DealBook: Barclays Caps Bonuses as Profit Falls
The British bank said on Friday that its profit fell last year as the economic climate deteriorated and that it might have to abandon its performance target for next year...

India Explores Economic Opportunities in Iran
India has already eclipsed China as Irans No. 1 petroleum customer, subverting efforts by the United States to persuade other countries to find non-Iranian sources for their energy needs...

Quick Edit | Return to barracks
Letting matters end in court in an issue that should have been resolved behind closed doors clearly points to its lack of tact and administrative acume...

In Europe, Stagnation Is the New Normal
The Greek debt deal opens the door to new uncertainties in Europe, which could once again revive the crisis atmosphere...

DealBook: California Fund Manager Charged With Insider Trading
Doug Whitman, the founder of Whitman Capital in Menlo Park, Calif., is accused of placing illegal bets on technology stocks...

Common Sense: How Clint Eastwoods Chrysler Ad Stirred Politics Common Sense
The combination of a strong jobs report and an inspirational Chrysler commercial at the Super Bowl seems to have touched some raw nerves...

State Dept. Cleared of Impropriety in Pipeline Case
The departments inspector general found no improper political influence by officials but faulted the departments oversight of contractors who prepared an environmental impact analysis...

Wall St drops as Greek talks stall, data weighs
Wall St drops as Greek talks stall, data weighsUS stocks dropped on Friday, putting the S&P 500 on pace for its first weekly decline in the past six, after snag in negotiations for a bailout package for Greece...

Sugar cane, silk, and a game
An eccentric tradition invented in the 1980s by two Englishmen, elephant polo is played in Thailand and Nepa...

EXCLUSIVE: Eyeing Yahoo deal, Alibaba may take HK unit private - sources
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba plans to take its Hong Kong-listed unit private, two sources familiar with the matter said, as part of a complex deal that would strengthen founder Jack Ma's control and give key stakeholder Yahoo cash and a direct stake in one of Alibaba's oper...

Bernanke urges action to heal US housing markets
"The state of housing has been an impediment to a faster recovery," he said in remarks prepared for delivery to a home builders' conference in Orlando...

Rahul Gandhi could be PM in 2014: Beni Prasad
Union minister Beni Prasad Verma made a reference to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's age and said that Rahul Gandhi would be the Prime Minister in 2014...

N.R.C. Approves Building of 2 Reactors in Georgia
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted 4 to 1 to grant a license to build nuclear reactors, the first such approval since 1978...

FTSE hit by fresh stumble in Greek aid talks
By the close, the index had shed 43.08 points to trade at 5,852.39 points, while volatility, was up 10.3 percent at 20.5, a near-two-week closing high...

Cong rule has been anti-farmer and anti-poor: Modi
Narendra Modi criticised the Congress saying its almost 50 years of rule from Parliament to panchayats, has been "anti-farmer and anti-poor"...

Bobby Yazdani | Think of us as a private social network for business
Sabas Bobby Yazdani says the business world is not just about collaboration, but also about connecting peopl...

Arun Jaitley | There is a huge anti-incumbency wave in UP
Arun Jaitley, senior BJP leader, says there is a tough fight for minority votes; it is split between the SP, Congress, the BSP and the Peace Part...

The Lounge Show for 10 February 2012
Your weekly dose of films, fashion, gadgets and mor...

Disgruntled Greeks Start 48-Hour National Strike
Greek workers walked off the job for the second time this week on Friday in a snap 48-hour general strike called to protest new austerity measures...