Edward H. Bastian and James M. Whitehurst both want to be Delta’s next chief executive, if the airline is not first gobbled up in a takeover. Read more..

By JEFF BAILEY - The New York Times

Express Scripts is willing to engage in a proxy war to acquire Caremark Rx and break up the merger of Caremark and CVS. Read more..

By MILT FREUDENHEIM - The New York Times

The T.S.A. has approved a machine that scans air passengers’ shoes, while on their feet, for suspicious metal and signs of potentially explosive material. Read more..

By JOE SHARKEY - The New York Times

A consortium of five Asian companies and Verizon plans to build a high-speed fiber optic cable to link China and the U.S. by the time the Beijing Olympics open in 2008. Read more..

By VICTORIA SHANNON - The New York Times

The star of the Judge Hatchett television show tries to keep a low profile when she travels, but her distinctive voice always seems to give her away. Read more..

By GLENDA HATCHETT - The New York Times

Money is running out for some local governments that use pension funds to help pay for retired workers’ health care. Read more..

By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH - The New York Times

American Apparel’s eccentric founder has decided to sell the privately held casual clothing chain for $382.5 million. Read more..

By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN and MICHAEL BARBARO - The New York Times

The largest gold mining company in Russia, Polyus, listed shares on the London Stock Exchange on Monday. Read more..

By ANDREW E. KRAMER - The New York Times

The Securities and Exchange Commission has opened a formal investigation into Broadcom Corporation’s options practices. Read more..

By BLOOMBERG NEWS - The New York Times

The warning was issued after two patients taking the cancer drug Rituxan as a treatment for the autoimmune disorder lupus died from a rare brain infection. Read more..

By BLOOMBERG NEWS - The New York Times