Before employers take on new office space, they need to fill their “shadow space” — desks and offices left vacant by layoffs in the recession. Read more..

By JULIE SATOW - The New York Times

Fearful of becoming the next Greece, European governments are lining up to demonstrate to investors, who have long helped finance their spending, that an era of austerity has begun. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

Though few experts expect another recession soon, many fear that Europe’s debt problems could cause the American recovery to be slower and more difficult. Read more..

By MICHAEL POWELL - The New York Times

Laurence D. Fink, the chairman and chief executive of BlackRock, said that he’s frightened by the European sovereign debt crisis, but thinks the euro will survive. Read more..

By CYRUS SANATI - The New York Times

Like a mechanic with a wrench in one hand, the steering wheel in the other, and one foot always on the gas, governments are trying to repair their economies without pulling over or slowing down. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

Medtronic captured about two-thirds of the American market share lost by Boston Scientific during its monthlong suspension of defibrillator sales. Read more..

By BLOOMBERG NEWS - The New York Times

Regulators are seeking to make the financial system safer while not harming the ability of banks to lend. Read more..

By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM - The New York Times

American venture capitalists were invited to review a giant technology park near Moscow, part of a Russian effort to diversify the nation’s economy. Read more..

By ANDREW E. KRAMER - The New York Times

A 19-year-old Foxconn employee was found dead, the ninth suicide this year at a factory operated by one of the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturers. Read more..

By DAVID BARBOZA - The New York Times

Shareholders of bankrupt Washington Mutual asked a federal judge for permission to investigate JPMorgan Chase for its role in the failure of Washington Mutual Bank, Reuters reported. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times