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Toyota has asked ABC News for a public retraction and formal apology for an "irresponsible broadcast" last month that purported to show how electronics problems in Toyota vehicles could lead to unintended acceleration.

Apple is still working to secure content for the iPad with just weeks to go before the tablet computer's release, said people familiar with the matter, as the company tempers some of its initial ambitions for the much-hyped device.

Viacom and Google pointed fingers at each other over postings of copyrighted content on the video-sharing Web site, in documents released as part of their litigation.

Lehman Brothers renewed its bid to have a federal judge revisit Barclays' purchase of its U.S. operations, claiming the British bank pocketed billions in assets without telling the court.

Federal air-safety regulators proposed their second civil penalty in less than a week against American Airlines for alleged maintenance lapses.

The preliminary results of an investigation of a Toyota Prius accident in Harrison, N.Y., suggest driver error may have been to blame for the crash, two people familiar with the matter said.

Tidjane Thiam said he won't be joining the board of French bank Société Générale, after drawing fire for taking another high-profile job while working on a massive planned insurance takeover.

Unilever said that Vindi Banga, president for global foods, home and personal care, resigned. His is the latest in a series of notable departures under the new CEO.

New York's attorney general said his office will investigate what he called "manipulation" of government workers' salaries and overtime pay to secure inflated pensions in a practice known as "pension spiking."

French retail giant Carrefour named Vicente Trius, a Wal-Mart Stores executive, to head its European operations outside of France.

Turnaround expert Jerome York died after being stricken with a brain aneurysm. After helping to revamp IBM, he led Kerkorian's attempts to force changes at Chrysler and GM.

Enel said full-year net profit climbed 1.9%, allowing the Italian utility to keep an attractive dividend as it seeks to reassure investors over its debt-cutting goals with a multibillion-euro bourse filing of its renewables unit.

Travelers CEO Jay Fishman received total compensation valued at $20.6 million in 2009, a 42% jump from a year earlier.

A jury in a New Jersey state court ruled in favor of AstraZeneca, rejecting a Louisiana plaintiff's claims that antipsychotic drug Seroquel caused diabetes.

Aegis appointed company insider Jerry Buhlmann to take the helm of the U.K.-based advertising and marketing firm 16 months after the previous CEO left, as it forecast a return to modest organic revenue growth after a prolonged industry slump.

GameStop's earnings fell 7.1% as holiday sales were hurt in part by the weak economy and a shortage of gaming systems, but analysts pointed to signs the videogame retailer's core customer has remained loyal despite overtures from big-box retailers.

Irish police arrested Anglo Irish Bank's former chairman Sean FitzPatrick in connection with irregularities at an Irish financial institution.

Benetton has tapped new managers to run the apparel maker, underscoring the long-running battle to bring the company up to speed with fast-fashion chains.

China's Geely said talks to acquire Ford Motor's Volvo unit have hit a snag because of unspecified delays at Ford, but added it still expects the deal to be completed.

Coca-Cola Co. is in talks to buy a majority stake in a Russian juice company, aiming to catch up with Pepsi, which is already in the juice business there.