The announced production cuts and increased incentives, including interest-free loans, come as the automaker struggles amid a consumer exodus from pickups and sport utility vehicles.

Wall Street ended mostly lower after rising oil prices and worries about the financial sector gave investors little reason to buy a day ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting.

Leonard Downie Jr. will step down after 17 years as the top editor of The Washington Post, making way for a generational transition under a new publisher.

A plea agreement filed in federal court said that Henry Samueli would plead guilty to lying to the S.E.C. during a inquiry into the backdating of stock options at the computer chip maker.

Analysts say the cost of various optional, but heavily promoted, services like navigation units and fuel refilling are adding as much as 20 percent to the overall rental cost.

With the Beijing Olympics less than two months away, hotel operators, travel agencies, and foreign businessmen say new Chinese visa restrictions are proving bad for business.

The New York Times Company said that it was developing plans to merge the Web site of the International Herald Tribune with that of The New York Times.

The takeover of Corn Products, which is one of the United States’ oldest agribusinesses, is yet another move by a food producer taking advantage of a rise in food prices.

Analysts say the cost of various optional, but heavily promoted, services like navigation units and fuel refilling are adding as much as 20 percent to the overall rental cost.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Walgreen Co on Monday posted a 2 percent increase in quarterly profit as a weak U.S. economy and slowing growth in demand for prescription drugs muted sales.