A few struggling banks in the postbailout world are by some measures the industry’s most generous employers. Read more..

By ERIC DASH - The New York Times

Trying to ward off regulators, the ad industry has agreed on a standard icon to tell consumers what is happening. Read more..

By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD - The New York Times

The severe recession has fast-forwarded history, catapulting an unprepared world into a period of uneasy cohabitation between China and the U.S. Read more..

By KATRIN BENNHOLD - International Herald Tribune

More than half of the dealers terminated by General Motors and Chrysler go to arbitration, hoping to be reinstated or compensated. Read more..

By NICK BUNKLEY - The New York Times

The neoclassical model of economics failed a lot earlier than in the current crisis, at least according to Richard Thaler, a professor of behavioral economics at the University of Chicago. Read more..

By KATRIN BENNHOLD - The New York Times

Under the deal, Spyker will give G.M. $74 million in cash and $326 million in preferred shares of the combined Spyker-Saab entity. Read more..

By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ - The New York Times

The agency will require corporations to report the broad outlines of tax transactions that might raise questions within the agency. Read more..

By LYNNLEY BROWNING - The New York Times

A rundown of Day 1 at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

Ron Marshall, who joined Borders in January 2009, was the third person to occupy the chief executive’s seat in three years. Read more..

By MOTOKO RICH - The New York Times

After rescuing the American International Group with a loan, federal officials rejected forcing trading partners to return $30 billion they had received from A.I.G. Read more..

By GRETCHEN MORGENSON and LOUISE STORY - The New York Times