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• Toyota to replace 4 gas pedals that could jam
  Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it will replace accelerator pedals on about 4 million recalled vehicles in the United States because the pedals can get stuck in the floor mats.
  
• HCMC bleeding with deep cuts
  Of all hospitals in Minnesota facing economic woes, Hennepin County Medical Center is the hardest hit.
  
• Minnesota's banks are bruised, but healing
  The fortunes of Minnesota's 400-plus banks are finally starting to improve, but they may be less equipped than their national rivals to deal with another round of loan losses.
  
• FDA says Cheerios health claims lack evidence
  A new letter from the FDA questions two label statements made by General Mills.
  
• 2 charged with running $190M Ponzi scheme
  U.S. regulators bring down the hammer on money managers pitching a suspect currency investment.
  
• Medtronic reports higher second-quarter earnings
  Strong international sales helped to boost Medtronic's results
  
• Hormel 4Q profit rises 50 percent, but sales slip
  Hormel Foods Inc. plans to boost its advertising next year to persuade cash-strapped shoppers to pay extra for its pricier items, like microwave meals, as they keep looking for ways to cut costs in the downturn.
  
• No verdict; Petters jury to resume deliberations Monday
  The seven-woman, five-man panel spent its second day sorting through evidence submitted by prosecutors and defense attorneys in connection with the 20-count indictment.
  
• World stocks buoyed by US data as dollar slides
  European stock markets rose and Wall Street was expected to open higher Wednesday after a batch of stronger than anticipated U.S. economic data on the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday.
  
• Deere reports 4Q loss on charges, lower sales
  Deere and Co. lost $223 million in the fourth quarter, reflecting big charges and a 28 percent slump in sales as demand for tractors, combines and construction equipment sagged amid the global economic downturn.
  
• Sales of new homes forecast to rise 2 percent
  Sales of new homes are expected to post a modest increase in October, reinforcing data this week that showed the real estate market is regaining its footing after a dramatic collapse.
  
• Consumers log stronger-than-expected spending rise
  Consumers got back in the buying mood in October as their incomes grew modestly, an encouraging sign for the budding economic recovery.
  
• Weekly jobless claims drop below 500,000
  The number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week to the lowest level in over a year.
  
• Durable goods orders fall unexpectedly in October
  Orders for big-ticket factory goods fell unexpectedly in October as the economy struggles to get back to full health.
  
• Ahead of the Bell: Microsoft CFO shift
  Analysts cautioned Wednesday not to read too much into the coming departure of Microsoft Corp. finance chief Chris Liddell, which was announced Tuesday.
  
• Orders for costly manufactured goods drop 0.6 percent in October, weaker than expected
  Orders for costly manufactured goods drop 0.6 percent in October, weaker than expected.
  
• Wyo enviros oppose drilling in 1st national forest
  Environmentalists are questioning the legal justification offered for what would be the only active oil well inside the nation's first national forest.
  
• Suit seeks to stop grazing along upper Missouri
  A push to end grazing along a 150-mile stretch of the Missouri River would bar about 10,000 cattle from federal lands in central Montana so that the river valley can be restored to more natural conditions.
  
• Long-range airport plan highlights
  • Expand Humphrey terminal at both ends, going from 10 to 27 gates.
  
• Lawmakers aim to thwart Ohio casino development
  A group of central Ohio lawmakers is advancing a plan to beef up cities' rights against four casinos that Ohio voters authorized in November.
  
• Ga. task force: 2012 too soon to find new water
  There are plenty of ways that Georgia can quench metro Atlanta's thirst if the city is cut off from its main reservoir. But most options are costly and, according to a Georgia water task force, none would provide enough water for the city to meet a federal judge's 2012 deadline.
  
• Farm runoff in 41 watersheds feeding Mississippi
  The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it aims to stop agricultural runoff in 41 watersheds in 12 states from ending up in the Mississippi River.
  
• FCC chairman: Broadband access should be universal
  Making broadband Internet access universally available is this century's version of building highways or extending railroads coast-to-coast, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday.
  
• Americans search for cheaper Thanksgiving trips
  The Miles family is changing it up this year in the annual American race to make it to the table for Thanksgiving dinner. Instead of booking plane tickets, they opted to take the 1,100-mile trip by train.
  
• UnitedHealth buys business that provides employee aid
  A UnitedHealth Group subsidiary is buying PPC Worldwide, a U.K.-based provider of employee-assistance programs, for an undisclosed sum.
  

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