Wall Street fell a day after the administration announced a plan to help restore confidence in the mortgage finance companies. But key Democratic leaders expressed support for the plan.

Say what you want about Yahoo’s tense dealings with Carl Icahn — at least the two sides have no trouble saying how they really feel about each other.

David D. Hiller’s departure came on the same day as the resignation of the editor at another major Tribune Company newspaper, the Chicago Tribune.

Sleeping at an airport overnight, once almost a sport for the young and short of cash, has become a lot more common lately as airlines cut back on complimentary hotel vouchers.

The chief executive of General Motors, Rick Wagoner, is set to announce further steps to cut costs amid slumping sales.

Ruling against the jeweler Tiffany, a judge said that eBay does not have a legal responsibility to actively filter counterfeit items.

The biotechnology company said sales of its cancer treatments drove nearly 5 percent growth in second-quarter profit, but the results didn’t meet Wall Street forecasts.

David D. Hiller leaves the paper after 21 months in the job amid deep staff and production cuts. Also on Monday, the editor of The Chicago Tribune, Ann Marie Lipinski, announced her resignation.

Whatever the outcome of the reopened$35 billion competition for midair refueling tankers for the United States Air Force, there will be winners and losers on both sides of the Atlantic.

Sheik Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, chairman of the Emirates Group, announced a $3.78 billion order for 54 Boeing 737-800 series jets, which he will use to start a low-fare airline, FlyDubai.