United States Court of Appeals rules employers can require their workers to sign arbitration agreements waiving all rights to class-action lawsuits over workplace grievances; ruling, overturning National Labor Relations Board decision, limits the legal exposure of companies from the rising cost of suits over unpaid overtime and other wage violations. Read more..

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - The New York Times

Led by Andy Rubin, who built the Android software, Google has acquired seven companies with hopes to automate manufacturing and even rival Amazon in retail delivery. Read more..

By JOHN MARKOFF - The New York Times

United Cerebral Palsy of New York City is selling its Gramercy Park headquarters for $135 million and is following trend of nonprofits moving from owning a building to leasing space. Read more..

By JULIE SATOW - The New York Times

Vietnam’s beleaguered property market is bottoming out, and the government is pledging to reform the banking sector, but doubts remain over whether it can hit pre-2008 peaks. Read more..

By MIKE IVES - The New York Times

Little-known Food and Drug Administration regulation, known as the humanitarian device exemption, allows sale of some devices to treat small groups of patients without requiring proof that the devices work, or any rigorous study of the medical results; critics say ineffective products approved under exemption can be sold for years while potentially lifesaving ones may never prove their worth. Read more..

By BARRY MEIER - The New York Times

Notable properties that have been recently listed for sale, sold or leased. Read more..

By ROSALIE R. RADOMSKY - The New York Times