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IndyCar drivers check out Belle Isle

English driver Katherine Legge expects an eventful return when the IndyCar Series comes back to the Motor City next month. Legge, Rubens Barrichello of Brazil and Oriol Servia of Spain were in Detroit on Monday, checking out Belle Isle Park, site of the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix set for ...

World stocks rise on Europe, China growth hopes

World stock markets rose Tuesday, perked by hopes that Europe and China will take steps to boost flagging economic growth. Leaders of the 27 European Union countries will hold an informal meeting in Brussels on Wednesday, a summit that is expected to focus on ways to kick start the region's ...

Nissan's luxury Infiniti brand opens Hong Kong HQ

Nissan's upscale Infiniti brand unveiled its new global headquarters in Hong Kong on Tuesday, as the Japanese automaker uses the southern Chinese financial center to grab a bigger piece of the world's top car market. Nissan Motor Co. President and CEO Carlos Ghosn dotted the eyes on traditional Chinese lion ...

Asia stocks up amid hopes China to boost growth

Hopes China will announce new measures to boost economic growth helped push Asian stock markets higher Tuesday. Investors were encouraged by weekend statements from Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, who promised to spur growth in the world's second-largest economy, a shift from previous rhetoric about curbing inflation. Gains on Wall Street ...

Mich. House Dems aim to regain power lost in 2010

To After the largest Republican sweep in decades sapped Democrats of power in 2010, party leaders in the Michigan House said Monday they're working to regain the majority by focusing on fundraising, candidate training and door-to-door campaigning. Democratic lawmakers and candidates gathered in Lansing to discuss their plans and prospects ...

IndyCar racers check out Belle Isle

IndyCar driver Katherine Legge expects an eventful return when open-wheel racing comes back to the Motor City next month. Legge, Rubens Barrichello and Oriol Servia were in Detroit on Monday, checking out Belle Isle Park, where the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix is set for June 1-3. It will be ...

Industries oppose making 85 octane gas legal in SD

The automobile and small engine manufacturing industries are among those opposing an effort to make the sale of 85 octane gasoline legal in South Dakota, saying it could harm consumers. Fuel refiners dispute that and many South Dakota residents already have been using the fuel — some without knowing. Fuel ...

Construction to begin on GM-Wentzville expansion

Construction is beginning on a $380 million expansion of the General Motors plant near St. Louis, a move that Missouri's governor said Monday was indicative of the rebirth of the nation's auto industry. GM officials joined Gov. Jay Nixon and other politicians in Wentzville for a groundbreaking ceremony at the ...

Tupelo officials go after junk vehicles

A section of Tupelo's city code which states, broken, unregistered or generally abandoned vehicles have no place in somebody's yard, will be getting some extra attention this summer. The code bans "junk vehicles" from residential areas - including driveways - with a small exception: one broken car or truck can ...

Mich. kicking off seatbelt enforcement campaign

Authorities are kicking off a seatbelt enforcement campaign across Michigan that includes Memorial Day weekend. The "Click It or Ticket" campaign begins Monday and runs through June 3. Officers will use daytime safety belt enforcement zones and nighttime patrols. An event to launch the campaign is planned for a General ...

A woman looks at an electronic stock indicator in Tokyo Monday, May 21, 2012. Bargain-hunting helped Asian stock markets edge upward Monday, but gains were limited as investors remained unconvinced that the world's major economies nailed a solution to the European debt crisis following a summit in Washington. Japan's Nikkei 225 index came off four-month lows to rise 0.3 percent at 8,636.89. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Asia stocks mixed after G8 vague on Europe fix

Bargain-hunting helped Asian stock markets edge upward Monday, but gains were limited as investors remained unconvinced that the world's major economies nailed a solution to the European debt crisis following a summit in Washington. Markets posted only muted gains as traders were kept on edge by worries about the economic ...

Europe faces difficult search for growth

On paper at least, European leaders agree: They need stronger growth measures to help their economies expand out of their 2½-year-old government debt crisis. Figuring out exactly what those new steps might be will be the hard part. Persistent political divisions — neatly bridged by a Group of Eight summit ...

Transferred GM workers adjust to life in Lansing

Scott Mitchell drives 600 miles so he can mow the lawn. He's only half-kidding. Every other weekend, he and his roommate pack the car and drive straight to Tennessee at the end of their graveyard shift at General Motors Co.'s Lansing Delta Township assembly plant. They share the driving so ...

Independence ag museum celebrating 5th anniversary

It isn't easy to use the huge map of North America in the entrance of Heartland Acres Agribition Center to plot a course from Independence to Des Moines, or anywhere else, for that matter. There are too many pins with white heads in the way. Thousands are stuck into the ...

2 Arkansans join American Jews flocking to Israel

Growing up in Conway, Micah Toll was often the only Jew at school. So, when he participated in a trip to Israel as a teenager, spending time in the Jewish homeland had a lasting influence. "At high school, for a long time I was the only Jew there," Toll said. ...

Fire risk prompts recall of nearly 87,000 Jeeps

Chrysler is recalling nearly 87,000 Jeep Wranglers in the U.S., Canada and elsewhere due to a risk of fires. The recall affects only Wranglers from the 2010 model year that have automatic transmissions and were built before July 14, 2010, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in documents posted ...

Electric car network gets first test in Israel

Israeli entrepreneur Shai Agassi has begun rolling out the world's first nationwide electric car network. Now, will the drivers come? After more than $400 million in outlays and months behind schedule, dozens of electric cars have hit the road in Israel, the test site Agassi chose for his Better Place ...

Yahoo, Foot Locker, Zumiez are market movers

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Salesforce.com Inc., up $11.78 at $145.58 The maker of web-based business software lost money in the first quarter, but its adjusted profit and revenue beat expectations. Chesapeake Energy Corp., up 81 ...

Mass. Senate passes auto 'right-to-repair' bill

Massachusetts lawmakers are reviving the debate over whether to require car manufacturers to provide software needed to diagnose car trouble to independent repair shops and vehicle owners, but supporters of the measure also want voters to decide this fall if it doesn't pass. The state Senate passed the measure late ...

Hawaii demand drains electric vehicle rebate funds

A Hawaii electric vehicle rebate program has run out of money after doling out about $2 million since January 2011. The state extended the program twice, adding $500,000 in an effort to stimulate demand for electric vehicles as a way for Hawaii to work toward reducing the state's oil consumption. ...