Scientists are working feverishly to develop new technologies to test cosmetics before a European Union ban on animal testing begins in March 2009. Read more..

By DOREEN CARVAJAL - The New York Times

The vote enables the guild to call a strike at any time, although a walkout is not imminent. A strike could affect CBS television and radio newscasts, both nationally and in four local markets. Read more..

By BRIAN STELTER - The New York Times

Policy makers expect the economy to keep expanding over the next year, but they have lowered their forecasts. Read more..

By EDMUND L. ANDREWS - The New York Times

Turmoil in housing continued to reverberate today, with the homebuilder D.R. Horton also reporting a loss. Read more..

By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM - The New York Times

Carl C. Icahn holds 13.2 million shares of Blockbuster Class A shares, according to a filing yesterday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Read more..

By BLOOMBERG NEWS - The New York Times

An analyst’s downgrading of Citigroup to “sell” hit a raw nerve among investors and sent the Dow tumbling more than 218 points. Read more..

By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM - The New York Times

Hotels and airports are gradually catching on to the fact that mobile workers need more help getting their jobs done on the road. Read more..

By SUSAN STELLIN - The New York Times

In recent years, Holiday Inn, now owned by InterContinental Hotels Group of London, has recovered from its decline and is expanding aggressively. Read more..

By JOE SHARKEY - The New York Times

Apple won dismissal of a lawsuit claiming that company directors and managers, including the chief executive, Steven P. Jobs, lied to shareholders about the backdating of option awards. Read more..

By BLOOMBERG NEWS - The New York Times

The company’s stock dropped the most since March 2003 after the announcement, which came two weeks after the company said its exposure to U.S. subprime mortgage woes would be limited. Read more..

By JULIA WERDIGIER - The New York Times