Stagnant Incomes Cast Pall Over Recovery Hopes

iPhones Come to China on Unicom Deal

World Stocks Rise on Consumer Spending

Hawaii Rolls Out New Tourism Campaign

Dell Data Shows PC Industry Coming Back

Japan Jobless Rate Hit Record High in July

Investors Seek Clear Signs of Economic Growth

While investors go into the new week believing the economy is indeed emerging from recession, they still need to see more solid evidence of a ...

Tata Loses $521.8 Mil. for Fiscal Year

Japan's Record CPI Drop Fuels Deflation Fears

China May Reject Hummer Deal on Policy Grounds

PC Makers Race to Meet China's Net-Filter Mandate

Good News from Homebuilders, Retailers Prompt Rally

Data Shows Smaller GDP Contraction, More Job Loss

China Inks Landmark Gas Deal with Turkmenistan

Bank of America Looks to Repay Half of TARP Aid

Bank of America Corp. is looking to pay back some of the billions in federal bailout aid it has received in an effort to get ...

Geithner Says Stimulus Still Needed to Help Recovery

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Wednesday that efforts by the United States and other nations to fight a worldwide economic crisis have been able to ...

YouTube to Offer Movie Rentals

YouTube, Google Inc.'s online video streaming service, is in talks with Hollywood studios to rent new release movies online, according to people familiar with the ...

Amazon Exhorts Judge Chin to Block Google Book Deal

Online bookseller Amazon.com Inc. is warning a federal judge that Internet search leader Google Inc. will be able to gouge consumers and stifle competition if ...

Continuing Job Losses Dampen Recovery Hopes

Stock futures lost ground Wednesday after a private sector report on unemployment failed to ease investors' concerns about job losses. Futures had been little changed, ...

Productivity Rose Most in 6 Years

Worker productivity grew at the fastest pace in nearly six years in the spring while labor costs fell by the most in nine years, as ...

Sony Ships PCs with Google Chrome Browser Installed

Sony Corp. is giving Google Inc.'s fledgling Web browser a boost by installing it on new computers. Google spokesman Eitan Bencuya, confirming the deal Tuesday, ...

Clunkers Helped Ford, Toyota, Hurt GM, Chrysler

The Cash for Clunkers program boosted sales at Ford, Toyota and Honda in August as consumers snapped up their fuel-efficient offerings, but rivals Chrysler Group ...

Asia Stocks Edge Up, Europe Falls

Most Asian stock markets closed modestly higher on relief that China's main index has stabilized after sharp drops Monday, but gains were limited as investors ...

Oil Surges to 2009 High on Hedging Against Dollar Fall

Sony to Sell Mexico TV Plant to Taiwan Firm

Sony Corp. has agreed to sell its main television factory in North America to a Taiwanese company, the Japanese electronics maker said Tuesday, as it ...

PetroChina Takes $1.7 Bil. Stake in Canadian Oil Sands

PetroChina Co., Asia's largest oil and gas company, is making a $1.7 billion investment in the Canadian oil sands. Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. said Monday ...

Wal-Mart to Sell Products from Other Retailers

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has launched an addition to its online business that has outside retailers selling nearly 1 million new items through Walmart.com, a move ...

India GDP Growth Accelerated in Q2

India's economy picked up pace in the latest quarter as government spending helped to overcome the worst of the global downturn but drought threatens to ...

Japan Factory Output Rises for 5th Straight Month

Japan's factory output rose for the fifth straight month in July and is expected to keep climbing — one of the few encouraging signs for ...

OC Register Publisher to File for Bankruptcy Protection

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the owner of the Orange County Register is expected to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week. ...

Disney-ABC Takes Stake in Hulu

Disney movies and ABC TV shows will be available on Hulu.com now that Walt Disney Co. is taking an equity stake in the popular video ...

Estée Laurder Profits Plunge but Beat Views

Cosmetics company Estee Lauder on Monday said its fiscal third-quarter profit slid 70 percent due to restructuring charges and declining sales, but results managed to ...

Buffet Sees End to Recession

Billionaire Warren Buffett says the latest recession really shook up Americans’ confidence but he sees the economic slide ending.

Europe Projects 4% GDP Shirnkage in 2009

Europe is suffering “a deep and widespread recession,” the EU said Monday, estimating that unemployment will rise sharply over the next two years and that ...

Chna Projects 7% Growth for Q2

Robust investment backed by stimulus spending will likely help China’s economy to expand 7 percent in the second quarter, showing the economy may be rebounding ...

Fiat May Become Global Powerhouse with Chrysler, GM Europe

Fiat Group SpA confirmed Sunday that it is in talks to buy most of General Motors Corp.‘s European operations, taking another step toward creating a ...

Chrysler to Close 5 Plants, Sell All Assets to Fiat

Attorneys for Chrysler LLC said the company will file a motion by Saturday morning to sell substantially all of its assets to Italian automaker Fiat ...

Windows 7 Release Likely in Fall 2009

Microsoft Corp. has released a near-final version of the Windows 7 operating system that adds a few new features, including a way to run Windows ...

Ford Gains Market Share on Record Fusion Sales

Ford Motor Co. says its April sales fell 32 percent, but the company gained market share on record retail sales of its midsize Ford Fusion.Dearborn, ...

GM's Asia Operations to Stay in Company Fold

The Asia-Pacific operations of General Motors Corp. will stay within the company fold regardless of whether GM ends up declaring bankruptcy or not, the U.S. ...

Home Sales Data Fuel Wall Street Optimism

Wall Street is extending its rally as reports on housing and construction show improvement for March Stocks are jumping Monday following a National Association of ...