Chinalco to Develop Guinea Mine with Rio Tinto

Mining giant Rio Tinto Ltd. and China's Chinalco have signed a deal to develop an iron ore reserve in the West African country of Guinea.

Data Shows Brakes Not Applied at Time of NY Prius Crash

Computer data from a Toyota Prius that crashed in suburban New York City show that at the time of the accident the throttle was open ...

Gas Prices Highest Since Oct 2008

Motorists are paying the highest prices for gas since October 2008. Retail gasoline prices rose on Thursday on an expected increase in demand

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.

105 Owners of Repaired Toyotas Complain of Acceleration

Complaints of sudden acceleration in Toyotas repaired under recalls have nearly doubled in the past two weeks, according to an Associated Press analysis

Hollywood Joins Bollywood to Fight Indian Film Piracy

Hollywood and Bollywood linked arms Thursday to fight piracy, with the announcement of a coalition among the Motion Picture Association of America

Nissan to Make Leaf Electric Cars in Britain

Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday it will make its electric vehicle, the Leaf, in England from early 2013 as the automaker gears up for global ...

China Mobile Profits Grow 2.3% Amid Intense Competition

China Mobile Ltd., the world's biggest phone carrier by subscribers, said Thursday its 2009 profit rose 2.3 percent over a year earlier

Akio Toyoda Admits Fast Growth Hurt Worker Training

Toyota's training of workers to maintain quality control failed to keep up with the company's rapid growth, its president Akio Toyoda said in an interview

Viacom Gets Court to Unseal YouTube Litigation Secrets

A legal tussle pitting media conglomerate Viacom Inc. against online video leader YouTube is about to get dirtier as a federal judge prepares to release ...

GM Has Shot at 2010 Profit Says New CFO

Japan Central Bank Pushes Lending to Fight Deflation

Japan's central bank is escalating the fight against deflation by offering more cheap loans to banks.

World Bank Boosts China Growth Forecast to 9.5%

The World Bank raised its China growth forecast this year to 9.5 percent from 9 percent on Wednesday but said Beijing needs to cool inflation

Joojoo Web Tablet Set to Debut Despite Legal Dispute

The Joojoo, a Web-browsing tablet device that's the subject of a high-profile Silicon Valley legal dispute, appears on track to reach early buyers

U.S. Jobless, Greek Debt Crisis Shatter Stock Confidence

World stocks tumbled again Friday as investors worried that the debt crisis enveloping Greece may spread to other vulnerable countries in Europe

Toyota Expands Recall to Priuses Sold in U.S., Japan

Toyota will recall 270,000 Prius hybrid vehicles over brake problems in the United States and Japan, a report said Friday

Feds Oppose Google's Digital Book Deal

The U.S. Justice Department still thinks a proposal to give Google the digital rights to millions of hard-to-find books threatens to stifle competition and undermine ...

IPO Market Suddenly Looks Less Promising

Two IPOs expected to start trading Thursday were delayed as world financial markets continued to decline on concern about the pace of the global economic ...

Southwest Expects Record Revenues in 2010

Last year Southwest Airlines' revenue shrank for the first time ever. Now the CEO says it could rebound with record revenue in 2010.

Firms Boost Productivity Instead of Hiring

Employers are managing to boost production without creating new jobs. The question is when they'll feel the need to ramp up hiring.

18 Charged in Theft of Samsung Chip Technology

The world's top producers of computer memory chips are embroiled in an apparent case of industrial espionage after South Korean prosecutors indicted 18

Toyota Says Flaw in Prius Brakes Fixed Last Month

Toyota acknowledged design problems with the brakes in its prized Prius, adding to the catalog of woes for the Japanese automaker as it reels

Toyota Reports $1.7 Bil. Profit, Raises Forecast

Toyota Motor Corp. returned to profit in the October-December quarter and raised its annual earnings forecast, but analysts warned of a grim outlook

Lenovo Profits Continue Rising on 45% China Growth

Lenovo Group, the fourth-largest personal computer maker, reported its second straight quarterly profit Thursday as strong sales in China drove its recovery

BMW Sales More Than Double in China

Automaker BMW AG, the world's biggest maker of luxury cars, said Friday that its January sales in China more than doubled from a year earlier.

Estée Lauder Marks Roaring Tiger Year with Special Compact

Estée Lauder is comemorating the Year of the Tiger with a limited edition Tiger compact. The release of this special item

Asia, Europe Stocks Rise on U.S. Housing News

World stock markets jumped Wednesday, following Wall Street higher after encouraging reports about the beleaguered U.S. housing sector helped restore

Honda Profits Soar on Cost-Cutting, Green Cars

Honda's quarterly profit soared sixfold on cost cuts and strong sales of green vehicles, boosting the Japanese automaker's full year forecast

Toyota Prius Brake Complaints Total 180

The Japanese government said Wednesday it has received 14 complaints in Japan about brake problems with Toyota's popular Prius hybrid.

News Corp Posts Profits on Advertising Rebound

News Corp., whose 20th Century Fox movie studio is still riding the tail wind of "Avatar" in movie theaters, said Tuesday it earned $254 million

Signs of Life in Housing Send Stocks Up

Signs of strength in the housing market pushed the Dow Jones industrial average to its second straight gain of more than 100 points.

GM Sales Up 14% in January, Toyota's Down 16%

Toyota Motor Corp.'s car and truck sales fell 16 percent in January, a month when the automaker recalled millions of vehicles and halted sales of ...

Softbank Profits Soar on iPhone Popularity

Softbank Corp., which operates the only Japanese carrier to offer the iPhone, said profit rose 41 percent in the October-December quarter

Iron-Ore Wars Show Limits of China's Economic Clout

China is pressing to turn its status as the world's biggest steel producer into clout over global miners and cheaper iron ore prices. But its ...

Power Struggle Scuttles Suntory-Kirin Merger

A clash over control has scuttled plans for Japanese beermaker Kirin Holdings Co. and smaller rival Suntory Holdings Ltd. to create one of the world's

German Exports Fell Most in 60 Years

German exports tumbled by nearly one-fifth last year, the biggest fall for 60 years and one that officially knocked the country off its perch

HK Animation Studio Behind TMNT, Astroboy Shuts Down

The Hong Kong studio behind "TMNT" and "Astro Boy" has shut down as its parent company tries to recover from losses.

Nissan Returned to Profit in Q4

Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor Co. said Tuesday it booked a profit in the October-December quarter after a deep loss a year earlier

Apple Wins Smart Phone Sales at Blackberry's Expense

Apple Inc.'s iPhone gained a percentage point of U.S. smart phone market share while BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Inc. lost a point in the ...

Dow Closes Below 10,000 for First Time in 3 Months

The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time in three months Monday on nagging concerns about debt loads in Europe.

Toyota Plans to Recall 300,000 Priuses

Toyota plans to recall about 300,000 Prius hybrids worldwide over a brake problem and is likely to notify both the U.S. and Japanese governments Tuesday

Asian Stocks Fall on Europe Debt Fears

Asian stock markets extended their slide Monday, after Wall Street notched its fourth straight weekly drop, amid worries over risks from debt troubles

U.S. Economic Stress Peaked in December

Weakness in Western energy-producing states helped raise the average U.S. county's economic stress in December to its highest point since the recession

European Stocks Rise Past Debt Fears on Bargain-Hunting

European markets rebounded Monday as investors looked past a slump in Asia and set aside worries about debt problems in countries like Greece and Portugal

Sony Pictures Lays Off 450 on Declining DVD Sales

Sony Pictures Entertainment is laying off about 450 people mostly in the United States and leaving 100 positions unfilled in order to cut costs

Toyota May Benefit from Powerful Friends in D.C.

Toyota has friends in high places in Washington, including some of the very people now investigating the Japanese automaker.

Toyota Expected to Announce Prius Recall

Toyota said Sunday that it will soon announce plans to deal with braking problems in its prized Prius hybrid amid reports it has decided to ...

Boeing 747-8 Freighter Set for Monday Test Flight

Boeing Co.'s giant 747-8 freighter should make its first flight Monday after performing well on taxi tests and reaching a top speed of about 103.5 ...

PayPal Suspends Some Transactions in India

The online payments service PayPal has taken the unusual step of suspending many transactions in India for more than a week.

Australian Coal Miner Inks Record Export Deal with China

Australian company Resourcehouse Ltd. said Saturday that it has struck a $60 billion, 20-year agreement to supply coal to China Power International Development Ltd.