Toyota began the year with a big increase in U.S. sales. But those numbers got a boost from rental-car companies and other fleets.

The 4 million packages of Tassimo espresso T-discs, manufactured by Kraft Foods Global Inc., in Illinois, were recalled after 21 reports of problems.

Kodak says it will stop making digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames in order to focus on its more profitable businesses.

Home appliances are responsible for 150,000 fires a year, causing about $500 million dollars in damage.

The Mexican-style restaurant chain has introduced a breakfast menu at almost 800 restaurants.

The retailer is instead rolling out a three-tiered value strategy.

The chairman and CEO of General Motors is defending the company over battery fires in Chevrolet Volt electric cars last year.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said the products were distributed to a store in Overland Park.

Online retailers Zappos.com and parent company Amazon.com are being sued in Kentucky by a Texas woman alleging that she was harmed by the release of personal account information.

More than 50 companies from difference backgrounds attended the Career Quest Expo in East Wichita Tuesday.

The winning number 125501 was drawn Dec. 30, 2011.

But the season was clouded by heavy discounting needed to get shoppers to spend.

The FDA had said Monday that an unnamed juice company detected low levels of the fungicide in orange juice products after testing its own and competitors' products.

Ford says it will inform owners and replace the parts for free.

General Motors Co. is recalling more than 4,000 of its 2012 Chevrolet Sonic subcompact cars to check for missing brake pads.

L.L. Bean's duck boot is seeing a surge in popularity as its 100th birthday approaches.

A mall trade group says that last minute shoppers gave merchants a solid lift during the final week before Christmas.

Call it a sign of the times, or a sign of the economy.

A 10-day-old baby died from a rare bacterial infection. The death has not been connected to the formula.

Chef's Requested Foods Inc. is recalling 875 pounds of turkey filets that are mislabeled as center cut steaks.

The company is telling dealers it will have a revamped model by the end of next year.

The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has dropped about five cents over the past two weeks.

Nissan is recalling nearly 34,000 Sentra compact cars because of a battery cable problem that could cause the engines to stall.

Turns out, Overstock is overstocked.

A record number of cars and trucks made the insurance industry's list of "top safety pick" award winners this year.