Congress seems poised to pass a bill to deal with climate change, but some ideas would do very little to change the situation.

The new version is an appeal to an elite class of hard-core game players who would like a little more of everything.

Heeb, a magazine marketed to young, urban Jews, ran parody ads that became so popular that the magazine has turned into a ?quasi ad agency.?

The Russian state oil company Rosneft won an auction for assets of Yukos, tightening the Kremlin?s control of energy industries in the country.

The creation of the Service Research and Innovation Initiative represents the latest step to promote an emerging field called ?service science.?

Plans to safeguard customers of Christmas savings clubs are to be announced by the government.

Reuters - Hewlett-Packard Co. said it had sued Taiwan computer maker Acer Inc. for patent infringement, pressuring Acer shares.

Reuters - Authorities are investigating the lending practices at Beazer Homes USA Inc. , BusinessWeek reported on Tuesday, sending shares in the sixth largest U.S. home builder almost 17 percent lower.

Oil prices jump by more than a dollar a barrel as worries over tensions between the West and Iran increase.

ABN Amro asks shareholders to oppose proposals from a hedge fund to reorganise the bank.

House price inflation slowed in March suggesting that recent rate rises are having an effect, the Nationwide says.

Alliance Boots announces plans to rebrand its UK pharmacies and says it is on track to hit profit targets.

Takeover target Sainsbury's reports better-than-expected sales growth for the three months to March.

LG Electronics reaches a deal with search engine Google to let customers access the site from its mobile phones.

Takeover target Sainsbury's reports better-than-expected sales growth for the three months to March.

The European Commission takes legal moves against Spain for interfering in E.On's bid for Spanish utility Endesa.

Italian power company Enel, locked in battle for coveted Spanish peer Endesa, posts a 22% drop in 2006 profits.

LG Electronics reaches a deal with search engine Google to let customers access the site from its mobile phones.

Reuters - Beazer Homes USA Inc., the sixth-largest U.S. homebuilder, on Wednesday said it is cooperating with federal prosecutors in a probe relating to its mortgage business.

Reuters - General Motors Corp. is unlikely to make a first-round bid for DaimlerChrysler AG's (DCXGn.DE) Chrysler unit, leaving just private equity firms and auto-parts supplier Magna in the running, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

Reuters - News that Glenn Tilton, chief executive of UAL Corp. , earned $39.7 million in 2006 drew an angry protest from workers at UAL's United Airlines on Tuesday, with unions demanding their "fair share."

Reuters - Stock futures declined on Wednesday, hit by concerns about Iran that pushed crude oil prices sharply higher and nervousness before testimony from the Federal Reserve chairman.

Reuters - Beazer Homes USA Inc., the sixth-largest U.S. home builder, on Wednesday confirmed it is cooperating with federal prosecutors in a probe relating to its mortgage business.

Reuters - Orders for U.S.-made big-ticket items were weaker-than-expected in February as the world's richest economy hit hard by troubles in the housing sector set off the year at a slower pace, a government report on Wednesday showed.

Reuters - Stocks fell on Wednesday, pressured by escalating tensions between Iran and the West and caution before testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

Reuters - Consumer electronics retailer Circuit City Stores Inc. said on Wednesday it will explore a possible sale of its Canadian unit InterTAN Inc. and replace 3,400 employees with lower-paid workers in a cost-cutting move, sending its shares up 2.5 percent.

But Ben S. Bernanke reiterated his view that the United States economy is likely to expand at a moderate pace.

US stocks tumble after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says economic uncertainty has risen.

Oil prices hover around $65 a barrel, with the market nervous over rising tensions between the West and Iran.

The United States has lost its status as the world's engine of technology innovation, the World Economic Forum says.

Three Italians, including an EU official, are arrested as part of a corruption probe involving the EU Commission.

A Siemens board member, arrested in connection with a probe into alleged bribery, is kept in custody.

Fees paid for banking services around the world fell last year, a survey says, but there were big variations between countries.

Spending on UK internet adverts jumps 41.2% in 2006 to overtake newspaper ad expenditure, a report says.

Money paid into Christmas savings schemes, such as the failed Farepak hamper firm, will now be protected.

Shares in photography retailer Jessops plunge 70% as the company issues its second profits warning in four weeks.

Reuters - Beazer Homes USA Inc., the No. 6 U.S. home builder, said on Wednesday it received a request for documents from federal prosecutors in a probe relating to its mortgage business, sending its shares down as much as 11.8 percent.

Reuters - Stocks fell sharply on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke cast doubt about a recovery in housing and said uncertainties surrounding the economic outlook had increased.

Reuters - Boeing Co. plans to debut its much-anticipated 787 Dreamliner model on July 8 at an event at its assembly plant in Everett, Washington, the plane maker said on Wednesday.

AFP - Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday a slump in the US housing market has not yet spilled over to the broader economy, but did not rule out the possibility of a more severe slowdown.

Tesco moves its CD and DVD warehouse from Jersey to Zurich to keep using a controversial tax loophole.

Reuters - New Century Financial Corp. , the troubled subprime mortgage lender, said it ended its relationship with mortgage financier Freddie Mac , and that "several" of its own lenders plan to sell loans that had backed $17.4 billion of credit lines.

Reuters - U.S. prosecutors said on Wednesday they had reached an agreement to not file charges against payment processor Electronic Clearing House Inc. , saying the company is cooperating with the government's probe into Internet gambling.

Reuters - Circuit City Stores Inc. said it has hired Goldman Sachs to explore strategic options for a possible unit sale and will replace 3,400 store employees with lower-paid workers, sending its shares up on Wednesday.

Jurors heard testimony about the possibility of secret government contracts that gave Qwest?s chief hope for the telephone company?s future.

AP - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was asked Wednesday whether the economy will slip into recession in light of recent remarks by his predecessor, Alan Greenspan, that a recession is possible this year.

When old media formats die, there are ways to bring your Super 8 films, VHS tapes and 8-tracks into the DVD world.

Brazilian budget airline Gol unveils plans to buy its struggling rival Varig for $275m (£140m).

Oil prices close above $65 a barrel, with the market nervous over rising tensions between the West and Iran.

Reuters - U.S. stocks ended lower on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said he was uncomfortable with inflation and uncertain about the economy, compounding the impact of a weak durable goods report.

Reuters - AmBev (AMBV4.SA), the Brazilian unit of global brewer InBev , said it would invest about 5 billion reais ($2.4 billion) over the next five years in Brazil to expand in a growing market.

Reuters - Pennsylvania's two largest health insurers, Highmark Inc. and Independence Blue Cross, said they have agreed to merge, creating the third-largest Blue Plan health insurer in the United States.

Ben S. Bernanke said he did not expect subprime lending problems to damage the overall economy.

Google?s efforts to sell radio and TV ads are mixed, suggesting that it is far from becoming a credible player in traditional media.

The top 1 percent ? those with incomes of more than $348,000 in 2005 ? received their largest share of national income since 1928.

The former auditor accused senior Interior Department officials of prohibiting him from recovering millions in underpayments.

The new generation of chips would help Intel catch up with its archrival and consolidate performance categories where it already leads.

Reuters - Citigroup Inc. plans to double its number of outlets in China this year to more than 30, Chairman and Chief Executive Charles Prince said on Thursday.

Reuters - Chinese developer Country Garden was looking to raise as much as US$1.66 billion after setting the price range for its Hong Kong initial pubic offering at HK$4.18 to HK$5.38 per share, sources close to the deal said on Thursday.

Reuters - Shell U.S. Gas and Power (RDSa.L) is discontinuing plans to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal offshore of Louisiana because import capacity will be sufficient without it, the company said Wednesday.

Wal-Mart is known internally for its no-expense-spared investigations of employees who break its ironclad rules.

Corporate takeovers in Japan have risen sharply in the last three years, becoming a preoccupation even among ordinary people.

Unusual side effects ? including hallucinations and disorientation ? showed up in the studies. The drug also failed a trial of its efficacy.

Businesses geared toward serving the aging baby boomer population are good places for entrepreneurs to look for opportunities.

Caught between two exporting powerhouses, South Korea hopes a trade deal with the U.S. will give it an edge in trade.

Students who call colleges with financial aid questions sometimes end up talking to employees of loan companies.

The state?s attorney general said Moody?s Investors Service and Standard & Poor?s appear to be manipulating reports to help electric utilities in the state.

Tribune is said to have responded to a request for additional financial information from Eli Broad and Ronald Burkle.

Almost every new form of mortgage lending that expands the pool of people who qualify has been greeted by critics who say it harms consumers.

The union?s president has seemingly declared the two crucial issues as off-limits for bargaining with Detroit?s automakers.

The settlement ends a suit filed against two Italian ad executives which revealed details of the WPP Chief?s private life.

Among the ads aimed at children and teenagers, 72 percent are for candy, snacks, sugary cereals or fast food.

For a second year, General Motors says that about 20 top managers, including the chief executive, will not get cash bonuses.

The $47.7 billion bid was aimed at leaving Porsche with a controlling stake of Volkswagen rather than full ownership.

ABN Amro urged shareholders to reject proposals to break up or sell the company, as it pursued a merger with Barclays of Britain.

The company will lay off about 3,400 workers, or 8.5 percent of its in-store staff, and hire lower-paid employees to replace them.

Demand increased but by less than economists expected, raising new worries about the strength of the economy.

The Dow Jones industrials fell nearly 100 points, the third consecutive session of declines.

Prosecutors said the former chief of Qwest transferred $90 million in stock into accounts held solely by his wife.

The Blackstone Group agreed to sell 10 buildings in Austin, Tex., to Thomas Properties Group for $1.15 billion.

Cerberus Capital Management agreed to buy the bankrupt auto parts maker Tower Automotive in a deal valued at about $1 billion.

Pennsylvania?s two largest health insurers agreed to merge in a plan that gives the two nonprofits control over most of the state?s health insurance market.

Hal Richman and his family are seeking an investor to buy a significant part of Strat-O-Matic, which began with the baseball board game Richman invented as a teenager.

Reuters - Citigroup Inc. plans to double its number of branches in China this year to more than 30, Chairman and Chief Executive Charles Prince said on Thursday.