http://mybusinesssurveys.com Finance, Business, Economic Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:15:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A living trust has become a popular estate tool for protecting assets. The Internet features a variety of sites with information on living trusts: AARP www.aarp.org/money/estate_planning/articles/truth_about_living_trusts.html Breaks down differences between a will and living trust and offers advice on avoiding scams. FAMILY EDUCATION ... http://mybusinesssurveys.com/living-trusts-can-help-protect-assets-for-heirs/ Recall-plagued Toyota Motor reported a 9% drop in U.S. sales in February, but it appears other automakers didn't gain as much from Toyota's problems as expected.Even Ford Motor, which posted strong sales to vault ahead of Toyota and GM to claim the market lead in the U.S., said ... http://mybusinesssurveys.com/new-no-1-ford-sales-top-gm-toyota/ Indonesia’s inflation accelerated to the fastest pace in nine months amid rising commodity and food prices, putting pressure on the central bank to raise interest rates this year. The consumer price index rose 3.81 percent in February from a year earlier after gaining 3.72 percent in January, ... http://mybusinesssurveys.com/indonesia%e2%80%99s-inflation-rate-climbs-to-nine-month-high/ Europe’s economic recovery may fail to gather strength for most of 2010 as governments phase out stimulus measures and domestic demand remains “subdued,” the European Commission said. Gross domestic product in the 16-member euro region may rise 0.2 percent in the first, second and third quarters before ... http://mybusinesssurveys.com/europe-may-fail-to-gather-strength-in-2010-eu-says/ WASHINGTON — Toyota officials claimed they saved the company $100 million by successfully negotiating with the government on a limited recall of floor mats in some Toyota and Lexus vehicles, according to new documents shared with congressional investigators. Toyota, in an internal presentation in July 2009 at ... http://mybusinesssurveys.com/documents-toyota-boasted-saving-100m-on-recall/ FENTON -- Local, state and federal officials Thursday affirmed the commitment to reviving the worker-less Chrysler assembly plant, pledging $2.1 million to start the process of returning employment to the facility abandoned by the domestic automaker last summer. At the same time, the dignitaries -- including the ... http://mybusinesssurveys.com/21-million-pledged-on-chrysler-plant-revival/ Snow that began falling Sunday night in the Louisville area has prompted delays and closings at some schools and businesses. The National Weather Service in Louisville predicted the Louisville area will receive between 4 and 6 inches of snow by 7 p.m. EST. According to Business First’s news gathering ... http://mybusinesssurveys.com/snow-again-disrupts-ge-humana-yum-louisville-area-schools/ When Abel Collins decided to end his three-year banking relationship with Bank of America earlier this year, he simply wanted to make a statement.The 31-year old Rhode Island-resident said he never had a problem with BofA specifically. But he switched from the nation's biggest bank to a local ... http://mybusinesssurveys.com/take-this-bank-and-shove-it/ Packed up with three days worth of clothes and staying in the nearby home of a friend, Nikki Heckman knew that a couple smothering feet of snow would bring a welcome rush of new customers to her Bistro-to-Go on East Ohio Street on the North Side. “Last year, the ... http://mybusinesssurveys.com/pittsburgh-area-restaurants-assess-impact-of-winter-storm/ Philippine inflation held near an eight-month high in January as oil and food costs rose, supporting the central bank’s decision to start unwinding stimulus measures. Consumer prices increased 4.3 percent from a year earlier, after a 4.4 percent gain in December, the National Statistics Office said in ... http://mybusinesssurveys.com/philippine-inflation-rate-holds-near-eight-month-high/