2.7 Mil. Log on for Halo Game Beta Test

Master Chief isn't lacking for friends. More than 2.7 million people logged onto the video game "Halo: Reach," the upcoming prequel to the first-person shooter ...

Retailers Report 4th Consecutive Month of Growth

Warmer weather and an earlier Easter enticed shoppers into stores for spring merchandise in March, helping retailers post strong sales gains for the month.

GM China Sales Surge Past Sales in U.S.

General Motors Co. said Monday demand in China is so strong that the company's annual sales may top 2 million vehicles this year — four ...

China Suffers First Trade Deficit in Six Years

China reported a $7.24 billion trade deficit in March, its first in almost six years, though the trend is likely to be short-lived.

Dow Crosses 11,000 on Growth Signs

The stock market closed at a new 18-month high Friday, with the Dow Jones industrial average briefly touching 11,000 before retreating slightly.

Bank of Korea Keeps Key Rate at Low 2%

South Korea's central bank left its key interest rate at a record low Friday as its new governor begins weighing when to end an 18-month-old ...

Asian Stocks Rise Ahead of GDP Numbers

Asian stock markets were mostly higher Friday ahead of the region's first peek next week at first quarter economic growth numbers.

China Car Sales Jumped 63% in March

China's passenger car sales jumped 63 percent in March from a year earlier as manufacturers scrambled to meet strong demand driven

Apple iPhone to Finally Join Rivals in Multitasting

Apple Inc.'s iPhone and iPad devices will soon be able to run more than one program at a time, an ability that phones from Apple's ...

Initial Jobless Claims Rise Unexpectedly

The number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits rose last week, a sign that jobs remain scarce

Intel Software Can Read Thoughts

Mind reading may no longer be the domain of psychics and fortune tellers — now some computers can do it, too.

World Stocks Fall on Greek Debt Fears

World markets slid Thursday amid mounting worries about a potential Greek debt default as the country's borrowing costs continue to go through the roof.

Hawaiian Tops in Service Among 18 Busiest Carriers

Hawaiian Airlines again tops a list of 18 of the nation's busiest carriers for best service. Closely trailing is low-cost carrier AirTran.

Toyota Exec Said We Need to Come Clean

Five days before Toyota announced a massive recall, a U.S. public relations executive at the automaker warned colleagues in an internal e-mail: "We need to ...

United, US Airways in Merger Talks

United Airlines and US Airways are in talks about combining into what would be the nation's second-biggest airline, a person with knowledge of the situation

GM to Repay Some Gov't Loans Five Years Early

General Motors Co., steadily returning to health after its near-collapse in 2009, said Wednesday it plans to pay off its government loans by June

Half of U.S. Households Pay No Income Tax

Tax Day is a dreaded deadline for millions, but for nearly half of U.S. households it's simply somebody else's problem.

Growth Expected to Slow in 2010 for Rich Countries

Growth in leading rich economies will slow in the first half of this year, with the United States and Japan outpacing sluggish Europe

Japan Central Bank Leaves Interest Rate Unchanged

Asian Stocks Continue Rally on Strong Growth Signs

Asian stock markets were mostly higher Wednesday amid expectations low global interest rates will continue to fuel strong economic growth.

Renault-Nissan Ties Up with Daimler for Parts, Research

Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co. will unveil a parts-sharing and research alliance with German automaker Daimler AG

Verizon CEO Refuses to Confirm iPhone Tieup

Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg says the company has told Apple that it wants to carry the iPhone. But he declined to say when — or ...

Toyota Pulls Lexus GX460 After Alarming Rollover Report

Toyota says it will temporarily stop selling the Lexus GX460 after Consumer Reports said the SUV carried an unusually high risk of a rollover accident

Toyota Conducts Safety Tests on All SUV Models

Toyota announced safety tests on all its sport-utility vehicle models in a sweeping effort Thursday to reassure buyers after Consumer Reports warned

Global PC Sales Surged 20% in Q1

Worldwide personal computer shipments increased more than 20 percent in the first three months of 2010 from the same period a year ago

China Q1 Growth Surged to 12% but Inflation Low

More Americans Feel Effects of Recovery

A flurry of reports out Wednesday suggested that many Americans are feeling better about the economic rebound.

Households Feel Income Squeeze Despite Low Inflation

The deep recession has caused inflation to all but melt away. The problem is that the same severe downturn has also translated into weak

Wall Street Boosts Hiring of Investment Managers

Wall Street is hiring again. Among those in demand: traders of exotic financial investments such as derivatives, and risk managers whose job it is to ...

World Markets Rise on Intel Earnings Report

World markets mostly rose Wednesday after better-than-expected first quarter earnings from Intel Corp. stoked hopes about the global economic recovery.

Intel Q1 Profits Quadruple

Intel Corp. said Tuesday its net income in the first quarter nearly quadrupled over last year and reflected an overall bump in spending on technology

Singapore GDP Jumped 32.1% in Q1

Singapore says its economy soared in the first three months of 2010 as manufacturing more than doubled.

Samsung Sees Spectacular Jump in Q1 Profits

Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday forecast a surge in first quarter operating profit to near-record levels, heading into a year for which the biggest flat

Feb. Trade Deficit Grows with Consumer Spending

The U.S. trade deficit widened more than expected in February as a small gain in exports to the highest level in 16 months was offset ...

Shanghai Tops Taiwanese Foreign Investments

Shanghai topped the list of favorite foreign investment sites for Taiwanese investors, according to a China Times report. Tokyo and Singapore

Infosys Profits Up 8.7%

Infosys Technologies Ltd., India's bellwether information technology outsourcing company, said Tuesday quarterly profit rose 8.7 percent

Honda Jumps Into Green Game with Electric Scooters

The green fad in Japan is expanding from cars to bikes with Honda's zero-emission super-quiet electric EV-neo scooter.

Paramount Bundles Movies with Seagate Hard Drives

Paramount Pictures is exploring a new frontier by participating in an offer to sell Seagate Technology hard drives with a copy of the latest "Star ...

China Continues Oil Binge with Syncrude Buy

China's not done shopping the globe for oil. On Monday, a Beijing-backed oil producer announced the country's largest deal

GM Says Chevy Volt Electric on Target for Dec Launch

Real-world tests show that General Motors Co.'s rechargeable electric car can travel 40 miles on battery power as promised

Budget Deficit Falls to $65.4 Bil. for March

The budget deficit for March showed a dramatic decline as the Obama administration formally entered a lower ultimate cost for the government's $700 billion

Microsoft Kin Phones to Take on iPhone, Blackberry

Microsoft Corp. unveiled two cell phones Monday that are meant for social networking-savvy teens and twenty-somethings, in an attempt to revitalize

Apple Shares Hit Recod High on iPhones for Verizon

Apple Inc. shares have hit another all-time high now that it appears the iPhone could find a new sales outlet through Verizon Wireless.

Japan Business Confidence Rose for 4th Straight Qtr.

Confidence at Japanese companies rose for a fourth straight quarter amid growing faith in the global economic recovery, a key central bank report showed Thursday.

Toyota March Sales Surge 40% on Incentives

Toyota sales surged 40 percent in March compared with last year after the automaker offered some of its deepest discounts ever to cope with the ...

Ford, Microsoft to Collaborate on Home Electric Car Grid

Ford Motor Co. and Microsoft Corp. have signed a deal to work together on a computerized link between houses, electric cars and utility companies

Factory Orders Rose for 10th Time in 11 Months

Factory orders rose in February, bolstered by strong demand for industrial machinery and commercial aircraft. It was the 10th increase in 11 months

Russia Borrows for First Time Since 1998 Default

Russia is likely to raise money on capital markets in late April for the first time since it defaulted 12 years ago as it faces ...

March Jobs Data Disappoints Investors

European and U.S. stock markets fell Wednesday after weak U.S. jobs data stoked concerns that official government figures later in the week will come in ...

Novell Wins Utah Jury Verdict in Unix Copyright Suit

Novell Inc. never sold ownership rights to Unix computer software code when it allowed another company to take over the servicing of the venerable server