Steven C. Preston discussed his efforts and those of Congress to reform the Small Business Administration, which has been hit with budget and staffing cuts. Read more..

By RON NIXON - The New York Times

Japan Tobacco’s Canadian unit was ordered by an Ontario judge to stand trial on charges it defrauded the Canadian government out of about a billion Canadian dollars ($931 million) in the 1990s by shipping cigarettes to the United States to avoid p... Read more..

By BLOOMBERG NEWS - The New York Times

CBS said the $280 million deal will allow the service to continue to operate as an independent unit. Read more..

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The two soft drink giants have agreed to stop directly financing research that uses animals to test or develop their products. Read more..

By BRENDA GOODMAN - The New York Times

I keep getting a message that says “Critical error message — Registry damaged and corrupted.” Is this a virus? Read more..

By J. D. BIERSDORFER - The New York Times

Google will make applications like Gmail and Docs and Spreadsheets available offline, in a move that will challenge Microsoft. Read more..

By MIGUEL HELFT - The New York Times

Saatchi & Saatchi in New York has been selected to handle the familiar tourism campaign for New York State, known since 1977 by its theme, “I Love New York.” Read more..

By STUART ELLIOTT - The New York Times

A new protective case from Digital Lifestyle Outfitters has a spool on the back that takes up slack in the cord when headphones are worn. Read more..

By ALAN KRAUSS - The New York Times

Policy changes and severe budget cuts at the Small Business Administration have left the agency unable to fulfill its mission. Read more..

By RON NIXON and ELIZABETH OLSON - The New York Times

A modest rally pushed the most widely followed benchmark of U.S. stocks past a previous high set amid the dot-com boom. Read more..

By JEREMY W. PETERS and VIKAS BAJAJ - The New York Times