Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) will halt its bid for Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL). (Reuters)
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) announces CFO departure as it posts strong earnings. (Reuters)
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has better-than-expected earnings, but results from its Motorola division are poor. (Reuters)
Lenovo may buy International Business Machine Corp.’s (NYSE: IBM) server business. (Reuters)
The FAA likely will clear the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner to resume commercial flights. (WSJ)
The use of natural gas to create electricity reduces the output of carbon dioxide emissions. (WSJ)
Nokia Corp.’s (NYSE: NOK) earnings show that its turnaround has faltered. (WSJ)
Average home prices continue to rise in China, and concern increases about the market overheating. (WSJ)
J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) may work with Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) to increase the retailer’s access to cash. (WSJ)
Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) sets a special committee of its board to evaluate a buyout offer by Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH). (WSJ)
Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) will build a Lexus plant in Kentucky. (NYT)
IBM’s CEO says the company is at work to renew growth. (FT)
A new Twitter app allows users to track music. (FT)
Volkswagen’s big recall in China is a warning to car companies that have tried to grow very rapidly there. (Bloomberg)
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