Brands to Watch: BP, HP, Twitter + more

Geico and T-Mobile prepare customers in Northeast US for Hurricane Earl.

Google will continue to provide search functions on AOL's websites in a new five-year deal.

Google Maps sponsored icons intrigue brands as new geo-advertising opportunity.

HP trumped Dell for 3Par, as the WSJ ponders what all the fuss was about in the first place.

Lehman Brothers bank units face sale or closure.

News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch sees global economy in turmoil.

Time Warner Cable and Disney reportedly struck a deal to renew their carriage agreement.

Toyota feels the pinch from the surging yen.

Twitter's new iPad app puts the focus on design.

YouTube is "turning piracy into revenue" as companies increasingly turn a blind eye to illegal clips.

US officials assess damage from oil rig explosion near the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster site, as the temporary cap on BP's gusher is removed.