http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/01/business/hearing-on-takata-airbags-and-us-job-figures.html 2014-12-01 03:25:49 Hearing on Takata Airbags, and U.S. Job Figures A House hearing on Wednesday will scrutinize the Takata Corporation’s airbag defects, and the Labor Department on Friday will release employment figures for November, which are expected to be strong. === ANOTHER HEARING PLANNED ON DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS Lawmakers will continue their scrutiny of defective airbags made by Takata at a hearing of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Wednesday. The hearing, which follows a similar session in the Senate last month, will focus on the widening recalls of vehicles and the industry’s response. The airbags can explode violently when they deploy, sending debris flying into the vehicle’s cabin. More than 14 million vehicles worldwide have been recalled, and at least five deaths and dozens of injuries have been linked to the problem. U.S. JOBS DATA EXPECTED TO SHOW STRONG HIRING On Friday, the Labor Department will report the latest data on job creation and unemployment in November. Wall Street is looking for a 225,000-job increase in payrolls, with the unemployment rate remaining flat at 5.8 percent. However, economists note that preholiday hiring of workers like parcel delivery drivers and retail workers makes a surprise possible. EUROPE’S CENTRAL BANK TO DISCUSS BOND-BUYING The