Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on Monday it would be willing to reopen talks to buy all or part of Yahoo Inc , but only if a new Yahoo board is elected -- a big boost for financier Carl Icahn's board slate.

Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) plans to install solar panels on its next-generation Prius hybrid cars, becoming the first major automaker to use solar power for a vehicle, the Nikkei business daily reported on Monday.

AFP - White House foes Barack Obama and John McCain traded new shots over the limping US economy Monday, each hoping to connect with voters on the top campaign issue, less than four months from election day.

Reuters - Oil dropped around $3 a barrel on Monday on profit-taking and signals that Iran will be more flexible in negotiations over its nuclear program.

Reuters - Stocks fell sharply on Monday, as shares of financials fell on concerns they may have to raise more capital and as a retreat in the price of oil from record highs weighed on energy shares.

Reuters - InBev raised the pressure on reluctant bid target Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc on Monday with a plan to replace the U.S. rival's board of directors that has rejected its $46.3 billion takeover offer.

Reuters - Microsoft Corp on Monday said it would be willing to reopen talks to buy all or part of Yahoo Inc -- but only if a new Yahoo board is elected, a major boost for investor Carl Icahn's board slate.

AP - Wall Street capped a shortened trading week with a mixed finish Thursday after some uneven economic data: news of a contraction in the nation's services sector and a tame reading on employment. But stocks still had their third dismal week in a row, with the major indexes again posting losses as worries about rising oil prices and the fallout from the credit crisis dogged the market.

Reuters - Coca-Cola Co agreed to pay $137.5 million to settle a shareholder lawsuit that claimed the world's largest soft drink maker artificially inflated sales to boost its stock price, according to court documents.

Reuters - Spats over the last remaining leveraged takeovers forged during the private equity boom have mostly been resolved, but Wall Street banks, buyout firms and the companies they target have been left more than a little bruised.

Reuters - General Motors Corp is planning to cut thousands of white-collar jobs and is considering whether it should sell or stop production of more of its brands, The Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.

Reuters - NBC Universal and private equity firms Bain Capital and Blackstone Group said on Sunday they agreed to buy The Weather Channel from Landmark Communications.