Japan Retail Sales Up 3.2% in June As Growth Slows
Japan's retail sales in June rose for the sixth straight month, but the pace of growth is slowing.
Japan's retail sales in June rose for the sixth straight month, but the pace of growth is slowing.
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Boeing's second-quarter profit fell 21 percent, and it said layoffs are likely in its defense business because of expected government spending
Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods fell broadly in June as the fragile recovery continued to slow.
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Auto sales growth in China, the world's biggest market, weakened further in July, data showed Monday.
Expansion of Chinese manufacturing activity slowed for the third month in July, as production, new orders and purchasing prices all declined
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Honda's quarterly profit ballooned to a record $3.2 billion while Mazda reduced its losses, rounding out a tale of recovery among Japanese automakers.
Kia Motors announced Friday that net profit rose 61 percent in the second quarter amid an increase in sales.
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Consumer spending rose slightly in May, a sign that Americans are cautious about the economic recovery.
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Japanese consumer prices fell for the 15th straight month in May as deflation kept its grip on the world's second biggest economy.
Asian stock markets stumbled early Friday, falling after downbeat forecasts from retailers in the U.S. pulled shares down on Wall Street.
Japan's retail sales in June rose for the sixth straight month, but the pace of growth is slowing.
Toyota is recalling 412,000 passenger cars, mostly the Avalon model, in the U.S. for steering problems in which three accidents have been reported
Geely Holding Group has received final Chinese government approval to acquire Volvo Cars from Ford Motor Co., the Commerce
Nissan Motor Co. veered back into the black in its latest quarter as global car sales rebounded while its smaller rival Mitsubishi Motors Corp.
Sony bounced back to profit last quarter and raised its full-year earnings forecast, fueled by stronger demand for its PlayStation 3 gaming consoles
Panasonic is planning to take 100 percent ownership of its subsidiaries Sanyo Electric and Panasonic Electric Works
A strong increase in orders in a recovering economy helped push earnings at Siemens AG 9 percent higher
Hyundai Motor Co.'s second-quarter net profit soared 71 percent to a record high as both sales revenue and volume rose.
Jeff Bezos isn't just confident you'll want a Kindle e-book reader. The CEO of Amazon.com is bracing for a future in which you'll also want ...
Sales at Volkswagen AG motored ahead in the second quarter, thanks in part to strong demand from China and helping to push earnings sharply
Investors cashed in some of their recent gains Wednesday after the Federal Reserve gave them more confirmation that the economic recovery is slowing.
The unemployment rate in about three-quarters of the nation's largest metro areas rose last month as nearly one million teenagers entered
Boeing's second-quarter profit fell 21 percent, and it said layoffs are likely in its defense business because of expected government spending
Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods fell broadly in June as the fragile recovery continued to slow.
Sprint Nextel Corp. said Wednesday that it gained subscribers in its latest quarter, the first such gain in three years, as it continued to improve
Carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen SA on Wednesday reported a return to profit in the first half of 2010, beating market expectations and boosting
ArcelorMittal SA, the world's biggest steelmaker, said Wednesday that a jump in sales and prices helped it generate net income of $1.7 billion
Chrysler Group LLC said Friday that it will add nearly 900 jobs at a factory in suburban Detroit. Its decision is a show of optimism
Second-quarter earnings at luxury car maker BMW AG surged to euro834 million ($1.1 billion) as better selling prices and robust demand in China
Chinese businessman Kenny Huang has offered to buy Liverpool's $374 million debt from a British bank in an attempt to end Tom Hicks' and George ...
British bank HSBC Holdings PLC said Monday that its first-half net profit more than doubled to $6.76 billion as provisions
BNP Paribas SA said Monday its net profit soared 31 percent in the second quarter as steep retail banking gains in France and the Benelux ...
Auto sales growth in China, the world's biggest market, weakened further in July, data showed Monday.
Expansion of Chinese manufacturing activity slowed for the third month in July, as production, new orders and purchasing prices all declined
Twitter's 20 billionth message didn't make much sense, but it spoke volumes about the rapid global growth
China has overtaken Japan to become the world's second-largest economy, said China's currency chief Yi Gang in an interview
Google Inc. is doing its part to stimulate the economy and hurting its stock in the process. With its payroll
The recovery lost momentum in the second quarter as growth slowed to a 2.4 percent pace, its most sluggish showing
The recession was deeper than the government previously thought. The Commerce Department, in revisions issued Friday
The Walt Disney Co. said Friday that it agreed to sell its Miramax Films to an investor group for about $660 million, ending a 17-year ...
Honda's quarterly profit ballooned to a record $3.2 billion while Mazda reduced its losses, rounding out a tale of recovery among Japanese automakers.
Kia Motors announced Friday that net profit rose 61 percent in the second quarter amid an increase in sales.
Samsung Electronics Co.'s net profit surged 83 percent in the second quarter to a record high amid increased sales and strength
Google Inc. triggered a false alarm Thursday by posting a notice that its search engine and several other services had been cut off from mainland ...
China's president says wildly fluctuating currency exchange rates can threaten world financial markets.
Google Inc. said Tuesday it will stop automatically rerouting users of its China search site to its Hong Kong site after Beijing threatened the company
Japan's economic recovery faltered in May as moderating export demand dented factory output, household spending fell and the jobless rate
A darkening view of the economy sent bond market interest rates to their lowest level in 14 months and kept many investors out of the ...
Apple Inc. said Monday that it sold more than 1.7 million units of its new iPhone model in the first three days, making it the ...
As the Gulf Coast oil spill continues to gush, U.S. seafood suppliers are turning to Asia to ensure Americans have enough shrimp for their gumbos, ...
Consumer spending rose slightly in May, a sign that Americans are cautious about the economic recovery.
Toyota's global car production zoomed 27 percent in May as Japanese automakers benefit from improving demand in Asia and the U.S.
Tension is mounting between BP and the neighborhood retailers that sell its gasoline.
Foxconn Technology, a supplier to Apple Inc., looks ready to build a huge new factory in north-central China despite the company's own misgivings
Will the U.S. financial overhaul push big firms to transfer business to Europe? Some say no: Europe is also working on efforts to tighten up ...
First there's the anticipation. Then, the long lines, followed by the triumphant walk out of the Apple store, new gadget in hand.
China's currency surged Friday to its highest level yet, with the central bank setting the daily official level at 6.7896 yuan to the dollar, acting ...
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Japanese consumer prices fell for the 15th straight month in May as deflation kept its grip on the world's second biggest economy.
Asian stock markets stumbled early Friday, falling after downbeat forecasts from retailers in the U.S. pulled shares down on Wall Street.