Dish Network said it won't submit a new offer for Sprint Nextel by its Tuesday deadline, a move that appears to clear the way for the third largest U.S. wireless carrier to be bought by SoftBank of Japan.

Wal-Mart is creating a vast logistics system that includes building warehouses for Web orders, but also uses workers in stores to mail items to customers.

Airliner cockpit panels by decade's end could resemble giant iPads, as the current dizzying array of knobs and switches gives way to touch screens.

Alcatel-Lucent on Wednesday plans to announce steps aimed at increasing its financial flexibility and the efficiency of its loss-plagued operations, according to people familiar with the matter.

Carl Icahn called for Dell to launch a tender offer for up to $16 billion of its shares, and he also bought about 72 million shares, making him the second-largest holder in the company.

Two-year-old design website Fab is now worth more than $1 billion, thanks to a $150 million venture-capital round led in part by Chinese Internet conglomerate Tencent Holdings.

The publisher of the hit mobile game "Candy Crush Saga" has hired banks to pursue a U.S. initial public offering, according to people familiar with the move.

The NSA director mounted his most vigorous defense of data-surveillance programs, saying they helped thwart more than 50 terror plots and might have helped prevent the 9/11 attacks.

Two of the largest independent U.S. high-frequency-trading firms are in early merger discussions, as a downturn in trading opportunities has spurred cutbacks and tie-up talks among rivals

Hewlett-Packard said Todd Bradley, head of its printing and personal-computer businesses, will take on a newly created strategy role.

Jet engines are at the vanguard of commercial aviation's push for new materials because the heat, stresses and performance demands on them exceed what nature can offer.

Investor Daniel Loeb's hedge fund Third Point has boosted its stake in Sony to 6.9%, ratcheting up a bid to convince the Japanese electronics giant to launch an initial public offering of its entertainment division.

Clearwire, long the U.S. wireless industry's most embattled carrier, has emerged In recent months as its crown jewel.

Forget lab rats. Researchers are testing medicines on a silicon chip that could provide a better read on how a drug will work.

Verizon Communications' finance chief said the company is considering entering the Canadian wireless market.

With its new Creatavist service, the Dumbo company Atavist hopes to inspire new forms of narrative invention—essentially democratizing the process of building magazines and launching apps.

Huawei Technologies is turning on the glitz for the launch of its flagship smartphone, the Ascend P6, in London on Tuesday.

John Malone's Liberty Global is in talks to buy Germany's biggest cable operator, Kabel Deutschland, a move that could set off a bidding war with Vodafone. Liberty Global has been expanding aggressively in Europe.

Heard on the Street: Alcatel-Lucent's shares have risen by more than a quarter since Michel Combes was appointed CEO on hopes the former head of Vodafone in Europe will take a knife to the telecom-equipment maker's business.

Heard on the Street: Samsung shares are down 10% since J.P. Morgan warned earlier this month that the company has cut component orders for the Galaxy S 4 on disappointing sales.