More carriers and routes are becoming all-business class.

Despite One Failure, Growth Is Seen in Coachless Flights

Even a report that showed sales of existing homes had been nudged up in November failed to lift the market as traders closed their books on the year.

Stocks Slip, Ending Year of Turmoil

Money could smooth the way toward getting on the ballot in all 50 states as an independent candidate.

Bloomberg in ’08? If So, Paper Chase Starts Soon

Just so the Michigan faithful have been forewarned: your new model coach is not of the traditional Lloyd Carr cloth, having already cut and run from the place he once called home.

Michigan Will Miss Carr When He’s Gone

Ruminating on paths not taken is an emotionally corrosive exercise and the common wisdom about regret appears to be true. 

The New Year’s Cocktail: Regret With a Dash of Bitters

Hundreds of local governments are unable to access money they deposited in a statewide investment pool.

Fund Frozen, Florida Towns Feel the Pinch

There is a possibility that this Knicks team could end up being branded the worst in franchise history, even worse than Larry Brown’s notorious 23-59 team from two years ago.

Could It Get Worse for the Knicks? Amazingly, Yes

Scouring remote regions for plants, oils and extracts can yield cures — and big profits — for pharmaceutical companies and indigenous tribes.

On a Remote Path to Cures

Stephon Marbury again practiced with the team, but did not talk with reporters. The Knicks said he would not speak publicly until after he plays his next game. He has had three stints of bereavement leave. ... Jamal Crawford practiced but was limited to shooting and drills as he wore a protective glove. He is questionable for Wednesday.

Rebounds

When jaguars kill cattle, ranchers retaliate. Now conservationists are  trying for a truce that could save the Americas’ biggest cat.

Can They Stay Out of Harm’s Way?

In this novel, the elderly writer C. — a stand-in for the author himself — squares off against Anya, his reluctant muse. She’s one of J. M. Coetzee’s best fictional inventions: a blend of Marilyn Monroe and the Wife of Bath.

A Writer, a Muse, Their Laundry

Some hope the oil industry will prompt business and workers to return to the state.

Oil in North Dakota Brings Job Boom and Burdens

Thanks to availability entrepreneurs, misinterpreting the weather is getting easier and easier.

In 2008, a 100 Percent Chance of Alarm

As part of an effort by scholars to raise the profile of female architects, Marion Mahony’s designs are now available online.

Rediscovering a Heroine of Chicago Architecture

The way that Detroit auto executives have been talking, 2008 will be a bad year to sell cars and trucks in the United States. 

Darker 2008 for Detroit’s Automakers

States get millions from the legal settlement struck with the big tobacco companies nine years ago. But the money, for the most part, is not being spent on smoking prevention.

Connecticut Is Criticized on Spending on Smoking

Spurred by a Supreme Court decision, independent groups are committing resources as never before.

Outside Groups Spend Heavily and Visibly to Sway ’08 Races

Bigger is better, right? Not so fast. Corporate America appears to have had second thoughts in 2007.

In 2007, Some Giants Went Smaller

Sunday’s wild-card playoff game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers represents the next big moment for the franchise and Eli Manning, the quarterback who serves as the face of it.

Ultimate Report on Manning Is to Come

Radiohead’s “In Rainbows,” which was previously available for free online, is on sale in record shops on Tuesday. Will anyone buy the CD?

Uncertain Prospects for Radiohead CD

Photographs of William Howard Taft’s mission to the Far East, now on view at the Nippon Club, were found in an unlikely place. 

A Family Album Is One for the History Books

The year 2007 was a notable one in the career — and surely also the life — of Kevin Kline. Notably busy, and at times disappointing. But ultimately, and happily, triumphant.

This King, This Courtier, These Kevin Klines

The day after the N.F.L. regular season ended, the Baltimore Ravens decided they would have better success next season without Brian Billick, who was fired Monday after the Ravens finished 5-11.

Open Season on Coaches: Ravens Are First to Fire

Benazir Bhutto’s husband, not her son, will be the critical figure in her party over the next several years.

Bhutto Spouse, Divisive Figure, Asserts Himself

Nawaz Sharif called for the resignation of President Pervez Musharraf amid strong indications that the government would postpone the elections set for Jan. 8.

Opponent Calls for Musharraf to Quit at Once

Pratap Chandra Chunder was a union minister of India, educationist and author. He served in the Morarji Desai Ministry as a cabinet minister with education and social welfare portfolios.

January 1, 2008

Headlines from January 1, 2008

Despite One Failure, Growth Is Seen in Coachless Flights

Stocks Slip, Ending Year of Turmoil

Bloomberg in ’08? If So, Paper Chase Starts Soon

Michigan Will Miss Carr When He’s Gone

The New Year’s Cocktail: Regret With a Dash of Bitters

Billboard 200

Noel

As I Am

Long Road Out Of Eden

NOW 26

Christmas Song

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for January 1, 2008