A proposal by a cadre of Huntsman chemical company shareholders to help close the sale of the company to Hexion Specialty Chemicals was rejected by Hexion.

The debut of Apple’s iPhone 3G cellphones has been a public relations headache for AT&T, after complaints of dropped calls and poor network connections.

To most people, the sight of tens of thousands people gathering for conventions may look like political events. But to corporate America, they are marketing opportunities.

The business software maker Novell posted a quarterly loss but its results were better than expected, helped by an increase in sales of Linux software.

The jewelry retailer Tiffany said its quarterly profit doubled, beating Wall Street expectations as sales rose by more than 10 percent in Asia and Europe

The city of Austin, Tex., approved plans for a huge plant that will burn waste wood to make electricity, the latest sign of rising interest in a long-dormant form of renewable energy.

Wall Street stocks rose after a better-than-expected reading on the gross domestic product and a decline in jobless claims reassured investors.

The employees of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are reeling from financial blows as the mortgage finance companies lurch toward what could be a government bailout.

The cable industry has introduced an experimental political channel that gives advertisers a uniform way to buy time and measure the number of people watching.

General Motor’s vice chairman, Robert A. Lutz, said the car companies need money to retool their plants but probably cannot raise enough capital on their own.

In 1974, the country had a president who actually wanted to confront the issue of high oil prices and the proposals made then seem highly relevant now.

The computer maker’s results surprised investors and caused a sell-off in Dell stock in after-hours trading.

Flights operated by Zoom Airlines, a low-fare trans-Atlantic carrier, were canceled amid reports the privately held company filed for creditor protection in Canada and Britain.

Oil producers and refiners began halting production and evacuating workers from facilities in the Gulf of Mexico, anticipating that Tropical Storm Gustav could pick up speed.

A report from China’s top auditor says that ten central government departments “misused or embezzled” more than $660 million last year.

The appeals court said the federal government interfered with KPMG’s practice of providing legal assistance to its employees by pressuring KPMG to limit or end the practice.

The ailing Wall Street bank plans to lay off as many as 1,500 employees, or nearly 6 percent of its work force, before it announces third-quarter results on Sept. 15.

Gross domestic product increased at a 3.3 percent annual rate in the quarter, the government said. The revised reading was much better than its initial estimate of a 1.9 percent pace.

The retailer also delivered a downbeat outlook, predicting that its sales and gross profit margins will continue to be pressured amid a difficult economic environment.

The bank cited better results in its financial markets and retail banking units, as well as a gain on the merger of Canada’s derivatives and stock-exchange operators.