Demand for any available airplane in Europe and the Middle East is ferocious, and companies are chartering planes to get employees to London and Dubai.

The Consumer Products Safety Commission has begun a regulatory crackdown on an extensive line of products.

But a scientist at the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization says aquaculture cannot continue growing indefinitely at the current pace.

Facebook expanded its discount shopping service to five European countries and Canada – part of its push to help brands communicate with its users.

Sanofi and Genzyme have agreed in principle on the broad contours of a potential deal, which would include additional payments to Genzyme shareholders if a leukemia drug performs above expectations.

Samir Barai, whose firm Barai Capital Management was raided in November by the F.B.I., has been identified as a co-conspirator in one insider trading case, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

Wary of the food lobby, regulators have long skirted the issue, but new guidelines specifically urge Americans to avoid fatty foods and sugary drinks.

The confidential finding is in response to a long-standing complaint by the European Union over United States government support of Boeing.

The confidential finding is in response to a long-standing complaint by the European Union over United States government support of Boeing.

Intel estimated the cost of repairing and replacing the chip, which is used in PCs with the Sandy Bridge processors, at about $700 million.

Android, the Google operating system for cellphones, has replaced Nokia’s Symbian system as the market leader, a research firm said Monday.

The anger of disenfranchised Arabs might not translate into similar pressure for change in Asia, but even if it doesn’t, the turmoil is still likely to be felt in Asian economies.

Oil companies have benefited not only from strengthening oil prices but also from improved margins in their refinery businesses.

Fourth-quarter revenue fell from the previous quarter because of fewer sales to fleet customers.

Lagardere, the French media conglomerate, is selling its international magazine business, including titles like Car and Driver and non-French editions of Elle, to Hearst.

Shortages of fuel, rising prices for food and a slowdown of many kinds of businesses are increasing the sense of crisis.