Ford, Microsoft to Collaborate on Home Electric Car Grid

Ford Motor Co. and Microsoft Corp. have signed a deal ...

Toyota March Sales Surge 40% on Incentives

Toyota sales surged 40 percent in March compared with last ...

Japan Business Confidence Rose for 4th Straight Qtr.

Confidence at Japanese companies rose for a fourth straight quarter ...

China Manufacturing Growth Highest Since April 2004

China's manufacturing accelerated in March as the dampening impact of ...

Japanese Begin Buying Affordable Plug-In Electrics

Japan's first mass-market electric car went on sale in showrooms ...

Manufacturing Data Give Big Boost to World Stocks

World stocks rallied strongly Thursday after strong manufacturing data encouraged ...

Hollywood Scorns Proposed Betting on Box Office

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

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 ...

China Q1 Growth Surged to 12% but Inflation Low

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 ...

Shortened URLs Not As Risky As Once Thought

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

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

Home Sales Rise, Jobless Claims Fall

The economy is improving, with home sales up, jobless claims ...

Caterpillar Returns to Profit, Signals Strong Outlook

Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar signaled the economy is improving Monday ...

Treasury to Begin Selling Off Citigroup Shares

The Treasury Department said Monday that its first sales of ...

Murdoch Turns Up WSJ Heat on New York Times

It might be the last great American newspaper war. And ...

China Carmakers Announce Global Expansion Plans

Chinese automakers announced ambitious plans Friday to expand abroad as ...

Video Games Shoot for Spectacular 3-D Experiences

For movie goers, watching a 3-D film is a relatively ...

BMW Aims for China Sales 20% Above Prior Record

Germany's BMW AG aims to lift its sales in China, ...

Kia Motors Profits Quadruple on Strong Sales

Kia Motors said net profit quadrupled in the first quarter ...

Microsoft Profits Jump 35% on PC Rebound

An improvement in corporate spending on computers helped Microsoft increase ...

Germany Nixes Bailout Until Greece Inks Austerity Measures

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble says parliament won't address Greece's ...

Hyundai Profits Quintuple on Strong China, India Sales

Hyundai Motor said net profit hit a record high in ...

Hynix Returns to Profit on Doubling of DRAM Sales

Hynix Semiconductor returned to profit in the first quarter after ...

Japan's March Exports Up 43.5%

Japan's exports jumped 43.5 in March from a year earlier ...

IMF Projects Better-Than-Expected Growth for World

The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday that the global economy, ...

Facebook Seeks to Custom-Tailor Web for Users

Facebook is spreading its wings to the broader Web. It's ...

Apple Profits Jump 90% on Soaring iPhone Sales

The paparazzi may have moved on to Apple's sexy new ...

Boeing Promises First 787 Delivery by Year End

Boeing's first-quarter profit topped expectations and the aircraft maker says ...

Visa Pays $2 Mil. for Online Payment Processor

Visa Inc. is buying e-commerce payment processor CyberSource Corp. for ...

U.S. Newspaper Circulations Fall 8.7%

Circulation continues to drop severely at U.S. newspapers, though the ...

Hertz to Buy Dollar Thrifty for $1.2 Bil.

Hertz Global Holdings Inc. said Monday it has agreed to ...

Wal-Mart to Face Massive Class Action Suit

A sharply divided federal appeals court on Monday exposed Wal-Mart ...

Gasoline Prices Set to Rise As Recession Fades

After a weeklong break, gasoline prices are ready to climb ...