Stocks fell broadly and sharply after a report on mortgage defaults indicated that the troubled housing market will weaken further. Read more..

By VIKAS BAJAJ - The New York Times

Folgers has opened a new flank in the coffee war: a “stomach friendly” coffee for Americans who think they can no longer handle the hard stuff. Read more..

By ANDREW MARTIN - The New York Times

GlaxoSmithKline won permission yesterday from the Food and Drug Administration to sell a tumor-growth inhibitor called Tykerb to treat breast cancer. Read more..

By BLOOMBERG NEWS - The New York Times

While investment banks are scrambling to get into the hedge fund business, officials say they need to know more about the industry. Read more..

By JENNY ANDERSON - The New York Times

The revelations that a dysfunctional board spied on its members and on journalists still casts a shadow on a company that by most measures is performing well. Read more..

By DAMON DARLIN - The New York Times

A compact disc holding vital medical and other personal information of about 75,000 members of Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield has disappeared. Read more..

By MILT FREUDENHEIM - The New York Times

The treasury secretary questioned whether egulators had “struck the right balance between investor protection and market competitiveness.” Read more..

By STEPHEN LABATON - The New York Times

Retail sales rose less than forecast in February as cold weather kept shoppers home. Read more..

By BLOOMBERG NEWS - The New York Times

Former dot-com entrepreneurs have found a new purpose in transforming the $1 trillion domestic energy market. Read more..

By MATT RICHTEL - The New York Times

Accusing Google and its YouTube site of “massive copyright infringement,” Viacom said it was seeking more than $1 billion in damages. Read more..

By MIGUEL HELFT and GERALDINE FABRIKANT - The New York Times