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15/04/2011

Mickey Clark and Andrew Verity with news and insight from the business world. Text: 85058 (at your standard message rate).

Car manufacturer Toyota, will today halt production at its North American and European plants, after the Japanese disaster leaves it short of parts. Arthur Maher, Head of European Production for JD Power, the auto industry consultants, tells us more.

Should employment tribunals be quicker? The Confederation of British Industry says weak claims should be "weeded out", early settlements should be encouraged, and claims should be dealt with more efficiently when they reach the tribunal stage. We speak to Katja Hall, Chief Policy Director at the CBI.

Overnight, Google reported an 18% rise in first quarter earnings, but that fell short of expectations. We find out more from Larry Magid, technology analyst at Cnet.

We've often reported on the troubles faced by big music retailers like HMV, but what about the independent record shop? We find out what tomorrow's 3rd Annual UK Record Store Day has in store, from Lawrence Montgomery, Managing Director of RISE Records in Bristol.

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