GM to supply more fuel cell cars

General Motors Corp plans to have 1,000 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in California between 2012 to 2014 to comply with the state's goal to put thousands of cleaner cars on its roads.

Toyota denies government funded hybrid

Toyota Motor Corp denied that it had received any funding from the Japanese government to develop its hit Prius gas-electric hybrid car.

Is ink going to be the secret of YouTube's success?

Google Inc, seeking to show investors it can wring a profit from Internet videos, first has to show Hewlett-Packard Co its YouTube website can help sell printer ink.

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USAF dismisses Boeing's complaints

Five issues raised by Boeing Co in a protest against a $35 billion aircraft deal should be thrown out because they were improper or should have been raised before final bids were submitted, the US Air Force said in documents obtained by Reuters.

Woolies posts 30% profit increase

UK sweets-to-DVDs retailer Woolworths Group Plc posted a 30 percent rise in annual profit yesterday, above average forecasts, but slashed its total year dividend by 66 percent amid tough trading conditions.

Dillard's wards off proxy challenge

Retailer Dillard's Inc said on Tuesday that it reached an agreement with a shareholder group that will avoid a proxy fight at its May annual meeting.

Steelmaker's earnings leap on increased prices

Evraz Group SA, the steelmaker partly owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, said full-year profit jumped 56 percent on higher prices.

Sodexo sales up on rugby

Sodexo, the world's second-largest catering company, said first-half sales rose 3.8 percent after rugby fans bought travel packages for the sport's World Cup.

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