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

Growth Expected to Slow in 2010 for Rich Countries

Growth in leading rich economies will slow in the first ...

Half of U.S. Households Pay No Income Tax

Tax Day is a dreaded deadline for millions, but for ...

GM to Repay Some Gov't Loans Five Years Early

General Motors Co., steadily returning to health after its near-collapse ...

United, US Airways in Merger Talks

United Airlines and US Airways are in talks about combining ...

Stocks Slide As Feds File Fraud Suit Against Goldman

Financial shares led the stock market sharply lower Friday after ...

Retailers Report 4th Consecutive Month of Growth

Warmer weather and an earlier Easter enticed shoppers into stores ...

World Stocks Fall on Greek Debt Fears

World markets slid Thursday amid mounting worries about a potential ...

Intel Software Can Read Thoughts

Mind reading may no longer be the domain of psychics ...

Initial Jobless Claims Rise Unexpectedly

The number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits rose ...

Apple iPhone to Finally Join Rivals in Multitasting

Apple Inc.'s iPhone and iPad devices will soon be able ...

China Car Sales Jumped 63% in March

China's passenger car sales jumped 63 percent in March from ...

Asian Stocks Rise Ahead of GDP Numbers

Asian stock markets were mostly higher Friday ahead of the ...

Bank of Korea Keeps Key Rate at Low 2%

South Korea's central bank left its key interest rate at ...

Dow Crosses 11,000 on Growth Signs

The stock market closed at a new 18-month high Friday, ...

China Suffers First Trade Deficit in Six Years

China reported a $7.24 billion trade deficit in March, its ...

GM China Sales Surge Past Sales in U.S.

General Motors Co. said Monday demand in China is so ...

Treasury to Begin Selling Off Citigroup Shares

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

Facebook Seeks to Custom-Tailor Web for Users

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

IMF Projects Better-Than-Expected Growth for World

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

Japan's March Exports Up 43.5%

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

Hynix Returns to Profit on Doubling of DRAM Sales

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

Hyundai Profits Quintuple on Strong China, India Sales

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

Home Sales Rise, Jobless Claims Fall

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

Microsoft Profits Jump 35% on PC Rebound

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

Kia Motors Profits Quadruple on Strong Sales

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

BMW Aims for China Sales 20% Above Prior Record

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

Video Games Shoot for Spectacular 3-D Experiences

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

China Carmakers Announce Global Expansion Plans

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

Murdoch Turns Up WSJ Heat on New York Times

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

Apple Profits Jump 90% on Soaring iPhone Sales

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

Caterpillar Returns to Profit, Signals Strong Outlook

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

Germany Nixes Bailout Until Greece Inks Austerity Measures

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

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 ...

S. Korea GDP Growing at Annualized 7.5% Rate

South Korea's economic growth accelerated sharply in the first quarter ...

World Markets Slide on China Fears, Greek Glitch

Greek shares led the global stock market retreat Tuesday amid ...

Sands Opens $5.7-Bil. Singapore Casino Resort

Singapore's second casino-resort opened Tuesday, a massive $5.7 billion project ...

Greek Debt Crisis Spreads to Portugal

Greece was pushed to the brink of a financial abyss ...

Honda Returns to Profitability on China, India Demand

Honda posted a 72 billion yen ($774 million) profit for ...

Germany Says Greek Aid Likely By May 7

Germany could have its contribution to a financial aid package ...

Online Firms Fear Impact of Global Copyright Pact

Companies across the technology industry — from Internet access providers ...