The two lawyers are charged with having played important roles in a penny stock fraud that cost investors at least $160,000 in 2005. Read more..

By FLOYD NORRIS - The New York Times

Many here praise Mike Keiser because his golf resort created 325 full-time jobs. But Scott Cook says Mr. Keiser is going too far. Read more..

By DAVID CAY JOHNSTON - The New York Times

The S.E.C. is expected to propose a rule that would allow foreign companies using international accounting standards to stop reconciling their financial statements to U.S. rules. Read more..

By FLOYD NORRIS - The New York Times

President Hugo Chávez’s economic policies have been generating a boom for those most capitalist of institutions — Venezuela’s banks. Read more..

By JENS ERIK GOULD - The New York Times

A small Chinese automaker and its New Jersey partner are negotiating with Mexican officials to import Chinese-made pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. Read more..

By ELISABETH MALKIN - The New York Times

Technology investors have done a poor job of integrating African-Americans, Hispanics and particularly minority women into their ranks. Read more..

By MATT RICHTEL - The New York Times

The fallout from rising yields on the 10-year Treasury note is likely to be felt most immediately by homeowners and people looking to buy a house. Read more..

By GRETCHEN MORGENSON and VIKAS BAJAJ - The New York Times

Russia’s economy expanded in the first quarter at the fastest pace in six years as production of building materials increased to keep pace with a construction boom and consumer demand remained strong. Gross domestic product rose at an annual rate ... Read more..

By BLOOMBERG NEWS - The New York Times

Turmoil in the subprime mortgage market took its toll on two Wall Street investment banks today, as second-quarter profit at Bear Stearns dropped 33 percent and Goldman Sachs squeezed out a modest 1 percent rise in profit. Read more..

By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED - The New York Times

Shareholders of the Midwest Air Group elected three directors backed by a hostile suitor, AirTran Holdings, increasing pressure on Midwest’s board to consider AirTran’s $389 million takeover offer for the airline. Read more..

By BLOOMBERG NEWS - The New York Times