As housing prices slowly come back to reality, buying has again started to make sense for more people. Read more..

By DAVID LEONHARDT - The New York Times

The Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista, below, is planning a 5.59 billion real ($3.37 billion) initial public offering of OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes. Read more..

By BLOOMBERG NEWS - The New York Times

Coors Light is extending its presence in the new media with efforts on the social networking Web sites Facebook and MySpace. Read more..

By STUART ELLIOTT - The New York Times

The home-buying season is shaping up to be even worse than expected, with few signs of a turnaround. Read more..

By VIKAS BAJAJ - The New York Times

While the number of hotel deals during the first quarter plummeted by more than 40 percent, some hotel industry experts see fire sales on the horizon. Read more..

By J. ALEX TARQUINIO - The New York Times

At Société Générale’s annual meeting, several investors called for the resignation of the chairman, Daniel Bouton, and accused management of transforming the bank into a casino. Read more..

By KATRIN BENNHOLD - The New York Times

A measure asks residents to give the go-ahead to turn 496 acres into a neighborhood of homes, research and office buildings, retail space and a new stadium. Read more..

By KEITH SCHNEIDER - The New York Times

The deal frees Internet brokers and other real-estate agents offering heavily discounted commissions to operate on a level playing field with traditional brokers. Read more..

By ERIC LICHTBLAU - The New York Times

After rewriting the rulebook at the Federal Reserve, Ben S. Bernanke appears to have quieted many of his critics. Read more..

By STEVEN R. WEISMAN - The New York Times