The state’s 113 documented lost ski areas are relics from the postwar surge of skiing in America.

Vermont’s Forgotten Trails and Frozen Lifts of Winters Past

Société Générale said the trader made bad bets on stocks and then, in trying to cover up those losses, dug himself deeper into a hole.

French Bank Says Rogue Trader Lost $7 Billion

For developers, contractors and construction workers, an accident in SoHo has raised questions about whether the city’s requirement for safety netting goes far enough.

Safety Nets in City’s Skies Protect Workers and Passers-by. But Not Always.

A State Supreme Court justice found that prosecutors had prejudiced grand jury members in presenting the case against City Councilman Dennis P. Gallagher.

Judge Throws Out Rape Indictment of New York City Councilman

With the shrinking of Ford’s core United States business nearly completed, chief executive Alan R. Mulally is eager to get Ford’s global operations hitting on all cylinders.

At Ford, Chief Intends to Get Its Units in Sync

Pessimism is greatest among those closest to the financial system, so while some take a working financial system for granted, others see a system in crisis.

Familiarity Breeds Gloom Among Financial Experts

A prestigious medical school was tipped off that one of its students had been a Nazi sympathizer, released on parole after being convicted in 2000 of a murder.

Swedes Ponder Whether Killer Can Be a Doctor

Rather than waiting for the American economy to get worse, companies in Asia are changing how they operate.

Throughout Asia, Exporters Brace for Tremors From a U.S. Pullback

From Bermuda to Mexico, golf courses are springing up along combed beaches as developers seek to draw more buyers from the usual golf getaways.

Golf Without Borders

With its authority in Iraq set to expire, the Bush administration will also seek to guarantee civilian contractors specific legal protections from Iraqi law, according to administration and military officials.

U.S. Asking Iraq for Wide Rights on War

In “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days,” a ferocious, unsentimental, often brilliantly directed film, the camera doesn’t follow the action, it expresses consciousness itself. 

Friend Indeed Who Doesn’t Judge or Flinch

On Thursday, the world came to know Jérôme Kerviel, 31, as the most dangerous accused rogue trader ever.

A Spiral of Losses by a ‘Plain Vanilla’ Trader

Some fear that American consumers will pull back from their exuberant spending, cooling demand for goods worldwide and dragging down the global economy.

Trading Partners Fear U.S. Consumers Won’t Continue Free-Spending Ways

In Deborah Voigt’s interpretations of songs made famous by Julie Andrews and other Broadway sopranos, she graciously leans forward from her throne but doesn’t leave it.

Diva as Broadway Baby

Malls are no longer just retail complexes. They’re destinations.

All of America, and Parking Too

The company’s strong quarterly results and optimistic outlook suggest that a weakening economy will not slow it down.

Microsoft Delivers Strong Growth and Includes a Sunny Forecast

The Senate Finance Committee demanded tuition information from the nation’s 136 wealthiest schools. 

Senate Looking at Endowments as Tuition Rises

Fox’s latest cash-prize competition is neither a game of chance nor a test of knowledge. It’s a pseudo-psychological trial by ordeal in which the contestants trade candor for dollars.

Fishing for True Confessions by Dangling a Pot of Gold

The House oversight committee is reviewing transcripts of three conversations by Brian McNamee, the personal trainer who said he injected Roger Clemens with performance-enhancing drugs.

Committee Reviewing McNamee Tapes

Brooklyn South is far from being the most crime-ridden patrol borough in the city but it is where a corruption scandal has gripped the narcotics unit. 

Undercover Work Seen as Mix of Art, Temptation and, Sometimes, Corruption

The deal capped a series of fast-paced and intense negotiations after both parties had to agree to numerous compromises after more than a year of acid relations.

Bush and House in Accord for $150 Billion Stimulus

Emotional sincerity is the hallmark of this deeply felt revival, which stars S. Epatha Merkerson in a performance that stops the heart.

So Quiet You Can Hear a Heart Stop

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York proposed a budget that would increase spending by 3.7 percent but cut money from every city department, from sanitation to schools.

In Turnabout, Mayor Seeks Spending Cuts

Presidential candidates addressed the news that high levels of mercury were found in tuna sushi sold in Manhattan stores and restaurants. 

Tuna Fish Stories: The Candidates Spin the Sushi

Michael Puckett of Iuka, Miss., just may be Eli Manning’s biggest fan.

January 25, 2008

Headlines from January 25, 2008

Vermont’s Forgotten Trails and Frozen Lifts of Winters Past

French Bank Says Rogue Trader Lost $7 Billion

Safety Nets in City’s Skies Protect Workers and Passers-by. But Not Always.

Judge Throws Out Rape Indictment of New York City Councilman

At Ford, Chief Intends to Get Its Units in Sync

Billboard 200

As I Am

In Rainbows

Juno

Growing Pains

Taylor Swift

Historical Context for January 25, 2008