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 ...

Japan Auto Production Surge in Feb. Led by Toyota

Japanese automakers said their global production surged in February, as ...

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 ...

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

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

Comcast Profits Rise on Subscriptions, Ad Rebound

Consumers signing up for digital cable TV and high-speed Internet ...

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 ...

Euro Slide Pushes Dow to Sub-10K Close

A drop in the euro set off a late-day slide ...

Wall Street Hit by Late Slide in Financials

Financial companies dragged stocks lower Monday as already anxious investors ...

U.S. Drivers Still Showing Restraint at Gas Pump

Although gasoline prices are dropping ahead of the Memorial Day ...

Asian Stocks Slide on Euro Pessimism

Asian stock markets tumbled Tuesday, extending a sell-off that sent ...

Wal-Mart Slashes 3G iPhone Prices in Half

Wal-Mart says it's cutting the price of the most up-to-date ...

Consumer Confidence Rises Again in May

Americans' confidence in the economy rose in May for the ...

Home Prices Fell from February to March

Home prices fell in March from the previous month, a ...

Dow's Intraday Plunge Signals Turbulence Ahead

The Dow Jones industrials plunged below 10,000 to their lowest ...

Ghosn Charged Up about Leaf Electric's U.S. Debut

Nissan Motor Co. CEO Carlos Ghosn said Tuesday he's not ...

Recovery Gains Steam in Developed Economies

Durable Goods Orders Rise 2.9% in April

Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods surged in ...

Durables, New Home Sales Buffer Against Europe

Sales of new homes posted another large gain in April ...

Facebook Faces Growing Privacy Protests

Facebook is simplifying its privacy controls amid growing unrest from ...

Toyota Halts U.S. Sale of Lexus LS Pending Fix

Toyota Motor Corp. has stopped sales of the Lexus LS ...

Feds Profit from $6.2 Bil. Sale of Citigroup Stock

The Treasury Department said Wednesday it raised $6.2 billion from ...

Yahoo Paints Brighening Picture Through 2013

Yahoo Inc. raised its financial target Wednesday, reflecting expectations that ...

Asian Stocks Fall on Europe Debt Fears

Asian stock markets fell in early trading Thursday after the ...

China's Stock Market Defies Robust Real Growth

Shanghai has Wall Street-size ambitions for its financial markets, and ...

Asia, Europe Stocks Rise on Asian, U.S. Data

World stocks rose Thursday as investors put Europe's debt problems ...

Honda China Plant Stopped by Worker Strike

Honda's four auto assembly plants in China have ground to ...

Costco Profits Jump 46% on Sales, Memberships

Costco Wholesale Corp.'s profit climbed 46 percent in the fiscal ...

Tiffany Profits Double on Soaring Asia Sales

Jewelry and gift seller Tiffany & Co.'s net income more ...