IBT Staff Reporter

Nissan Motor Co <7201.T> reported a smaller-than-expected 10.4 percent decline in quarterly operating profit on Wednesday as it recovered swiftly from a parts shortage that hammered the industry after the March 11 earthquake.

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After a slew of angry reaction from the Google+ users, whose accounts have been taken down to fit the company?s ?common name? policy, Google made a public statement explaining its moves.

Nissan Motor Co <7201.T> reported a 10 percent fall in quarterly operating profit on Wednesday as a shortage of parts after the March 11 earthquake peaked during the quarter and slashed vehicle production.

HTC is targeting female mobile phone users with a new smartphone, Bliss, which features a matching tabletop cradle.

The sexy star in Cowboys & Aliens teams up with Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford as they took center stage at the movie's premiere at San Diego's Comic-Con. The smoking hot 27 year old show more than her popping baby blue eyes for the upcoming summer blockbuster. In an interview with Access Hollywood, Wilde talks about her willingness to bare it all on screen.

Luxury owners may want to look into the latest trends in yachts thanks to a company called Yacht Island Design. The designers work the most luxurious and wild ideas into a super yacht.

A PhD student has worked out the most accurate measurements ever, of how fast the universe is expanding.

The latest discovery around Saturn reveals that a moon covered with ice is providing water to the planet, creating a rain-showering halo. The water vapors are visible as tiger-like stripes of gas and ice that escape at the southern pole of the moon and become a main water-source vapor for Saturn's upper atmosphere.

German car and truck maker Daimler's second quarter revenues fell short of expectations, indicating that demand for cars in emerging markets may be starting to cool.

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A new and bigger restructuring of Greek debt is likely within the next two years, an official from credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's said on Tuesday, adding a further downgrade of Greece's sovereign debt rating was pretty certain.

China should gradually make real bank deposit rates positive and continue to use open market operations and bank reserve requirements to slow money supply, an academic adviser to the People's Bank of China said in comments published on Wednesday.

Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp stands by its decision to appeal against a U.S. trade panel's preliminary ruling in a patent dispute with Apple Inc, a top HTC executive said on Wednesday.

Private spaceflight company Space Exploration (SpaceX) is on its way to become the first private company to dock with the International Space Station.

Japan's Sony Corp, struggling with a lossmaking television business, on Wednesday denied a media report it was considering pulling out of its LCD joint venture with South Korea's Samsung Electronics.

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Senator Al Franken called on federal regulators on Tuesday to reject AT&T Inc's proposed buy of rival T-Mobile, saying it would mean pricier wireless and could cost thousands of jobs.

A Norwegian cabinet minister will make a symbolic return on Wednesday to her bomb-damaged office as the nation tries to restore some normality after the massacre by a right-winger whose lawyer believes is insane.

Turning around troubled Hewlett-Packard is a long-term project that will require more investment in the business, company chairman and venture capitalist Ray Lane said.

Senator Al Franken called on federal regulators on Tuesday to reject AT&T Inc's proposed buy of rival T-Mobile, saying it would mean pricier wireless and could cost thousands of jobs.

Efforts to give U.S. regulators the authority to auction off some television airwaves for mobile broadband use are getting a boost in a debt ceiling plan proposed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

Orange County Superior Court Chief Judge Belvin Perry Jr. announced on Tuesday that he would not release the jurors' names until October 25 or later

Enceladus, Saturn's six-largest moon, was discovered to be raining over 550 pounds of water vapor every second toward Saturn.

Global giant BP and trading house Phibro joined the list of market titans wrong-footed by last quarter's oil volatility, while Deutsche Bank emerged with record commodity earnings.

The computer hacking community is gearing up for its own version of the annual Oscars, with two notorious hacktivist groups and industry heavyweight WikiLeaks among those vying for the top award.

Makers of chips for TVs, game consoles and other consumer electronics aren't expecting much for Christmas, but insatiable demand for high-end gadgets like Apple's iPad will likely deliver some cheer.

Minnesota Vikings defensive end Ray Edwards may be signing as a free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles.