China's Inflation Rate Surges in February
China's inflation spiked higher in February, adding to pressure on Beijing to prevent overheating and keep the recovery in the world's third-largest economy
Business
India Aims to Pass China As Fastest Growing Economy
Just how fast can India grow? Ask Manal Farooq, who can't make gloves quickly enough. "We are facing a major problem," said Farooq
Prius Complaints May Be Feeding on Themselves
Reports of sudden acceleration in the Toyota Prius have spiked across the country. But that doesn't mean there's an epidemic of bad gas pedals
Cable Operators Ask FCC to Stop Network Blackouts
The most recent showdown left millions of Cablevision Systems Corp. customers around New York without an ABC station at the start of the Academy Awards.
Japan Revises Down Q4 Growth Rate
Japan says its economy grew notably less in the fourth quarter than initial estimates.
Inventories Fell Despite 10th Monthly Sales Rise
Businesses trimmed inventories at the wholesale level again in January even though sales rose for a 10th consecutive month. The dip in inventories
Samsung, Panasonic Begin Selling 3-D TVs
Want to be the first one on your block with a 3-D television? It will cost you about $3,000.
Bailout Firms' Stocks Surge on Likely Sale by Gov't
Shares of four companies that have received huge infusions of taxpayer cash soared Tuesday after a report that the government would sell its stake
Sina Misses Adjusted Profits Estimates
Chinese Internet portal operator Sina Corp. on Wednesday missed analyst expectations with its adjusted fourth-quarter profit.
Working Chinese Left Out of Soaring Housing Market
The luxury apartment buildings Yang Xuhua passes on her way to work are a daily reminder of her own frustrated efforts to buy a home.
China February Exports, Imports Soar 45%
China's exports rose in February in a new sign of growing global demand that could help persuade officials to let the Chinese currency rise.
Success of Specials Masks TV's Shrinking Audience
While special events are doing very well for broadcasters — capped off by an Oscars telecast that was the most-watched entertainment program in five years ...
Cisco Debuts High-Speed Router for Internet Backbone
Cisco Systems Inc. announced Tuesday that it is upgrading one of its biggest pieces of networking hardware, a router that's used to power the most ...
Ford Launches First Subcompact Made for India
Ford Motor Co. launched its first made-for-India compact car Tuesday, as the U.S. automaker continues its push into fast-growing Asian markets.
China Passenger Car Sales Jumped 55% in February
China's passenger car sales climbed 55 percent from a year earlier in Feburary, despite a long national holiday, on strong demand for smaller cars and ...
Daimler Sells Off Stake in India's Tata Motors
German automaker Daimler AG says it has sold all of its shares in India's Tata Motors to various groups of investors through the capital markets.
Sony to Begin Selling 3-D TVs in June
Sony Corp. said Tuesday it will start selling 3-D televisions in June, joining a competitive industrywide push to convince consumers to embrace
China Resists Reading Politics into U.S. Debt Holdings
An official in charge of China's foreign reserves tried to ease American concern Tuesday about the political impact of its huge holdings of U.S. government ...
Fannie Mae Seeks $1.53 Bil. Bailout After Big Q4 Loss
Fannie Mae is asking for a federal cash infusion of $15.3 billion after posting another big loss in the fourth quarter of last year.
Personal Incomes Flat, Spending Grows in January
Personal spending jumped by a larger amount than expected in January but Americans' incomes barely budged as millions of Social Security recipients
Buffet Says Health Care Costs Hurt U.S. Economy
Billionaire Warren Buffett says health care costs are a major drain on U.S. businesses and act like an "economic tape worm."
Dish Network Gains Subscribers, Profits Beat Views
Dish Network's aggressive advertising blitz grabbed more subscribers for the third straight quarter, the company reported Monday, though that cut into profits
Asian Stocks Rise Again on China Manufacturing Growth
Asian stock markets advanced Monday, with Hong Kong's index up nearly 2 percent, after China said manufacturing continued to grow
Geneva Auto Show Marks Transition to Rocky Recovery
For most of the world's automakers, the Geneva Auto Show will be back-to-business with new model rollouts to put the gotta-have-it gleam
Toyota Plant Seen As Salvation for Mississippi Town
Terry McShan isn't thinking about car sales analyses or excess capacity when he drives by the idle Toyota plant in northeast Mississippi. He's thinking about ...
Akio Toyoda to Apologizes to China's Consumers
Toyota says its president Akio Toyoda will speak to reporters in Beijing on Monday about the company's recent quality problems.
Kia Opens First N. American Plant in Georgia
Gov. Sonny Perdue joined Korean and American dignitaries in celebrating the opening of Kia's first North American manufacturing facility
IMF Chief Proposes Creating Alternative to Dollar
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the International Monetary Fund, suggested Friday the organization might one day be called on to provide countries
January Chip Sales Up 47.2%
Worldwide semiconductor sales came in at $22.5 billion in January — 47.2 percent above year-earlier levels — the Semiconductor Industry Association reported Monday.
Cell Phone Cameras Used for Mobile Police Surveillance
Police patrolling the Port of Los Angeles have a new tool to help improve surveillance at one of the nation's busiest ports.
Japan, Britain Data Shore Up World Markets
World markets rose Friday after solid Japanese and British economic data helped shore up investor optimism, a day after concerns about Greece's debt
China's Top State-Owned Studio Eyes Shanghai IPO
China's leading state-owned film studio is gearing up to offer shares on Shanghai's stock market by the end of the year, a senior executive
Japan Industrial Output, Retail Sales Grow
Japan's industrial output rose for the 11th straight month in January amid rising demand in China and elsewhere in Asia while retail sales
Toyota Crisis Spotlights Importance of Auto Electronics
Investigations into whatever is lurking behind Toyota's crisis of quality have put a spotlight on all that can go wrong with auto electronics
Stocks Fall on Jitters Over Pace of Recovery
Stocks tumbled Thursday as downbeat news about the nation's job market and debt loads in Europe revived fears that a global economic recovery
Toyota Faces More Hurdles to Business As Usual
Even as Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda wrapped up a grueling appearance before Congress, the head of the world's largest automaker wasn't leaving
Durables Orders Rise on Surging Aircraft Sales
Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods shot up in January by the largest amount in six months, but the strength came from a ...
Kohl's Profits Up on Strong Sales, Tight Inventory
Kohl's Corp. grew its profit in the fourth quarter as it kept its inventory levels lean and took advantage of shoppers' trend toward buying value-priced ...
Hyundai Sales Rose 11% in February
Hyundai Motor Co. of Korea said Tuesday that its U.S. sales rose 11 percent in February, as storms in the eastern and central parts of ...
Toyota Prius Tops Japan Sales Despite Recall
Toyota's Prius remains the top-selling car in Japan despite the automaker's global recall woes that included braking problems with the hit hybrid.
Hulu May Start Charging for Access to Videos
Hulu's days as a free online video site could be ending soon. Comedy Central's decision to yank two of the most popular shows
Toyota to Spend $250 Mil. to Help California Employees
Toyota said Wednesday it will spend $250 million to assist employees at a Northern California factory slated to be closed next month.
Radisson to Get $1.5 Bil. Upmarket Makeover in U.S.
Radisson hotels are getting a $1.5 billion luxury rebranding and facelift in the U.S., owner Carlson Hotels Worldwide announced Wednesday
Costco Reports Rising Profits on Strong Global Growth
Strong overseas sales growth and increased gasoline prices boosted Costco Wholesale Corp.'s revenue in the second quarter, and the warehouse club
Standard Chartered Reports Record Annual Profit
Standard Chartered PLC on Wednesday reported a seventh consecutive record annual profit, of $3.38 billion, as stronger wholesale banking earnings
Food Borne Illnesses Cost U.S. $152 Bil. A Year
Food-borne illnesses, such as E. coli and salmonella, cost the United States $152 billion annually in health care and other losses
Yahoo CEO Cites Apple to Justify Long Turnaround
Yahoo Inc. CEO Carol Bartz says she hopes investors growing impatient for her to turn around the slumping Internet company remember how long it took
TiVo to Release DVR That Integrates Internet with TV Movies
TiVo Inc., the pioneer of the digital video recorder, hopes its new DVRs coming out this spring will keep the company relevant
Trade Deficit Shrank on Falling Oil, Auto Imports
The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly shrank in January, reflecting a big drop in imports of oil and foreign cars. American exports also fell, a potential ...
Hybrids Take Center Stage at Geneva
Hybrid or hype? More and more automakers rolled out their newest hybrids, or announced plans to do so, at the Geneva Auto Show on Tuesday, ...
China's Inflation Rate Surges in February
China's inflation spiked higher in February, adding to pressure on Beijing to prevent overheating and keep the recovery in the world's third-largest economy
India Aims to Pass China As Fastest Growing Economy
Just how fast can India grow? Ask Manal Farooq, who can't make gloves quickly enough. "We are facing a major problem," said Farooq
Prius Complaints May Be Feeding on Themselves
Reports of sudden acceleration in the Toyota Prius have spiked across the country. But that doesn't mean there's an epidemic of bad gas pedals
Cable Operators Ask FCC to Stop Network Blackouts
The most recent showdown left millions of Cablevision Systems Corp. customers around New York without an ABC station at the start of the Academy Awards.
Japan Revises Down Q4 Growth Rate
Japan says its economy grew notably less in the fourth quarter than initial estimates.
Inventories Fell Despite 10th Monthly Sales Rise
Businesses trimmed inventories at the wholesale level again in January even though sales rose for a 10th consecutive month. The dip in inventories
Samsung, Panasonic Begin Selling 3-D TVs
Want to be the first one on your block with a 3-D television? It will cost you about $3,000.
Bailout Firms' Stocks Surge on Likely Sale by Gov't
Shares of four companies that have received huge infusions of taxpayer cash soared Tuesday after a report that the government would sell its stake
Sina Misses Adjusted Profits Estimates
Chinese Internet portal operator Sina Corp. on Wednesday missed analyst expectations with its adjusted fourth-quarter profit.
Working Chinese Left Out of Soaring Housing Market
The luxury apartment buildings Yang Xuhua passes on her way to work are a daily reminder of her own frustrated efforts to buy a home.
China February Exports, Imports Soar 45%
China's exports rose in February in a new sign of growing global demand that could help persuade officials to let the Chinese currency rise.
Success of Specials Masks TV's Shrinking Audience
While special events are doing very well for broadcasters — capped off by an Oscars telecast that was the most-watched entertainment program in five years ...
Cisco Debuts High-Speed Router for Internet Backbone
Cisco Systems Inc. announced Tuesday that it is upgrading one of its biggest pieces of networking hardware, a router that's used to power the most ...
Ford Launches First Subcompact Made for India
Ford Motor Co. launched its first made-for-India compact car Tuesday, as the U.S. automaker continues its push into fast-growing Asian markets.
China Passenger Car Sales Jumped 55% in February
China's passenger car sales climbed 55 percent from a year earlier in Feburary, despite a long national holiday, on strong demand for smaller cars and ...
Daimler Sells Off Stake in India's Tata Motors
German automaker Daimler AG says it has sold all of its shares in India's Tata Motors to various groups of investors through the capital markets.
Sony to Begin Selling 3-D TVs in June
Sony Corp. said Tuesday it will start selling 3-D televisions in June, joining a competitive industrywide push to convince consumers to embrace
China Resists Reading Politics into U.S. Debt Holdings
An official in charge of China's foreign reserves tried to ease American concern Tuesday about the political impact of its huge holdings of U.S. government ...
Fannie Mae Seeks $1.53 Bil. Bailout After Big Q4 Loss
Fannie Mae is asking for a federal cash infusion of $15.3 billion after posting another big loss in the fourth quarter of last year.
Personal Incomes Flat, Spending Grows in January
Personal spending jumped by a larger amount than expected in January but Americans' incomes barely budged as millions of Social Security recipients
Buffet Says Health Care Costs Hurt U.S. Economy
Billionaire Warren Buffett says health care costs are a major drain on U.S. businesses and act like an "economic tape worm."
Dish Network Gains Subscribers, Profits Beat Views
Dish Network's aggressive advertising blitz grabbed more subscribers for the third straight quarter, the company reported Monday, though that cut into profits
Asian Stocks Rise Again on China Manufacturing Growth
Asian stock markets advanced Monday, with Hong Kong's index up nearly 2 percent, after China said manufacturing continued to grow
Geneva Auto Show Marks Transition to Rocky Recovery
For most of the world's automakers, the Geneva Auto Show will be back-to-business with new model rollouts to put the gotta-have-it gleam
Toyota Plant Seen As Salvation for Mississippi Town
Terry McShan isn't thinking about car sales analyses or excess capacity when he drives by the idle Toyota plant in northeast Mississippi. He's thinking about ...
Akio Toyoda to Apologizes to China's Consumers
Toyota says its president Akio Toyoda will speak to reporters in Beijing on Monday about the company's recent quality problems.
Kia Opens First N. American Plant in Georgia
Gov. Sonny Perdue joined Korean and American dignitaries in celebrating the opening of Kia's first North American manufacturing facility
IMF Chief Proposes Creating Alternative to Dollar
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the International Monetary Fund, suggested Friday the organization might one day be called on to provide countries
January Chip Sales Up 47.2%
Worldwide semiconductor sales came in at $22.5 billion in January — 47.2 percent above year-earlier levels — the Semiconductor Industry Association reported Monday.
Cell Phone Cameras Used for Mobile Police Surveillance
Police patrolling the Port of Los Angeles have a new tool to help improve surveillance at one of the nation's busiest ports.
Japan, Britain Data Shore Up World Markets
World markets rose Friday after solid Japanese and British economic data helped shore up investor optimism, a day after concerns about Greece's debt
China's Top State-Owned Studio Eyes Shanghai IPO
China's leading state-owned film studio is gearing up to offer shares on Shanghai's stock market by the end of the year, a senior executive
Japan Industrial Output, Retail Sales Grow
Japan's industrial output rose for the 11th straight month in January amid rising demand in China and elsewhere in Asia while retail sales
Toyota Crisis Spotlights Importance of Auto Electronics
Investigations into whatever is lurking behind Toyota's crisis of quality have put a spotlight on all that can go wrong with auto electronics
Stocks Fall on Jitters Over Pace of Recovery
Stocks tumbled Thursday as downbeat news about the nation's job market and debt loads in Europe revived fears that a global economic recovery
Toyota Faces More Hurdles to Business As Usual
Even as Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda wrapped up a grueling appearance before Congress, the head of the world's largest automaker wasn't leaving
Durables Orders Rise on Surging Aircraft Sales
Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods shot up in January by the largest amount in six months, but the strength came from a ...
Kohl's Profits Up on Strong Sales, Tight Inventory
Kohl's Corp. grew its profit in the fourth quarter as it kept its inventory levels lean and took advantage of shoppers' trend toward buying value-priced ...
Hyundai Sales Rose 11% in February
Hyundai Motor Co. of Korea said Tuesday that its U.S. sales rose 11 percent in February, as storms in the eastern and central parts of ...
Toyota Prius Tops Japan Sales Despite Recall
Toyota's Prius remains the top-selling car in Japan despite the automaker's global recall woes that included braking problems with the hit hybrid.
Hulu May Start Charging for Access to Videos
Hulu's days as a free online video site could be ending soon. Comedy Central's decision to yank two of the most popular shows
Toyota to Spend $250 Mil. to Help California Employees
Toyota said Wednesday it will spend $250 million to assist employees at a Northern California factory slated to be closed next month.
Radisson to Get $1.5 Bil. Upmarket Makeover in U.S.
Radisson hotels are getting a $1.5 billion luxury rebranding and facelift in the U.S., owner Carlson Hotels Worldwide announced Wednesday
Costco Reports Rising Profits on Strong Global Growth
Strong overseas sales growth and increased gasoline prices boosted Costco Wholesale Corp.'s revenue in the second quarter, and the warehouse club
Standard Chartered Reports Record Annual Profit
Standard Chartered PLC on Wednesday reported a seventh consecutive record annual profit, of $3.38 billion, as stronger wholesale banking earnings
Food Borne Illnesses Cost U.S. $152 Bil. A Year
Food-borne illnesses, such as E. coli and salmonella, cost the United States $152 billion annually in health care and other losses
Yahoo CEO Cites Apple to Justify Long Turnaround
Yahoo Inc. CEO Carol Bartz says she hopes investors growing impatient for her to turn around the slumping Internet company remember how long it took
TiVo to Release DVR That Integrates Internet with TV Movies
TiVo Inc., the pioneer of the digital video recorder, hopes its new DVRs coming out this spring will keep the company relevant
Trade Deficit Shrank on Falling Oil, Auto Imports
The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly shrank in January, reflecting a big drop in imports of oil and foreign cars. American exports also fell, a potential ...
Hybrids Take Center Stage at Geneva
Hybrid or hype? More and more automakers rolled out their newest hybrids, or announced plans to do so, at the Geneva Auto Show on Tuesday, ...
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