In a wide-ranging interview Howard Stringer, Sony’s chief executive, discussed the challenges of running a company that produces both consumer electronics and entertainment content that runs on those devices.

As federal authorities intensify an investigation into offshore bank accounts, the secrets of this rarefied world are being dragged into the open, and UBS’s privileged clients are running scared.

Take Two Interactive Software, publisher of the Grand Theft Auto video game franchise, recorded sales of $540 million for its second quarter, more than double the returns from the same period a year ago.

Continental became the latest airline to announce capacity reductions in the face of high prices for jet fuel.

Federal officials unsealed two indictments charging Henry T. Nicholas III with conspiracy and securities fraud relating to stock options backdating, as well as numerous drug charges.

Both the rate of new foreclosures and late payments surged to the highest levels since 1979, a new report says.

Both the rate of new foreclosures and late payments surged to the highest levels since 1979, according to a new report.

Discount retailers like Wal-Mart, Costco and TJX fared particularly well as price-conscious customers spent income-tax rebate checks on groceries, gasoline and off-price clothing.

The company said it will cut expenses for its white-collar work force by 15 percent over the next two months through job cuts, attrition and other actions.

Continental became the latest airline to announce capacity reductions in the face of high prices for jet fuel.