July 26, 2008

After a notebook fell onto the subway tracks, I debated whether to go down after it or ask for help.

Under its chief executive and founder Steven P. Jobs, Apple has created a culture of secrecy that has served it well in many ways — from new products to the health of Mr. Jobs.

Under a new law, the fats long linked to health problems must be excised from restaurants and retail baked goods.

A growing number of children are taking drugs for a wide range of chronic conditions related to childhood obesity.

Bonuses for financial employees based in New York could shrink by $10 billion or more this year, officials and experts said.

Comparison shopping for a private student loan -- unlike a mortgage or an auto loan -- may hurt your credit score.

Once prohibitively expensive, Japan is suddenly drawing soaring numbers of Asian tourists — a sign of big economic changes in one of the world’s most dynamic regions.

The Mets have won 14 of their past 17 games, including three straight, to vault into first in the division, and their lead grew to two games over the Phillies and the Marlins.

Chrysler is getting out of the car leasing business, a move that comes amid falling resale values of trucks and S.U.V.’s that have cost automakers billions of dollars.

The explosion sent flames shooting into surrounding apartments and spread devastation, prompting the evacuation of scores of Flushing residents.

The biotechnology company reported a successful trial for an experimental osteoporosis drug that reduced the risk of bone fractures in post-menopausal women.

Sleep-away camps are having to spend time catering to increasingly high-maintenance parents, experts say.