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Asian stock markets were mostly lower Thursday as investors fretted over the details of a deal to save Greece from financial collapse and preserve its place among nations that use the euro. Japan bucked the trend as the yen weakened, boosting exporter shares.
Hong Kong's...

Mazda stock dived nearly 7 percent Thursday after the struggling car maker said it will raise about $2 billion from selling new shares to invest in assembly plants and developing new vehicle technologies.
The Japanese company, which makes the Miata sports car, said in a ...

President Barack Obama is reaping political benefits from the country's brighter economic mood. A new poll shows that Republicans and Democrats alike are increasingly saying the nation is heading in the right direction and most independents now approve the way he's addressing the natio...

Here is a summary of recent earnings and reports for selected technology companies and what they reveal about the state of spending and the overall economy:
Jan. 18: EBay Inc. says its net income grew sharply in the fourth quarter, helped by a gain from the sale of its r...

A look at how selected companies providing computers, components, services and related software are faring:
Jan. 11: Research groups Gartner and IDC say personal computer shipments dipped during the final three months of last year amid a shortage of key parts or compelli...

Wheat 34,606 bushels: 0 cents to 13 cents higher; No. 2 hard 6.36-6.58 1/2n; No. 3 6.25-6.57 1/2n; No. 2 red wheat 6.51-7.36 1/2n; No. 3 red wheat 6.40-7.35 1/2n.
Corn 113,058 bushels: 1 1/2 cents higher to 10 3/4 cents lower; No. 2 white 7.67-7.85n; No. 2 yellow 6.41 3/...

Here are some key developments in Google's Inc.'s planned acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc.:
Aug. 15, 2011: Google announces plans to spend $12.5 billion to buy Motorola Mobility. Google would get Motorola's lineup of cellphones, tablet computers and cable s...

On Wednesday, Microsoft filed a formal complaint to accuse Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. and its soon-to-be-owner, Google Inc., of violating competition rules with its aggressive enforcement of patent rights. Google is in the process of buying Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion in a...

Just after accepting the least-wanted job in Greece more than three months ago, Lucas Papademos pointedly remarked that he was not a politician.
But the former central banker, appointed interim prime minister with the Herculean task of staving off bankruptcy and keeping ...

Markets were subdued Wednesday as investors worried that the Greek bailout plan might not be enough to keep the country from eventually defaulting on its debts and possibly leaving the euro currency bloc.
Under a deal reached Tuesday, Greece will get €130 bil...