Alcatel disputed criticism about its planned takeover of Lucent and insisted that the deal would be good for shareholders. Read more..

By JAMES KANTER - The New York Times

The president of Coke’s North American unit, Donald R. Knauss, resigned to become chairman and chief executive of Clorox. Read more..

By ALEX BERENSON - The New York Times

Even in the Midwest where ethanol is most popular, its success as an alternative fuel is far from assured. Read more..

By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO - The New York Times

While the idea of downloading movies from the Internet to your computer sounds simple, carrying it out is anything but. Read more..

By JOHN R. QUAIN - The New York Times

Shuttle’s latest PC is so small it could fit into a cereal box. Read more..

By JOHN BIGGS - The New York Times

In a rare hostile bid, Genzyme said it would make an offer for AnorMed, a Canadian company that had spurned previous acquisition approaches. Read more..

By ANDREW POLLACK - The New York Times

General Motors, which accounts for roughly one-fifth of the advertising on “Survivor,” said its decision was unrelated to the show’s race-based format. Read more..

By EDWARD WYATT and STUART ELLIOTT - The New York Times

A federal judge said that a $51 million damage award over Merck’s Vioxx painkiller was “grossly excessive.” Read more..

By BLOOMBERG NEWS - The New York Times

Parcxmart Technologies has developed a smart card for parking that would send coin-operated parking meters the way of pay phones. Read more..

By ELLEN ROSEN - The New York Times

With income and wealth disparities rising sharply, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s tale of wealthy Americans has experienced a resurgence of interest. Read more..

By ROBERT H. FRANK - The New York Times