Mar 12 - U.S. retail sales unexpectedly rose in February leading to hopes the consumer will contribute more to the economic recovery. Conway Gittens reports.

Mar 12 - For the first time, an industrial-sized paraglider is helping a modern trawler save fuel with old-fashioned wind-power. Developers hope it will significantly impact the vessel's energy consumption. Stuart McDill reports.

Mar. 12 - British Airways will strike after talks break down with union, French President meets British leaders ahead of EU summit, Italian transport workers take industrial action.

Mar. 12 - Major UK employers are expected to hire thousands of new apprentices in 2010 with the help from a new government fund.

Mar. 12 - Japan's Nikkei hit a seven-week high, as investors buy exporters on hopes the yen will ease further against the dollar.

Mar 11 - Consumers can now bring the 3D experience into their homes, but programming is limited, and the prices can be high. Bobbi Rebell reports.

Mar 10 - Boston-based technology company Terrafugia has created a car that can fly. The company says it's ready to begin manufacturing the flying car but the recession has stalled progress. Ben Gruber reports.

Mar 9 - The world's largest solar-powered boat aims to be the fastest such vessel to cross the Atlantic Ocean and the first to cross both the Pacific and Indian Oceans when it embarks around the world in 2011. Natalie Armstrong reports.

Mar 8 - With the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, battlefield technology has jumped forward by leaps and bounds. Now a Boston company is taking combat to the next level, with a robot companion for soldiers that mimics man's best friend. Ben Gruber reports.

Mar 5 - As surveillance video is used to probe the killing of a Hamas official in Dubai, in nearby Abu Dhabi, CCTV companies are the most sought-after stalls at the International Security and National Resilience exhibition. Natalie Armstrong reports.

Mar. 4 - A slew of new video games on the market target fashion-conscious girls and women.

Mar 4. - Japan's road to the future will be paved with electric and fuel cell vehicles, say industry watchers, predicting 2 million cars in 15 years.

Mar 3 - A New Zealand company is combining 20th century technologies to solve this century's transportation troubles. The 'Shweeb' monorail technology prototype is fully operational near Rotorua in the north. Rob Muir reports.