Severe weather in Britain is forcing developers to take extra steps, like flood-proofing homes. Read more..

By ABIGAIL SALTMARSH - International Herald Tribune

An International Monetary Fund employee has written an intriguing book that seems to borrow from the financial crisis — but was written before it. Read more..

By SEWELL CHAN - The New York Times

The German maker of Mercedes-Benz cars also said it was revising upward its 2010 forecasts. Read more..

By DAVID JOLLY - International Herald Tribune

A federal indictment charges the co-founder of a now-defunct company that traded in foreign currency with defrauding investors out of more than $30 million. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

The company, which makes Mercedes-Benz cars, credited strong sales of cars in China and in the United States, as well as exchange rate gains. Read more..

By DAVID JOLLY - The New York Times

Terra Firma chairman, Guy Hands, had one of the theories on which his legal team built its damages case against Citigroup ruled out by the judge, The Financial Times reported. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

The Macquarie Group of Australia kept its full year outlook, defying fears of an earnings downgrade after one-offs helped first-half profit beat forecasts, Reuters reports. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

Nomura Holdings, the brokerage and investment bank based in Japan, said Friday that its quarterly profit had dropped 96 percent from the previous year as the company pursues a costly program of expansion in the United States. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

Blackstone has had a good run, and Reuters Breakingviews considers why. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

Without two crucial government programs that reduce investor risk, solar power projects may begin to dry up. Read more..

By TODD WOODY - The New York Times