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Air France, Qantas Enter `All-Out War' for Downgraded Business Passengers Qantas Airways Ltd. is scrapping first-class cabins complete with sheepskin-covered mattresses, while Air France-KLM Group is ripping out some of its cheapest seats as airlines reconfigure planes to win downgraded business travelers.

Diageo Sell-Off Brings Deep Bordeaux Discounts as 2007s Arrive: Elin McCoy “What’s terrifying,” said John Kolasa, managing director of Bordeaux chateau Rauzan-Segla, “is what will happen to Bordeaux wines in America now that Diageo has bowed out.”

British Air, Cabin-Crew Union Approached Over Talks as Brown Urges Accord British Airways Plc and the Unite cabin-crew union were asked by mediators to return to negotiations as Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged the sides to resolve a dispute he said threatens national interests.

Nissan’s Ugly Cube Exudes Gen Y Dorky Coolness: Jason H. Harper Man is that thing ugly. Not just homely -- willfully, thoughtfully, ugly. I kind of like it.

Bentley Fetches Top Price at $1.5 Million Classic-Car Auction A 1950s Bentley was the top lot in a U.K. auction of classic cars last night that raised a total of 1 million pounds ($1.5 million). Bidders were encouraged by vehicles with low estimates and avoided some with higher prices.

IYogi Karma Needs Work on PC Fix-It Service: Rich Jaroslovsky It’s late at night, and technology is tormenting you. Something’s wrong with your computer. Blood pressure climbing, you try your PC maker’s tech support, or maybe Microsoft’s. They say the glitch has nothing to do with their stuff -- it’s somebody else’s problem. Yours. What to do?

Mint Manages Money for the Attention-Impaired: Rich Jaroslovsky In Mint.com’s creation story, as recounted on its Web site, founder Aaron Patzer started the free online personal-finance service after a tedious 2005 session with Intuit Corp.’s Quicken budgeting software. These days, any complaints about Quicken should be directed at Patzer himself.

Breaking Out 10,000 Bottles of Bubbly as Champagne Imports Slip Britain is about to get through another 10,000 Champagne bottles today at its largest tasting.

Steaks, Giant Burgers Beckon From Sydney’s Hidden Clubs: Review In the middle of Martin Place, in the heart of Sydney’s banking district, stands a strange mushroom-shaped building that the city’s bankers, lawyers and secretaries walk past daily. Few know what lies inside.

Diageo Sell-Off Brings Deep Discounts for Bordeaux: Elin McCoy “What’s terrifying,” said John Kolasa, managing director of Bordeaux chateau Rauzan-Segla, “is what will happen to Bordeaux wines in America now that Diageo has bowed out.”

Vineyard Defaults Surge as Lost Land Values Undermine Napa Wine In California’s Napa Valley, producer of the most expensive U.S. wines, 2010 may be a vintage year for foreclosures as the industry is squeezed by falling land values and a consumer shift to cheaper brands.

Flesh -- Naked, Obese -- Overflows in Freud Paris Show: Review Lucian Freud is not exactly what French arbiters of taste expect from contemporary art. He is unashamedly traditional, stubbornly figurative and realistic to the point of being brutal.

Mystery Faces Intrigue in Show of African Sculpture: Review The wonderful show at the British Museum, “Kingdom of Ife: Sculptures From West Africa,” is a tribute to the expressive qualities of the human face.