Last month's unemployment rate stayed steady at 9.7%, the same as in January, and lower than December's rate of 10%.

Carmakers will be scrambling to meet demand for electric cars - and the lithium batteries that power them - within the next two years, Carlos Ghosn, chief executive of Renault and Nissan, has predicted.

Many of the nation's top retail chains reported much stronger-than-expected February sales Thursday, furthering hopes that U.S. consumers are starting to loosen their purse strings.

The Obama administration has declassified some general information about the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI), a sweeping program that protects the government and critical civilian networks from cyberattacks.

An earthquake in southern Taiwan has disrupted power supplies in the capital, Taipei and caused the high speed rail service to be suspended.

Corning has announced that its Gorilla glass was selected as the protective cover glass for the docomo Prime series N-02B by NEC. NEC, a mobile phone leader in the Japanese market, is offering this touch phone with a 3.2-inch display.

Elpida Memory has said it bought flash-chip technology assets from Spansion to develop semiconductors for use in mobile phones.

The number of people registering as unemployed in Spain continued to rise in February 2010, as the recession which began with a collapsing housing market spread further into other sectors.