The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered GE Capital Retail Bank to repay customers who were victims of deceptive credit-card tactics. Read more..

By ANN CARRNS - The New York Times

Eduardo Porter Economic Scene column observes minimum wage's anti-poverty powers have been declining steadily for decades; points out the United States might not even need a minimum wage if it had some of the institutions that other advanced nations use to put a floor on workers’ living standards, but it does not. Read more..

By EDUARDO PORTER - The New York Times

European Parliament approves rescue plan for European Union's system for trading carbon-emission credits; plan is intended to make it more costly for companies to obtain permits to emit greenhouse gases. Read more..

By STANLEY REED - The New York Times

Gannett Company, one of nation's largest newspaper chains, will try to expand its advertising and circulation revenue by inserting parts of its flagship newspaper USA Today into its local newspapers. Read more..

By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY - The New York Times

Jean-Claude Beton, who transformed Orangina, an obscure citrus soda made in the Mediterranean into a distinctive international brand, dies at age 88. Read more..

By WILLIAM YARDLEY - The New York Times

Mary T. Barra, who will be the next chief executive of General Motors, visited The New York Times in November and sat down with reporters and editors. Read more..

By THE NEW YORK TIMES - The New York Times

Fresh data painted a picture of an economy that is ticking along with less gusto than in the past few months but more robustly than at the start of this year. Read more..

By BETTINA WASSENER - The New York Times

Advertising column; Vice Media announces it is buying Carrot Creative, digital agency that creates apps, websites and games for media companies and brands. Read more..

By RAVI SOMAIYA - The New York Times

Mercedes-Benz says it will build five Vision Gran Tourismo supercars; Fiat invests $12.3 billion in its Italian brands. Read more..

By BENJAMIN PRESTON - The New York Times

Pegatron Corporation, Taiwanese manufacturer of Apple's iPhones and iPads, acknowledges recent deaths of young workers, but says it is not because of poor conditions at its Shanghai plant; labor rights activists say workers from Pegatron have complained about long working hours and harsh working conditions. Read more..

By DAVID BARBOZA - The New York Times