By PETER LAURIA and BRIAN GARRITY

Two days of erratic trading in Apple shares, driven primarily by questions about CEO Steve Jobs' health and what sources see as Apple's selective disclosure, ought to force the intensely...more >

AMI EYES REORG; EQUITY FIRMS MAY LOSE MILLIONS

By ZACHERY KOUWE and KEITH KELLY

Battered magazine publisher American Media is inching closer to a deal that would turn over a substantial amount of the company to creditors and deal another blow to its private-equity owners...more >

By JAMES COVERT

Linens 'n Things has experienced alarmingly steep sales declines since it went bankrupt, raising worries that the home-furnishings chain may be forced to liquidate its business. The Clifton...more >

By JOHN CRUDELE

GM doesn't only stand for Gen eral Motors anymore. It also stands for "grab money." With profits down by a shocking amount in the depressed auto industry, the Grab Money Corp. is...more >

PRICE HIKE & MORE JOB CUTS AT GRAY LADY

By BRIAN GARRITY

The New York Times is reeling from a triple whammy: sky-high newsstand prices, job cuts and bad news on the downgrade front. The namesake company said yesterday the cover price will go up 25 cents...more >

GATES WANTS TO PUT YOU IN A PRE-OWNED BEAUTY

By PAUL THARP

Less than a month after Bill Gates stepped down as chairman of software giant Microsoft, it looks as if he's found his new career: used car salesman. The billionaire and his $30 billion...more >

TOLD TO SHOP ASSETS

By MARK DeCAMBRE

Lehman Brothers' hard-charging CEO Dick Fuld might have to resort to some drastic measures - and soon - if he's going to bolster confidence in the fractured investment bank, analysts said. ...more >

AP, Bloomberg, Reuters, N.Y. Post

Oil falls Crude oil for Septem ber delivery fell $3.98, or 3.1 percent, to settle at $124.44 a barrel on the Nymex, the lowest close since June 4. Amazon earns Amazon.com posted...more >

By JAMES COVERT

Trendy fashion boutique Scoop has plucked a rising star from the lofty management ranks at Bergdorf Goodman, The Post has learned. Scoop - a small, fast-growing chain which is backed by...more >

Bloomberg

General Motors Corp., battling to keep its global sales crown, fell further behind Toyota Motor Corp. during the second quarter as a deteriorating US market overshadowed gains overseas. GM dropped...more >

By PAUL THARP

Deposed insurance king Hank Greenberg is walking a tightrope toward the end of his long fight with New York officials over the way he ran his empire. Greenberg is said to be in settlement talks...more >

Bloomberg

Microsoft's Kevin Johnson, who was the architect for the company's bid to buy Yahoo!, is leaving the software maker. Microsoft's Megan Manazir confirmed his departure yesterday...more >

By JENNIFER FERMINO

Rival networks NBC and Fox have teamed up and filed a joint lawsuit in Manhattan Federal Court against the Internet site Redlasso - which streams TV clips for free to bloggers - claiming that the...more >