New York Times

Alan R. Mulally’s compensation rose largely because of an increase in stock awards, even though he took a 30 percent cut in salary, to $1.4 million, for 2009 and 2010.

The system will allow owners of conventional television stations to negotiate payment from operators of cable and satellite TV systems.

Hurt by falling revenue and an uncertain economic outlook, European airlines have taken a hard line on costs.

Germany and Britain both plan levies on banks to offset the cost of any future bailouts.

With a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s health care system, Congress would be giving the health care industry millions of customers in the next few years.

Google’s offer to build a high-speed broadband network in cities has brought out a competitive spirit nationwide.

The plane that was often at the heart of cold war suspense is now being used to gather intelligence in Afghanistan.

A start-up called Calera says it has found a way to capture carbon dioxide by using it to make cement, but skeptics have doubts.

Improved techniques for identifying workers from beyond their borders have led states to increase tax enforcement.

On Sunday, an International Monetary Fund official gave a grim prognosis for the world’s advanced economies.

As the chief executive of the Golfsmith golf and tennis chain said, “Selfishly, this is perfect.”

Strategists warn investors not to assume that the market will perform as well in 2010 as it did in 2009.

Disney paid $4 billion for Marvel Entertainment and its superheroes, but the heirs of Jack Kirby, who helped create many characters, are now fighting it over copyrights.

Economists said the data signaled a rebound in consumer demand in the U.S. and other Western markets.

European antitrust regulators took a step toward approving an alliance between British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia.

Senator Bob Corker wants a proposed bank agency to be more lenient, but critics say consumers would be hurt.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s plan to provide free care for the growing elderly population faces opposition at a time of record deficits.

Israel, widely believed to have nuclear weapons and possessing no oil, said on Tuesday that it intended to develop civilian nuclear plants for energy.

German energy company E.On AG said its 2009 net income rose sharply to $11.4 billion partly as a result of the disposal of some assets.

The nationalized mortgage lender Northern Rock said Wednesday that it returned to profit in the second half of 2009 as interest income rose and losses on loans fell.