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Improving Jobs Data Shrugged Off by Wall Street

A September rally driven by economic reports regularly beating modest expectations appears to be on hold Thursday even after a weekly report

U.S. Trade Deficit Surges on Strong Car, PC Demand

Americans' stronger appetites for imported goods, especially cars and computers, lifted the broadest measure of the U.S. trade deficit in the second

Global Markets Dip Ahead of U.S Jobs Report

World markets mostly fell Thursday ahead of another set of U.S. jobs data and news that British retail sales fell in August for the first ...

Banks Let Foreclosed Stay Amid Saturated Market

Lenders took back more homes in August than in any month since the start of the U.S. mortgage crisis.

Sony Update Plays 3-D Movies on Playstation

Sony's PlayStation 3 game console will work as a Blu-ray disc player for 3-D movies and music videos, not just 3-D games, with a software ...

Electric Carmaker BYD Takes Stake in Tibet Lithium Mine

Chinese battery and autos maker BYD Co. said Friday it has agreed to buy an 18 percent stake in a Tibetan-based lithium and boron miner

Microsoft's Sleek IE 9 to Load Pages Faster

Microsoft Corp. is unveiling the "beta" test version of Internet Explorer 9 on Wednesday, the first of a new generation of Web browser programs

Mastercard Sees 20% Profit Rise on Overseas Use

MasterCard Inc. expects its net income to rise at least 20 percent this year, helped by a small boost from foreign exchange and a modest

Foreign Investment in China Grew Slower in August

Foreign investment in China weakened again in August after rebounding from a slowdown earlier this year, the government reported Wednesday.

Japanese Stocks Soar on Weaker Yen

Japanese stocks jumped Wednesday, outperforming other world markets, after the Bank of Japan intervened in the currency markets

Twitter Adds Pane for Videos, Photos

Twitter is turning its text-messaging website into a multimedia showcase by adding a new pane that will make it easier for its 160 million users

Japan Intervenes to Weaken Yen, First Time Since 2004

Japan's finance minister has confirmed that Japan intervened in the currency market to weaken the yen, which had spiked to 15-year highs

Wall Street Continues Rising on Positive Retail Data

World stock markets were mixed Tuesday despite another gain on Wall Street as the dollar retreated to a new 15-year low against the yen

Obama Set to Win $30 Bil. Small Business Fund Bill

President Barack Obama is poised to win a long-sought victory as Senate Democrats appear likely to win a key vote that would clear the way

World's Airlines Treble Profit Forecast

Global airlines have rebounded faster than expected from the recession after losing nearly $26 billion over 2008 and 2009, the industry association

Twitter Hacker Causes Mischief with Feeds

A new way to cause mischief quickly spread through short-messaging service Twitter on Tuesday morning before the site could fix the problem

Stocks Tilt Back Up After Fed Speaks

Stocks and bonds rose Tuesday after the Federal Reserve said it was ready to provide more help to the economy if necessary.

MetroPCS Leads 4G Wireless Rollout in U.S.

MetroPCS Communications Inc., a regional cell phone company that mainly caters to low-income customers, on Tuesday became the first U.S. carrier

Cessna Blames Economy for Cutting 700 Jobs

Cessna Aircraft announced Tuesday it will cut another 700 jobs, saying it has not seen the growth and recovery that it expected this year.

August Jobless Rate Rose in Calif., 26 Other States

More than half of U.S. states saw their unemployment rates rise in August, the largest number in six months, as hiring weakened across the country.

IBM to Pay $1.7 Bil. for Data Miner Netezza

IBM Corp. said Monday it has agreed to pay $1.7 billion for Netezza Corp., a company that helps businesses sort through data on corporate servers.

Strong European Debt Sales Lift Investor Mood

Solid bond auctions in Ireland, Spain and Greece helped to further shore up sentiment in the markets Tuesday while investors waited for the latest

Oil Slips to $74 Ahead of Key Fed Meeting

Oil prices slipped to near $74 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as traders looked to a key U.S. central bank meeting later in the day ...

Eurozone Industrial Production Flat in July

Industrial production in the 16 countries that use the euro was flat in July from the previous month, official figures showed Tuesday

China Fines Toyota Finance Arm for Bribing Dealers

Authorities in eastern China say they have fined Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp.'s finance unit for giving bribes to car dealers

Asian Stocks Rise on Hope of More Fed Action

Asian stock markets advanced Tuesday as hopes for more action by the Federal Reserve to prop up the U.S. economy extended Wall Street's rally

Lotte Group Buys Control of Pepsi Philippines

Lotte Chilsung Beverage, a Lotte Group affiliate, has paid $101 million for a controlling 34.4% stake in Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines (PCPP), becoming its largest

GM to Court SAIC, Other Foreign Investors for IPO

Investment bankers handling the upcoming General Motors Co. stock sale are expected to court foreign investors as well as those in North

GM to Test All-Electric Chevy Cruze in Korea

General Motors says it will launch a test fleet of electric cars in South Korea as it continues to develop battery-powered models of its Chevrolet ...

World Stocks Rise on Oracle, RIM Earnings

World stock markets mostly rose Friday as positive earnings news from technology companies such as Oracle and BlackBerry maker Research

LG to Replace Electronics CEO with Group Chairman's Brother

South Korea's LG Electronics, the world's third-biggest maker of mobile phones, said its chief executive will be replaced by the brother

China Approves Local Branches for Taiwan Banks

China has given approval to four Taiwanese banks to set up branches on the mainland, a major step toward financial cooperation

Google to Roll Out Instantaneous Searches

Google Inc. stepped on its Internet search accelerator Wednesday by adding a feature that displays results as soon as people begin typing their requests.

Japan's Q2 Growth Was Much Higher Than Thought

Japan's economy wasn't quite as weak in the second quarter as first thought but faces a murky outlook, the government said Friday

Facebook Passes Google in Time Spent Online

U.S. Web surfers are spending more time socializing on Facebook than searching with Google, according to new data from researchers

U.S. Jobs, Trade Data Lift World Markets

Stock markets in Europe and the U.S. spiked higher Thursday after better than expected U.S. jobs and trade data further eased concerns

Hyundai Debuts Korea's First Electric Car

Hyundai Motor unveiled its first electric car Thursday — the BlueOn — as it moves to catch up with Japanese rivals that have jumped ahead ...

India Car Sales Hit Record in August

Car sales in India surged to a record for a second straight month in August on strong demand before the holiday season, despite rising

ANA Debuts Japan's First Low-Cost Carrier

Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways said Thursday it's setting up Japan's first low-cost carrier, potentially making flights between Osaka and Tokyo

Korea Keeps Rates Low on Global Slowing Worries

South Korea's central bank left its key interest rate near a record low Thursday for a second straight month as the risk of slowing global ...

Nissan's Thai-Made Cars First for Japanese Market

Thai-made Nissan March subcompact cars — the first major model from a Japanese automaker being mass produced abroad for sale in Japan

China Trade Surplus, Imports Both Surge in August

China's trade surplus hit its second-highest level this year in August, likely fueling U.S. demands for Beijing to ease currency controls.

Microsoft Invades Japan with Controller-Free Gaming

Battling its Japanese gaming rivals on their home turf hasn't been easy for Microsoft Corp.

Wall Street Resumes Rally on Easing Euro Debt Fears

Stocks rose Wednesday as investors brushed off fresh worries about the health of European banks to resume a rally.

Oracle Pay Package Could Give Hurd $250 Mil.

Oracle plans to pay newly appointed President Mark Hurd a base salary of $950,000 a year. The company also says the former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO

Obama to Push 3 Stimulus Measures in Ohio Speech

Seeking to give anxious Democrats a boost ahead of the November elections, President Barack Obama is pitching a trio of economic initiatives

World Stocks Slip on Europe Bank Debt Fears

World stock markets mostly slipped Wednesday amid new concerns about European banks' exposure to risky debt and as the yen's rise to a fresh

Dollar Falls to 15-Year Low Against Yen

The U.S. dollar sank to a new 15-year low against the yen on Wednesday as investors continued to buy the Japanese currency as a safe ...

Japan Machinery Orders Up 8.8% in July

Japan's machinery orders, a key gauge of future business investment, rose the most in seven months, a sign that companies are more confident

Google Milks Daily Animated Doodle for Publicity

For a dozen years, Google Inc. has been occasionally swapping its everyday logo for a "doodle," a sketch celebrating holidays, inventions, artists