Axel Weber’s strident, public dissents may dim his chances of becoming Europe’s top central banker. Read more..

By JACK EWING - The New York Times

Debt buyers used questionable tactics well before the recent foreclosure mess, lawyers say. Read more..

By DAVID SEGAL - The New York Times

The sluggish economy is raising the stakes for the Christmas shopping season. Some retailers and marketers hope to pull demand forward by moving up the start of their pitches. Read more..

By STUART ELLIOTT - The New York Times

Oil and Natural Gas Corp., the Indian state-run explorer, is in talks with Exxon Mobil’s Angolan arm to buy its 25 percent stake in an oil field for about $2 billion, The Economic Times reported. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

The move thrusts Intel, the largest and wealthiest chip maker, into the contract manufacturing business dominated by Taiwanese and Chinese companies. Read more..

By MATT RICHTEL and ASHLEE VANCE - The New York Times

The locus of control in the family room is being replaced, mostly by smartphones. Read more..

By JOSHUA BRUSTEIN - The New York Times

A London university says reports that it is considering “going private” in response to the government’s announced plans to cut its contribution to university budgets is not true. Read more..

By THE INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE - International Herald Tribune

McKesson Corporation, the healthcare services and IT company, said Monday that it would acquire US Oncology in a deal worth $2.16 billion including debt. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

Replicating the Red Cross’s mobile campaign for Haiti aid would be daunting for most organizations; the costs of a mobile donating program can outweigh the proceeds. Read more..

By STEPHANIE STROM - The New York Times

Lawyers for Jeffrey K. Skilling argued before a three-judge panel of a federal appeals court that his conviction should be overturned as a result of the Supreme Court’s ruling on “honest services” fraud. Read more..

By PETER LATTMAN - The New York Times