Given all the nastiness on the Internet -- blog trolls, flame wars, vicious gossip, pornography, snark and spam -- what better antidote is there than looking at pictures of cute animals? Read more..

By DAN MITCHELL - The New York Times

Two closely watched companies that offer consumers information about their genes have received licenses that will allow them to continue to do business in California. Read more..

By ANDREW POLLACK - The New York Times

Tsingtao Brewery, China’s largest beer company by sales, said first-half profit rose 32 percent after publicity from sponsoring the Beijing Olympics increased demand. Read more..

By BLOOMBERG NEWS - The New York Times

Hewlett-Packard, the world’s largest technology company, continues to roll along financially -- except in one traditional core business -- its printing business. Read more..

By MATT RICHTEL - The New York Times

Businesses have been passing the costs on to consumers, just as joblessness expands and spending power shrinks. Read more..

By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and PETER S. GOODMAN - The New York Times

The interior landscaping industry finds itself in a difficult place as tastes seem to be leaning toward fewer plants in building lobbies. Read more..

By C. J. HUGHES - The New York Times

The News Corporation reported compensation of $27.5 million for its chairman, Rupert Murdoch, for its 2008 fiscal year. Read more..

By BLOOMBERG NEWS - The New York Times

Top Chrysler executives are determined to fix the company, and executives at Cerberus Capital, Chrysler’s new private-equity owner, say they will get the chance. Read more..

By BILL VLASIC - The New York Times

Shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac declined almost 25 percent on concerns that the companies will need a bailout from the federal government. Read more..

By CHARLES DUHIGG and VIKAS BAJAJ - The New York Times

De Beers, the world’s largest producer of rough diamonds, said prices had increased an average of 16 percent since the beginning of the year. Read more..

By DOW JONES - The New York Times