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Wall Street Awaits Earnings of Consumer Bellwethers

After getting worrisome signs about consumers from bankers' earnings reports, investors will be looking at a broad range of companies this week for further insights ...

Chevron Announces New Gas Find Off Australia

Energy company Chevron Corp. said Sunday it has made an additional discovery of natural gas in the giant Gorgon gas field being developed off the ...

States Sue Feds for Billions in Unclaimed Savings Bonds

The federal government is facing a lawsuit over billions in unclaimed bonds that date back to the patriotic fundraising efforts of World War II, leading ...

AP, News Corp Want Search Engines to Pay for News

The leaders of two of the world's major news organizations said Friday that it is time for search engines and others who use news content ...

Singapore Economy Surges for 2nd Straight Quarter

Singapore's economy surged for a second straight quarter, and the government boosted its 2009 growth forecast, as manufacturing cemented the city-state's emergence from recession.

Phillips Q3 Profits Treble

Royal Philips Electronics NV reported net profit of €174 million ($256 million) for the third quarter on Monday, three times the depressed levels of a ...

Russian Economy Sank More than Forecast Says Medvedev

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday that Russia's economy was hit harder than expected by the global financial crisis, but Kremlin measures helped the country ...

Comcast to Send Popups to PCs with Virus Infection

Comcast Corp. wants to enlist its customers in a fight against a huge problem for Internet providers — the armies of infected personal computers, known ...

Japan Suspends U.S. Beef Shipments Again for Violation

Japan has suspended beef shipments from an American meatpacking plant after finding cattle parts banned under an agreement to prevent the spread of mad cow ...

Hummer Now Owned by China's Sichuan Tengzhong

Hummer, the off-road vehicle that once epitomized America's love for hulking trucks, is now in the hands of a Chinese heavy equipment maker. General Motors ...

USA Today Posts 17% Circulation Drop

USA Today expects to report the largest decline in circulation in its 27-year history, threatening its No. 1 position among U.S. dailies as the growth ...

Shanghai Leads Global Stock Rally on Rising Dollar

Chinese stocks rallied Friday as traders returned to their desks following a weeklong holiday, when the rest of the world's major markets shot higher amid ...

Audi Sales Decline Eased by Strong Asia Growth

German carmaker Audi AG said Friday it delivered 6.8 percent fewer cars in September than a year earlier as the global downturn continued to affect ...

Carly Simon Sues Starbucks for Poor Promotion

Singer Carly Simon is suing Starbucks Corp., saying the coffee company's now-defunct music venture didn't adequately promote her 2008 album, dooming the record before it ...

Infosys Raises Outlook Despite Profit Dip

Infosys Technologies Ltd. reported a slight decrease in quarterly profit Friday but raised its revenue and earnings forecasts — a signal the worst may be ...

Frank Advances Bill to Limit Credit-Card Rate Hikes

Rep. Barney Frank, the tough-talking liberal ushering through a major rewrite of rules governing Wall Street, sounded a warning shot on Thursday to big banks: ...

Another Asset Bubble May Be Forming Already

The next financial bubble could come sooner than you think. A year after the collapse of home values triggered the financial crisis and Great Recession, ...

Retail, Jobs Data Boost Wall Street

Stocks are resuming their climb as investors get positive readings on two of the best gauges of the economy's health: consumer spending and corporate profits. ...

GM to Sell Hummer to Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy

General Motors Co. is poised to sign a deal to sell its Hummer brand to a Chinese heavy equipment manufacturer as early as Thursday afternoon, ...

New Jobless Claims Lowest Since January

The number of newly laid-off workers filing first-time claims for jobless benefits fell to the lowest level since early January, as layoffs ease a bit ...

GM Names New Sales Chief As U.S. Market Share Erodes

Less than a week after reporting a sharp drop in September sales, GM said its U.S. sales chief is leaving as the automaker struggles to ...

Marriott Posts Q3 Loss on Timeshare Slump

Marriott International says it lost $466 million in its third quarter on hefty impairment charges, mostly related to its timeshare business. The hotel operator lost ...

Bloomberg to Buy BusinessWeek for Pittance

Bloomberg LP is buying BusinessWeek magazine in a deal that brings together a financial news service specializing in rapid-fire updates with a print publication struggling ...

Oracle Turns Up Rhetoric As Server Sales Go to IBM

Larry Ellison ratcheted up his rhetoric against IBM Corp. on Wednesday, challenging Oracle Corp.'s longtime partner and rival to "make our day" in a battle ...

Dow Closes Above 10,000 for First Time in Year

The Dow Jones industrial average is back above 10,000 for the first time in a year. The Dow crossed five figures Wednesday seven months after ...

PC Shipments Rise in Q3, Bodes Well for Holidays

Worldwide shipments of personal computers edged back up in the third quarter, according to researchers, a promising sign for the industry as it heads into ...

Non-Auto Retail Sales Better Than Expected in Sept.

Retail sales declined in September by the largest amount this year as car sales plummeted following the end of the government's popular Cash for Clunkers ...

China Export Slump Eases, Lending Surges

China's export slump eased in September as global demand showed signs of recovery and banks stepped up lending to help fuel a turnaround in the ...

Dollar Hits 14-Month Low Against Euro

The dollar slid to a 14-month low against the euro Wednesday as investor appetite for risk increased following upbeat comments from Intel Corp.

Intel Boosts Wall Street Despite Profits Drop

Intel Corp. has been asserting for months that the personal computer business is rebounding from its deepest slump in nearly a decade. Its stock jumped ...

Kindle eBooks Get Mixed Reviews on College Campuses

It's an experiment that has made back-to-school a little easier on the back: Amazon.com gave more than 200 college students its Kindle e-reading device this ...

Obama Shifts Bailout Focus to Small Banks, Businesses

President Barack Obama wants smaller community banks to have greater access to the government's $700 billion financial rescue fund as the administration refocuses the bailout ...

China Widens Auto Sales Lead with 78% September Jump

China has widened its lead over the U.S. as the world's top auto market, with September sales vaulting 78 percent, spurred by tax cuts and ...

2 IPOs to Test U.S. Appetite for China Stocks

Two Chinese IPOs expected to start trading this week are going to be a gauge for Americans' taste for Beijing's offerings, some of which have ...

India Auto Sales Jump 17.1% in September

India's auto sales rose 17.1 percent in September from a year earlier to 212,975 vehicles, as holiday buying, easier credit and rising consumer confidence fueled ...

Natural Gas Shale May Be Next Big Boom or Bubble

The promise of enough natural gas to last the United States more than 100 years based on discoveries of vast shale formations could be the ...

Comcast Deal Lets GE Unwind Stake in NBC Universal

A proposed deal to acquire media giant NBC Universal would give current owner General Electric Co. the ability to unwind its stake over several years, ...

Asian Stocks Rise on Solid Growth Data

Most Asian stock markets advanced Tuesday, with Japanese and Hong Kong benchmarks gaining 1 percent or more, amid signs of economic improvement in Asia and ...

China Hainan Airlines to Begin Service to Hawaii

China's Hainan Airlines has received approval to begin service from Beijing to Hawaii. The U.S. Department of Transportation approved the flights, which initially will be ...

Sidekick Phones Lose All Personal, Contacts Data

Owners of Sidekick phones may have lost all the personal information they put on the device, including contact numbers, because of a failure of servers ...

New Home Sales Fall Unexpectedly

Shares of homebuilders slid Wednesday as new home sales dropped for the first time in five months.

Strong GDP Growth, Weak Dollar Drive Up Commodities

Commodities prices rebounded Thursday, buoyed by a falling dollar and a stronger-than-expected reading on the economy.

Consumers Return to Pricier Name Brands

Signs of an improving economy might be in your kitchen or bathroom cupboards. Consumers are showing a willingness to pay a little more

China to Invest $1.5 Bil. in Texas Wind Farm

China took a big leap into the U.S. renewable energy market Thursday, putting up $1.5 billion for a 36,000-acre wind farm in Texas with the ...

Hawaii Gov to Woo Big Spenders from China

Gov. Linda Lingle will leave on Friday for a two-week excursion to China where she intends to sell Hawaii as a tourism destination and to ...

Alcoa Working with China on Jetliner Development

Alcoa Inc. said Thursday it is working with China on the development of the country's newest and biggest commercial jetliner.

Asia Stocks Continue Slide on Weak U.S. Data

Asian stock markets fell for a third day Thursday after signs of weakness in the U.S. housing market added to fears about the health of ...

Oil Prices Slump on Surprising Gas Supplies

Oil prices hung below $78 a barrel Thursday in Asia as an unexpected jump in U.S. gasoline supplies cast doubt on the strength of a ...

Q3 Data to Show Recession Ended but Doubts Persist

The economy appears back on its feet after being knocked over by the worst recession since the 1930s.

CIT Group Gets $4.5 Bil. More to Restructure Debt

CIT Group Inc., one of the nation's largest lenders to small and mid-sized businesses, said Wednesday it received $4.5 billion in credit from its own ...