Air France has joined a list of international airlines being investigated by the European Commission over suspected price-fixing of flights to Japan, a statement from the company confirmed.
The dollar approached its all-time low against the euro on speculation the Federal Reserve's plan to provide funds to banks won't be enough to break the gridlock in money-market lending and stem credit losses.
The euro rose to a record against the dollar after a private report showed investor confidence in Germany unexpectedly rose this month.
Audi AG, Volkswagen AG's luxury-car division, said profit rose 26 percent to a record last year after the company introduced the A5 Coupe and TT Roadster.
News Corp Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch said he has become "more pessimistic" in the past month about the US economy as an advertising slowdown in local television and newspaper markets whips across the media industry.
The economic slowdown in the United States will be deeper and the recovery weaker than previously forecast, according to a Bloomberg News monthly survey.
Most European stocks fell and Asian shares slumped as commodities producers and technology companies retreated on concern the US economy has entered a recession.
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