state to visit for nuclear talks next month, South Korean media said on Tuesday, reaching out to Washington as the United States pushes sanctions against Pyongyang.

Four U.S. servicemen were killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on Tuesday, making 2009 the deadliest year for the growing contingent of foreign troops since the overthrow of the Taliban in 2001.

Ben Bernanke, whose four-year term as the head of the U.S. central bank ends on January 31, will be nominated for a second term, a senior Obama administration official said on Monday.

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The White House and the Congressional Budget Office are expected to release new estimates on Tuesday of the scope of federal budget deficits and the health of the U.S. economy.