Facebook Explores Access for Younger Kids

Facebook is developing technology that would allow children younger than 13 to use the social-networking site under parental supervision.

FedEx Accelerates Retirement of Aircraft

FedEx said it would permanently retire some of its wide-body jets and take an $84 million charge against net profit in its latest quarter.

Factory Orders Decline

Demand for U.S. factory goods fell again April to the lowest level in half a year, a worrying sign for a sector that has been a steady source of job creation during the economic recovery.

Chest Radiation for Girls Is Linked to Breast Cancer Later

Women who were exposed to chest radiation to treat cancer during childhood have a risk of developing breast cancer as adults that is comparable to that of women with a high genetic risk of the disease, according to a study being presented Monday.

Salesforce to Buy Buddy Media

Salesforce.com agreed to acquire online-marketing firm Buddy Media for as much as $745 million, broadening the business-software provider's fast-growing social-media footprint.

Deloitte CEO Committed to China

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Chief Executive Barry Salzberg pledged to spend about $160 million in China to expand in what he sees as a promising market.

Société Générale Trader Opens Appeal

Jérôme Kerviel, the former Société Générale trader whose bets led to one of the largest-ever trading losses, appeared in court as he seeks to overturn his 2010 conviction.

Dow Posts Fourth Straight Decline

Stocks continued their slide, losing ground for the fourth day in a row, after a surprise decline in U.S. factory orders added to mounting concerns about slowing economic growth.

Starbucks to Buy San Francisco Bakeries

Starbucks will buy Bay Bread and its La Boulange bakery brand from investment firm Next World Group for $100 million, a move aimed at strengthening the coffee giant's core U.S. retail business and expanding its food offerings.

MagicJack Changes Its Stock-Buyback Strategy

MagicJack will adopt a "more traditional approach" to share buybacks after news reports last week that an unconventional equity-options strategy left the company exposed to a decline in its stock price.

Samsung Unifies Its New Smartphone

Samsung is revealing U.S. launch plans for its Galaxy S III, its first top-of-the-line smartphone to use the same name at all four U.S. national wireless carriers.

Dollar General Gets Boost From Strong Sales

Dollar General's fiscal first-quarter profit jumped 36% on double-digit sales growth of seasonal goods and consumable products.

Germany Signals Shift on Crisis

Germany is sending signals that it would be willing to lift its objections to ideas like common euro-zone bonds if other governments were to transfer further powers to Europe.

Evonik IPO May Face Setback

German specialty chemicals firm Evonik's planned flotation may have to be postponed as market turmoil depresses valuations, dealing a potential blow to what could be the biggest Frankfurt listing since Deutsche Post.

Attorneys Justify Chapter 11 Fees

The Justice Department has grown increasingly restless with bankuptcy-related attorney fees—often exceeding $1,000 an hour. Attorneys will presenttheir case today in Washington.

Siberian Court Orders BP Lawsuit Trial

A Siberian court has ordered a new trial in a $12.15 billion lawsuit against BP brought last year by a minority shareholder in its conflict-plagued Russian venture, TNK-BP Ltd., a BP lawyer and the state news agency reported.

Portugal: $8.27 Billion to Prop Up Three Banks

The Portuguese government said it will inject up to $8.27 billion into three of its largest lenders in an attempt to strengthen a banking sector coping with fast-rising loan losses after the country was bailed out less than a year ago.

ECB Meets Amid Calls for Action

The European Central Bank will meet Wednesday amid growing signs of economic distress in the euro zone and louder calls for the bank to cut rates as uncertainties build around the currency bloc.

Hedges Gone Awry Set Back Chesapeake

Chesapeake Energy compounded its cash crunch by taking a short-term gamble on natural-gas prices that left it exposed to the worst gas market since 2001.

Taipei Show to Shine on Windows 8

Asia's major PC makers will showcase tablets and laptops that run on a preview version of Microsoft's Windows 8 at the Computex trade show in Taipei starting Tuesday.