Tech Drove Stocks Skyward. It’s a Different Story on the Way Down.

By MATT PHILLIPS from NYT Business Day Large technology companies, and the big profits they produce, lifted the markets earlier this year. But during October’s tumble they were only part of a broad-based downturn. Read More

SoftBank Hires a Veteran Corporate Image-Maker

By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED and ANDREW ROSS SORKIN from NYT Business Day The addition of Gary Ginsberg, a former adviser to Rupert Murdoch with ties to Washington, could help the company wade through a thicket of challenges. Read More

Eurozone Growth Slips to Four-Year Low, Fueling Crisis Fears

By JACK EWING from NYT Business Day Growth in Italy fell to zero, raising further questions about a government spending plan that was based on rosier projections for growth. Read More

Defense Contractor Accused of Slighting Reservists in Hiring

By NOAM SCHEIBER from NYT Business Day L3 Technologies, with billions in Pentagon sales, moved to settle a lawsuit saying it passed over job candidates with military obligations to fulfill. Read More

Gayle King Has the Spotlight All to Herself

By AMY CHOZICK from NYT Business Day Known for decades as Oprah’s best friend, the CBS anchor has become a celebrity in her own right. Even — especially — with the network’s men imploding all around her. Read More

FedEx Ends Deal for N.R.A. but Says It’s Not Because of Pittsburgh Shooting

By TIFFANY HSU from NYT Business Day The shipping company said it was ending a discount program with the gun group, after a routine review that began months ago. Read More

Parts of America Are Still Struggling Economically. They Don’t Matter Much in the Midterms.

By JIM TANKERSLEY and BEN CASSELMAN from NYT Business Day The most competitive districts in the race for control of the House are disproportionately prosperous — and their economies aren’t doing much to lift Republicans. Read More

Job No. 1 for G.E.’s New Chief: Fix Its Ailing Power Business

By STEVE LOHR from NYT Business Day The stunning fall of a market-leading division is explained by a sharp market turn, a wayward acquisition and self-inflicted wounds. Read More

China’s New Billionaires Are Young, Fast Workers With an Appetite for Risk

By Unknown Author from NYT Business Day The country is minting two new billionaires each week, and they differ markedly from their global peers. Read More

Why the Number Could Make China’s Currency a Trade-War Weapon

By KEITH BRADSHER from NYT Business Day The renminbi has fallen to its weakest point in a decade, and Washington worries about how that may affect the dispute between the United States and China. But Beijing has reason to hold the line. Read More

A U.S. Trade Complaint, Tech Earnings and Jobs Numbers

By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT Business Day Investors will be looking for a turnaround plan from G.E.’s new chief. Data on the eurozone’s economy is due. And Facebook’s earnings will come with data on its user numbers. Read More

Tiny Books Fit in One Hand. Will They Change the Way We Read?

By ALEXANDRA ALTER from NYT Business Day Dutton, a Penguin Random House imprint, has just released its first batch of mini books, with a box set of novels by the best-selling author John Green. Read More

Tesla’s Future Is Not Yet Secured

By PETER EAVIS from NYT Business Day After a frenetic summer, Tesla reported some good results last week. But many more will have to follow. Read More

Campbell Soup ‘Accelerates’ Executive’s Departure After George Soros Tweet

By AMIE TSANG from NYT Business Day A company vice president left earlier than planned after sharing a conspiracy theory on social media about the billionaire philanthropist’s being behind a migrant caravan in Mexico. Read More

Fox Executive Condemns Remarks by Guest on Lou Dobbs Show

By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ from NYT Business Day The show was originally shown on Thursday. But the remarks, which were linked to anti-Semitism, created a firestorm online when the show was shown again on Saturday. Read More

Making Sense of the Selling in the Stock Market

By PETER EAVIS from NYT Business Day A shakeout in the market seemed long overdue, so how seriously should we take the recent declines? Read More

Sunrun Gives Tesla a Fight in the Home Solar Business

By IVAN PENN from NYT Business Day Tesla is relying on showrooms to sell electric cars, solar roofs and batteries. But a California rival has made inroads into the residential business. Read More

IBM to Buy Red Hat, the Top Linux Distributor, for $34 Billion

By STEVE LOHR from NYT Business Day The deal is a big move to bring more software developers under IBM’s corporate wing and hints at a bigger push into cloud computing. Read More

An Insider’s View of the New York Public Library

By PATRICIA R. OLSEN from NYT Business Day Even if the lions stay outside, the headquarters can be distracting. But the general counsel isn’t complaining: The building is filled with gems. Read More

You’ve Become Rich. That Doesn’t Mean You’re Great at Everything.

By SENDHIL MULLAINATHAN from NYT Business Day Wealth generated in one arena is frequently used to buy influence and control in others. That’s bad for the economy and society, our columnist says. Read More

Trump’s Attacks on the News Media Are Working

By JIM RUTENBERG from NYT Business Day The journalism industry wasn’t built to withstand the torrent of unsubstantiated claims coming from @realdonaldtrump and elsewhere. Read More

She Made the Shift From Academic Writing to Hallmark Cards

By As told to PERRY GARFINKEL from NYT Business Day As a black woman raised in a segregated part of Arkansas, Melvina Young brought more than university credentials to the table. Maya Angelou was an early model. Read More

Red-Hot Economy? Women Aren’t Convinced

By BEN CASSELMAN and JIM TANKERSLEY from NYT Business Day A remarkable gender gap, transcending party lines, has opened up in Americans’ views of both their own finances and the broader national economy. Read More

Epic, Maker of Fortnite, Raises $1.25 Billion

By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED from NYT Business Day The creator of the wildly successful video game gained investment firms like KKR, plus the owner of the e-sports company Team Liquid as backers. Read More

Photo of a Starving Girl in Yemen Prompts Facebook to Remove Posts of Article

By JACEY FORTIN from NYT Business Day Facebook later restored the posts, which showed a photo of an unclothed child. “We know this is an important image of global significance,” a spokeswoman said. Read More

Netflix’s Audience Is Multiplying. But So Is Its Debt.

By JEFF SOMMER from NYT Business Day Netflix has enchanted subscribers and investors, and disrupted global media. But its dependence on debt raises questions about its real value. Read More

Turbocharging Jumps From Racetrack to Cul-de-Sac

By STEPHEN WILLIAMS from NYT Business Day Industry experts expect that by 2027, more than half the vehicles sold in the United States will include turbo power. Read More

Can’t Get Enough Fox News? ‘Superfans’ Can Pay $65 a Year for More

By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM from NYT Business Day Fox Nation, a stand-alone streaming service, is the first test of an online subscription model in the cable news market. It will debut next month. Read More

Trump’s Trade War May Create New Auto Jobs. In China.

By JACK EWING from NYT Business Day Caught in a crossfire of tariffs, BMW and other foreign carmakers are gauging whether to relocate some manufacturing to China. Jobs could follow. Read More

‘Megyn Kelly Today’ Is Canceled as the NBC Host Negotiates an Exit

By JOHN KOBLIN and MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM from NYT Business Day After her “blackface” remarks — and middling ratings — the host’s lawyer is in discussions with network executives. Read More

Stocks Resume Slide, Pulling S. & P. 500 Briefly Into a Correction

By MATT PHILLIPS from NYT Business Day The benchmark stock index fell to 10 percent off its most recent peak in early trading on Friday morning, but recovered much of those losses by midday. Read More

U.S. Economy Grew at 3.5% Rate in Third Quarter

By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ from NYT Business Day The Commerce Department released its initial estimate of third-quarter economic growth, providing the latest snapshot of the American economy. Read More

CBS Inquiry Into What Went Wrong in Les Moonves Era Hits Snags as It Advances

By RACHEL ABRAMS from NYT Business Day Investigators have interviewed more than 250 people as they examine allegations of misconduct. But not every accuser has been contacted, and some are hesitant to cooperate. Read More

Stocks Climb, Recovering From a Decline That Wiped Out 2018’s Gains

By MATT PHILLIPS and AMIE TSANG from NYT Business Day Tech shares helped drive stocks up in the United States on Thursday, helping make up ground a day after the S. & P. 500 dropped 3 percent to fall into negative territory for the year. Read More

Cathay Pacific Data Breach Exposes 9.4 Million Passengers

By RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Business Day The Hong Kong-based carrier said that people’s passport data and travel histories were among the information that was compromised in the incident. Read More

Trump’s New Pledge to Cut Taxes May Follow a Familiar Path

By JIM TANKERSLEY from NYT Business Day The president says he will cut middle-class taxes. It won’t be easy, and he will need Republicans to keep control of Congress to even give it a try. Read More

‘False Flag’ Theory on Pipe Bombs Zooms From Right-Wing Fringe to Mainstream

By KEVIN ROOSE from NYT Business Day Conspiratorial thinking has always been with us — the grassy knoll, the moon landing, the Freemasons. But it has been turbocharged in the Trump era. Read More

There Is a Silver Lining for Losers of Amazon’s HQ2 Competition

By TOM BUERKLE from NYT Business Day Many locations will receive investment from Amazon if they aren’t home to its second headquarters — and they will escape expensive incentives, too. Read More

Megyn Kelly Skips ‘Today’ as Questions Mount Over Her Future at NBC

By JOHN KOBLIN and MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM from NYT Business Day The host’s future at the network appeared shaky after she made racially insensitive remarks on Tuesday and issued an on-air apology on Wednesday. Read More

Wells Fargo Suspends 2 Executives Amid Regulatory Review

By EMILY FLITTER from NYT Business Day Wells Fargo said on Wednesday that it had suspended its chief auditor and its chief administrative officer, the latest blow to the scandal-scarred bank. Read More

A ‘People’s Pig’ in China Could Be Headed to Upstate New York

By SUI-LEE WEE from NYT Business Day Their farm threatened by a modernization drive, four specimens of a rare breed of swine need a new home. A Rockefeller scion may save them. Read More

Did Trump’s Attacks Hurt Harley-Davidson’s Sales? It’s Saying Little

By PETER EAVIS from NYT Business Day After President Trump lashed out at the motorcycle maker, its sales in the United States slid. In discussing its earnings, the company made no mention of a connection. Read More

In a Bid to Fill Office Buildings, Landlords Offer Kegs and Nap Rooms

By C. J. HUGHES from NYT Business Day Hoping to lure tenants in a sluggish market, commercial towers are adding amenities often associated with luxury apartment living. Read More

Tesla Reports a Rare Quarterly Profit, Its Biggest Ever

By NEAL E. BOUDETTE from NYT Business Day A surge in sales of the Model 3 helped lift the company’s performance, but big financial and production challenges remain. Read More

Megyn Kelly’s ‘Blackface’ Remarks Lead to Rift With NBC

By JOHN KOBLIN and MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM from NYT Business Day The NBC News chairman Andrew Lack condemned her comments at a staff meeting, and three network stars publicly criticized the “Today” show host. Read More

NBC Assigns Veteran Producer to Take Over Jimmy Fallon’s ‘Tonight Show’

By JOHN KOBLIN from NYT Business Day Jim Bell, a top NBC executive, will take charge of a late-night franchise that is in danger of losing its lead among young adult viewers. Read More

Slumping Stock Market Enters Negative Territory for the Year

By MATT PHILLIPS from NYT Business Day Stocks dropped yet again on Wednesday, as the S.&P. 500 gave up its gains for 2018. Read More

This Thermometer Tells Your Temperature, Then Tells Firms Where to Advertise

By SAPNA MAHESHWARI from NYT Business Day Clorox is using data from so-called smart thermometers to target ads to areas where people are sick. It’s the latest example of internet-connected devices being used for advertising. Read More

Google Is Teaching Children How to Act Online. Is It the Best Role Model?

By NATASHA SINGER and SAPNA MAHESHWARI from NYT Business Day The tech giant is positioning itself in schools as a trusted authority on digital citizenship at a moment when the company’s data-handling practices are under growing scrutiny. Read More

Tycoon Plans a Titanic II (This One Will Have More Lifeboats)

By KAREN ZRAICK from NYT Business Day Clive Palmer, a colorful Australian mining magnate, has long wanted to make the dream of a new Titanic a reality. After years of delays, he says his plan is back on. Read More