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Toyota in global recall of Prius
Toyota recalls thousands of Prius cars in Japan because of braking problems, in the latest blow to the world's largest carmaker.

Opel plans 11bn euro investment
General Motors' Opel unit announces plans to invest 11bn euros ($15bn; £9.7bn) in new cars over the next five years.

Swiss bank UBS returns to profit
Swiss bank UBS reports its first quarterly profit for a year, helped by lower costs and a large tax credit

UK financial regulator resigns
Hector Sants, chief executive of the UK's Financial Services Authority, announces he is to step down as head of the City regulator.

Nissan reports return to profit
Japanese carmaker Nissan has reported a return to profit for the last three months of 2009.


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