Akio Toyoda Admits Fast Growth Hurt Worker Training

Toyota's training of workers to maintain quality control failed to ...

Viacom Gets Court to Unseal YouTube Litigation Secrets

A legal tussle pitting media conglomerate Viacom Inc. against online ...

Nintendo to Launch 3-D Handheld Console

Looking for its next big hit, Nintendo said Tuesday it ...

Fiat to Cut 5,000 Jobs

Fiat will cut 5,000 jobs in Italy, slash the number ...

Google Ties with China Partners Being Severed

A popular Chinese Web portal said Wednesday it is taking ...

Sweden's Electrolux Bids for Daewood Electronics

Swedish appliance maker Electrolux AB says it has made a ...

Big Aussie Energy Deal Signed As Rio Tinto Trial Ends

Australia and China signed a multibillion dollar energy deal Wednesday, ...

Asian Stocks Up on Data from U.S., Asia

Asian stocks were up modestly Wednesday as encouraging economic reports ...

Japan Exports Jumped 45% in February

Japan says exports in February jumped 45.3 percent from a ...

U.S. Blocking Free Trade Talks Says Dutch Minister

The Dutch economic affairs minister has accused the U.S. government ...

Broadband Plan Puts U.S. in Global Slow Lane Say Experts

The sweeping national broadband plan that federal regulators delivered to ...

GM Has Shot at 2010 Profit Says New CFO

China's Geely to Close Volvo Purchase by Month's End

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group expects to wrap up talks on ...

Google Stays in China, Redirects Searches to Hong Kong

Google Inc. stopped censoring the Internet for China by shifting ...

Tiffany Q4 Profits Quadruple on Global Sales Growth

Rising sales worldwide for jeweler Tiffany & Co., particularly during ...

China Media Accuse Google of Breaking Promises

China reacted quickly Tuesday to Google Inc.'s decision to stop ...

More Foreign Firms Feel Unwelcome in China

A growing number of foreign businesses in China feel shut ...

German Exports to China Rose 7%

German data show that the country's exports to China rose ...

Toyota Shareholders Sue Management Over Drop in Stocks

Toyota shareholders incensed over a sudden drop in the Japanese ...

Haier Sells GE Appliances in Rural China

Chinese appliance maker Haier says it has joined with General ...

Feds Can't Replicate Runaway Prius Claim

Investigators with Toyota Motor Corp. and the federal government could ...

China Takes $3.1 Bil. Stake in Argentine Energy Firm

Leading offshore producer China National Offshore Oil Corp. said Sunday ...

China's New Generation Choosy About Factory Jobs

Factory worker Chen Qinghai frowned as he looked at a ...

China to Bid on Building U.S. High-Speed Train Lines

China plans to bid for contracts to build U.S. high-speed ...

Oil Demand Growth in 2010 to Be Led by China

World oil demand will rise this year due to surging ...

Surprise Retail Sales Growth Offset by Inventory Data

Stocks are rising in early trading after retail sales unexpectedly ...

European Markets Rise on Industrial Output Growth

European stock markets rose Friday after a strong set of ...

China Regulator Threatens Consequences for Google

China's top Internet regulator insisted Friday that Google must obey ...

Lawyer Rebuts Prius Acceleration Probe Results

The mystery surrounding a Toyota Prius whose driver reported a ...

Lenovo to Refocus Business on Mobile Internet Devices

Lenovo Group expects wireless Internet products to account for up ...

U.S. Video Game Sales Fell 15% in February

U.S. retail sales of video games declined 15 percent in ...

Export Growth Seen As Bright Spot for U.S. Economy

U.S. exports dipped in January, the government said Thursday, but ...

U.S. Household Wealth Up for 3rd Straight Quarter

Americans regained more of their shrunken wealth last quarter, mainly ...

China Inflation Fears Subdue Stock Markets

The stock market traded in a tight range for a ...

Bank of Korea Keeps Interest Rates at Historic Lows

South Korea's central bank left its key interest rate at ...

Trade Deficit Shrank on Falling Oil, Auto Imports

The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly shrank in January, reflecting a ...

Google's Likely Pullout Would Change China Tech Landscape

China without Google — a prospect that looks increasingly likely ...

Japan Central Bank Pushes Lending to Fight Deflation

Japan's central bank is escalating the fight against deflation by ...

World Bank Boosts China Growth Forecast to 9.5%

The World Bank raised its China growth forecast this year ...

China Partners Press Google for Word on Future

Chinese companies that sell advertising on Google's China search engine ...

Woods Return to Golf Boosts Loyal Sponsors

Tiger Woods' return to the golf course is a long-awaited ...

Microsoft's Bing Gains Search Share from Google, Yahoo

Microsoft Corp.'s Bing search engine gained market share in the ...

iPads May Help Boost Magazine Circulations

Magazine publishers may have a new way to boost flagging ...

Fed Keeps Interest at Record Lows on High Jobless Rate

The Federal Reserve on Tuesday repeated its pledge to hold ...

Toyota Engineers Head to New York Prius Crash

Toyota engineers on Wednesday will examine a Prius in suburban ...

Go Daddy Joins Exodus from China Business

Two U.S. companies that sell Internet addresses to Web sites ...

Toyota to See Solid Profits Despite High Costs of Recalls

A massive global recall, mounting legal bills and a battered ...

Twitter Still Blocked but Working on Mandarin Signup

Twitter is working on a way to allow Chinese users ...

Toyota Dismisses March 8 Prius Acceleration Story

Toyota Motor Corp. dismissed the story of a man who ...

Continental to Start Charging for Food

Continental Airlines is ending free hamburgers, barbecue and sandwich rolls ...