The Federal Reserve will meet on Tuesday faced with a pivotal decision about whether to abandon its presumption that the economy is gradually picking up steam and begin to consider new steps to keep the recovery from sputtering out. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

The Federal Reserve on Tuesday will face a key decision: whether to drop the idea that the economy is improving. Read more..

By SEWELL CHAN - The New York Times

Mike Ilitch, the Little Caesars pizza mogul who already owns the Detroit Tigers and Detroit Red Wings, said Monday that he wants to buy the Detroit Pistons in part to make sure another buyer doesn’t move the NBA franchise out of town, The Associated Press reported. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

Digital advertising company MediaMind Technologies plans to raise about $73 million in an initial public offering this week, The Associated Press reported. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

Sales at restaurants in the United States rose 5.7 percent — its biggest monthly increase since a 6.7 percent gain in July 2008. Read more..

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - The New York Times

Royal Bank of Canada, the country’s worst-performing bank stock this year, has approached potential buyers for a United States insurance unit it acquired for $650 million a decade ago, Bloomberg News reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

The food maker said Brenda Barnes, on medical leave since May, would step down to focus on improving her health. Read more..

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - The New York Times

Although it has sold work wear since 1922, Dickies found that it needed to make shoppers more aware of its brand. Read more..

By ELIZABETH OLSON - The New York Times

San Francisco-based biofuel company Solazyme announced Tuesday that it has landed $52 million in a fourth round of venture capital to commercialize its algae-based fuel. Morgan Stanley joined its flock of backers, which also includes Chevron Technology Ventures. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

Instead of asking who could replace Mark Hurd at Hewlett-Packard, Fortune asks: who would want Mr. Hurd? The answer: lots of companies. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times