Toyota Exec Said We Need to Come Clean

Five days before Toyota announced a massive recall, a U.S. public relations executive at the automaker warned colleagues in an internal e-mail: "We need to ...

United, US Airways in Merger Talks

United Airlines and US Airways are in talks about combining into what would be the nation's second-biggest airline, a person with knowledge of the situation

GM to Repay Some Gov't Loans Five Years Early

General Motors Co., steadily returning to health after its near-collapse in 2009, said Wednesday it plans to pay off its government loans by June

Half of U.S. Households Pay No Income Tax

Tax Day is a dreaded deadline for millions, but for nearly half of U.S. households it's simply somebody else's problem.

Growth Expected to Slow in 2010 for Rich Countries

Growth in leading rich economies will slow in the first half of this year, with the United States and Japan outpacing sluggish Europe

Japan Central Bank Leaves Interest Rate Unchanged

Asian Stocks Continue Rally on Strong Growth Signs

Asian stock markets were mostly higher Wednesday amid expectations low global interest rates will continue to fuel strong economic growth.

Renault-Nissan Ties Up with Daimler for Parts, Research

Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co. will unveil a parts-sharing and research alliance with German automaker Daimler AG

Verizon CEO Refuses to Confirm iPhone Tieup

Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg says the company has told Apple that it wants to carry the iPhone. But he declined to say when — or ...

Toyota Pulls Lexus GX460 After Alarming Rollover Report

Toyota says it will temporarily stop selling the Lexus GX460 after Consumer Reports said the SUV carried an unusually high risk of a rollover accident

Toyota Conducts Safety Tests on All SUV Models

Toyota announced safety tests on all its sport-utility vehicle models in a sweeping effort Thursday to reassure buyers after Consumer Reports warned

Global PC Sales Surged 20% in Q1

Worldwide personal computer shipments increased more than 20 percent in the first three months of 2010 from the same period a year ago

China Q1 Growth Surged to 12% but Inflation Low

More Americans Feel Effects of Recovery

A flurry of reports out Wednesday suggested that many Americans are feeling better about the economic rebound.

Households Feel Income Squeeze Despite Low Inflation

The deep recession has caused inflation to all but melt away. The problem is that the same severe downturn has also translated into weak

Wall Street Boosts Hiring of Investment Managers

Wall Street is hiring again. Among those in demand: traders of exotic financial investments such as derivatives, and risk managers whose job it is to ...

World Markets Rise on Intel Earnings Report

World markets mostly rose Wednesday after better-than-expected first quarter earnings from Intel Corp. stoked hopes about the global economic recovery.

Intel Q1 Profits Quadruple

Intel Corp. said Tuesday its net income in the first quarter nearly quadrupled over last year and reflected an overall bump in spending on technology

Singapore GDP Jumped 32.1% in Q1

Singapore says its economy soared in the first three months of 2010 as manufacturing more than doubled.

China Carmakers Announce Global Expansion Plans

Chinese automakers announced ambitious plans Friday to expand abroad as global producers unveiled new models at the Beijing auto show

Feb. Trade Deficit Grows with Consumer Spending

The U.S. trade deficit widened more than expected in February as a small gain in exports to the highest level in 16 months was offset ...

Shanghai Tops Taiwanese Foreign Investments

Shanghai topped the list of favorite foreign investment sites for Taiwanese investors, according to a China Times report. Tokyo and Singapore

Infosys Profits Up 8.7%

Infosys Technologies Ltd., India's bellwether information technology outsourcing company, said Tuesday quarterly profit rose 8.7 percent

Honda Jumps Into Green Game with Electric Scooters

The green fad in Japan is expanding from cars to bikes with Honda's zero-emission super-quiet electric EV-neo scooter.

Paramount Bundles Movies with Seagate Hard Drives

Paramount Pictures is exploring a new frontier by participating in an offer to sell Seagate Technology hard drives with a copy of the latest "Star ...

China Continues Oil Binge with Syncrude Buy

China's not done shopping the globe for oil. On Monday, a Beijing-backed oil producer announced the country's largest deal

GM Says Chevy Volt Electric on Target for Dec Launch

Real-world tests show that General Motors Co.'s rechargeable electric car can travel 40 miles on battery power as promised

Budget Deficit Falls to $65.4 Bil. for March

The budget deficit for March showed a dramatic decline as the Obama administration formally entered a lower ultimate cost for the government's $700 billion

Microsoft Kin Phones to Take on iPhone, Blackberry

Microsoft Corp. unveiled two cell phones Monday that are meant for social networking-savvy teens and twenty-somethings, in an attempt to revitalize

Retailers Encouraged by Solid Spring Shopping

Americans gave retailers a respectable spring selling season, resulting in a slew of stores raising their earnings outlooks.

U.S. Open to More Fines for Toyota

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Monday that Washington wants to see results from Toyota's efforts to improve safety, and more fines would be imposed ...

European Flights Nearly Back to Normal As Ash Clears

Flights across Europe were operating normally Monday after a plume of volcanic ash that disrupted air traffic and forced some airports to close

EU Sets Up $1 Tril. Package to Defend Euro

The European Union and the International Monetary Fund pledged a massive nearly $1 trillion defense package for the embattled euro Monday

Fed Ships Dollars to Europe to Help Contain Crisis

The Federal Reserve late Sunday opened a program to ship U.S. dollars to Europe in a move to head off a broader financial crisis on ...

No Cyber Attack Behind Thurs Selloff Says White House

The White House's homeland security and counterterrorism adviser says there is no evidence that a cyber attack was behind the chaos

Nokia Files New Patent Claim Against Apple iPad

Finnish cell phone maker Nokia Corp. said Friday that it has extended its patent-infringement claims against Apple Inc. to include the new iPad.

Spain Barely Emerges from Recession

Spain's economy grew in the first three months of 2010, putting an end to six quarters of recession, the Bank of Spain said Friday.

Panasonic Cuts Losses As Global Sales Recover

Panasonic slashed its losses for the January-March quarter to just under $1 billion as the world's biggest maker of plasma TVs benefited from a recovery

German Parliament Approves Greek Bailout

The German parliament approved Berlin's share of the rescue package for debt-laden Greece after a boisterous debate Friday in which the finance

290,000 Jobs Added in April but Jobless Rate Rises

More confident employers stepped up job creation in April, expanding payrolls by 290,000, the most in four years. The jobless rate rose to 9.9 percent

New Short-Range Wi-Fi to Be 10 Times Faster

The industry group that supports Wi-Fi is adopting a new technology that should boost data speeds more than 10 times at short distances

GM Hires Former Hyundai Marketing Whiz

General Motors Co. has hired the marketing whiz who helped Hyundai nearly double its market share in the U.S.

MGM Mirage Posts Loss on CityCenter Writedown

MGM Mirage says a hefty writedown related to its CityCenter joint venture contributed to a loss in the first-quarter.

Cablevision Profits Triple on New Subscribers

Cablevision says its first-quarter earnings more than tripled as it added cable, phone and Internet customers. The company is also lifting its dividend

Asia Stocks Slide, Europe Steadies

European stocks steadied Thursday despite a plunge in Asian markets as investors worried that Greece's debt crisis could spread to other countries

Zurich Financial Reports 76% Profit Jump

Swiss insurer Zurich Financial Services Group reported a 76 percent jump in first-quarter net profit Thursday despite paying out more for natural disasters

Indonesian Ancient Treasure Auction Sinks

A long-awaited auction of ancient treasures salvaged from the sea opened Wednesday in the Indonesian capital — and then abruptly closed

World Stocks Fall Again As 3 Killed in Greek Strike

World markets continued to fall Wednesday, particularly in Asia, as investors worried that Europe's debt crisis would spread

BMW Earns $424 Mil. in Q1 on Strong Revenue Growth

German luxury automaker BMW AG reported Wednesday a first-quarter profit on improved sales and said that rising demand for premium cars

Time Warner Asked to Stop Claiming Fiber Optics

An advertising watchdog on Tuesday asked Time Warner Cable Inc. and Cox Communications Inc. to drop claims that they run fiber-optics networks.