Analysts said Medtronic now has a commanding head start in the race to move artificial disk technology from the lower to the upper spine. Read more..

By BARNABY J. FEDER - The New York Times

The Battery Park City Authority has selected a handful of nonprofit groups to receive leases with the same favorable terms — $1 a year rent until 2069. Read more..

By J. ALEX TARQUINIO - The New York Times

Mail Fetcher offers you the chance to have outgoing messages stamped with your regular e-mail address. Read more..

By DAVID POGUE - The New York Times

The Dow Jones industrial average climbed above 14,000 for the first time today before giving up much of its gains late in the trading session. Read more..

By VIKAS BAJAJ - The New York Times

I.B.M. has been reorganized from a classic multinational company to a more seamless global enterprise. Read more..

By STEVE LOHR - The New York Times

A report by the National Petroleum Council, billed as a comprehensive analysis of the world’s energy challenge, involved 350 participants and suggestions from over 1,000 people. Read more..

By JAD MOUAWAD - The New York Times

Christopher Cox will call for the passage of several measures intended to bolster the powers of the board that oversees financial disclosures by state and local governments. Read more..

By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH - The New York Times

The iPhone may not have a lot of built-in programs, but developers have made dozens of Web-based applications that run right in the phone’s mini-Safari browser. Read more..

By J. D. BIERSDORFER - The New York Times

The Jupitermedia Corporation, an Internet research company that also sells photos and art, agreed to pay $23 million for Mediabistro.com. Read more..

By ANGEL JENNINGS - The New York Times

Yahoo said its net income for the second quarter was $161 million, or 11 cents a share, almost unchanged from the same period a year ago, as revenues rose to $1.7 billion. Read more..

By MIGUEL HELFT - The New York Times