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Nokia and Navteq are developing a new application that will turn GPS cell phones into traffic "probes" for tracking real-time traffic information.

Pakistan investigates the alleged illegal transfer of foreign currency abroad and arrests two directors of one large firm.

The US Congress holds its first hearing into the cause of the financial crisis, three days after passing a $700bn rescue plan.

The UK's tax authority may prosecute around 300 wealthy Britons with accounts in Liechtenstein as part of a tax evasion investigation.

Two FAA inspectors accuse the agency of being too cozy with the airlines it oversees, after several carriers were forced to ground planes because of safety concerns.

They say their probes of maintenance at Southwest were stymied.

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EU authorities open an in-depth investigation into charges made by Visa when a credit card user shops abroad.

Tesco launches an inquiry into a report that some of its workers overseas earn just 8p an hour.

UK's financial watchdog looks into whether rumours have been spread to undermine bank shares.

AP - When Robert Kadera's teenage son was running late for a tennis date near their northern Illinois home, Kadera came up with a novel way to avoid 45 minutes' worth of traffic: He decided to fly.

There was just one problem — he had to land, without permission, on a golf course.

Brussels investigates whether a German bail-out of two banks hit by the credit crunch constituted illegal state aid.