NY Times Business News

Demand for information about how and where goods are produced has spread from its origins in food to clothing, recently gaining momentum after a factory collapse in Bangladesh.    

Two cloud-based software companies, GoodData and Box, have announced a joint product. The move reflects the change in thinking about information, from a static fact to a potential source of insight.    

Most Americans are mired in broadband mediocrity, but Google’s networking initiatives could change that.    

Coca-Cola says it will make lower-calorie options and clear calorie labeling more widely available around the world, intensifying a push against critics who say its drinks pack on the pounds.    

Should President Obama approve the 1,700-mile Keystone XL pipeline, some foes of the project say he ought to address climate policy at the same time.    

AOL said its first-quarter revenue increased 2 percent, largely because of rising advertising revenue, and net income grew 23 percent.    

The financial Web site Bankrate has compiled a list of best states for retirement, based on what makes financial sense.    

Some unemployed parents and their children, who have an entrepreneurial spirit but lack the experience or capital to start a business alone, are deciding to join forces.    

Rising home prices, falling mortgage delinquencies and increased refinance activity helped the government-controlled mortgage provider.    

Delta, which bought Northwest in an all-stock deal in 2008, has posted annual profits for three years in a row.    

Policy makers across the region have deployed a range of tools to try to dampen the adverse effects that can come when too much money flows into an economy.    

The Obama administration is on the verge of backing an F.B.I. plan for an overhaul of surveillance laws that would make it easier to wiretap people who communicate by Internet rather than phone.