AOL strikes web-programming deal.

AT&T sees $2.7B charge in the fourth quarter from pension change.

Borders tries to win back publishers' trust.

FedEx takes on UPS with long-range China jets.

Ford wins coveted brand-loyalty award.

Gap to open first store for web-incubated Athleta brand.Continue reading...

AIG aims at independence through issuing warrants.

Atkins expands dieter resources and ad campaign. 

Borders talks with restructuring advisers. 

Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are well-positioned in India, study says. 

Intel says “hair isn’t on fire” over success of tablets. 

Kraft nabs golden-voiced homeless songster Ted Williams for new spot for Mac & Cheese, as MSNBC and other offers and inquiries pour in.Continue reading...

American Airlines' fee battle with travel sites such as Expedia snares Sabre.

BMW mulls adding artificial sounds to make EVs safer.

Borders asks publishers for longer-term IOUs.

Cathay Pacific expands long-haul flights.

CES now a must-attend for media companies.

Cisco joins race to mix TV and web video.

Facebook financing deal spurs SEC review.Continue reading...

Amazon steps up European expansion plans.

Australia floods will impact global steel industry.

Barnes & Noble sees holiday sales growth from Nook e-reader.

Borders meets with publishers to discuss the US bookseller's future.

Coca-Cola takes nuanced approach in India.

Consumer Electronics Association annual CES show prepares to open with latest tablets and more.Continue reading...

Apple's iPhone threatens domestic brands Samsung and LG in South Korea.

Atkins Nutritional Holdings is sold (yet again), this time to a private-equity firm.

Boeing faces increased federal scrutiny of its 757 airliners.

Borders loss widens as sales drop.

Dean Foods pays $30 million to settle Vermont antitrust suit.

Domino’s looks overseas to drive growth in 2011.Continue reading...

Amazon girds for hacktivists attack today as WikiLeaks cyberwar rattles prospective targets.

Apple's iPad makes inroads with medical companies.

Borders’ bid for Barnes & Noble raises questions about future of book retailing.

Crayola expands from crayons to digital.

Dean Foods faces challenges to dairy empire.

Dr Pepper Snapple expands Sun Drop soda.

F1 moves to greener engines to gooses sponsorships.Continue reading...

Amway signs former NFL Super Bowl MVP Kurt Warner.

AOL is mulling a breakup, Reuters hears, followed by a merger with Yahoo.

Borders weighs hedge fund backing of takeover attempt of Barnes & Noble.

China Dandang aims to be mainland's Amazon with US IPO this week.

Cigna faces class-action suit by employees over pensions under ERISA.

Disney tops weekend box office with Tangled.Continue reading...

AIG faces break-up with US Treasury.

AOL shifts emphasis with three acquisitions yesterday: TechCruch, 5min and Brizzly app-maker Thing Labs.

Borders will open 25 temporary stores for the holidays.

BP's incoming CEO Bob Dudley shakes up top management, creates new safety division.

British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia sign $7 billion pact.

Dell is launching a 7-inch tablet.Continue reading...