Gas Prices Highest Since Oct 2008

Motorists are paying the highest prices for gas since October ...

Data Shows Brakes Not Applied at Time of NY Prius ...

Computer data from a Toyota Prius that crashed in suburban ...

Chinalco to Develop Guinea Mine with Rio Tinto

Mining giant Rio Tinto Ltd. and China's Chinalco have signed ...

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

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

Health Care Bill Would Tax Investments, Health Insurers

High-income families would be hit with a tax increase on ...

Boeing Speeds Up 777, 747 Production to Meet Demand

Boeing Co. will speed up production plans for its 777 ...

Investors Unfazed by Prospects of U.S. Losing AAA Rating

It's the financial equivalent of a high medal count at ...

India Aims to Cool Inflation with Surprise Rate Hike

India's central bank has unexpectedly hiked key interest rates a ...

GM's Daewoo Unit Recalls 60,000 SUVs, Sedans

General Motors is recalling nearly 60,000 automobiles in South Korea ...

Rio Tinto Execs Plead Guilty to Taking Bribes

An Australian executive and three other employees of mining giant ...

Toyota Shareholders Sue Management Over Drop in Stocks

Toyota shareholders incensed over a sudden drop in the Japanese ...

German Exports to China Rose 7%

German data show that the country's exports to China rose ...

More Foreign Firms Feel Unwelcome in China

A growing number of foreign businesses in China feel shut ...

China Media Accuse Google of Breaking Promises

China reacted quickly Tuesday to Google Inc.'s decision to stop ...

Tiffany Q4 Profits Quadruple on Global Sales Growth

Rising sales worldwide for jeweler Tiffany & Co., particularly during ...

Shortened URLs Not As Risky As Once Thought

Link-shortening services such as TinyURL seem ideal for criminals because ...

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 ...

Apple iPad Arrives Amid Anticipation, Scorn

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

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 ...

Hollywood Scorns Proposed Betting on Box Office

Think you're better than Hollywood at gauging whether an upcoming ...

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 ...

Half of U.S. Households Pay No Income Tax

Tax Day is a dreaded deadline for millions, but for ...

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

Nissan's new electric car will cost just over $25,000 when ...

Sinopec Profits More Than Doubled in 2009

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

Boeing Says 787 Airworthiness Tests Positive

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

Consumer Spending Rise Shows Decent Recovery Pace

Consumers spent modestly last month, a sign that the economic ...

Geithner Says Commercial Real Estate Loans Problematical

Mounting losses from commercial real estate loans will continue to ...

iPad May Be Kindle's First Serious eBook Threat

Amazon.com, which has dominated the young but fast-growing electronic book ...

Japan February Factory Output Broke Rising Trend

Cautious Japanese companies laid off more workers and hit the ...

World Stocks Gain on Brightening U.S. Outlook

World stocks rose Tuesday as the outlook for economic recovery ...

McDonald's Opens Hamburger U in Shanghai

China's newest university has no football field or fancy library. ...

Geely to Plow $900 Mil. More into Volvo

Chinese automaker Zhejiang Geely Holding Group expects to spend hundreds ...

Consumer Confidence Rise Beats Expectations

Americans' confidence in the economy rebounded in March after a ...