Brands to Watch: Apple, Bank of America, General Motors, MetLife

Hurricane Irene seems to be aiming for the Northeastern U.S. megalopolis.

ABC refuses to air ad for Our Idiot Brother flick.

Apple prepares for life after Steve Jobs' leadership as new chief e-mails the troops.

Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett invest $5 billion in Bank of America, shoring up the stock, as the financier prepares to host a fund-raiser for Presidnet Obama, and Charles Schwab sues the bank and others over a financial-markets intricacy.

Burger King finds the King listed at one of Time magazine's "creepiest" brand mascots.

General Motors further trims production plans for pick-up trucks.

MetLife buys naming rights for New Jersey's Meadowlands Stadium.

Pandora faces its post-IPO future -- and Spotify.