December 1, 2007

A hedge fund manager known for shareholder activism has pursued MBIA Inc. with sheer, obsessive doggedness.

As local kids crowded the sidewalk outside the Upper East Side set where “Gossip Girl” was being filmed, it was difficult to figure out who was in the show and who was merely watching.

Despite winning labor contracts that improved their competitiveness, shares in G.M. and Ford have continued to slide.

In the city and state, the executive branch controls the cars and the helicopters, potentially allowing those controlling them to keep tabs on rival political players.

A Kremlin that has gained authority over business and government may be setting its sights on artistic freedom.

Francis X. Morrissey Jr. has been previously accused of taking advantage of mentally incompetent people near death and then being named as a beneficiary in their wills.

An Islamic revolution in northern Nigeria appears to have come and gone — or gone in an unexpected direction.

Some surveys reveal that the number of employees who are truly engaged by their work may be as low as 25 percent.

In trading Lastings Milledge, the Mets received Brian Schneider and Ryan Church and filled immediate needs at catcher and outfielder.

One night after a humiliating loss to Boston, Jamal Crawford hit a jumper with 28 seconds left to help New York come back from a 17-point deficit.

Treasury officials said they were pleased by the progress in persuading mortgage lenders to agree to a temporary rate freeze on subprime loans to avert foreclosures.

Investors appear to be taking comfort in the notion that the economy is so imperiled that it is forcing the government to mount an aggressive rescue effort.