Robert L. Nardelli, Chrysler’s new chief who earlier ran Home Depot, spoke about the auto industry in terms that suggested he was still in a home-improvement state of mind. Read more..

By MICHELINE MAYNARD - The New York Times

Bill Gates has a Facebook page, or at least humorist Jenny Lyn Bader imagines he does. Read more..

By SAUL HANSELL - The New York Times

Dubai World, the ports operator, agreed to buy Labroy Marine of Singapore for 2.4 billion Singapore dollars ($1.7 billion) to add shipyards and cargo vessels to its maritime assets. Dubai Drydocks World, a unit of the state-run holding company, wi... Read more..

By BLOOMBERG NEWS - The New York Times

Claiming that Chinese steelmakers have dumped their products at below-cost prices, European steelmakers have asked the European Commission to impose tariffs. Read more..

By STEPHEN CASTLE - The New York Times

Corporations have made India a laboratory for extending modern technological conveniences to the world’s poor. Read more..

By ANAND GIRIDHARADAS - The New York Times

It’s not just your imagination. Air travel really has become smoother in the lull after the summer and before the start of holiday travel season at Thanksgiving. Read more..

By JOE SHARKEY - The New York Times

Drug and medical device makers will not be forced to disclose the results of clinical trials on some products that never reached the marketplace. Read more..

By BARRY MEIER - The New York Times

Nearly 3,000 colleges now offer classes in entrepreneurship, up tenfold in the last 20 years. Read more..

By PAUL B. BROWN - The New York Times

While the bank predicted that it would make a profit in the fourth quarter, analysts were concerned about the likelihood of additional write-downs. Read more..

By NICK CUMMING-BRUCE - The New York Times