The parent company of the aircraft maker Airbus said its board had approved a turnaround plan, one week after shareholders were asked to overcome narrow national issues. Read more..

By NICOLA CLARK - The New York Times

Bees have been disappearing at an alarming rate in 24 states, threatening the production of numerous crops. Read more..

By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO - The New York Times

Joost, the new Web video venture of Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, has struck the mother lode of television programming through its deal with Viacom. Read more..

By JEREMY W. PETERS - The New York Times

Prices for raw materials had languished for years, but the sector is now trying to meet global demand for iron, copper and other key commodities. Read more..

By WAYNE ARNOLD and HEATHER TIMMONS - The New York Times

HIGH FLYING More people are going abroad in style. International premium travel — that is, first-class and business-class flying — grew 4.3 percent last year compared with 2005, according to the International Air Transport Association. P... Read more..

By JOE SHARKEY - The New York Times

The governor of Mississippi is expected to announce that his state will be the site of Toyota’s eighth assembly plant in the United States. Read more..

By MICHELINE MAYNARD - The New York Times

Station Casinos Inc., which owns 12 casinos in the Las Vegas area, agreed yesterday to a sweetened $5.4 billion takeover bid from the founder’s family and a buyout firm. Read more..

By BLOOMBERG NEWS - The New York Times

Tiffany & Company said yesterday that it would consider suggestions on strategy from Trian Fund Management, a New York investment firm that has become its largest shareholder. The company’s stock price rose more than 5 percent, reaching ... Read more..

By BLOOMBERG NEWS - The New York Times

WellPoint, the nation’s largest health insurer, has picked Angela F. Braly, its general counsel and government affairs strategist, to become its next chief executive. Read more..

By MILT FREUDENHEIM - The New York Times