The flat-screen TV was a stunning advance, but now there are new features to consider, like 3-D and LED-lit liquid-crystal displays. Read more..

By SAM GROBART - The New York Times

Business leaders urged the British government to defend BP against political pressure from Washington, where lawmakers have called on the oil company to suspend its dividend. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

China’s stock regulator has approved Agricultural Bank of China’s plans for an initial public offering in Shanghai and Hong Kong worth well over $20 billion that may be the world’s biggest ever, despite current market doldrums. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

Better phones and more services and apps will give fans more options for following the tournament. Read more..

By BOB TEDESCHI - The New York Times

Tourists can turn laptops into remote receivers for home TVs, or use futuristic goggles with a video display equivalent to an 80-inch screen. Read more..

By CHRISTINE NEGRONI - The New York Times

Morgan Stanley has hired Adam Parker from Sanford C. Bernstein as its United States equity strategist Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

Since the spill in the Gulf of Mexico, oil prices have not risen sharply. That is a reminder that Americans rely much more heavily on foreign sources. Read more..

By CHRISTOPHER SWANN and JEFFREY GOLDFARB - The New York Times

Providence Equity Partners, the private equity firm that has reportedly put Bresnan Communications on the block, has received seven bids of more than $1 billion for the broadband provider, Reuters reported. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

The Securities and Exchange Commission is ramping up an investigation into a second complex mortgage deal by Goldman Sachs, The Financial Times reported, citing people close to the matter. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

A study found that 75 percent of 12- to 17-year-olds in the United States owned a mobile phone. Parents say they generally buy their child a phone for safety reasons. Read more..

By STEFANIE OLSEN - The New York Times