November 9, 2007

Nipping at the heels of various companies using biological methods to develop fuels from plant matter is a new group of entrepreneurs who favor chemistry.

Nothing delights New York car owners more than a religious holiday, any religious holiday that liberates them from the city’s alternate-side parking rules.

Michael B. Mukasey was confirmed despite Democratic criticism of his position on interrogation methods.

The nation’s big retail chains reported the weakest October in 12 years, blaming economic clouds that show no signs of lifting before the end of the year.

At baseball’s winter meeting next month, Johan Santana of the Minnesota Twins is expected to be dangled, and the Yankees will move aggressively to get him.

Ben S. Bernanke told Congress that the economy is going to get worse before it gets better, a message that got a chilly reception from both Wall Street and politicians.

The new musical from Mel Brooks has a high density of talent, but feels less like a sustained book musical than an overblown burlesque revue.

After a $3.7 billion trading loss and amid growing public pressure on boards to have succession plans in place, the issue has become more urgent at Morgan Stanley.

The president of Bard College has joined the chorus of criticism over the City Department of Education’s blunt new A through F rating system for public schools.

An installation involving 30 dead sheep, one dead shark and 300 sausages by the British artist Damien Hirst will be unveiled in the lobby of Lever House.

Merck has agreed to settle 27,000 lawsuits by people who claim they or their family members suffered injury or died after taking the pain medication.

Looking at the current subprime mortgage crisis through the haze of markets and credit.