A sponsorship deal with NBC and Philips Electronics will allow viewers to see more news and fewer commercials during the “NBC Nightly News With Brian Williams.” Read more..

By STUART ELLIOTT - The New York Times

Early openings, deep discounts and resurgent department stores appeared to give merchants at the mall an edge over discount retailers during the holiday weekend. Read more..

By MICHAEL BARBARO - The New York Times

Health companies will sponsor a program to study fatty deposits called plaque in the hope of devising new treatments. Read more..

By BARNABY J. FEDER - The New York Times

The opportunity to become abundantly rich is a recent phenomenon in a growing number of professions and occupations. Read more..

By LOUIS UCHITELLE - The New York Times

A proposed new media law could weaken Silvio Berlusconi’s long-held lock on Italian television, and in the process help Rupert Murdoch. Read more..

By PETER KIEFER - The New York Times

The Viacom chairman, Sumner Redstone, is committed to his family’s holding of Midway Games, the ailing videogame game maker. Read more..

By GERALDINE FABRIKANT - The New York Times

Within the news business, there is a consensus that the roof is caving in on the legal protections for working journalists. Read more..

By DAVID CARR - The New York Times

The new software would be used to circumvent restrictive countries that censor access to Western news sites, blogs and other sites. Read more..

By CHRISTOPHER MASON - The New York Times

Since the role of paper in offices has changed, Xerox has developed a process where printed information on the document “disappears” within 16 hours. Read more..

By JOHN MARKOFF - The New York Times