
(CNN) – It's been a tough couple of years for the auto industry, but one car maker is on a roll. Despite being headquartered in South Korea, Hyundai is building up America in Montgomery, Alabama. Our Tom Foreman has the story.
(CNN) – Did you realize your car comes equipped with a "black box," like the ones that are installed in aircraft?
Most cars have one. They're called EDRs and they record all kinds of data in the final seconds before a crash. In the case of Toyota models, it seems that data is very difficult to download. Our Deb Feyerick has the report.
(CNN) – This week in our ongoing series "Building Up America," our Tom Foreman is finding some real success stories in the great state of Alabama. The latest is a small business in Montgomery that is growing and keeping its young, talented workforce in place.
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WASHINGTON (CNNMoney.com) - The head of a key banking panel is expected Monday to release a draft bill of sweeping regulatory changes aimed at warding off future collapses in the financial system.
While much of the attention has focused on battles over the creation of a new consumer regulator to ensure consumers get a fair shake with mortgages and credit cards, the final draft is expected to address other areas, including some lawmakers generally agree about.
Senate Banking chief Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., said Thursday that the "single most important thing we do in this bill" will be creating a new mechanism to prevent firms from becoming so big that their failure would threaten the entire financial system, spurring another universally hated $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program.
Also expected in the bill: New requirements for banks and financial firms to strengthen their capital cushions and new rules pushing some complex financial products to be traded on clearinghouses, instead of in the shadows as is currently done. FULL STORY
(CNN) – Our Christine Romans sat down with cooking maven Paul Deen to talk about getting ahead in a rough economy.
(CNN) – A former attorney for Toyota claims the automaker conspired to conceal evidence from the public about safety problems. And he says thousands of company documents he's turned over to Congress will prove it. Our Deb Feyerick has the report.

