A Penthouse Made for Instagram

By SAPNA MAHESHWARI from NYT Business Day Spotless walls, a “millennial pink” sofa, and a spa-style bathtub that’s waiting to be filled with flowers. And every inch of its 2,400 square feet is free from the clutter of everyday life. Read More

Lines Before Dawn, Violence and ‘No Trust’: China’s Health Care Crisis

By SUI-LEE WEE from NYT Business Day China is trying to relieve its overwhelmed system by introducing more family doctors. But in a country where people rush to hospitals for a fever, change won’t be easy. Read More

Elon Musk Settled With the S.E.C., but Tesla’s Troubles Aren’t Over

By DAVID GELLES, MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN and NEAL E. BOUDETTE from NYT Business Day The company is still struggling to produce and deliver its Model 3 cars. It is short on cash. And it still faces investigations by federal authorities. Read More

At Elite Colleges, Racial Diversity Requires Affirmative Action

By SUSAN DYNARSKI from NYT Business Day Getting more low-income students into elite colleges is an important goal. But most poor applicants are white, so race-based criteria are needed. Read More

Japan’s Mothers Go Back to Work, but Find the Opportunities Lacking

By MICHAEL SCHUMAN from NYT Business Day Employment data shows a big increase in mothers in the Japanese work force. Those figures mask some big problems with the quality of jobs available to working mothers. Read More

Elon Musk and Tesla Settle With S.E.C. in Fraud Case

By MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN from NYT Business Day After walking away from a deal, Tesla’s chief agreed to give up the chairmanship for three years and pay a $20 million fine. Read More

Housing Market Slows, as Rising Prices Outpace Wages

By BEN CASSELMAN from NYT Business Day Even in attractive, fast-growing cities like Denver, New York and Seattle, selling prices are rising more slowly and asking prices are being slashed. Read More

In the Hunt for Quants, One Hedge Fund Held a Global Talent Contest

By JAMIE CONDLIFFE from NYT Business Day Big tech has tempted many math and science graduates away from finance and toward Silicon Valley, so the search for new staff is expanding. Read More

Tesla Stock Tumbles Over the S.E.C. Suing Elon Musk: What to Watch Today

By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED from NYT Business Day Short sellers betting against the electric carmaker may enjoy a bumper payday as the company’s C.E.O. is accused of fraud. Read More

DealBook Briefing: Elon Musk Turned Down a Fraud Settlement With the S.E.C.

By Unknown Author from NYT Business Day The Tesla C.E.O. is accused of fraud by the S.E.C., which could effectively oust him from his current position at the company. Read More

The New iPhones Look Fine. But My Old One Is Better Than Ever.

By JEFF SOMMER from NYT Business Day With a fresh battery and operating system, an aging iPhone 6 seems faster than ever. Why would Apple take steps to discourage a new purchase? Read More

Tesla’s Elon Musk Had a Deal From the S.E.C. It Fell Apart in a Morning.

By DAVID GELLES, MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN, EMILY FLITTER and ANDREW ROSS SORKIN from NYT Business Day The Tesla chief executive, accused of misleading investors on Twitter, walked away from a settlement with relatively light penalties. Read More

China Censors Bad Economic News Amid Signs of Slower Growth

By SUI-LEE WEE and LI YUAN from NYT Business Day New directives betray a mounting anxiety among Chinese leaders that the country could be facing a worsening slump as the trade war with the United States intensifies. Read More

Meet the Woman in Charge of Building the Best-Selling Pickup Truck in America

By TIFFANY HSU from NYT Business Day Responsible for overseeing a Ford F-150 plant that she calls “a little city,” Debbie Manzano holds the rare status of being a woman at the helm of a major American production facility. Read More

Facebook Was Hacked. Here Are 3 Things You Should Do.

By BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Business Day The social networking giant said attackers had exploited a weakness that enabled them to hijack the accounts of nearly 50 million users. Here are some tips for securing your account. Read More

S.E.C. Goes After Musk With Its ‘Ultimate’ Penalty. Here’s Who Else Has Been Barred.

By AMIE TSANG from NYT Business Day The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking to bar Mr. Musk from ever serving as an officer or director of a public company. Read More

Elon Musk’s Fans Just Took a Big Hit as Tesla Shares Tank

By PETER EAVIS from NYT Business Day The stock tumbled more than 12 percent Friday. The S.E.C.’s lawsuit against Mr. Musk is putting the spotlight on a company in turbulence and celebrity C.E.O.s. Read More

An Italian Hotelier Mixes Opulence and Wellness (O.K., Plus More Opulence)

By SHEILA MARIKAR from NYT Business Day SD Hotels is capitalizing on the hype around two distinct travel trends. Read More

2-Second Rule for Distracted Driving Can Mean Life or Death

By ERIC A. TAUB from NYT Business Day While people will always find a way to distract themselves, the industry is dreaming up new ways to keep drivers’ eyes on the road. Read More

28,000 Public Servants Sought Student Loan Forgiveness. 96 Got It.

By STACY COWLEY from NYT Business Day The Education Department has significantly mismanaged a debt relief program for public workers, according to a government audit. Read More

Hulu Is the Next Front in the Battle Between Disney and Comcast

By JENNIFER SABA from NYT Business Day Disney made a good call by consenting to Fox selling its Sky stake at Comcast’s eye-popping price. Comcast may be wise to follow suit and let Hulu go. Read More

In KFC’s China Ads, Nuggets Are Served With Patriotism

By TIFFANY MAY and ZOE MOU from NYT Business Day The fast food chain’s campaign celebrates the country’s four-decade rise from rural poverty to the world’s second-largest economy. Read More

Banks May Need to Cull Their Trading Desks Further

By CHRISTOPHER THOMPSON from NYT Business Day Global fixed income trading revenue has fallen faster than head count over the past four years and pressure is growing on banks to cut costs, especially in Europe. Read More

Kavanaugh Hearings on TV Offer Riveting Drama to a Captive Nation

By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM from NYT Business Day The coverage of the testimony of Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh reflected a nation bitterly divided, but also produced a rare collective civic moment. Read More

S.E.C. Sues Tesla’s Elon Musk, Seeking to Bar Him From Running a Public Company

By MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN from NYT Business Day The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit Thursday that accused Mr. Musk, the electric-car manufacturer’s chief executive, of making false and misleading public statements. Read More

McKinsey Advises Puerto Rico on Debt. It May Profit on the Outcome.

By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH from NYT Business Day The consulting firm is determining how much money is available to repay the island’s lenders. One of those lenders is McKinsey. Read More

The Infatuation Gets $30 Million Investment From Hollywood Mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg

By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED from NYT Business Day The restaurant reviews site, which bought Zagat earlier this year, has won the backing of the media holding company co-founded by Jeffrey Katzenberg. Read More

The Distracted Boyfriend Who Took Over the Internet Is Deemed Sexist in Sweden

By AMIE TSANG from NYT Business Day Sweden’s advertising ombudsman ruled that a job advertisement using the “distracted boyfriend” meme discriminated against women. Read More

Nafta’s Fate Hinges on a Four-Letter Word: Milk

By JENNIFER STEINHAUER from NYT Business Day Canada’s dairy protections have become a key sticking point in Nafta and a potential roadblock to a trilateral deal with the United States and Mexico. Read More

‘I Could Be Doing This All Day.’ Trump Delights in Sparring With the Press.

By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM from NYT Business Day An 80-minute news conference made clear that President Trump is never more comfortable than when he is mixing it up with the media he loves to say he hates. Read More

Fox, Acting on Behalf of Disney, Sells Its Stake in Sky to Comcast

By EDMUND LEE and BROOKS BARNES from NYT Business Day The deal, worth $15 billion, ends Rupert Murdoch’s connection with Sky, and provides money for Disney to invest in streaming. Read More

Richard Parsons Is Named Interim Chairman at CBS

By MATT STEVENS from NYT Business Day The appointment of Mr. Parsons, a former Time Warner and Citigroup chairman, is the latest move in a continuing shake-up during what has been a turbulent period for the company. Read More

How Zinc Batteries Could Change Energy Storage

By IVAN PENN from NYT Business Day Making the batteries rechargeable and lowering their cost are seen as important advances in enabling the electric grid to depend on power from renewable sources. Read More

Here’s One Emerging Threat That Could Derail the Bull Run

By PETER EAVIS from NYT Business Day The decade-long rally has faced numerous challenges. The latest: increasingly attractive returns on government bonds. Read More

Website Revs Up, With New York Magazine’s Help, to Cover More Local News

By JACLYN PEISER from NYT Business Day The City will start in January and operate independently from the magazine. It plans to hire 15 journalists to focus on beats like transportation, politics and affordable housing. Read More

Cheaper Battery Is Unveiled as a Step to a Carbon-Free Grid

By IVAN PENN from NYT Business Day The entrepreneur Patrick Soon-Shiong says his company’s tests of zinc-based storage for solar and wind energy show the potential for large-scale use. Read More

3-D Printed Gun Advocate Cody Wilson Quits Company He Founded

By TIFFANY HSU from NYT Business Day Mr. Wilson, accused of sexual assault against a minor and arrested in Taiwan on Friday, was replaced as Defense Distributed’s director by Paloma Heindorff. Read More

Offering Manicures With Your Hot Pot, China’s Haidilao Plans a Global Push

By ELSIE CHEN and SUI-LEE WEE from NYT Business Day The popular Chinese restaurant chain — which woos its customers with shoe-shining services, board games and other distractions — plans to raise $1 billion. Read More

Delta ‘Technology Issue’ Temporarily Disrupts Travel and Enrages Customers

By MATT STEVENS from NYT Business Day The problems caused widespread confusion, and many customers demanded to know why they could not book flights, print tickets or board their planes. Read More

Starbucks Plans Reshuffling That Will Trim Executive Ranks

By RACHEL ABRAMS from NYT Business Day Kevin Johnson, the C.E.O., notified staff of a restructuring to help the company accelerate its global growth, particularly in rising markets like China. Read More

Hold the Donuts, Says Newly Named Dunkin’

By SAPNA MAHESHWARI from NYT Business Day The treats remain but they are not a part of the company’s new “brand identity.” The shift is a nod to the chain’s beverage sales, which make up 60 percent of its business. Read More

As Debt Rises, the Government Will Soon Spend More on Interest Than on the Military

By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ from NYT Business Day Tax cuts, spending increases and higher interest rates could make it harder to respond to future recessions and deal with other needs. Read More

Michael Kors to Buy Versace for $2.1 Billion

By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED from NYT Business Day Acquiring the Italian luxury brand would insert Kors into the high-end fashion market and help it challenge European conglomerates. Read More

Walmart’s Veggie-Tracking B.L.T.: Blockchain Lettuce Technology

By MICHAEL CORKERY and NATHANIEL POPPER from NYT Business Day The giant retailer will begin requiring lettuce and spinach suppliers to contribute to a blockchain database that can rapidly pinpoint contamination. Read More

NBC’s Entertainment Chief Leaves in Latest Broadcast TV Shakeup

By JOHN KOBLIN from NYT Business Day Robert Greenblatt is stepping away with NBC No. 1 in the ratings. His departure comes at a time of nearly unprecedented change at the highest ranks of the broadcast networks. Read More

Supreme Court Fight Goes Prime Time With Kavanaugh’s Fox News Interview

By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM from NYT Business Day Brett M. Kavanaugh submitted to questions about allegations of sexual misconduct, the first time in memory that a Supreme Court nominee was interviewed on TV before a confirmation vote. Read More

Hotel Workers Fret Over a New Rival: Alexa at the Front Desk

By EDUARDO PORTER from NYT Business Day As technologies threaten to displace service workers, unions are making job protection and new opportunities a priority in contract talks. Read More

Kavanaugh’s Yearbook Page Is ‘Horrible, Hurtful’ to a Woman It Named

By KATE KELLY and DAVID ENRICH from NYT Business Day Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and some high school friends described themselves in a yearbook as “Renate” alumni. The woman they were referring to is furious. Read More

Michael Kors Nears Versace Purchase in Challenge to European Luxury Groups

By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED, ELIZABETH PATON and VANESSA FRIEDMAN from NYT Business Day Kors is acquiring the Italian fashion label amid a wave of consolidation within the industry. Read More

SiriusXM to Buy Pandora for $3.5 Billion in Bid to Expand Reach

By AMIE TSANG from NYT Business Day SiriusXM had already invested $480 million in Pandora, which has struggled to grow in the face of competition from Spotify and Apple. Read More