Medical information services company MedQuist Inc. on Friday named Peter Masanotti as its new chief executive, effective Sept. 16.

Shares of Marvell Technology Group Ltd. fell Thursday after a Deutsche Bank analyst downgraded the stock, saying he doesn't think it will rise significantly in the next six months due to some challenges the chip maker is facing.

Shares of Tenet Healthcare Corp. have the potential to grow in value by as much as 40 percent over the next year, a Deutsche Bank analyst said in a note upgrading the hospital operator's stock.

Casino companies with operations in the Chinese enclave of Macau mostly declined on Tuesday, as any positive effect from a local news report showing a 44 percent jump in gambling revenues in August was tempered by analysts' cautions that government restrictions may slow future gains.

Investors are fleeing commodities in another massive exodus, reviving debate about whether the futures bubble has burst or is just going through a temporary contraction.

Commerzbank's purchase of German rival Dresdner Bank AG will cost thousands of jobs, but analysts said Monday it will benefit insurer Allianz SE, which agreed to sell Dresdner over the weekend in a 9.8 billion euros ($14.44 billion) deal.

Analysts were upbeat about PetSmart Inc. Thursday after the pet supply retailer affirmed its 2008 profit expectations.

The future of investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort -- whose Kleinwort tag dates back to the 18th Century -- hangs in the balance now that Germany's Allianz plans to sell control to Commerzbank.

Commerzbank has entered the final stretch of a race to buy Dresdner Bank from Allianz amid doubts in Beijing that China Development Bank would get its government's permission to bid.

Shares of Williams-Sonoma Inc. fell 8 percent on Thursday after the retailer slashed its 2008 profit forecast below Wall Street expectations following a decline in its quarterly results.

Port operator DP World on Thursday reported an 80 percent jump in first-half profit, and said it remains committed to international growth despite signs of a short-term slowdown in the shipping industry.

Federal regulators on Wednesday proposed a plan to allow public companies to begin using international accounting standards for reporting financial results in two years, and may require them to do so starting in 2014.

Sears Holdings Corp. reports earnings for the second quarter on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

Major investment banks say they have begun trading under new rules by Saudi Arabia that allow foreigners their first-ever access to individual stocks listed on the kingdom's exchange, the largest in the Middle East.

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office is probing the relationship between Fidelity Investments and Goldman Sachs Group in connection with the broker's sales of auction-rate securities, people familiar with the investigation said.