Golf cart sales to individuals have doubled over the past 10 years, and have increasingly become a medium for making a statement.

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation is creating a program to encourage policies aimed at reducing the threat of global warming.

The feud between Tribune and The Los Angeles Times continued when Sam Zell gave his first interview after the deal exclusively to The Chicago Tribune.

The Television Bureau of Canada has refused to approve a Toronto Blue Jays commercial in which a smiling Frank Thomas whacks a small boy off a bed during a pillow fight.

The show?s Canadian co-producer, Alliance Atlantis, is now arguing that the program is also about history.

The only concrete buyout offers Telecom Italia has received are from AT&T and a Latin American company.

Up-tempo country songs bring in listeners when they first hit the airwaves, while new slow songs have no net effect.

The company controlled by Warren E. Buffett becomes the railroad company?s largest shareholder.

Reuters - A consortium of Middle Eastern investors and American buyout firms is preparing a $50 billion approach for Dow Chemical Co. in what could be the world's biggest ever leveraged buyout, a paper said on Sunday.

Reuters - China CITIC Bank Corp., the country's No. 7 commercial lender, will begin taking orders from institutional investors on Tuesday to raise as much as US$5.7 billion in the world's biggest IPO so far this year, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.

Reuters - Australia's Wesfarmers Ltd. has secured the support of privately owned Hedley Group, a shareholder of Australia's Coles Group Ltd. , for its A$19.7 billion ($16 billion) takeover of the retail giant.

Reuters - A top Chinese trade official on Monday predicted a "notable change" in the country's trade data for March after an unexpected surge in the surplus in the first two months of the year.

Ministers from gas exporting nations meet amid speculation they may be planning to set up a cartel.

Reuters - Vikram Pandit, a veteran Wall Street executive once considered a possible heir apparent at Morgan Stanley before quitting in 2005, is in talks to take a top job at Citigroup Inc. , The Wall Street Journal reported.

Reuters - First-quarter earnings for S&P 500 companies are expected to rise 5.0 percent, compared with 5.1 percent forecast last week and 9.2 percent forecast when the quarter began, according to a survey by Reuters Estimates.

A bidding battle for Alliance Boots is on the cards after the Wellcome Trust and Terra Firma asked to see its books.

Reuters - A probe by the U.S. Justice Department into past money transfers at ABN AMRO Holding NV looms as a hurdle to signing a deal to sell the Dutch bank to Britain's Barclays Plc , the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

The Dutch regulator would not object in principle to a rival bidder for ABN Amro, even if it means a break-up.

Reuters - Flash memory maker Sandisk Corp. said on Monday that Yahoo Inc. would provide music services for its Sansa Connect digital audio player.

A McDonald?s spokesman said today that the company is working with union officials to help establish a union at its stores in southern Guangdong Province, one of the countries wealthiest regions.

Reuters - Upaid Systems Ltd. has agreed to drop all patent claims against Qualcomm Inc. over pre-paid and pre-authorized communication services and transactions, Qualcomm said on Monday.

Reuters - Citigroup Inc. is in talks to buy Old Lane LP, a hedge fund firm co-founded by Vikram Pandit, in a move that could put the former Morgan Stanley executive in line for a top job at the largest U.S. bank, The Wall Street Journal said on Monday.

The chipmaker, whose forecast was well below Wall Street?s expectations, announced a restructuring to lower costs.

Ministers from gas exporting nations dismiss speculation they will to set up a cartel but plan to form a committee to study prices.

Reuters - A consortium of Middle Eastern investors and American buyout firms is preparing a $50 billion approach for Dow Chemical Co. in what could be the world's biggest ever leveraged buyout, a paper said on Sunday.

Reuters - Power company Mirant Corp. said on Monday it was exploring strategic options, including a sale of the company, sending its shares up 6 percent.

Reuters - Shares in Vonage Holdings Corp. fell as much as 11 percent on Monday after a judge said it could not add new customers due to a finding that it infringed Verizon Communications patents for making phone calls over the Internet.

Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said on Monday that regular strategic reviews of its businesses are simply "good governance" after a report in the Wall Street Journal said the retailer had developed a secret plan that mulled a possible spin-off of its Sam's Club operations.

The company said it was working with labor officials to establish a union at restaurants in southern Guangdong.

Reuters - Dow Chemical Co. shares jumped 4.5 percent on Monday following a British tabloid report that a consortium was preparing a $50 billion bid for the company.

Reuters - Power company Mirant Corp. said on Monday it was exploring strategic options including a sale of the company, sending its shares up more than 6 percent.

Reuters - Citigroup Inc. is in talks to buy Old Lane LP, a hedge fund firm co-founded by Vikram Pandit, a move that would put the former Morgan Stanley executive on a short list to eventually run the largest U.S. bank, people familiar with the situation said.

AP - Threats to the global economy have lessened a bit in recent months, but policymakers must remain on guard nonetheless, the head of the International Monetary Fund said Monday

Reuters - Prepayments on U.S. mortgage-backed securities increased in March due to a combination of higher volume of home loan refinancings, rising seasonal factors and three additional calendar days.

A consumer advocacy group has asked the F.D.A. to ban the long and unconventional ad, saying it gives a false impression.

The radio host delivered a 10-minute explanation for comments he made last week that critics called racist.

Threats to the global economy have lessened in recent months the head of the International Monetary Fund says.

Reuters - Dow Chemical Co. shares jumped 4.5 percent on Monday following a British tabloid report that a consortium was preparing a $50 billion bid for the company.

The US is to lodge a formal complaint with the WTO over high levels of intellectual piracy by China.

Reuters - Dow Chemical Co. , responding to a British newspaper report that a consortium was preparing a $50 billion bid for the company, said on Monday it has had no discussion about a leveraged buyout.

AFP - Risks to the global economy have lessened compared to six months ago but their nature has changed, International Monetary Fund chief Rodrigo Rato said Monday.

The radio host Don Imus also offered an apology today for comments he made last week that critics called racist.

A showdown is looming in Venezuela over access to some of the most coveted energy resources outside the Middle East.

Taking China to court over suspected trade barriers and piracy was seen as necessary to send a signal to Beijing.

The chief financial officer at Take-Two Interactive Software, the firm behind Grand Theft Auto, resigns.

Investor's Business Daily - California is home to many of the biggest subprime lenders in the country and has by far the highest share of home loans to borrowers with spotty credit histories.

A showdown between President Hugo Chávez and U.S. and European companies over key oil projects could wind up with all sides losing.

Taking China to court over suspected trade barriers and piracy was seen as necessary to send a signal to Beijing.

MSNBC said that the radio host agreed to the suspension and promised to change the tenor of his program.

The $45 billion takeover bid from a consortium led by a Canadian pension fund would be the largest buyout in history.

American Home Mortgage said it would pay out a smaller dividend because it was being asked to buy back and write down certain loans.

Wall Street analysts are cutting their sales estimates for Exubera, which has been dogged by questions about its safety, cost and convenience.

Travel companies and trade associations are protesting the growing cost of taxes, many of them financing initiatives that have nothing to do with travel.

Under pressure from investors, Citigroup?s chief is looking to slim its compliance ranks to keep the bank from getting bogged down.

The chipmaker, whose forecast was well below Wall Street?s expectations, announced a restructuring to lower costs.

Joseph P. Nacchio, charged with insider trading, never took the stand on his own behalf.

The growing number of female business travelers has had a significant effect on hotel safety and the travel experience.

A consumer advocacy group has asked the F.D.A. to ban the television ad, saying it gives a false impression about its safety.

The company?s new $20 million campaign emphasizes the high-tech features of Sony?s camcorders and digital cameras.