Retailers Report 4th Consecutive Month of Growth

Warmer weather and an earlier Easter enticed shoppers into stores ...

World Stocks Fall on Greek Debt Fears

World markets slid Thursday amid mounting worries about a potential ...

Intel Software Can Read Thoughts

Mind reading may no longer be the domain of psychics ...

Initial Jobless Claims Rise Unexpectedly

The number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits rose ...

Apple iPhone to Finally Join Rivals in Multitasting

Apple Inc.'s iPhone and iPad devices will soon be able ...

China Car Sales Jumped 63% in March

China's passenger car sales jumped 63 percent in March from ...

Asian Stocks Rise Ahead of GDP Numbers

Asian stock markets were mostly higher Friday ahead of the ...

Bank of Korea Keeps Key Rate at Low 2%

South Korea's central bank left its key interest rate at ...

Growth Expected to Slow in 2010 for Rich Countries

Growth in leading rich economies will slow in the first ...

China Suffers First Trade Deficit in Six Years

China reported a $7.24 billion trade deficit in March, its ...

GM China Sales Surge Past Sales in U.S.

General Motors Co. said Monday demand in China is so ...

Hawaiian Tops in Service Among 18 Busiest Carriers

Hawaiian Airlines again tops a list of 18 of the ...

Microsoft Kin Phones to Take on iPhone, Blackberry

Microsoft Corp. unveiled two cell phones Monday that are meant ...

Budget Deficit Falls to $65.4 Bil. for March

The budget deficit for March showed a dramatic decline as ...

GM Says Chevy Volt Electric on Target for Dec Launch

Real-world tests show that General Motors Co.'s rechargeable electric car ...

China Continues Oil Binge with Syncrude Buy

China's not done shopping the globe for oil. On Monday, ...

Paramount Bundles Movies with Seagate Hard Drives

Paramount Pictures is exploring a new frontier by participating in ...

Honda Jumps Into Green Game with Electric Scooters

The green fad in Japan is expanding from cars to ...

Infosys Profits Up 8.7%

Infosys Technologies Ltd., India's bellwether information technology outsourcing company, said ...

Shanghai Tops Taiwanese Foreign Investments

Shanghai topped the list of favorite foreign investment sites for ...

Feb. Trade Deficit Grows with Consumer Spending

The U.S. trade deficit widened more than expected in February ...

Asia Stocks Gain on U.S. Job Gain

Asian stock markets were mostly higher Monday after an encouraging ...

China Manufacturing Growth Highest Since April 2004

China's manufacturing accelerated in March as the dampening impact of ...

Japanese Begin Buying Affordable Plug-In Electrics

Japan's first mass-market electric car went on sale in showrooms ...

Manufacturing Data Give Big Boost to World Stocks

World stocks rallied strongly Thursday after strong manufacturing data encouraged ...

Hollywood Scorns Proposed Betting on Box Office

Think you're better than Hollywood at gauging whether an upcoming ...

Ford, GM March Sales Surge on Incentives War

An incentives war touched off by Toyota boosted sales at ...

Disgruntled Publishers Strike New e-Book Deal with Amazon

Amazon.com Inc. has reached new agreements with some publishers that ...

Daimler Missed Chance to Avoid Bribery Troubles

At a 1999 meeting in Germany, board members at Daimler, ...

Most New Jobs in 3 Years Added in March

The nation's economy posted its largest job gain in three ...

Asian Markets Rise on Signs of Solid U.S. Growth

Asian stock markets rose slightly Friday after expanding U.S. manufacturing ...

Sharp Debuts No-Glasses 3-D for Portable Devices

Sharp's latest 3-D displays deliver bright, clear imagery without the ...

China Steel Buyers Seek Clout Against Mining Giants

A state-affiliated industry group vowed Friday to tighten control over ...

Apple iPad Arrives Amid Anticipation, Scorn

Apple Inc. began selling its much-anticipated iPad on Saturday, drawing ...

German Parliament Approves Greek Bailout

The German parliament approved Berlin's share of the rescue package ...

Apple Sells 300,000 iPads on Debut Day

Apple says it sold more than 300,000 iPads on Saturday, ...

Interest Rates Rise on Stronger Growth Data

Interest rates rose Monday in the bond market on fresh ...

Shortened URLs Not As Risky As Once Thought

Link-shortening services such as TinyURL seem ideal for criminals because ...

Service Growth, Home Sales Data to Stimulate Hiring

Employers holding out for more evidence that the economic recovery ...

Toyota to Be Fined Record $16.4 Mil. for Late Recall

The government accused Toyota of hiding a "dangerous defect" and ...

Hitachi Sees Green Refocus As Path to Profitability

Money-losing Hitachi will focus on ecological businesses including hybrid railways ...

Prius Tops Japan Car Sales for 11th Month

Toyota's Prius hybrid was Japan's top-selling car in March for ...

Samsung Sees Spectacular Jump in Q1 Profits

Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday forecast a surge in first ...

Verizon CEO Refuses to Confirm iPhone Tieup

Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg says the company has told Apple ...

Renault-Nissan Ties Up with Daimler for Parts, Research

Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co. will unveil a parts-sharing ...

Asian Stocks Continue Rally on Strong Growth Signs

Asian stock markets were mostly higher Wednesday amid expectations low ...

Japan Central Bank Leaves Interest Rate Unchanged

Geithner Says Europe Crisis Won't Sink U.S. Recovery

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Thursday he doesn't think that ...

Prudential Gives Up Bid to Buy AIA from AIG

Prudential PLC has accepted defeat in its ambitious $35.5-billion plan ...

German Car Exports Jump 49% in May

German car exports increased by nearly half in May compared ...