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Honda (NYSE: HMC) is recalling 166,000 small SUVs and 6,200 luxury cars in the United States, along with thousands more throughout the rest of the world. The Japanese automaker said there may be a problem with the doors of the 2012 CR-V and the 2013 Acura ILX. According to Reuters, no accidents or...

The investigation into the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) rate fixing that resulted in a record fine and major shake-up for Barclays last month is now focusing on traders at Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB), HSBC, Societe Generale and Credit Agricole. On July 3, Benzinga reported that Barclays' CEO...

Soft drink giant Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) reported earnings on Tuesday and Benzinga reported that the company showed a decline in its second-quarter profit. "Coca-Cola's quarterly net income dropped to $2.79 billion, from $2.80 billion, in the year-ago period. Earnings per share rose to $1.21, from $1...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has paid $60 million to officially purchase the iPad name in China. The Cupertino, California-based enterprise thought that it had acquired the global rights to the iPad name when it purchased them from a Proview affiliate in Taiwan for roughly $55,000. But according to the...

Barclays (NYSE: BCS) Chairman Marcus Agius has resigned his position on Monday in the middle of the bank's rate-fixing scandal. Agius stepped up and said that "the buck stops with me," before quitting his job and saying that the scandal has dealt a "devastating blow," to the reputation of the bank...

Two prominent electronics manufacturers are teaming up to produce next-generation TV sets using OLED technology. According to the Associated Press, Sony (NYSE: SNE) and Panasonic (NYSE: PC) have decided to work together in an effort to compete more effectively against Samsung, the current world...

Google+ may not be hurting Facebook yet, but that hasn't stopped the social networking giant from copying its most appealing features. According to the Associated Press, Facebook plans to organize users' friends into smaller groups called Smart Lists, which will make it easier to share photos,...

This is far from your everyday Coke (NYSE: KO) or Pepsi (NYSE: PEP) dispensary. In France, one clever baker has created a vending machine with an item we never saw coming: freshly baked bread. Jean-Louis Hecht, a baker from Hombourg-Haut, has launched two vending machines in order to provide his...

The head of EA Sports is set to take on the whole company as its chief operating officer. The Associated Press reports that Peter Moore will take on his new position starting Monday, August 8. Moore replaces John Schappert, who left Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) for a position at Zynga....

Greece's Cabinet is meeting Monday to discuss deeper spending cuts and privatization measures through 2015, the Associated Press is reporting. Greece has struggled with its finances despite last year's $145 billion three-year bailout package. The embattled economy has done little to quell market...

Sarkozy says France will intensify the airstrikes over Libya reported AP

In the recent Associated Press-LifeGoesStrong.com poll of 1,160 baby boomers, 11% of participants stated they are strongly convinced that they can live comfortably upon retirement. Fifty five percent are somewhat or very certain that they can live comfortably while 44% have little or no faith that...

According to the Associated Press, Ford (NYSE: F) will idle an auto plant in Belgium to conserve Japanese parts that are running behind. "We didn't run short of parts, but if we can find things to do to conserve parts it certainly makes sense to do that," said a Ford spokesperson. The full article...