World Stocks Fall on Greek Debt Fears

World markets slid Thursday amid mounting worries about a potential Greek debt default as the country's borrowing costs continue to go through the roof.

Retailers Report 4th Consecutive Month of Growth

Warmer weather and an earlier Easter enticed shoppers into stores for spring merchandise in March, helping retailers post strong sales gains for the month.

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

Factory Orders Rose for 10th Time in 11 Months

Factory orders rose in February, bolstered by strong demand for industrial machinery and commercial aircraft. It was the 10th increase in 11 months

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 ...

Samsung Sees Spectacular Jump in Q1 Profits

Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday forecast a surge in first quarter operating profit to near-record levels, heading into a year for which the biggest flat

Prius Tops Japan Car Sales for 11th Month

Toyota's Prius hybrid was Japan's top-selling car in March for an 11th straight month despite global recall woes, an industry group said Tuesday.

Hitachi Sees Green Refocus As Path to Profitability

Money-losing Hitachi will focus on ecological businesses including hybrid railways and batteries for green cars in its latest effort to return to profitability

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

The government accused Toyota of hiding a "dangerous defect" and proposed a record $16.4 million fine on Monday for failing to quickly alert regulators

Service Growth, Home Sales Data to Stimulate Hiring

Employers holding out for more evidence that the economic recovery is finally taking hold got some Monday: The nation's service sector is growing quickly

Shortened URLs Not As Risky As Once Thought

Link-shortening services such as TinyURL seem ideal for criminals because they can disguise the names of malicious sites. Yet on Twitter

Initial Jobless Claims Fall More Than Expected

New claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week as layoffs ease and hiring slowly recovers.

Japan Auto Production Surge in Feb. Led by Toyota

Japanese automakers said their global production surged in February, as Toyota boosted output 83 percent from a year earlier despite an ongoing recall

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

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group signed a binding deal Sunday to buy Ford Motor Co.'s Volvo Cars unit for $1.8 billion

Verizon Winds Down Costly FiOS Expansion

If Verizon Communications Inc. hasn't already started wiring your city or town with its FiOS fiber-optic TV and broadband service

French Growth Slows to Crawl in 2010

The pace of France's economic growth slowed at the start of 2010 as a government vehicle scrappage scheme was phased out

EU, IMF Agree on Greek Bailout Plan

Heavily indebted Greece won a major pledge of financial support from the other countries that use the euro and the International Monetary Fund

Toyota to Pause UK, France Production on Weak Demand

Toyota said Friday it is stopping production at its factories in France and Britain for a total of nine days amid weak demand that the ...

China to Launch Stock Futures Trading

China will launch trading of stock futures on April 16, regulators said Friday, in a move that could help boost stock prices and increase the ...

Nano Safety Questioned As New Car Bursts into Flames

When it was launched less than a year ago, the $2,500 Tata Nano was promoted as a safe, ultra-cheap car for poor Indians, an alternative ...

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

Swedish wireless equipment maker L.M. Ericsson AB says it has signed deals worth $1.8 billion with Chinese operators China Mobile and China Unicom.

Oracle Revenues, Profits Top Wall Street Views

Oracle Corp.'s quarterly profit edged past Wall Street's estimates as revenue from new software licenses ratcheted higher for the second quarter in a row.

Improving Laptop, TV Sales Boost Best Buy

Better sales of notebook computers and flat-panel TVs helped Best Buy's fourth-quarter earnings rise 37 percent, the electronics retailer said Thursday.

China to Buy Brazil's Itaminas Iron Ore Mine

A state-run Chinese mining company said Thursday it has agreed to buy the Itaminas iron ore mine in Brazil from its owner, Bernardo de Mello.

Go Daddy Joins Exodus from China Business

Two U.S. companies that sell Internet addresses to Web sites said Wednesday they had stopped registering new domain names in China

Fiat to Cut 5,000 Jobs

Fiat will cut 5,000 jobs in Italy, slash the number of car models and increase production as part of its new strategic plan

Google Ties with China Partners Being Severed

A popular Chinese Web portal said Wednesday it is taking over operation of two services developed and formerly operated with Google just days after the ...

Sweden's Electrolux Bids for Daewood Electronics

Swedish appliance maker Electrolux AB says it has made a bid for Daewoo Electronics Corp. of South Korea.

Big Aussie Energy Deal Signed As Rio Tinto Trial Ends

Australia and China signed a multibillion dollar energy deal Wednesday, pushing ahead with business as the trial of four employees of mining giant Rio Tinto

McDonald's Opens Hamburger U in Shanghai

China's newest university has no football field or fancy library. For inspiration, it looks not to Confucius, but to Ronald McDonald. But Shanghai's

Russia Borrows for First Time Since 1998 Default

Russia is likely to raise money on capital markets in late April for the first time since it defaulted 12 years ago as it faces ...

March Jobs Data Disappoints Investors

European and U.S. stock markets fell Wednesday after weak U.S. jobs data stoked concerns that official government figures later in the week will come in ...

Novell Wins Utah Jury Verdict in Unix Copyright Suit

Novell Inc. never sold ownership rights to Unix computer software code when it allowed another company to take over the servicing of the venerable server

NASA to Probe Toyotas for Electronic Glitches

NASA and the National Academy of Sciences are joining the government's effort to figure out what caused the sudden acceleration

Nissan's Leaf Plug-In Electric to Cost $25,000

Nissan's new electric car will cost just over $25,000 when it goes on sale in the U.S. in December, aiming to bring gasoline-free technology

Apple Shares Hit Recod High on iPhones for Verizon

Apple Inc. shares have hit another all-time high now that it appears the iPhone could find a new sales outlet through Verizon Wireless.

Consumer Confidence Rise Beats Expectations

Americans' confidence in the economy rebounded in March after a February plunge but remains relatively weak amid a tough job market

Geely to Plow $900 Mil. More into Volvo

Chinese automaker Zhejiang Geely Holding Group expects to spend hundreds of millions of dollars beyond the $1.8 billion purchase price for Volvo

Intel Software Can Read Thoughts

Mind reading may no longer be the domain of psychics and fortune tellers — now some computers can do it, too.

World Stocks Gain on Brightening U.S. Outlook

World stocks rose Tuesday as the outlook for economic recovery brightened after upbeat consumer spending figures in the U.S. The euro also gained

Japan February Factory Output Broke Rising Trend

Cautious Japanese companies laid off more workers and hit the brakes on production in February, sending factory output down for the first time in a ...

iPad May Be Kindle's First Serious eBook Threat

Amazon.com, which has dominated the young but fast-growing electronic book market for the past few years with the Kindle

Geithner Says Commercial Real Estate Loans Problematical

Mounting losses from commercial real estate loans will continue to be a problem for the U.S. and especially smaller banks, but it can be managed

Consumer Spending Rise Shows Decent Recovery Pace

Consumers spent modestly last month, a sign that the economic recovery is proceeding at a decent — but not spectacular — pace.