The world’s first hydrogen-powered fuel-cell vehicle for mass production was wheeled off a Honda assembly line in Japan.

A United States marshal said that investigators now consider the case of Samuel Israel III, whose car was found abandoned on a New York bridge, to be solely a fugitive investigation.

The decision by Kevin J. Martin is an important step forward for the proposed merger of Sirius and XM.

An agreement between federal prosecutors and the prominent shareholder law firm Milberg, formerly known as Milberg Weiss, is expected to be announced soon.

Angst over rejection of the Lisbon Treaty has not spilled into currency markets, where the euro remains strong.

Henry T. Nicholas III faces federal drug and securities fraud charges in what authorities claim is one of the largest stock-option backdating cases in U.S. history.

The announced job cuts amount to 10 percent of the work force at the newspaper chain, which has been hit harder than most because it relies heavily on the troubled California and Florida markets.

The fight over TNK-BP has turned into something of a showdown involving significant players in the Russian economy, from Western investors to prominent oligarchs to senior officials.

Robert B. Willumstad said he will review A.I.G.’s position and have a turnaround plan in place by September.

Wall Street fluctuated after another spike in oil prices and a decline in regional manufacturing activity touched off fresh concerns about the well-being of the economy.