Asia, Europe Stocks Rise on U.S. Housing News

World stock markets jumped Wednesday, following Wall Street higher after ...

China Netizens Shrug Off Possible Google Exit

When the online fantasy game "World of Warcraft" was yanked ...

World Stocks Rally on Solid Manufacturing Data

World stocks rallied Monday after solid manufacturing surveys rekindled hopes ...

JAL to Choose Between Delta and American Soon

The new leaders of Japan Airlines said Monday the carrier ...

Replacement Pedals En Route to Toyota Dealers

Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday its dealers should get parts ...

Korea Posts Biggest Export Jump in 21 Years

South Korea's exports surged in January, posting their biggest gain ...

China Manufacturing Grows Despite Tighter Lending

China's manufacturing expanded in January and the outlook was positive ...

Jobless Rate Unlikely to Be Cut Much in 2010

The economy's 5.7 percent growth last quarter — the fastest ...

Singapore Exports Jumped 26% in December

Singapore's exports jumped in December for the second straight month ...

Estée Lauder Marks Roaring Tiger Year with Special Compact

Estée Lauder is comemorating the Year of the Tiger with ...

Joojoo Web Tablet Set to Debut Despite Legal Dispute

The Joojoo, a Web-browsing tablet device that's the subject of ...

Lenovo Profits Continue Rising on 45% China Growth

Lenovo Group, the fourth-largest personal computer maker, reported its second ...

Toyota Reports $1.7 Bil. Profit, Raises Forecast

Toyota Motor Corp. returned to profit in the October-December quarter ...

Toyota Says Flaw in Prius Brakes Fixed Last Month

Toyota acknowledged design problems with the brakes in its prized ...

18 Charged in Theft of Samsung Chip Technology

The world's top producers of computer memory chips are embroiled ...

Firms Boost Productivity Instead of Hiring

Employers are managing to boost production without creating new jobs. ...

Southwest Expects Record Revenues in 2010

Last year Southwest Airlines' revenue shrank for the first time ...

IPO Market Suddenly Looks Less Promising

Two IPOs expected to start trading Thursday were delayed as ...

Feds Oppose Google's Digital Book Deal

The U.S. Justice Department still thinks a proposal to give ...

Toyota Expands Recall to Priuses Sold in U.S., Japan

Toyota will recall 270,000 Prius hybrid vehicles over brake problems ...

U.S. Jobless, Greek Debt Crisis Shatter Stock Confidence

World stocks tumbled again Friday as investors worried that the ...

BMW Sales More Than Double in China

Automaker BMW AG, the world's biggest maker of luxury cars, ...

Toyota Chairman Apologizes for Brake Worries

Toyota's president apologized Friday for the massive global recalls over ...

Surprise Drop in Jobless Soothes Jumpy Markets

European stock markets and Wall Street futures pared losses Friday ...

Asian Markets Close 2009 on High Note

Asian stock markets added to a year of big gains ...

GM's China Sales Up 67% in 2009

General Motors Co. said Monday that 2009 sales in China ...

Networks Fudge No-Pay Interview Policy

Policies forbidding payment for news interviews increasingly seem like the ...

Tokyo SE Upgrades to High-Speed Trading System

The Tokyo Stock Exchange will launch a new high-speed trading ...

California Faces More Painful Budget Cuts in 2010

During last summer's fiscal crisis, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger borrowed the ...

Wisconsin Ginseng Growers Take Root in China

Wisconsin farmer Butch Weege has never met Sun Dan, a ...

China Manufacturing Rose at Fastest Rate in 20 Months

An index of China's manufacturing rose in December, expanding at ...

Delta, Northwest Win Approval to Act As Single Carrier

Delta Air lines Inc. has received government permission to operate ...

International Firms Projected to See Big Growth in 2010

Companies with international operations are set to take advantage of ...

China Manufacturing Grew at Fastest Rate Since 2004

China's manufacturing expanded in December for a ninth straight month ...

Kodak Sells Organic LED Unit to LG

Eastman Kodak Co. said Wednesday it had completed the previously ...

Ford Shakes Up U.S. Car Market with Transit Connect

The new Ford Transit Connect has a strange name, a ...

JAL Shares Dive on New Bankruptcy Fears

Japan Almost Makes Up for Plunge in U.S. Hawaii Visits

The number of visitors traveling to Hawaii fell 1.4 percent ...

GMAC Gets $3.5 Bil. More Federal Aid

GMAC Financial Services is expected to receive $3.5 billion more ...

Nokia Claims All Apple Products Infringe Patents

Nokia Corp. is broadening a legal dispute it already has ...

Consumer Confidence Up in December but Still Weak

Americans are ending 2009 feeling better about the economy than ...

Giant Bluefin Tuna Fetches $177,000 at Tsukiji Market

A giant bluefin tuna fetched 16.3 million yen ($177,000) in ...

Tower Opening Marks Abu Dhabi's Rise, Dubai's Decline

There's no greater symbol of the shifting fortunes in the ...

Avatar Explodes to $4.8 Mil. Record Opening Day in China

Already a global hit, James Cameron's "Avatar" raced to a ...

Amazon Unveils Global Version of Kindle

Amazon.com Inc. will start selling an international version of its ...

Billionaire Rajaratnam to Face New SEC Charges

Federal prosecutors said Tuesday they will file new charges against ...

Google Unveils Nexus One "Super-Mobile" Phone

Google Inc. began selling its own mobile phone Tuesday, a ...

Big Carmakers End Awful 2009 with Strong Momentum

Big automakers are glad to see the end of 2009, ...

Powermat Expands Wireless Charging for Cell Phones

Powermat USA helped consumers cut some power cords last year ...

Manhattan Home Sales Rose As Prices Fell in Q4

Home sales in Manhattan rebounded at the end of the ...