China's real estate market seems to be cooling after almost two decades of nearly non-stop increases in prices and construction across nation; in latest sign, housing starts plummeted 25 percent in April from a year ago; trend has broad consequences for country's economy and possibly its politics. Read more..

By KEITH BRADSHER - The New York Times

The drug was approved in 2012 for cancer patients, but has since become an outsize moneymaker for Insys Therapeutics and has been prescribed more widely. Read more..

By KATIE THOMAS - The New York Times

The breakup of the Publicis-Omnicom merger offers some lessons about big deals. | A star banker at Goldman Sachs is leaving. | Citizens Bank is facing a stormy spinoff. | The maker of Botox faces more pressure about an unsolicited takeover bid. Read more..

By SYDNEY EMBER - The New York Times

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew, during trip to China, pushes country to allow market forces to decide its exchange rate; also presses senior officials there not to undercut Obama administration’s sanctions on Russia. Read more..

By JANE PERLEZ - The New York Times

The Munich-based insurer said its first-quarter net income declined to €1.64 billion as results were hurt by investors removing €21.7 billion in investments from Pimco. Read more..

By CHAD BRAY - The New York Times

To protect the personal information about students that school technology vendors can acquire, two lawmakers are pushing to modernize a longstanding federal law on education privacy. Read more..

By NATASHA SINGER - The New York Times

Hedge fund managers, political figures and celebrities are gathering in Las Vegas for the hedge fund industry’s annual spectacle, looking to put a little gloss on what have been some disappointing returns. Read more..

By ALEXANDRA STEVENSON - The New York Times

A Bosnian retiree builds a Volkswagen Beetle out of oak; Roger Rodas’ widow sues Porsche over Paul Walker crash. Read more..

By BENJAMIN PRESTON - The New York Times

Hedge fund managers don’t benefit from the carried interest tax advantage that are the focus of proposed legislation, Victor Fleischer writes in the Standard Deduction column. Instead, many use Bermuda-based reinsurance companies to avoid taxes. Read more..

By VICTOR FLEISCHER - The New York Times