
Microsoft buys Internet ad agency
Microsoft Corp., not wanting to get left behind rivals in an online advertising boom, agreed to pay $6... [read more]
Teamsters, Disney at odds over labor deal
Local 385 opposes Disney's contract offer -- and it dislikes the plan for busing voters. ... [read more]

Amazon.com to Launch Digital Music Store
Amazon.com plans to open an online music store offering only songs that are free of copy-protection technology... [read more]

Report points to continued housing weakness
The number of building permits pulled for housing construction nationwide fell 28.1 percent in April... [read more]

In Chrysler deal, a test for autoworkers union in U.S.
Any efforts by Cerberus to reduce Chrysler's $18 billion health care and pension obligation will put... [read more]

China-based writers for Wall Street Journal oppose Murdoch b
In a letter, seven journalists said they feared that News Corp's acquisition of Dow Jones would threaten... [read more]
Banks
Manufacturers call on Bank to halt rate rises
The Bank of England should resist the temptation to raise interest rates again this week because inflation... [read more]
ShoreBank thrives despite early predictions
Opening a bank aimed at improving the quality of life in poor urban areas was supposed to be a grand... [read more]
Energy

UK oil output shortfall raises fears of dependence on Russia
The energy industry warned today that government targets of keeping Britain's oil and gas production... [read more]
BP in oilseed tree project
Company sets up a venture with biodiesel firm to increase planting of jatropha, a tree that produces... [read more]
