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A planned subdivision will run free of coal and nuclear energy. CNN's Kyung Lah reports.
Poland's cooperative BPS bank says it's the first in Europe to install a biometric ATM -- allowing customers to withdraw cash simply with the touch of a fingertip.
updated: Wed Jul 07 2010 05:29:00
Students from Poland develop software for children with motor-neuron disease, allowing control of a computer with mouth alone.
In the Land of the Rising Sun, the fiscal year is setting in a sea of red.
Japanese exports tumbled to record lows in February, the government said Wednesday.
Hitachi became the latest electronics manufacturer to agree to plead guilty to price-fixing in the sale of LCD panels used in desktop monitors and notebook computers, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.
Japanese electronics company Hitachi on Tuesday announced a third-quarter loss of more than $4 billion. The company also reshuffled its executive leadership.
When Hitachi first announced the U.S. availability of its superslim monitors at CES last January, they were the slimmest flat-panel LCDs yet at 1.5 inches thick.
Julius Gitahi achieved a debut marathon victory in Hokkaido, Japan, with local favorite Yuri Kano winning her first title in the women's race.
The diamond ring of the future will radiate its unique beauty -- quite literally -- thanks to a minuscule radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip embedded in it.
Okay, so you probably haven't charged outrageous amounts of phony business expenses to your employer, like former Wal-Mart vice chairman Thomas Coughlin, No. 35 on Business 2.0's 101 Dumbest Moments in Business list. Or hit the "send" button on a mass mailing of racist e-mails, like (No. 59). But everybody makes mistakes, and sometimes they're bad enough - or just embarrassing enough - that slinking away to a different company where nobody knows you can seem like the only real option.
Security is never far off the mind of most people, and the companies that make money from fear are here in abundance at the CeBIT technology trade fair.
Japanese scientists have created a device that could enable severely paralyzed people to communicate simply by measuring changes in their cerebral blood flow.
Each May new camcorders appear on the shelves of electronics stores everywhere.
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Asian investors took advantage of a pause in climbing oil prices on Thursday to buy beaten-down technology stocks, autos and other exporters, snapping a nine-session losing streak by Japan's key stock index.
A mobile phone is no longer just a phone -- it is also a music player, video camera and personal organizer.
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 closed down half a percent Friday following lackluster trade on Wall Street.
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 is down 0.66 percent heading into Friday afternoon following lackluster trade on Wall Street.
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 average is almost 1.4 percent higher in afternoon trade Monday as investors take a cue from gains in U.S. technology stocks, snapping up Toshiba, Hitachi and other lagging high-tech issues.
Asian stocks closed mainly higher Tuesday, led by Japanese banks and insurers. Taiwan and Singapore did best in the region.
Most Asian markets are slightly higher at midday Tuesday as investors welcome Wall Street's resilience in the face of a terror alert, but Tokyo is in the red.
Asian markets closed mainly lower Thursday, dragged down by a fall of almost 2 percent in South Korea.
Asian stocks closed broadly lower Thursday, giving up the previous day's gains after a plunge on Wall Street overnight.
Asian markets have closed mainly higher Tuesday, but moves are muted as investors await a decision on interest rates at this week's U.S. Federal Reserve meeting.
The Nasdaq closed higher on the day and the week Friday thanks to an afternoon tech rally during a quiet session on Wall Street.
Asian stocks closed mainly higher Monday, but lingering worries about the price of oil and its impact on global growth kept gains in check.
Japanese stocks are higher at midday Tuesday as stronger economic data encourages investors back into the market after Monday's 3 percent fall.
Asian stocks are sharply lower at the midday break Monday as Japanese banking shares extend last week's falls on concerns about the country's economy.
Japanese stocks are slightly higher at midday Friday, recovering a little of the previous day's 3 percent fall, but other Asian markets are down.
Asian stocks closed broadly higher Tuesday, buoyed by a recovery among Japanese banking stocks after sharp falls Monday.
A big fall in banking stocks is weighing on the Japanese market in Monday trade.
Japanese shares are sinking in Friday morning trade, despite news that three Japanese civilians taken hostage in Iraq a week ago have been freed.
This is the TV that family rooms are built for. The new rear-projection TVs are nothing like their forebears, those old tavern staples that relied on three cathode-ray guns beaming blue, green and red to form images on the screen -- often so skewed that they produced rainbow effects.
Japan's share market is at fresh 21-month highs in early trade Thursday, driven by growing optimism over economic recovery and another strong showing on Wall Street.
Japanese stocks are broadly firmer in early trade Wednesday, following a modest recovery on Wall Street.
Japan's market has closed lower Wednesday after the government revised downward the country's gross domestic product growth.
Asian stocks have closed mainly stronger Thursday, with Japan, South Korea and Taiwan chasing multi-month highs.
Japanese stocks are staging a recovery in early trade Wednesday, following a fifth straight day of losses on Wall Street.
Asian markets closed mainly higher Friday, with only Tokyo's Nikkei dipping into the red.
Gains on Wall Street are giving confidence to investors in Asia Friday, with the market firmer in afternoon trade after a week of negative sentiment stoked by the strength of the yen against the dollar.
Asian stocks powered ahead to close on a high Friday as investors drew inspiration from another tech rally on Wall Street.
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