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Facebook Scraps Beacon Tracking to Settle Lawsuits

Facebook is shutting down its much-maligned Beacon marketing program, launched nearly two years ago amid fanfare only to generate a storm of privacy complaints over ...

August Leading Indicators Higher Than Forecast

A private forecast of economic activity rose in August for the fifth straight month, the latest sign the recession has ended. The Conference Board said ...

Dell to Buy Perot Systems for $3.9

Dell Inc. plans to buy the technology services company Perot Systems Corp. for about $3.9 billion as it tries to expand beyond the PC business ...

Intel's Hardball Sales Tactics Detailed by EU

The European Union on Monday published e-mail excerpts from computer makers and Intel Corp. to show that Intel pressured chip buyers into choosing Intel over ...

Emmies Show Acknowledges Decline of TV

A year after its least-watched telecast ever, the Emmy Awards plaintively acknowledged TV's changing role in the Internet age, bringing a collective sense of reckoning ...

World Markets Slip Ahead of Fed Meeting

World stock markets were modestly lower Monday as investors look to this week's Federal Reserve meeting for more clues about the strength of the U.S. ...

10 Mil. Jobs Would Reward Climate Action Says Blair

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair says he hopes to break the "deadlock" in global climate talks with evidence that 10 million jobs could be ...

Suntory Bids $2.7 Bil. for European Drink Maker Orangina

Japan's Suntory Holdings has made a binding offer to buy European drink maker Orangina from private equity firms Blackstone and Lion Capital, the equity firms ...

Wynn Boosts Size of HK IPO for Macau Assets

Casino operator Wynn Resorts Ltd. will increase the size of its Hong Kong initial public offering for its Macau casino assets, as it looks to ...

Many Publishers to Start Charging for Online News

With their advertising revenue drying up, newspaper publishers spent much of the spring and summer debating whether to cut off free online access to some ...

Meltdown Shattered Cherished Assumptions About Investing

The stock market bounced back, just as it has for nearly three decades. It just doesn't feel that way. Last year's financial meltdown knocked the ...

Young Americans Seek Careers in China

When the best job Mikala Reasbeck could find after college in Boston was counting pills part-time in a drugstore for $7 an hour, she took ...

China Says State Firm Profits Fell Last Year

Profit at China's top state-owned companies fell 30 percent last year, hurt by the global financial crisis, but assets have increased. The 141 banks, airlines, ...

Suburban Families Downsize from SUVs to Crossovers

Suburban mom Shana Rampersad is looking for a new family car, and it's got to be fuel efficient, stylish and roomy. That eliminates sedans, sport ...

Multinationals Break Vietnam Laws Promoting Breast-Feeding

Multinational companies in Vietnam sell baby formula so aggressively that they routinely stretch and sometimes break laws designed to promote breastfeeding, an AP investigation has ...

Stocks Resume Rally After Brief Break

Investors popped the stock market's rally back in gear Friday after analyst upgrades boosted their optimism about the economy. A 36-point advance in the Dow ...

Baidu Founder Robin Li a Rock Star in Google Country

The billionaire founder of a popular search engine drew a big crowd Wednesday at Stanford University — and it wasn't one of the guys that ...

China Ties Banker Pay to Risk, Rejects Caps

China plans to link the pay of bankers to risks taken by their institutions but has no plans for salary caps, a government spokeswoman said ...

Ford Ramps Up China Expansion with 3rd Plant

Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it will invest $490 million to build an assembly plant in China to produce the next-generation Focus compact car, which ...

Rim Outlook Weak on New Phone Delays

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. reported a drop in fiscal second-quarter profit Thursday because of charges for a patent settlement and said revenue for ...

Stocks Fall After Home Sales Data Shows Drop

Investors pulled away from stocks after an unexpected drop in home sales and a slide in oil prices fanned worries about the pace of the ...

World Stocks Fall on Jitters Over Possible Stimulus Cuts

World stock markets fell Thursday amid a big drop in oil prices and as investors worried that support measures for the fragile global economy will ...

Japan Air Lines Seeks Bailout

The president of Japan Airlines said Thursday the money-losing carrier is applying for public funds to help turn around a company that's been pummeled by ...

Falling Exports Keep Japan Mired in Recession

Japan's exports tumbled 36 percent in August — with car shipments falling by half — and imports also contracted sharply, the government said Thursday, showing ...

Honda Introduces Tiny Personal Mobility Device

Honda's new "personal mobility" device looks like a unicycle, but all you need to do to zip around on it — sideways as well as ...

Japan, Britain Data Shore Up World Markets

World markets rose Friday after solid Japanese and British economic data helped shore up investor optimism, a day after concerns about Greece's debt

Top Russian Tycoon to Buy New Jersey Nets

Could the New Jersey Nets become the Nyets? The basketball team once known as the New Jersey Americans is a step closer to being owned ...

Stocks Take Break from Rally Ahead of Fed Decision

Stock futures are creeping higher Wednesday as investors await the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates. Markets overseas were mixed. Asian markets fell slightly overnight, ...

Choosy McDonald's Sets Rules for Potato Farmers

From the fields of Idaho to tasting rooms in suburban Chicago, potato farmers, researchers and industry representatives are in the midst of an elusive hunt: ...

Fed Likely to Leave Supports in Place

Nurturing a nascent recovery, Federal Reserve policymakers are sure to leave a key interest rate at a record low and probably will keep other economic ...

Ford Adds Low-Cost Compact to India Lineup

Ford Motor Co. will manufacture a low-cost compact car in India from early next year, the automaker said Wednesday, as it seeks to boost sales ...

Yahoo to Spend $100 Mil. to Build Brand Buzz

Yahoo Inc. believes a lot of its good work has been overlooked by investors and the media so it's spending more than $100 million to ...

World Stocks Gain on Upbeat Asia Assessment

European stock markets followed Asia higher on Tuesday after the Asian Development Bank upgraded its growth forecasts for major economies like China and India and ...

Disney Sells Miramax to Hollywood Newcomers

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 ...

BNP Paribas Profits Surged 31% on Retail Growth

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 ...

China Car Sales Up 17.2% in July As Growth Slows

Auto sales growth in China, the world's biggest market, weakened further in July, data showed Monday.

China Manufacturing Growth Continues Gradual Slowing

Expansion of Chinese manufacturing activity slowed for the third month in July, as production, new orders and purchasing prices all declined

Twitter-Crazed Japan Claims 20 Billionth Tweet

Twitter's 20 billionth message didn't make much sense, but it spoke volumes about the rapid global growth

China Passed Japan to No. 2 Spot Says Currency Chief

China has overtaken Japan to become the world's second-largest economy, said China's currency chief Yi Gang in an interview

Chrysler to Add 900 Jobs for Midsize Car Plant

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

Recovery Slowed in Q2

The recovery lost momentum in the second quarter as growth slowed to a 2.4 percent pace, its most sluggish showing

Revised Data Show Recession Was Underestimated

The recession was deeper than the government previously thought. The Commerce Department, in revisions issued Friday

HSBC Profits Double to $6.8 Bil.

British bank HSBC Holdings PLC said Monday that its first-half net profit more than doubled to $6.76 billion as provisions

Honda Profits Mushroom 32-Fold to New Record

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 Posts 61% Profit Surge on Strong Sales Growth

Kia Motors announced Friday that net profit rose 61 percent in the second quarter amid an increase in sales.

Samsung Posts 83% Profit Jump on Chip, LCD Sales

Samsung Electronics Co.'s net profit surged 83 percent in the second quarter to a record high amid increased sales and strength

Google Sounded False Alarm About China Blockage

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 ...

VW Profits Surge to $1.6 Bil. on China Demand

Sales at Volkswagen AG motored ahead in the second quarter, thanks in part to strong demand from China and helping to push earnings sharply

Toyota Recalls 412,000 Cars for Steering Parts Cracks

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

China Okays Geely's Volvo Purchase Without Conditions

Geely Holding Group has received final Chinese government approval to acquire Volvo Cars from Ford Motor Co., the Commerce