Private equity firms have found a new business where they can place their multibillion-dollar bets: gambling. Read more..

By PETER EDMONSTON and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED - The New York Times

A federal judge in Brooklyn sentenced a former F.B.I. agent to six years in prison for racketeering and securities fraud related to the inside-trading prosecution of a former stock picker, Anthony Elgindy. Read more..

By BLOOMBERG NEWS - The New York Times

In a corporate jet flying 37,000 feet above the Amazon rainforest, I heard the three words I will never forget: “We’ve been hit.” Read more..

By JOE SHARKEY - The New York Times

I’m always paying attention to design when I go places. I can’t help but look at each hotel, each aircraft interior, each terminal, with a critical eye. Read more..

By GLENN PUSHELBERG - The New York Times

When the board of General Motors meets Tuesday it must try to answer the question: Is the company’s turnaround real? Read more..

By MICHELINE MAYNARD and NICK BUNKLEY - The New York Times

Wal-Mart has begun quietly testing a new look for its 1.3 million workers in the United States: khaki pants and a navy blue polo shirt. Read more..

By MICHAEL BARBARO - The New York Times

Lawyers say a new regulation threatens to make advertising account shifts prohibitively expensive or simply counterproductive. Read more..

By ERIC PFANNER, International Herald Tribune - The New York Times

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By BLOOMBERG NEWS - The New York Times

Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. plans to raise the annual fees it charges the almost 3,200 companies that list their shares on the electronic marketplace. Read more..

By BLOOMBERG NEWS - The New York Times

Among the many measures of a successful foreign investment, helping to set off a coup d’état is definitely not one of them. Read more..

By WAYNE ARNOLD - The New York Times