Business Briefing | Regulatory News: Canada Ends 3-Year Inquiry Into Libor

Two Obama proposals offer sensible changes to the background check system.

The most vulnerable suffer when technology contracts are bungled.

Business Briefing | Company News: Berkshire Reports 29% Jump in Quarterly Profit

States shouldn’t be allowed to register anonymous shell companies, which can be used for tax evasion and other bad deeds.

The epic Douglas firs that rule the Oregon woods grow from something small. So does a song, Eric Earley writes.

Business Briefing | Legal News: Judge Rules Against Injunction in Effort to Buy Paper

Readers respond to an Op-Ed article about the Midtown East rezoning proposal for New York City.

The next mayor of New York faces tough issues with setting public education priorities.

Business Briefing | Company News: Early Date Set for U.S. Suit to Block Airlines’ Merger

The Egyptian authorities are spinning conspiracy theories to intimidate dissenters and rally the public.

Which makes more sense for most students?

Business Briefing | Legal News: Airline Presses Court to Back Restructuring Plan

The trial of the fallen Chinese official Bo Xilai highlights the urgent issue of whether China’s leaders will revive the disastrous tactics and policies of Chairman Mao.

Room for Debate asks: How should the next mayor shape criminal justice in New York City?

Business Briefing | Legal News: Swiss Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy in Tax Fraud

Room for Debate asks why some people are drawn to scientific stories, and others to religious ones.

An overdue standard from the Food and Drug Administration is good news for consumers with food allergies.

Business Briefing | Company News: UBS Settles Suit in Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy

Lots of great songs aren’t “about” anything, writes Adam Schlesinger of the band Fountains of Wayne.

China tries a market fix for its dirty air.

Business Briefing | Legal News: Pepsico to Stop Saying Its Naked Juice Is All Natural

With the city going through the bankruptcy process, some extremely valuable and world-class artwork is being eyed by creditors.

Wesley Stace asks: How can two versions of the same song be so different?

Business Briefing | Legal News: Glaxo to Pay $45 Million to State Over Drug Marketing

With the city going through the bankruptcy process, some extremely valuable and world-class artwork is being eyed by creditors.

Wesley Stace asks: How can two versions of the same song be so different?

Business Briefing | Company News: Monsanto Calls Altered Wheat in Field Suspicious

Turkish protesters are still mobilized because they have seen their leaders behave with less decency than they expect of themselves.

In a class at Princeton, students successfully use emotions to inspire their assignments.