GM to Halt Hummer Line As Sichuan Heavy Takes Over

General Motors Co. will halt Hummer production next week at its Louisiana plant until sale of the brand to a Chinese company is completed.

P&G Launches Online Retail Site

The maker of Tide detergent, Pampers diapers and Gillette shavers is taking hundreds of its popular consumer products directly to shoppers

LG Expects to Sell 140 Mil. Cell Phones in 2010

LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday that it expects a significant increase in mobile phone sales this year as it rolls out 20 new smartphones

German Economy Contracted 5% in 2009

Germany's economy contracted 5 percent in 2009 amid the global economic downturn, by far its worst performance since World War II

JAL Shares Plunge to 7 Yen on Bankruptcy Fears

Shares in troubled Japan Airlines Corp. plunged to just 7 yen Wednesday while the money-losing airline was expected to file for bankruptcy

China Seeks to Cool Growth on Rising Bubble Fears

China's lavish bank lending spurred a recovery but also pumped up markets as speculators scooped up stocks and property and even dabbled in garlic

Asian Cars to Face Stiffer U.S. Competition in 2010

Asian automakers grabbed their biggest chunk ever of the U.S. car and truck market in 2009, but they'll struggle to build on that momentum this ...

Google Defies China After Dissident Email Breached

Google Inc. will stop censoring its search results in China and may pull out of the country completely after discovering that computer hackers

China's BYD Unveils Practical Plug-In Crossover

The Chinese automaker BYD Co. that plans to sell an all-electric crossover vehicle in North America by year's end said Tuesday

China Takes Steps to Curb Lending, Prevent Bubble

China took new steps Tuesday to control bank lending, ordering institutions to set aside more reserves in a move to avert a surge in credit

Alibaba Calls Yahoo Stand on Google Reckless

China's e-commerce giant Alibaba turned on major shareholder Yahoo Inc. on Saturday, calling the American company's support of Google

Baidu Shares Drop on Departure of CTO Yinan Li

Shares of Baidu Inc. fell Tuesday after China's leading search engine operator said its chief technology officer has resigned

Marriage Elevates Economic Status of More Men

Historically, marriage was the surest route to financial security for women. Nowadays it's men who are increasingly getting the biggest economic boost

Cadbury Agrees to $18.9 Bil. Kraft Takeover Offer

British candy maker Cadbury PLC on Tuesday accepted and recommended to shareholders Kraft's improved takeover offer worth $18.9 billion

Citigroup Repays TARP Despite $7.6 Bil. Q4 Loss

Citigroup said Tuesday it lost $7.58 billion during the final three months of 2009 as consumers still struggled to repay loans and the bank repaid

Google Cancels China Cell Phone Launch Amid Row

Google on Tuesday postponed the launch of its mobile phone in China, adding to the potential commercial fallout of its dispute with Beijing over Internet

JAL Files for Bankruptcy with $25.6 Bil. Debt

Japan Airlines filed for bankruptcy Tuesday in one of the nation's biggest corporate failures ever, entering a restructuring

Singapore Exports Jumped 26% in December

Singapore's exports jumped in December for the second straight month as global demand for the city-state's electronics surged.

Saudi Tycoon Seeks Broader Ties with News Corp

The Saudi billionaire whose investment firm is one of the biggest stakeholders in Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. said he is looking to expand his alliances

Bill Zeroes in on Overseas Tax-Dodge Schemes

Key lawmakers unveiled a bill Tuesday aiming to crack down on wealthy tax dodgers hiding money overseas.

L.A. Film Production Fell 19% in 2009

Movie and TV filming on the streets of Los Angeles plummeted last year but a new state tax credit program helped stop some runaway production.

JPMorgan Profits Soar Despite Rising Consumer Loan Losses

JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s profit rose more than four-fold to $3.28 billion in the last three months of 2009, but the results released Friday

China's Mobile Web Population Doubled in 2009

China's population of Internet users, already the world's largest, soared nearly 30 percent last year to 384 million as the number of people surfing the ...

Role As Media Activist Creates Dilemma for Google

Google Inc. is enjoying an avalanche of good will because of its threat to leave China over e-mail hacking attacks against dissidents.

Intel Earnings, Outlook Confirm PC Sector Recovery

Intel's fourth-quarter earnings breezed past Wall Street's expectations, and its rosy profit outlook for 2010 was another sign that a lasting recovery

Foreign Investment in China Doubled in December

Foreign direct investment in China more than doubled in December from a year earlier as companies poured money

Shiseido to Buy Bare Essentials for $1.7 Bil.

Shiseido Co. said Friday it will buy San Francisco-based Bare Escentuals Inc. for $1.7 billion, a step forward in the Japanese cosmetic giant's plan

California Firm Says China Stole Code for Net Porn Filter

Gas Prices May Have Peaked After 48-Day Runup

Singapore Retail Sales Fell Most in 10 Years

Foreign Purchase of U.S. Treasuries Plunged in April

Indie Movie Studio Launches with $300 Mil. Financing

Foreign Direct Investments in China Fell 17.8% in May

Six Flags Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Some Think GM Should Take on New Name

Fed's Reshaping into Risk Regulator Has Own Risks

Computer Glitch Halted Some Stock Trading on NYSE

SAAB Set to Announce Identity of New Owner

India Industrial Production Rose 1.4 % in April

Jianhua Huang Emerges As China Sports Mogul

BlackRock to Be Top Investment Manager After Barclays Deal

Honda Has No Interest in GM, Chrysler Assets

Volcker Says Growth Possible Later This Year

Singapore's Export Slump Eases in May

Number of Unemployed Fall Unexpectedly

Airbus Extends Order Lead over Boeing at Paris Air Show

S&P to Keep AAA Rating for Uncle Sam

Reviving U.S. Demand Pushes Oil Prices Above $71