With breast cancer patients imploring the Food and Drug Administration to change course, the agency’s staff argued that the drug Avastin should lose its approval as a treatment for that disease. Read more..

By ANDREW POLLACK - The New York Times

More financial institutions are looking for lending opportunities, but viable loans remain scarce. Read more..

By JULIE SATOW - The New York Times

A classic American political debate — state versus federal law — is surfacing in the banking sector, as regulators work to put in place the financial reforms passed a year ago in Washington. Read more..

By LOUISE STORY - The New York Times

Under Mr. Kummel’s leadership, McCann Erickson’s billings rose from about $170 million a year in 1973 to $1.8 billion by his retirement in 1987. Read more..

By DENNIS HEVESI - The New York Times

Bradley H. Jack, a former investment banking chief at Lehman Brothers, was recently arrested after he used a forged prescription to obtain Oxycontin and Ritalin pills from a CVS store in Connecticut, the police said. Read more..

By SUSANNE CRAIG - The New York Times

Without agreement on an austerity plan, Greece will get no money. The government will default, resulting in a run on banks and an even deeper recession. Read more..

By HUGO DIXON - The New York Times

Highlights from the DealBook newsletter. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

The banks are suing the bond insurer, claiming that its overhaul was intended to defraud policyholders. Read more..

By BLOOMBERG NEWS - The New York Times

Despite the hostility of a rowdy crowd, the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi plant beat a motion for it to abandon its nuclear program. Read more..

By HIROKO TABUCHI - The New York Times

Economic discussions that began last year were called cordial, but produced no trade objectives. Read more..

By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM - The New York Times