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Oil rises towards $69 as dollar steadies

Oil rose toward $69 a barrel on Tuesday, snapping two days of falls, as the U.S. dollar steadied below three-week highs and ahead of weekly stocks data forecast to show a fall in U.S. crude inventories.

Russia will like Treasuries even if U.S. rating cut

U.S. Treasuries bonds will not become a less attractive investment even if the U.S. sovereign credit rating is cut, Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin was quoted as saying on Saturday.

15 Incredible Desserts You Should Try on the Road

Whether you come by your sweet tooth naturally, suddenly find your pants slipping southward from too much road grub, or just can’t face another plate of mystery meat, desserts on the road are a great way to get to know a country’s culinary culture.

Better Place update: 1000 batteries swapped with no flaws or problems

Electric vehicle services provider Better Place said Friday its automated battery swap stations have marked 1,000 replacements of batteries from electric vehicles in Japan, the firm's vice president Jason Wolf said at the Smart Grid Innovation Symposium, according to Greentechmedia.

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Toyota bets on Hybrids

Toyota Motor Corp. may bet strongly on the hybrid vehicle market in the coming decade after an executive of the firm discarded the idea that electric vehicles can become mainstream for some time unless a

Mitsubishi planning plug-in electric SUV for 2013

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will begin selling plug-in electric vehicles in Japan by 2013 based on its Pajero sport utility vehicle and plans to extend sales to the United States and Europe, according to the newspaper Asahi Shimbun on Thursday.

Toyota bets on hybrids, doubts all-electrics will go mainstream soon

Sony keeps PS3 price cut deliberation close to vest

Sony Corp is in no hurry to cut prices on its PlayStation games console, top executives said, even though many industry experts and other executives consider it a foregone conclusion.

Emerging markets lead world shares lower

World equities slipped on Thursday, led lower by emerging market stocks which outweighed gains in Europe.

Toyota Prius hybrid Japan's best-selling car in May

Toyota Motor Corp's Prius hybrid was Japan's best-selling car in May, a dealers' group said on Thursday, attesting to robust demand for low-emission cars helped by government incentives amid flagging auto sales.

Asia stocks fall, dollar steady after U.S. data

Asian equities and metals prices slipped on Thursday, after disappointing U.S. private employment and services sector data led investors to trim over extended bets and look for better points to buy again.

Bernanke sees recession ending soon; warns on debt

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke sounded a cautiously upbeat note on the U.S. economy on Wednesday but warned that corralling government debt was vital to ensuring the nation's long-term health.

Toyota to lease 500 plug-in hybrids in Japan, U.S., Europe

Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it will lease approximately 500 plug-in hybrid vehicles worldwide which are based its the third-generation

North Korea preparing long-range missile launch

North Korea is assembling a missile that could hit U.S. soil and may test-launch it as early as this month, a newspaper reported, as a U.S. envoy on Wednesday urged Pyongyang to cease provocations and return to disarmament talks.

Australia's Macquarie grabbing share of Asia IPOs

Wall Street and European banks have long sat atop the rankings for arranging initial public offerings across Asia.

Sony lifts curtain on new PSP

Sony Corp unveiled on Tuesday a smaller, lighter PlayStation handled game device called the PSP Go, in a race to catch rival Nintendo in an intensely competitive mobile games arena.

Japan should shun option of 2020 rise in CO2: U.N.

Japan should shun a politically inexplicable option of a rise in greenhouse gas emissions when it sets a 2020 target in coming days, the U.N.'s top climate change official said on Wednesday.

Asian shares gain, dollar near '09 lows

Asian shares rose to fresh eight-month highs on Wednesday, as U.S. home sales data added to optimism that the global economy is through the worst, while the dollar struggled off its latest set of lows for the year.

Asian shares pause near highs, dollar struggles

Asian shares hovered close to eight-month highs on Wednesday, pausing for breath after rallying on optimism that the global economy is through the worst, while the dollar struggled near its latest set of lows for the year.

U.S. auto sales drop, but rays of stability seen

U.S. auto sales fell nearly 34 percent in May from a year earlier, but aggressive discounting helped steady results for the battered industry, according to monthly results released on Tuesday.

U.S. Auto Sales in May in Figures

U.S. auto sales fell nearly 34 percent in May from a year earlier, but aggressive discounting helped steady results for the battered industry, according to monthly results released on Tuesday.

Sony lifts curtain on tinier PSP games device

Sony Corp unveiled on Tuesday the latest in its Playstation Portable line of hand-held devices, the PSP Go, as it races to catch rival Nintendo in the mobile gaming arena.

WHO official says world edging towards pandemic

The spread of H1N1 flu in Australia, Britain, Chile, Japan and Spain has nudged the world closer to a pandemic, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday.

Exclusive: Global consumer confidence stabilizing

Global consumer confidence is stabilizing after falling for 18 months, providing a glimmer of hope for a shattered world economy in which three quarters of households cut spending, a survey showed on Tuesday.

Japan plans missile early warning system

Japan approved on Tuesday plans for a missile early warning system and some ruling party lawmakers suggested Japan should inspect North Korean ships, as a report said the North was preparing to fire a mid-range missile.

North Korea's Kim moves to anoint youngest son as heir

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has signaled the anointment of his youngest son as heir to the ruling family dynasty as the rival Koreas bolstered their militaries along a disputed sea border on Tuesday.