Alibaba Regains Control
Alibaba's deal to buy back part of Yahoo's stake gives the Chinese company the control it seeks to grapple with mounting domestic competition and logistical challenges in e-commerce. Read more...
WSJ.com: US Business, Yesterday, 2:13am
Kakha Bendukidze Holds Fate of Gene-Engineered Salmon
AquaBounty Technologies, which wants to produce genetically engineered salmon, is reliant on its largest shareholder, Kakha Bendukidze. Read more...
NYT > Business, Yesterday, 2:10am
Australian Rock Hits a Hard Place
Companies are shutting Australian coal mines and questioning whether they should continue with billions of dollars of investments—squeezed between falling prices and rising costs. Read more...
WSJ.com: US Business, Yesterday, 1:55am
Frequent Flier: Flying as a Time for Sleep, or Tea Talk
David DeCandia, a master tea blender and a world traveler, likes to sleep on long flights. But circumstances can get in the way. Read more...
NYT > Business, Yesterday, 1:48am
On The Road: English Skills a Concern as Global Aviation Grows
Proficiency in English, the official language of international aviation, is especially critical when pilots and air traffic controllers do not share the same native language. Read more...
NYT > Business, Yesterday, 1:48am
Business Travel Is Back, With a Frugal Tone
Companies are trying a number of tactics to hold down their travel bills, including using more videoconferencing and bringing back the per diem. Read more...
NYT > Business, Yesterday, 1:48am
Zuckerberg’s Property Status, Post-Marriage
Whatever Mark Zuckerberg earned before marrying his college sweetheart is still solely his property afterward. Read more...
NYT > Business, Yesterday, 1:47am
Records Show China’s Private Link to Treasury Markets
The People’s Bank of China has enjoyed direct computer access to Treasury auctions since last year, allowing it to buy United States debt without first having to go through a Wall Street bank. Read more...
NYT > Business, Yesterday, 1:43am
Judge Rules Pom Wonderful’s Advertising Is Misleading
The health claims of Pom Wonderful were unsubstantiated, a judge ruled. Read more...
NYT > Business, Yesterday, 1:40am
Advertising: A Prime Time of Sitcoms and the Supernatural
Of the new series for 2012-13, many either have a dark tone or are meant to make viewers laugh. Read more...
NYT > Business, Yesterday, 1:40am
Kodak Loses a Ruling in a Patent Case Against Apple and RIM
A judge said that RIM and Apple had not violated Kodak’s patent for digital image-preview technology, because the patent was invalid. Read more...
NYT > Business, Yesterday, 1:40am
New Union Vote Ordered at Target Store in Valley Stream, N.Y.
A judge with the National Labor Relations Board found that Target managers had intimidated workers and violated federal labor laws. Read more...
NYT > Business, Yesterday, 1:36am
News Analysis: Europe’s Worst Fear: Spain and Greece Spiral Down Together
The real nightmare projection is a bank run in Spain as Greece leaves the euro zone and defaults on what it owes to European public institutions. Read more...
NYT > Business, Yesterday, 1:35am
New York Investigates Home Insurer Payments to Banks
The state is looking into whether two insurance firms effectively bought their dominant positions by paying kickbacks to banks disguised as commissions or other business. Read more...
NYT > Business, Yesterday, 1:30am
U.K. Bookseller Welcomes Kindle
In a risky but strategic move, British book retailer Waterstones will sell Amazon Kindle e-readers in its stores in the U.K. Read more...
WSJ.com: US Business, Yesterday, 12:22am
A New Home For Computer Screens: The Face
The rise of Internet-connected smartphones and advances in display-projection technology are accelerating the development of devices that overlay digital images atop a person's view of the physical world. Read more...
WSJ.com: US Business, Yesterday, 12:08am
Jobs Trickle Back to U.S. Plants
Manufacturers are returning some production to the U.S. from abroad. But the experience of Whirlpool and scores of other companies shows the moves aren't creating a huge number of jobs. Read more...
WSJ.com: US Business, May 21, 11:03pm
Computer Trading Takes Human Turn
One of Wall Street's quant pioneers, Robert C. Jones, is changing his tune—somewhat. The answer to improving the computer-driven stock-trading model is to weave in research from analysts, but to leave out the biases and emotions that can creep into final trading decisions. Read more...
WSJ.com: US Business, May 21, 10:54pm
From Altria, Nicotine in Lozenges
U.S. tobacco giant Altria Group is moving into uncharted territory: the tobacco-less nicotine product. Read more...
WSJ.com: US Business, May 21, 10:41pm
DealBook: Dueling Portrayals of Ex-Goldman Director at Insider Trading Trial
The trial of Rajat K. Gupta, a former director of Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble, began on Monday. Mr. Gutpa is accused of leaking boardroom secrets about those two companies to a friend and business associate. Read more...
NYT > Business, May 21, 10:13pm
DealBook Column: Reinstating an Old Rule Is Not a Cure for Crisis
If the Glass-Steagall Act had still been in effect in 2008, it probably would not have prevented the financial crisis. Read more...
NYT > Business, May 21, 9:49pm
DealBook: With New Firepower, S.E.C. Tracks Bigger Game
After missing the warning signs of the financial crisis and the Ponzi scheme of Bernard L. Madoff, the S.E.C. has adopted several new strategies to restore its credibility. Read more...
NYT > Business, May 21, 9:18pm
What History Can Explain About Greek Crisis
If Greece makes it through the current political crisis and stays in the euro zone, one useful case study is Germany's reunification, which suggests that the adjustment could take decades. Read more...
NYT > Business, May 21, 9:10pm
DealBook: As Facebook's Stock Struggles, Fingers Start Pointing
Much of the blame for Facebook's initial public offering debacle is landing on Morgan Stanley, the lead banker. Read more...
NYT > Business, May 21, 9:08pm
Court Dismisses One Complaint Against Aereo by TV Broadcasters
A federal court in Manhattan dismissed one of the legal complaints—of unfair competition—filed by TV broadcasters against online video start-up Aereo, leaving a copyright-infringement claim still to be heard. Read more...
WSJ.com: US Business, May 21, 8:15pm
Simon Property CEO Pay Rejected
Shareholders in Simon Property rejected an eight-year compensation package awarded to Chief Executive David Simon, which included an annual base salary of $1.25 million and stock awards valued at $132 million over the eight-year term. Read more...
WSJ.com: US Business, May 21, 8:03pm
Kodak Patent Tossed by Judge
Kodak suffered a setback in a patent suit against Apple and BlackBerry maker RIM, dealing a blow to the one-time film giant's efforts to raise billions of dollars by selling off its intellectual property. Read more...
WSJ.com: US Business, May 21, 7:50pm
China tariffs could slam U.S. solar panel firms
A move designed to punish Chinese solar panel makers that charge unfairly low prices in the U.S. could, ironically, end up hurting American-based solar panel installers, a fast-growing sector of the green economy. Read more...
Latest financial news - CNNMoney.com, May 21, 7:29pm
Sequoia Head Reduces Role Due to Health
One of Silicon Valley's best-known investors, Michael Moritz of Sequoia Capital, is stepping back from managing the venture-capital firm to deal with an "incurable" medical condition. Read more...
WSJ.com: US Business, May 21, 7:13pm
Economix Blog: The Case of the Missing Skills
About half of American employers reported having difficulty filling positions in 2010 because of a lack of suitable skills, one of the highest percentages for developed countries. Read more...
NYT > Business, May 21, 5:48pm
Profit at Campbell Soup Slips 5% as It Works to Regain Footing
Campbell, facing growing competition and evolving consumer tastes, forecast a 5 to 7 percent decline in adjusted earnings for the current quarter. Read more...
NYT > Business, May 21, 5:44pm
Media Decoder Blog: Supreme Court Passes on File-Sharing Case, but Still No End Is in Sight
The court effectively let stand a jury's $675,000 damages award against Joel Tenenbaum, a former Boston University student who admitted to downloading some 30 songs on the unlicensed file-sharing service Kazaa. But there could be another trial. Read more...
NYT > Business, May 21, 4:53pm
Where Zuckerberg would be without a prenup
Mark Zuckerberg's marriage to his longtime girlfriend, Priscilla Chan, one day after he became one of the richest men on the planet may have seemed oddly timed. But, according to divorce lawyers, it was spot on. Read more...
Latest financial news - CNNMoney.com, May 21, 4:39pm
Under Colao, Vodafone Takes Different Route to Profit
As his competitors have increasingly sought growth in distant markets, the telecom's chief has streamlined its holdings in some key regions. Read more...
NYT > Business, May 21, 4:13pm
Best Buy Hires Recruiter for CEO Search
Best Buy Co. hired recruiting firm Spencer Stuart to run its search for a new chief executive, citing the firm's experience with retail and digital companies. Read more...
WSJ.com: US Business, May 21, 3:52pm
Cable companies to expand free Wi-Fi
If you buy Internet access through your cable provider, your subscription is about to get much more mobile. Read more...
Latest financial news - CNNMoney.com, May 21, 3:49pm
Bayer-J&J Heart Drug Gains More Support
An FDA medical reviewer recommended the agency expand the approval of Johnson & Johnson's and Bayer's anticlotting drug Xarelto. Read more...
WSJ.com: US Business, May 21, 3:28pm
JPMorgan's Dimon: Losing trades were 'isolated event'
JPMorgan Chase's multibillion trading loss will be forgotten before the year is through, Chief Executive Jamie Dimon predicted Monday at the Deutsche Bank Global Financial Services Investor Conference. Read more...
Latest financial news - CNNMoney.com, May 21, 2:15pm
Stocks rebound on Europe hopes
A plunge in Facebook's stock didn't faze the broader U.S. market Monday. U.S. stocks bounced back from their worst week of the year on renewed optimism that European leaders would find a way out of the sovereign debt crisis. Read more...
Latest financial news - CNNMoney.com, May 21, 2:11pm
For Campbell's, Another Weak Soup Season
Campbell's profit fell 5.4% as soup sales dropped 3% in the U.S. Continued weakness in soup was offset with better results in the quarter from the V8 juice brand and Pepperidge Farm's Goldfish Crackers and in Canada. Read more...
WSJ.com: US Business, May 21, 2:03pm
Facebook Shares Sink on Day Two
Shares in Facebook plunged on their second day on the stock market, a black eye for all those involved with the social networking company going public. Read more...
WSJ.com: US Business, May 21, 2:03pm
Lowe's Posts Tepid Sales
Lowe's fiscal first-quarter earnings rose 14% on a calendar shift and unusually warm weather but the retailer slightly lowered its full-year earnings outlook and warned that weather might have pulled sales forward. Read more...
WSJ.com: US Business, May 21, 2:02pm
Fuel Costs to Pinch Ryanair
Ryanair warned earnings will fall sharply this year as it becomes harder to offset high fuel costs with fare increases, as the carrier posted a better-than-expected 50% jump in profit. Read more...
WSJ.com: US Business, May 21, 2:00pm
68,000 Jeep Wranglers recalled for fire risk
Chrysler Group is recalling about 68,000 Jeep Wranglers in the U.S. for a problem that has lead to fires in some cases. Read more...
Latest financial news - CNNMoney.com, May 21, 1:55pm
Facebook stock falls below IPO price
Facebook's stock slid below its offering price in morning trading on Monday and stayed below that level, following a lackluster debut day. Read more...
Latest financial news - CNNMoney.com, May 21, 1:50pm
Thompson Resigns From Splunk's Board
Scott Thompson has stepped down from the board of data-analysis provider Splunk, his second such departure in the past week since resigning as Yahoo's chief executive. Read more...
WSJ.com: US Business, May 21, 1:49pm
Barclays to Sell Entire BlackRock Stake
Barclays said that it intends to sell its $6.1 billion stake in BlackRock, as the U.K. lender seeks to redeploy cash to boost its profitability and offset the effects of impending regulation. Read more...
WSJ.com: US Business, May 21, 1:43pm
Media Decoder Blog: Cable Operators to Expand Their Plan to Share Wi-Fi Hot Spots
Five of the nation's biggest cable operators announced they would collaborate so that customers of one company can use the Wi-Fi of any of the others in public places like malls, arenas and parks. Read more...
NYT > Business, May 21, 1:41pm
Facebook trader: Nasdaq 'blew it'
Traders weren't expecting Facebook to make its big stock market debut at the sound of the opening bell last Friday, but they weren't anticipating a two-hour delay either. Read more...
Latest financial news - CNNMoney.com, May 21, 1:40pm
Eaton to Acquire Cooper Industries
Eaton agreed to buy electrical-equipment supplier Cooper Industries in an $11.8 billion cash-and-stock deal that would significantly expand Eaton's power management business. Read more...
WSJ.com: US Business, May 21, 1:39pm