Driving Deaths Plunge, Fewest Since The 50s (Auto Spies) - NEW YORK (CNNMoney. com) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation said Thursday that traffic fatalities in 2009 reached their lowest level since 1954.

Some nurses paid more than family doctors (CNN Money) - Despite the growing shortage of family doctors in the United States, medical centers last year offered higher salaries and incentives to specialist nurses than to primary care doctors, according to an annual survey of physicians' salaries.

Citi's Pandit aims for $20 billion in profits (CNN Money) - Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit offered a bold outlook for his troubled firm Thursday, saying he hoped his company would soon be able to deliver profits of approximately $20 billion.

Fast food chains face tomato famine (CNN Money) - Fast food joints are scrambling to find alternate sources for one of America's favorite sandwich toppings after a winter freeze took a huge bite out of Florida's tomato harvest.

It's a small (cap) world after all (CNN Money) - Want to know if all this talk of an economic recovery is for real? Don't think big. Think small.

Households recovering from economic freefall (CNN Money) - The net worth of American households increased slightly during the final three months of 2009, the Federal Reserve said Thursday.

Long-term debt prices rise after auction (CNN Money) - Long-term U.S. debt prices rose Thursday after a government auction of $13 billion in 30-year bonds.

Pink Floyd wins lawsuit with EMI over downloads (CNN Money) - Pink Floyd won a legal battle Thursday against EMI that prevents the band's long-time record label from selling individual songs online.

Brighter outlook for international airlines (CNN Money) - The international airline business is improving, said an industry group Thursday, and while losses are still expected for 2010, they should be half the size previously forecast.

Financial reform bill coming from Democrats (CNN Money) - Senate Democrats on banking panel plan to release and start working on a financial overhaul bill next week, without Republican support.