Does a bidding country’s economy factor into whether it gets to host the Olympic games?

Japan's latest response to the Fukushima radiation leak sounds like science fiction: A wall of ice. Ice walls are common in tunneling; it's the radiation that makes this job different.

The U.S. wants to make it easier for American automakers to get their cars in front of Japanese customers.

The government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will now control both houses of parliament. What does the new majority mean for Abe's economic plans?

Honda sales are up and the company sales it expects to become a net exporter of vehicles from the U.S. by late next year.

Shareholders of Sprint Nextel approved an offer from Softbank to acquire a bulk of the U.S. phone company. Now it's up to Washington regulators to approve the foreign purchase.

Global markets are down this morning on news that the U.S. Federal Reserve may not continue its bond buying program, known as quantitative easing, in the long-term.

After an electrifying run over the past several weeks, stock markets around the world are down this morning.

Today Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gives his latest economic report to Congress. His testimony comes on the same day that Japan's central bank is indicating its intention to continue stimulus measures.

Things have been electric on the Japanese stock market recently. But the country is in need of energy and is hunting for it in innovative ways.