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.