World Bank Boosts China Growth Forecast to 9.5%

The World Bank raised its China growth forecast this year ...

Japan Central Bank Pushes Lending to Fight Deflation

Japan's central bank is escalating the fight against deflation by ...

GM Has Shot at 2010 Profit Says New CFO

Viacom Gets Court to Unseal YouTube Litigation Secrets

A legal tussle pitting media conglomerate Viacom Inc. against online ...

Akio Toyoda Admits Fast Growth Hurt Worker Training

Toyota's training of workers to maintain quality control failed to ...

Apple iPad Arrives Amid Anticipation, Scorn

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

Ford, Microsoft to Collaborate on Home Electric Car Grid

Ford Motor Co. and Microsoft Corp. have signed a deal ...

Toyota March Sales Surge 40% on Incentives

Toyota sales surged 40 percent in March compared with last ...

Japan Business Confidence Rose for 4th Straight Qtr.

Confidence at Japanese companies rose for a fourth straight quarter ...

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 ...

Factory Orders Rose for 10th Time in 11 Months

Factory orders rose in February, bolstered by strong demand for ...

Asia Stocks Gain on U.S. Job Gain

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

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

Growth Expected to Slow in 2010 for Rich Countries

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

Boeing Says 787 Airworthiness Tests Positive

Boeing Co. said the results of a key airworthiness test ...

China to Buy Brazil's Itaminas Iron Ore Mine

A state-run Chinese mining company said Thursday it has agreed ...

Improving Laptop, TV Sales Boost Best Buy

Better sales of notebook computers and flat-panel TVs helped Best ...

Oracle Revenues, Profits Top Wall Street Views

Oracle Corp.'s quarterly profit edged past Wall Street's estimates as ...

Initial Jobless Claims Fall More Than Expected

New claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last ...

Nano Safety Questioned As New Car Bursts into Flames

When it was launched less than a year ago, the ...

China to Launch Stock Futures Trading

China will launch trading of stock futures on April 16, ...

Toyota to Pause UK, France Production on Weak Demand

Toyota said Friday it is stopping production at its factories ...

EU, IMF Agree on Greek Bailout Plan

Heavily indebted Greece won a major pledge of financial support ...

French Growth Slows to Crawl in 2010

The pace of France's economic growth slowed at the start ...

Verizon Winds Down Costly FiOS Expansion

If Verizon Communications Inc. hasn't already started wiring your city ...

China's Geely to Buy Volvo for $1.8 Bil.

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group signed a binding deal Sunday to ...

Japan Auto Production Surge in Feb. Led by Toyota

Japanese automakers said their global production surged in February, as ...

Ericsson Signs $1.8 Bil. Deals with China Mobile, Unicom

Swedish wireless equipment maker L.M. Ericsson AB says it has ...

Sinopec Profits More Than Doubled in 2009

Sinopec, Asia's biggest refiner by volume, said profit more than ...