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Stocks Fall on Anti-Inflation Measures in China, Korea

China's stock market plunged again Tuesday and prompted a retreat in European shares, as investors feared a slowdown in Asian growth and waited

Expanded GM IPO May Set New World Record

Investor demand for General Motors stock has been so strong that the company will expand its initial public offering by 31 percent, to 478 million ...

Overseas Growth Lifts A&F to Fatter Profits

Preppy teen clothing seller Abercrombie & Fitch Co. said Tuesday that higher international revenue and improving results in the U.S. helped its third-quarter

Dell Profits Double As Businesses Upgrade

Personal computer maker Dell Inc. said Thursday that its net income for the latest quarter more than doubled as companies spent more to replace

Facebook's New Messaging Puts Message Over Form

Facebook is betting that one day soon, we'll all be acting like high school students — more texting and instant-messaging, at the expense of e-mail.

S. Korea Raises Key Interest Rate Again

South Korea's central bank raised its key interest rate Tuesday for the second time in four months amid persistent concerns about inflation.

Credit Card Writedowns Decline Again in Oct.

The ability of credit card holders to pay off debt has shown sustained improvement this year and on Monday the top U.S. credit card issuers ...

Renault-Nissan to Sell 500,000 EVs a Year by 2013

Bullish on green cars, the chief executive of the Renault-Nissan automotive alliance said Monday they plan to produce and sell 500,000 electric

Gas Prices Rise As Holidays Approach

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, the price of gasoline is marching toward the high of the year.

Data Storage Maker EMC Buys Isilon for $2.25 Bil.

The data storage company EMC says it has agreed to buy Isilon for $2.25 billion in cash. It is offering $33.85 per share

Caterpillar to Buy Surface Mining Equipper for $7.6 Bil.

Caterpillar Inc., the world's largest construction and mining equipment maker, said Monday it has agreed to buy Bucyrus International Inc. for $7.6 billion

Oct Retail Sales Gain Most Since March

Retail sales, helped by strong demand for autos, increased in October by the largest amount in seven months. The Commerce Department

Retail Sales, Caterpillar Buy Drive Up Stock Prices

U.S. stock futures pointed to a higher open Monday as investors hope to move beyond worries about Ireland's debt drama that dragged major indexes

Food Industry Outpaces Rest of Economy

While the recession took a toll on manufacturing and other industries, one part of the economy has remained a bright spot over the past few ...

Newsweek Merges with Tina Brown's Daily Beast

Newsweek, a 77-year-old magazine that once helped set the national news agenda, is linking its future with a startup website just two years in the ...

Eurozone Growth Slows to 0.4%

Economic growth in the 16 countries that use the euro fell by more than half in the third quarter of the year, official figures showed ...

Shanghai Stocks Plunge on China Rate Hike Fears

Chinese shares led world markets lower Friday amid mounting concerns Beijing will raise interest rates to cool its overheating economy.

GE Taps Natural Gas Boom with Dresser Deal

General Electric Co. is expanding its energy business by tapping into the growing reliance of utilities and factories on natural gas.

Airbus Parent Returns to Profit

Airbus' parent company EADS NV reported a narrow third-quarter profit on Friday, rebounding from a loss a year earlier as the commercial plane-making

HP's Fortunes Seen As Bellwether of Tech Sector

Hewlett-Packard Co.'s results showed Monday how lopsided the recovery in technology spending has been. HP's results are a barometer

Korean Shin Ramyun Blackened by False Claims

Ramen maker Nongshim Co was fined 155 million won ($142,000) by S. Korea's fair trade officials...

Yuan to Float Freely by 2015 Say China Experts

China's economy and financial system are ready for a fully convertible yuan, and the central government is likely to liberalize it by 2015.

China Inflation Expected to Subside in 2nd Half

China's inflation rate will fall in the second half of the year thanks to higher pork and grain production, said a domestic economist Saturday.

Asia Passes Europe in Number of Millionaires

Asia and the Pacific have passed Europe in the number of people worth more than $1 million excluding their homes.

Japan Carmakers Suffer Market Share Loss

Japan's carmakers face challenges despite a faster-than-expected recovery of production capacity.

Pororo Cartoon May Be Hit by U.S. Anti-N. Korea Ban

Pororo the Little Penguin may run afoul of U.S. sanctions against North Korea...

Foreign Banks Expect China Revenues to Surge

The 127 foreign banks operating in China have a miniscule market share but see big growth opportunities ahead.

Jeffrey Ng's Cortexica Models Human Visual Perception

Jeffrey Ng's Cortexica has developed software that models how human vision identifies objects.

Consumers Less Stressed Over Debt

Debt isn't stressing people as much as it had been, but consumers remain gun-shy about embarking on a big holiday spending spree.

Tiffany Income Jumps on Robust Overseas Growth

Tiffany & Co. says strong sales of its jewelry both in the U.S. and overseas helped third-quarter net income rise 27 percent.

German Business Confidence Highest in 20 Years

German business confidence has unexpectedly risen to its highest level since reunification during November as Europe's largest economy continues

Euro Slides on Mounting Debt Fears

The euro slid to a two-month low Wednesday amid mounting worries that Europe's debt crisis was spiraling out of control and heading for Portugal

SAP Hit with $1.3 Bil. Verdict in Oracle Suit

A federal jury on Tuesday ordered SAP AG to pay $1.3 billion to its archenemy, Oracle Corp., for stealing customer-support documents and software

GM Sends Treasury $11.7 Bil. from IPO

The Treasury Department says it has received $11.7 billion from the sale of 358.5 million shares of General Motors stock.

World Stocks Fall on Debt Fears, Korean Flareup

World markets and the euro slid Tuesday as investors worried that Ireland's debt crisis will spread to other fiscally weak European nations and following

David Kim Reborn As Media-Happy Success Guru

David Kim has remade himself from a backroom boss into the latest embodiment of the American Dream.

Economy Grew Faster in Summer Than Thought

The economy probably grew slightly faster last summer than first thought, benefiting from stronger overseas sales of U.S. goods.

Qantas Returns Two Superjumbos to Service

Qantas said Tuesday it will resume flying some of its A380 superjumbos this weekend, ending a self-imposed flight ban after a massive in-flight engine

Verizon Ups Top Download Speed to 150 MPS

Verizon Communications Inc. is zooming past cable-company competitors by tripling the top download speed of its FiOS Internet service to 150

Business Survey Sees 2.7% Growth for 2011

The pace of the U.S. economic recovery will remain steady but slow in the face of persistently high unemployment and heavy debt burdens

Engines Just Latest Setback for Airbus Superjumbo

Many wondered whether the world's largest passenger plane would ever be born. Skeptics called the 7-story-tall Airbus A380 too big and ambitious

L.A. Seeks to Revive Sales at Coroner's Gift Shop

The morgue is about the last place you would think of to go shopping, so it's perhaps unsurprising that sales at Los Angeles County's coroner ...

Cellphone Use Explodes in Vietnam

Vietnam will import $1 billion worth of mobile phones in 2010, estimates the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Mobile phones will become such a high

Ireland Swallows Bitter Pill of EU-IMF Bailout

Debt-crippled Ireland formally applied Sunday for a massive EU-IMF loan to stem the flight of capital from its banks, joining Greece in a step unthinkable

Push-Up Bra Sales Suggest Strong Holiday Season

Attention armchair economists: You don't need spreadsheets to get a handle on how this year's holiday shopping season is going. Just keep an eye

Ukraine Rebounds Sharply on Global Steel Demand

Last year, the Ukrainian economy nearly collapsed in the global financial crisis as steel plants stopped production and construction cranes froze.

Stocks Slip on Worries Over China Tightening

Stock markets fell Friday after China took further steps to rein in lending and amid worries that a financial rescue package for Ireland is proving ...

Judge Rejects Dismissal of Toyota Acceleration Claims

A federal judge in California will consider a motion by Toyota Motor Corp. to dismiss lawsuits that claim there are sudden acceleration defects in its ...

Cable Co. Cox Enters Cell Phone Business

Cox Communications, the country's third-largest cable company, is launching its long-planned cellular network in three scattered areas on Friday

Leading Economic Indicators Rise Fastest Since May

A gauge of future economic activity grew in October after a summer lull, suggesting the U.S. economy will slowly start strengthening early next year.