After millions of recalls (Around 8 Million), a consumer base that has largely lost confidence in the company and questions still remaining about the safety of their vehicles, it doesn’t come as a surprise to us that Toyota has announced a slow down in production of vehicles at two of their U.S. plants.

Skillsoft PLC, a provider of Internet-based corporate training software has agreed to be bought out by a group of private equity firms for $1.1 billion, a price lower than last months trading prices.

FirstEnergy Corp today agreed to purchase Mid-Atlantic power company Allegheny Energy Inc. for $4.7 billion, a merger that will create one of the largest electricity providers in the United States.

With millions of Americans out of work, the job hunt is at the top of the national priority list. Kiplinger, the business forecasting and personal financial advice publisher, offers a baker’s dozen of recommended career choices for the next decade, many of which are in healthcare-related fields.

Toyota has recalled 170,000 Prius Hybrid cars from the Japanese market today after braking problems were discovered with the vehicles, at the same time Toyota promised to announce a global fix to the companies recent vehicle safety issues. The “fix” announcement which will occur on Tuesday will include a detailed plan to fix the braking issues [...]

Bank of America paid out $4.4 billion in corporate bonuses last year, a number that amounts to approximately $400,000 for each Investment Banker at the company.

AIG announced on Wednesday that they will pay out a huge round of bonuses to their employees, an amount totaling $100 million. It has only been a year since the American public heard about and protested bonus announcements at the company.

Toyota today announced that they have halted the sale of vehicles in the United States amid concerns that the accelerator pedal on their vehicles can stick or become stuck, leading to continuous acceleration while the driver is attempting to stop.