Fiat to Cut 5,000 Jobs

Fiat will cut 5,000 jobs in Italy, slash the number ...

Google Ties with China Partners Being Severed

A popular Chinese Web portal said Wednesday it is taking ...

Sweden's Electrolux Bids for Daewood Electronics

Swedish appliance maker Electrolux AB says it has made a ...

Big Aussie Energy Deal Signed As Rio Tinto Trial Ends

Australia and China signed a multibillion dollar energy deal Wednesday, ...

Asian Stocks Up on Data from U.S., Asia

Asian stocks were up modestly Wednesday as encouraging economic reports ...

Japan Exports Jumped 45% in February

Japan says exports in February jumped 45.3 percent from a ...

Japan Auto Production Surge in Feb. Led by Toyota

Japanese automakers said their global production surged in February, as ...

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

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

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 ...

Apple Shares Hit Recod High on iPhones for Verizon

Apple Inc. shares have hit another all-time high now that ...

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

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

NASA to Probe Toyotas for Electronic Glitches

NASA and the National Academy of Sciences are joining the ...

Health Care Bill Would Tax Investments, Health Insurers

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

China Partners Press Google for Word on Future

Chinese companies that sell advertising on Google's China search engine ...

World Bank Boosts China Growth Forecast to 9.5%

The World Bank raised its China growth forecast this year ...

Japan Central Bank Pushes Lending to Fight Deflation

Japan's central bank is escalating the fight against deflation by ...

GM Has Shot at 2010 Profit Says New CFO

Viacom Gets Court to Unseal YouTube Litigation Secrets

A legal tussle pitting media conglomerate Viacom Inc. against online ...

Akio Toyoda Admits Fast Growth Hurt Worker Training

Toyota's training of workers to maintain quality control failed to ...

China Mobile Profits Grow 2.3% Amid Intense Competition

China Mobile Ltd., the world's biggest phone carrier by subscribers, ...

Nissan to Make Leaf Electric Cars in Britain

Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday it will make its electric ...

Hollywood Joins Bollywood to Fight Indian Film Piracy

Hollywood and Bollywood linked arms Thursday to fight piracy, with ...

105 Owners of Repaired Toyotas Complain of Acceleration

Complaints of sudden acceleration in Toyotas repaired under recalls have ...

FedEx Sees Solid Global Recovery Led by Asia

FedEx says the global economic recovery is broadening, as Asia ...

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 ...

Samsung Aims for Double-Digit Growth in 2010

Samsung Electronics predicted a strong 2010 as economic expansion in ...

Stocks Back in Black for 2010 Ahead of Jobs Data

Optimism about the government's February jobs report sent the Dow ...

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 ...

Google Stays in China, Redirects Searches to Hong Kong

Google Inc. stopped censoring the Internet for China by shifting ...

China's Geely to Close Volvo Purchase by Month's End

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group expects to wrap up talks on ...