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 ...

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

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group signed a binding deal Sunday to ...

Fiat to Cut 5,000 Jobs

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

Go Daddy Joins Exodus from China Business

Two U.S. companies that sell Internet addresses to Web sites ...

China to Buy Brazil's Itaminas Iron Ore Mine

A state-run Chinese mining company said Thursday it has agreed ...

Improving Laptop, TV Sales Boost Best Buy

Better sales of notebook computers and flat-panel TVs helped Best ...

Oracle Revenues, Profits Top Wall Street Views

Oracle Corp.'s quarterly profit edged past Wall Street's estimates as ...

Initial Jobless Claims Fall More Than Expected

New claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last ...

Nano Safety Questioned As New Car Bursts into Flames

When it was launched less than a year ago, the ...

China to Launch Stock Futures Trading

China will launch trading of stock futures on April 16, ...

Toyota to Pause UK, France Production on Weak Demand

Toyota said Friday it is stopping production at its factories ...

EU, IMF Agree on Greek Bailout Plan

Heavily indebted Greece won a major pledge of financial support ...

French Growth Slows to Crawl in 2010

The pace of France's economic growth slowed at the start ...

Verizon Winds Down Costly FiOS Expansion

If Verizon Communications Inc. hasn't already started wiring your city ...

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

The government accused Toyota of hiding a "dangerous defect" and ...

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 ...

More Americans Feel Effects of Recovery

A flurry of reports out Wednesday suggested that many Americans ...

GM Says Chevy Volt Electric on Target for Dec Launch

Real-world tests show that General Motors Co.'s rechargeable electric car ...

China Continues Oil Binge with Syncrude Buy

China's not done shopping the globe for oil. On Monday, ...

Paramount Bundles Movies with Seagate Hard Drives

Paramount Pictures is exploring a new frontier by participating in ...

Honda Jumps Into Green Game with Electric Scooters

The green fad in Japan is expanding from cars to ...

Infosys Profits Up 8.7%

Infosys Technologies Ltd., India's bellwether information technology outsourcing company, said ...

Shanghai Tops Taiwanese Foreign Investments

Shanghai topped the list of favorite foreign investment sites for ...

Feb. Trade Deficit Grows with Consumer Spending

The U.S. trade deficit widened more than expected in February ...

Toyota Pulls Lexus GX460 After Alarming Rollover Report

Toyota says it will temporarily stop selling the Lexus GX460 ...

Singapore GDP Jumped 32.1% in Q1

Singapore says its economy soared in the first three months ...

Intel Q1 Profits Quadruple

Intel Corp. said Tuesday its net income in the first ...

World Markets Rise on Intel Earnings Report

World markets mostly rose Wednesday after better-than-expected first quarter earnings ...

Wall Street Boosts Hiring of Investment Managers

Wall Street is hiring again. Among those in demand: traders ...

Households Feel Income Squeeze Despite Low Inflation

The deep recession has caused inflation to all but melt ...

Budget Deficit Falls to $65.4 Bil. for March

The budget deficit for March showed a dramatic decline as ...

China Q1 Growth Surged to 12% but Inflation Low

Global PC Sales Surged 20% in Q1

Worldwide personal computer shipments increased more than 20 percent in ...