Sovereign Debt Fears Drag Down World Markets

World stock markets fell Wednesday amid ongoing worries about sovereign ...

Chevron to End East Coast Retail Operations

Chevron will pull its name from about 1,100 service stations ...

Tuna Farmers Raise Real Chicken of the Sea

Thousands of tuna, their silver bellies bloated with fat, swim ...

Kuwait Takes $1.1 Bil. Profit from Sale of Citi Stake

Kuwait's sovereign wealth fund said Sunday it booked a profit ...

China Wind Power Companies Expand Overseas

China's Goldwind Science & Technology Ltd. is one of the ...

Colleges Explore Geothermal Power Systems

More college campuses are exploring geothermal power as a way ...

Jobless Professionals Vie for Holiday Sales Work

Mara Proctor used to design limestone hearths and columns for ...

Nikkei Hits 6-Week High on Lower Yen

Asian markets were mixed Monday, with a weaker yen lifting ...

Virgin Galactic Unveils SpaceShipTwo for Space Tourists

After five years of secret construction, the cloak is coming ...

Tata Group Launches Water Purifier for the Masses

At about two feet tall, it may turn out to ...

Chinese Companies Expected to Have Strong IPOs

Three profitable Chinese companies are expected to have powerful market ...

GM to Invest $700 Mil. in 8 Chevy Volt Plants

General Motors Co. said Monday it will spend $700 million ...

Nvidia, AMD Relieved Intel Scraps Graphics Chip

Shares of Nvidia Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. jumped ...

Google to Offer Tweets, Blogs with Search Results

Fresh information from blogs, news sites, Twitter and other popular ...

FedEx Raises Earnings on Int'l Shipments Growth

FedEx Corp. has raised its forecast of earnings for the ...

Surprise Drop in Jobless Rate Spurs Optimism

A surprising drop in the unemployment rate and far fewer ...

Pepsi Lowers 2009 Profit View, Signs Dr Pepper

PepsiCo Inc., the world's second-biggest soft drink maker, on Tuesday ...

Volkswagen Links with Suzuki with 20% Stake

Volkswagen AG will buy a 20 percent stake in Suzuki ...

Oil Prices Fall Back Down on More Signs of Weak ...

Oil prices hit two-month lows Wednesday as government data showed ...

UAL Seeks Transpacific Joint Venture with ANA

A United Airlines executive says the carrier wants to pursue ...

BOA Repays Entire $45 Bil. TARP Bailout

Bank of America Corp. said Wednesday it has repaid the ...

Panasonic to Buy Control of Sanyo for $4.6 Bil.

Panasonic Corp. said Thursday it will take majority control of ...

Indian Gaming Kept Growing Through Recession

The economic downturn has slowed the growth of Indian gaming ...

U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows on Surging Exports

The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly narrowed in October as exports ...

Americans' Net Worth Up for 2nd Straight Qtr.

Americans got wealthier for a second straight quarter in the ...

AOL Now Independent and Much Shrunken

AOL resumed life as an independent Internet company Thursday as ...

China Nuokang Bio-Pharma Falls on NY Debut

Shares of China Nuokang Bio-Pharmaceutical Inc. fell nearly 4 percent ...

China Export Rebound Heartens Asian Markets

China's exports are making a comeback after a jarring slump ...

China Tech Purchasing Rule Angers Foreign Firms

Foreign companies are criticizing a new Chinese regulation they fear ...

Wendy's Pulls Out of Japan After 30 Years

Wendy's burger chain will withdraw from Japan, ending a 29-year ...

Fed Assessment Buoys Stocks

The stock market struggled but held its ground Wednesday as ...

Newspapers Consider Alternatives to Google

There's an intriguing idea floating around the media: Microsoft Corp. ...

Oct. Global Chip Sales Down on Year, Up on Month

Worldwide semiconductor sales fell 3.5 percent in October from a ...

Continental Shifts to Cashless Cabin Purchases

Continental Airlines Inc. said Monday that credit and debit cards ...

GE to Buy Vivendi's Stake in NBC for Comcast Deal

General Electric Co. has reached an agreement to buy the ...

Asian Markets Recover As Dubai Fears Ease

Asian stock markets rose Tuesday following modest gains on Wall ...

Japan Central Bank Boosts Money Supply

Japan's central bank decided Tuesday to further ease monetary policy ...

U.S. Manufacturing Grew on Overseas Demand

U.S. manufacturing activity likely continued to grow in November as ...

Steady Growth Shows Economy on Recovery Track

The economic recovery seems on track for slow but steady ...

Ford Bets Big on Tiny Fiesta

Ford Motor Co.'s big U.S. gamble on small cars begins ...

GM Chief Resigns Amid Pressure for Faster Change

The leader of the new General Motors was done in ...

Daimler Moves Some C-Class Production to Alabama

GE Returns to Indusrial Roots with $30 Bil. NBC Spinoff

For General Electric Co., the NBC entertainment division was always ...

Declining Job Losses Steady Wavering Stock Market

Stocks traded in a tight range Wednesday after a private ...

Hyundai Unveils Sleeker, More Efficient Sonata

Hyundai Motor Co.'s sales gain in the U.S. should get ...

Strong Retail Data Drives Up Stocks, Boosts Dollar

Stocks rose Friday after a report on retail sales indicated ...

BOA to Repay TARP $45 Bil. Within Days

Bank of America Corp. said Wednesday it plans to repay ...

World Markets Buoyed by BOA TARP Repayment Plan

World stock markets rose Thursday, with Japan's Nikkei up around ...

Peugeot Citroen in Talks to Acquire Mitsubishi

French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen said Thursday it is in ...

American Offers $1.1 to Woo Japan Airlines

American Airlines upped the ante in the tug-of-war over Japan ...