A bleak jobs report somewhat offsets a moderating trend in manufacturing. Read more..

By BLOOMBERG NEWS - The New York Times

Beijing is steering a push toward wind and solar power, while the U.S. is just starting. Read more..

By KEITH BRADSHER - The New York Times

The American health care giant will pay $1 billion to the Irish drug maker Elan to gain access to Alzheimer’s disease treatments. Read more..

By DAVID JOLLY - The New York Times

Wall Street ended the week with a sharp decline, spurred by the June jobless report. The Dow fell by more than 220 points. Read more..

By GERRY SHIH - The New York Times

In a rise reminiscent of an earlier expansion, before the bubble burst in 2008, the Shanghai composite index is up 68 percent so far this year. Read more..

By DAVID BARBOZA - The New York Times

Federal marshals took possession of the $7 million Manhattan apartment of the disgraced financier Bernard L. Madoff, an action that has forced his wife to move. Read more..

By BLOOMBERG NEWS - The New York Times

Sanofi plans to begin marketing Multaq, generically known as dronedarone, in the United States this summer. Read more..

By DUFF WILSON - The New York Times

They have been reviled as the bad hats of Wall Street, nefarious traders who cashed in on the market collapse and, some insist, helped precipitate it. Read more..

By GERRY SHIH - The New York Times

Under new rules, private equity funds buying failed banks at bargain prices will need three times as much capital as solvent banks. Read more..

By EDMUND L. ANDREWS - The New York Times

The Justice Department confirmed it was conducting an antitrust investigation into a settlement of a class action between Google and groups representing authors and publishers. Read more..

By MIGUEL HELFT - The New York Times