The MLB Network springs to life Thursday evening, a lavish $54 million network venture, direct from Secaucus, N.J.

Downloadable applications available for new cellphones can be fun, quirky and even useful.

Credit card companies are rushing to settle even if that means forgiving a portion of some borrowers? debts.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown outlines a job creation plan - including public works - to curb rising unemployment.

The demise of the HD DVD video disc format appeared to hand the future of home entertainment to Blu-ray, but struggles continue.

A series of market reports on the fourth quarter of 2008 showed an abrupt decline in transactions, tottering prices and buyers who are still looking but unwilling to sign a contract.

The most recent report about retail sales showed double-digit declines in some closely watched categories, but also indicated the numbers were stabilizing.

The owner of CNN and Time magazine said that it expected to record a fourth-quarter $25 billion write-down that would lead to an operating loss for the period.

The Congressional panel overseeing the $700 billion federal bailout has expressed growing concern about the effectiveness and execution of the rescue plan.

While the job report fell short of the direst predictions, it was still bad enough to spark a broad decline.

The brothers who founded the outsourcing company Satyam have been interrogated and jailed, and the Indian government announced a new board for the company.

Federal banking regulators are pressing Citigroup to shake up its board and replace its chairman in an effort to restore confidence in the beleaguered financial giant.

New York?s attorney general ordered an overhaul of the way insurers decide what to pay for out-of-network care.

This week AT&T has sent out text messages to 75 million customers ? urging subscribers to tune into Tuesday night?s season premier of ?American Idol.?

Grim economic data reported in the U.S. on Wednesday helped reignite global economic worries and sent Asian stock markets sharply lower on Thursday.

The government agreed to provide a fresh capital injection and absorb as much as $98.2 billion in losses.

Businesses like salons and dog walkers are feeling the pinch as the economy makes more Americans self-reliant.

The government could be set to take even larger stakes in some of Britain's biggest banks under a plan being discussed.

The government is to offer insurance to banks against their losses from toxic debt as it tries to encourage them to lend again.

Toyota said it would reshuffle its management as automakers struggle to cope with sliding global demand.

Reuters - Continued signs of trouble in the financial sector and worrisome economic data sent Asian shares to their lowest in more than six weeks on Wednesday , bolstering the dollar and other assets that shine in uncertain times.

Senators grilled Timothy F. Geithner about his personal tax delinquencies but predicted he would be confirmed.

China is starting to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on infrastructure projects, fearing that widespread joblessness could lead to social unrest.

Euro membership allowed some countries to gloss over economic problems that have now roared to the fore.

The UK's economic recovery is likely to take several years, shadow business secretary Ken Clarke has said.

Pfizer, the world?s largest drug maker, agreed to acquire a smaller rival, according to people involved in the talks.

With little public debate, Medicare has expanded its coverage for cancer treatments lacking F.D.A. approval.

The world?s largest digital camera maker announced profits 81.5 percent down compared to the year before.

For older and low-income viewers who still use set-top rabbit ears or rooftop antennae, the switchover to digital television has often proven a bewildering and cumbersome burden.

Sony and Toshiba reported losses for the last quarter and Nintendo lowered its profit forecast as the earnings season revealed the extent of the erosion in demand.

Mr. Stone was a former chief executive of the Hertz Corporation and a former top executive at Columbia Pictures.