Notes about people and accounts in the advertising industry. Read more..

By STUART ELLIOTT - The New York Times

No wonder banks like being too big to fail: Measured by the interest rates that banks of different sizes pay on deposits, America’s 10 biggest banks benefit from this subsidy to the tune of some $30 billion annually, Reuters Breakingviews calculates. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

Another View: Professors Jonathan Zinman and Victor Stango argue that the debate over the proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency should be over what the agency does, not where it is located in the government’s bureaucracy. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

France-Soir is trying to prove that, even in a shrinking market, there is room for a tabloid with populist sensibilities and a mass-market reach. Read more..

By ERIC PFANNER - International Herald Tribune

Later this year, consumers will begin to find computers, TVs and gaming systems that they can control through hand and body gestures, enabled with chips from Canesta. Read more..

By ASHLEE VANCE - The New York Times

The environmental spotlight is not just on parliaments and presidents, but on boardrooms and executive suites. Read more..

By TOM ZELLER Jr - International Herald Tribune

The proportion of online retailers requiring three or more clicks to unsubscribe from their e-mail lists has grown more than fivefold since 2008. Read more..

By ALEX MINDLIN - The New York Times

Once considered the innovator in the electronics business, the company has found itself playing catch-up for years, an embarrassment it hopes to end. Read more..

By HIROKO TABUCHI - The New York Times