EMI is said to have discussed proposals to sell unprotected files through an array of digital retailers, including Apple, Microsoft, Real Networks and Yahoo. Read more..

By JEFF LEEDS - The New York Times

The bank president cited risk of inflation if unions win higher wages in upcoming negotiations. Read more..

By CARTER DOUGHERTY - The New York Times

Fortress Investment Group will make its debut at $18.50 a share — at the high end of its expected price range. Read more..

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

Rupert Murdoch said the Fox Business Channel would be friendlier to corporations than CNBC, the leading TV business news outlet. Read more..

By EDWARD WYATT - The New York Times

Hedge funds are notoriously reticent in part because the government requires them to be. But some of them want to speak up. Read more..

By JENNY ANDERSON - The New York Times

Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center is licensing patents and technology to a start-up with the goal of building a search engine that could rival Google. Read more..

By MIGUEL HELFT - The New York Times

The success of locally issued vouchers defies traditional economic logic, but local officials say it helps their economies. Read more..

By CARTER DOUGHERTY - The New York Times

Michael Geoghegan, chief executive of HSBC, said that the loan-loss difficulties were isolated to its American consumer finance arm. Read more..

By NICOLA CLARK - The New York Times

The phone company reported a fourth-quarter profit, helped by a gain tied to the sale of real estate and an increase in high-speed Internet subscribers. Read more..

By BLOOMBERG NEWS - The New York Times

Eastman Kodak, tens of thousands of jobs lighter than it was three years ago, is struggling for a toehold in a competitive digital world. Read more..

By CLAUDIA H. DEUTSCH - The New York Times