Catherine Crump says the poorly understood relationship between cellphone companies and police raises grave privacy concerns

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Opinion: Are police tracking your calls?

One of the country’s biggest companies, the car firm Arnold Clark, describes many young Scots as “unsuitable” for work.

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Young Scots ‘unsuitable’ for work

Business Secretary Vince Cable has attacked a plan being considered by fellow ministers to make it easier for companies to sack workers.

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VIDEO: Should it be easier to fire staff?

The bosses of some of the eurozone's biggest companies are making contingency plans to avoid being caught short if Greece should leave.

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‘Grexit’? Businesses prep

There is no correlation between FTSE 100 bosses’ pay and the performance of the companies they run, a report reveals.

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FTSE bosses ‘not paid by results’

“My own view, by the way, was that the auto companies needed to go through bankruptcy before government help. And frankly, that’s finally what the president did. He finally took them through bankruptcy. That was the right course I argued for from the very beginning. It was the UAW [United Auto Workers] and the president that delayed the idea of bankruptcy. I pushed the idea of a managed bankruptcy and finally when that was done, and help was given, the companies got back on their feet. So I’ll take a lot of credit for the fact that this industry’s come back.” Read full article > >

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Mitt Romney’s claim of credit for the auto industry turnaround

There is a quiet realization that American factories need subsidies to survive globally — especially to compete with Asian and European companies that routinely receive government assistance.

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Subsidies Aid Rebirth in U.S. Manufacturing

As the Senate Finance Committee launched an investigation Tuesday into the relationship between makers of narcotic painkillers and the groups that champion them, a leading advocacy organization said it was dissolving “due to irreparable economic circumstances.” Read full article > >

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Senate panel investigates drug companies’ ties to pain groups

The pay of bosses at the UK’s largest publicly listed companies rose 11% this year, research shows, as more shareholders revolt over executive pay.

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FTSE 100 boss pay ‘rises by 11%’

Business travel spending has continued to rise, but that growth has mostly come from higher prices. Amid cutbacks, companies have become increasingly strategic about managing travel.

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Special Section: Business Travel: Business Travel Is Rising, but Not Necessarily the Travel Budget

Already talking to major insurance companies.

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Google Prepping Driverless Car

Companies that do not do enough to keep their websites secure are to be named and shamed to help improve security.

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Insecure websites set to be named

As much as a month’s worth of rain could fall in Wales and the south of England over the next few days, but water companies say it will not be enough to replenish reservoirs.

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VIDEO: ‘A month’s worth of rain’ expected

A council-owned building firm is one of 16 Scottish companies to have won a Queen’s Award for enterprise.

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Scots firms scoop Queen’s Award

Sink your teeth into today's top stories from around the globe. Partially thanks to Mad Men , more companies are exploring the possible benefits of boozing on the clock. – NPR Ever wondered how to make a vegan Wendy's Frosty? No? Well, here's a recipe either way. – Bon Appétit Speaking of veganism, a children's book advocating a lifestyle void of animal products is drawing criticism because of its somewhat exaggerated claims. – Opposing Views “The Georgia militia eating goober peas!” How peanuts sustained the Confederate Army during the Civil War. – Smithsonian Let the whining commence: Wine prices are expected to rise as a grape shortage looms. – TIME

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Box lunch: Boozing at work and rising wine prices