Wall Street Journal

News Corp. is joining a consortium of magazine companies that are working on creating a digital store to sell their titles on electronic readers, mobile devices and other digital devices.

An Italian jury has convicted American college student Amanda Knox of murdering her British roommate and sentenced her to 26 years in prison while her ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito was sentenced to 25 years.

Dell plans to reorganize its business groups to make a bigger push into mobile devices.

Dell plans to reorganize its business groups to make a bigger push into mobile devices.

Apple is in talks to buy online music company Lala Media, according to two people with knowledge of the situation, possibly signaling an expansion of the computer giant's music strategy.

Federal regulators seized AmTrust Bank, a battered Cleveland thrift kept alive this year after local politicians pleaded with the government for a second chance.

The Treasury Department said it expects to earn $146.5 million from its auction of 12.7 million Capital One Financial stock warrants.

Ecuador asked a U.S. court to prevent Chevron from forcing international arbitration of claims over alleged environmental damages in the country's Amazon region.

Japan ended its plan to privatize its huge postal-services agency, a move away from free-market policies and toward a European-style social-welfare model.

The jobless rate dropped to 10% in November, encouraging hopes that unemployment has peaked.

The FCC is looking into why Verizon Wireless is now charging a $350 fee to some subscribers who want to break their cellphone contracts early, and sent the company a letter Friday asking for information about the new fee.

GM unveiled a string of management changes, including a new role for Vice Chairman Bob Lutz and the promotion of some of the company's younger managers.

U.S. discount airlines saw notable traffic increases in November while other carriers saw muted results, as the industry tries to recover from a slump in demand this year.

The New York Times said it probably will have to lay off newsroom employees, because it doesn't expect to get enough people to volunteer for buyouts.

GM announced plans to cede control of its key Chinese joint venture to partner SAIC Motor alongside a push by the partners into India and other emerging markets.

Berskhire said it will hold a shareholder meeting Jan. 20 on its proposal to undertake a 50-to-1 split of its Class B shares as part of its acquisition of Burlington Northern.

The Dow industrials gained 22 points as gold futures plunged and the dollar jumped. Blue chips had rallied sharply early Friday on the jobs report.

Barnes & Noble said customers won't be able to buy and take home Nook electronic book readers on Monday, because the bookstore chain is intent on fulfilling preorders.

Barnes & Noble said customers won't be able to buy and take home Nook electronic book readers on Monday, because the bookstore chain is intent on fulfilling preorders.

Comcast agreed to take control of NBC Universal from GE, combining the largest U.S. cable company with a media conglomerate valued at $30 billion.