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Retailers Post Big Sales Gains by Discounting

Retailers are reporting solid revenue gains for October. But it took heavy discounting on coats and other cold-weather items to get shoppers to spend

New Jobless Claims Jump After Declines

The number of people seeking jobless benefits jumped sharply last week, after two straight weeks of declines.

Trucks Outsell Cars by Biggest Margin in 5 Years

Trucks outsold cars by the highest margin in nearly five years in October, a small sign that the economy may be starting to improve.

GM Leads IPO Pitch with China Growth

General Motors has the potential to make huge pretax profits once global auto sales fully recover, the company's chief financial officer said Thursday

Shanghai Readies Deal for Next Disneyland

Just days after Shanghai wrapped up its role as host to the World Expo, China's commercial capital is setting its sights on another big tourism ...

Cisco Shortfall Seen As Tech Sector Omen

A gloomy outlook from Cisco Systems Inc. is shaking some investors' faith in the strength of the technology industry's recovery.

Toyota Profits Quadruple to $1.2 Bil.

Toyota's second quarter profit more than quadrupled on a sales recovery despite lingering worries about the quality of its cars after massive recalls.

Private Employers Added 159,000 Workers in Oct.

The economy generated a net gain in jobs for the first time in five months in October, as businesses stepped up their painfully slow pace ...

Pending Home Sales Drop in September

The number of people who signed contracts to buy homes fell in September after two months of gains, a possible fallout from foreclosure moratoriums

Economy Recovers but New Spending Habits Linger

Layaway, once the province of the poor, has gone mainstream. At the Mall of America in Minnesota, shoppers dart in for just one or two ...

Korean Battery Picked for Chrysler Electric Car

SB LiMotive announced Sunday that it will supply the lithium-ion batteries that will power Chrysler's Fiat 500 EV electric car scheduled for 2012 debut.

China Already World's Top Market for BMW 7 Series

China is already the top market for BMW's luxurious 7-series sedans, the company revealed. It also forecast that China will become its top all-around market

New Grand Cherokee Boosts Chrysler Sales

Chrysler cut its losses in half between the second and third quarters as a new version of the Jeep Grand Cherokee notched strong sales. The ...

Diesel Shortage Disrupts China Economy

Aggravated Chinese truck drivers parked for hours to buy rationed diesel Monday as shortages blamed on a government conservation campaign

Airbus to Replace Up to 40 Superjumbo Engines

Up to half of the Airbus superjumbo engines of the type that disintegrated in flight on a Qantas plane may need to be replaced in ...

Expanded GM IPO May Set New World Record

Investor demand for General Motors stock has been so strong that the company will expand its initial public offering by 31 percent, to 478 million ...

Stocks Fall on Anti-Inflation Measures in China, Korea

China's stock market plunged again Tuesday and prompted a retreat in European shares, as investors feared a slowdown in Asian growth and waited

U.S. Homebuilder Sentiment Improves in Nov.

U.S. homebuilders battered by the worst summer for home sales in a decade are already looking ahead to spring, saying they feel somewhat

Target Profits Surge on Food Sales, Credit Card

Target Corp. reported that its third-quarter earnings rose 22.6 percent in the third quarter, helped by improvements in its credit card business

China Challenges Boeing, Airbus with First 6 Orders

Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (COMAC) opened its challenge to Boeing and Airbus with its first 100 orders for its C919 single-aisle commercial

Housing Construction Fell Sharply in October

Construction of new homes fell sharply in October, fresh evidence that the housing industry remains under duress. The Commerce Department says construction

Consumer Prices Show No Inflation Threat

Consumer prices rose moderately in October but there was little sign of inflation as the cost of autos, clothing and hotels fell.

Toyota to Sell in Plug-In Hybrid in U.S., Japan, Europe

Toyota is planning to sell a plug-in hybrid car in the U.S., Japan and Europe in 2012, targeting sales of 50,000 vehicles a year at ...

Overseas Growth Lifts A&F to Fatter Profits

Preppy teen clothing seller Abercrombie & Fitch Co. said Tuesday that higher international revenue and improving results in the U.S. helped its third-quarter

GM's Record IPO Ends Gov't's Majority Stake

General Motors is returning to life as a public company Thursday with a stock offering worth potentially $23 billion, ending the government's role as majority

Singapore Growth to Slow Sharply Next Year

Singapore's economic growth will slow sharply next year as U.S. and European demand for the island's exports weakens, the government said Thursday

Ford Cuts Stake in Mazda to 3.5%

Japanese automaker Mazda says Ford is reducing its stake to 11 percent to 3.5 percent, but their partnership will continue in developing and marketing

World Markets Rebound from String of Losses

World stock markets rose Thursday as investors grew increasingly confident that details of an Irish financial rescue package will emerge over the coming

GM Shares Surge As Trading Opens

General Motors stock began trading on Wall Street again Thursday, signaling the rebirth of an American corporate icon that collapsed into bankruptcy

Dell Profits Double As Businesses Upgrade

Personal computer maker Dell Inc. said Thursday that its net income for the latest quarter more than doubled as companies spent more to replace

Leading Economic Indicators Rise Fastest Since May

A gauge of future economic activity grew in October after a summer lull, suggesting the U.S. economy will slowly start strengthening early next year.

Cable Co. Cox Enters Cell Phone Business

Cox Communications, the country's third-largest cable company, is launching its long-planned cellular network in three scattered areas on Friday

Oct Retail Sales Gain Most Since March

Retail sales, helped by strong demand for autos, increased in October by the largest amount in seven months. The Commerce Department

Nissan Recalls 600,000 Cars for Steering, Battery Cable

Nissan Motor Co. is recalling more than 600,000 vehicles in North and South America and Africa due to steering or battery cable problems.

Toyoda, Musk Cement Ties Over Pimped-Out Tesla

The usually grim-faced Toyota President Akio Toyoda was all smiles Friday, trumpeting a newfound friendship with U.S. luxury electric carmaker Tesla.

Airbus Parent Returns to Profit

Airbus' parent company EADS NV reported a narrow third-quarter profit on Friday, rebounding from a loss a year earlier as the commercial plane-making

Shanghai Stocks Plunge on China Rate Hike Fears

Chinese shares led world markets lower Friday amid mounting concerns Beijing will raise interest rates to cool its overheating economy.

Eurozone Growth Slows to 0.4%

Economic growth in the 16 countries that use the euro fell by more than half in the third quarter of the year, official figures showed ...

Newsweek Merges with Tina Brown's Daily Beast

Newsweek, a 77-year-old magazine that once helped set the national news agenda, is linking its future with a startup website just two years in the ...

Food Industry Outpaces Rest of Economy

While the recession took a toll on manufacturing and other industries, one part of the economy has remained a bright spot over the past few ...

Retail Sales, Caterpillar Buy Drive Up Stock Prices

U.S. stock futures pointed to a higher open Monday as investors hope to move beyond worries about Ireland's debt drama that dragged major indexes

Brandon Wey Creates Marketplace for First Dates

Brandon Wey offers men a way to get first dates with attractive women.

Caterpillar to Buy Surface Mining Equipper for $7.6 Bil.

Caterpillar Inc., the world's largest construction and mining equipment maker, said Monday it has agreed to buy Bucyrus International Inc. for $7.6 billion

Data Storage Maker EMC Buys Isilon for $2.25 Bil.

The data storage company EMC says it has agreed to buy Isilon for $2.25 billion in cash. It is offering $33.85 per share

Gas Prices Rise As Holidays Approach

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, the price of gasoline is marching toward the high of the year.

Renault-Nissan to Sell 500,000 EVs a Year by 2013

Bullish on green cars, the chief executive of the Renault-Nissan automotive alliance said Monday they plan to produce and sell 500,000 electric

Credit Card Writedowns Decline Again in Oct.

The ability of credit card holders to pay off debt has shown sustained improvement this year and on Monday the top U.S. credit card issuers ...

S. Korea Raises Key Interest Rate Again

South Korea's central bank raised its key interest rate Tuesday for the second time in four months amid persistent concerns about inflation.

Facebook's New Messaging Puts Message Over Form

Facebook is betting that one day soon, we'll all be acting like high school students — more texting and instant-messaging, at the expense of e-mail.

Google Unveils Cell Phone with Payment System

Google Inc. is taking another stab at designing a game-changing mobile phone, this time by including a built-in payment system that could eventually