There are concerns about whether the forces that have driven the market rally — government spending and banner corporate profits — will be sufficient to push it higher. Read more..

By PETER EAVIS - The New York Times

British finance minister George Osborne is expected to urge his European Union counterparts to water down proposed rules restricting size of bankers' bonuses. Read more..

By JAMES KANTER - The New York Times

More television shows are being produced only for the Internet, circumventing existing distribution channels. Read more..

By BRIAN STELTER - The New York Times

Airlines have begun selling services once reserved elite status customers to anyone willing to pay a fee; as result, frequent-flier status is losing some of its appeal, at least for those on lower end of elite spectrum. Read more..

By SUSAN STELLIN - The New York Times

Outside advisers to Food and Drug Administration soundly reject two drugs vying to become first nonhormonal hot-flash treatments to win agency's approval; say both gabapentin and paroxetine offered only marginal benefit, reducing number of hot flashes by only about one a day compared to placebo. Read more..

By ANDREW POLLACK - The New York Times

Deputy governors will no longer be permitted to represent the bank unless they are a joined by a new chief director. Read more..

By REUTERS - International Herald Tribune

The results of the Italian election have not shaken the faith of Europe's pro-austerity forces, including Germany. Read more..

By PAUL TAYLOR | REUTERS - International Herald Tribune

The Times's Brian Stelter discusses the new, high-quality programming that shuns traditional broadcast TV for the Web. Read more..

Ben Werschkul, Pedro Rafael Rosado, Channon Hodge, Fritzie Andrade and Erica Berenstein - The New York Times

Stuart Elliott Advertising column observes that San Francisco ad market, well-known for its continual ups and downs, is being influenced by entrepreneurial spirit of nearby Silicon Valley, with agency employees going into business for themselves. Read more..

By STUART ELLIOTT - The New York Times

The Times's Peter Lattman on what's behind a record moment for the Dow Jones industrial average. Read more..

Channon Hodge, Ben Werschkul, David Gillen and Pedro Rafael Rosado - The New York Times