Most Toyota Plants in Japan Remain Idle

Toyota Motor (TM) reportedly won’t resume vehicle production at any of its plants in Japan on Tuesday, as the automaker had planned. The continued stoppage leaves in question just how soon the world’s largest automaker will be able to resume operations…

Earthquake’s Effects Rattle Japanese Automakers

Toyota, Nissan and Honda, among other companies, have shut down plants temporarily in Japan in the wake of Friday’s earthquake and tsunami. While many of their factories were undamaged, crippled nuclear plants are causing power…

U.S. Jobless Claims Report Sparks Rise in Asian Markets

A fall in U.S. applications for unemployment benefits sparked a buying spree in Asia. In Hong Kong the Hang Seng Index gained 1.2%, the Shanghai Composite Index advanced 1.4% and Japan’s’s Nikkei 225 Index added 1%.
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Microsoft’s Bing Dives Into Online Shopping

Microsoft has gained on Google in search engine rankings — if only by a little. But it is taking advantage of the momentum by launching a new Bing shopping product for phones and computers.
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Microsoft Kinect Sales Soundly Beat Company Forecast

Microsoft soundly beat its 2010 sales forecast for the Kinect, a motion-sensor device that enables players to use body movements — instead of controllers — to play games on the Xbox console.
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