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Toyota Motor Corp (NYSE: TM) had finally done it. Not only had Toyota done, but it managed to do so last year. Well, according Aumotive News, Toyota unseated General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) as the world's biggest carmaker already in 2006, selling 128,000 units more than GM.

Staying within the auto industry, yesterday we leaned that Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) has hired investment banks -- including Goldman Sachs, HSBC and Morgan Stanley -- to help it explore options including a sale of its Jaguar and Land Rover European luxury brands.

A European court backed Anheuser-Busch (NYSE: BUD) in its trademark infringement case against Czech brewer Budejovicky. The EU's Court of First Instance ruled in favor of the American company.

Anyone who followed the presentation at the Worldwide Developers Conference yesterday was left without a doubt that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) intends to heighten its competition and rivalry with software giant Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT). Particularly, Apple is launching a Windows version of its Safari Internet browser and inviting developers to create Web-based programs for its upcoming iPhone. While this may have excited many, Wall Street, expecting even more exciting news, was much less impressed as the shares closed down 3.45%.

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End nears $500 million in ticket sales overseas, but the popular Disney (NYSE: DIS) movie is starting to have tough competition and may not reach the studio's target of $600 million.

Google Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube popular video sharing site will soon test a new video identification technology with Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) and Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) to identify videos uploaded to the site without the copyright owner's permission.

As we talk nearly daily of inflation, one can see a clear sign of it here: McDonald's Japan, about half owned by McDonald's Corp. (NYSE: MCD), plans to raise some menu prices in Tokyo and other big cities on a trial basis due to emerging inflationary pressures.

Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) shares are down nearly 1% in pre-market trading (8:36 a.m.) after Goldman Sachs removed the company from its conviction list.

It's been nearly a month and shock jocks Opie & Anthony are to resume live broadcasts on XM Satellite Radio Holdings (NASDAQ: XMSR) on Friday following a one-month suspension. I'm hoping they would use better judgment from now on.

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