The Dolans’ bid comes amid a sweeping trend of the nation’s biggest family-controlled companies taking themselves private. Read more..

By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN - The New York Times

In keeping with the social networking trend, some genealogy sites are trying to connect people with living relatives as well as long-dead ancestors. Read more..

By BOB TEDESCHI - The New York Times

The networks have already dropped several new shows, and many new series are losing the huge audiences delivered by hit shows that precede them. Read more..

By BILL CARTER - The New York Times

TOP HONORS Many people would be hard pressed to name a famous economist, but the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences will do so — or at least name an economist (or two) who will instantly become famous — when it awards the Nobel Memorial Prize in Ec... Read more..

By THE NEW YORK TIMES - The New York Times

Gossip columnist Lloyd Grove, hired in 2003 by The Daily News to countervail the dominance of the New York Post’s Page Six, has been let go. Read more..

By DAVID CARR - The New York Times

A report says that the proportion of visitors to MySpace.com who are 12 to 17 years old has shrunk by nearly half since last year. Read more..

By ALEX MINDLIN - The New York Times

The following equity and convertible debt offerings are expected this week:. Read more..

By THE NEW YORK TIMES - The New York Times

Liquor companies will not advertise in magazines if the face on the cover, like Brooke Hogan,18, on FHM’s November issue, cannot legally drink. Read more..

By LIA MILLER - The New York Times

Defined as “the desire to stay onboard a Virgin Atlantic flight,” the imaginary malady is the centerpiece of a new Virgin Atlantic online ad campaign. Read more..

By JANE L. LEVERE - The New York Times

For years, U.S. judges have used the separation of church and state to shield religious employers of all faiths from labor laws and most employee lawsuits. Read more..

By DIANA B. HENRIQUES - The New York Times