Representatives provided free text-messaging services at parties organized by fans of Kris Allen after the final performance episode of “American Idol” last week. Read more..

By EDWARD WYATT - The New York Times

With demand for gasoline, and the ethanol that goes into it, expected to rise, oil companies are trying to benefit. Read more..

By CLIFFORD KRAUSS - The New York Times

One step beyond the Kindle, the new, smaller Cool-er book reader has a removable battery, and one charge is good for 8,000 page turns. What could be wrong? Read more..

By DAVID POGUE - The New York Times

The commission paper, to be published Wednesday, plays down the idea of a single European “super-regulator,” and favors a more incremental approach. Read more..

By STEPHEN CASTLE - The New York Times

Among elite white-collar fields, finance appears to be hardest for achieving a balance between work and family. Read more..

By DAVID LEONHARDT - The New York Times

The deal requires two hedge funds operated by Banco Santander to return 85 percent of the money they withdrew in the 90 days before the fraud surfaced. Read more..

By DIANA B. HENRIQUES - The New York Times

In 20 company-owned stores, mannequins display White Knot ribbons, part of a campaign created by a California digital media consultant. Read more..

By ARI KARPEL - The New York Times

Every sector of the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index was higher, led by financial stocks and consumer-focused companies. Read more..

By JACK HEALY - The New York Times

The United Automobile Workers would hold up to 20 percent of General Motors through its retiree health care fund, and shareholders would be virtually wiped out. Read more..

By MICHELINE MAYNARD and DAVID E. SANGER - The New York Times

A Russian Internet investment group is plugging $200 million into the company for about a 2 percent stake. By that arithmetic, Facebook would be worth $10 billion. Read more..

By ROB COX and PIERRE BRIANÇON - The New York Times