November 3, 2009

Aided by his bat and an apology, Alex Rodriguez is ending the season not as a former steroids user but as a hero.

Al Gore says he is putting his money where his mouth is by investing in green technology, but critics say he’s profiteering.

Unable to do much about runaway foreclosures, the states’ top lawyers are thinking of suing banks for fraudulently marketing mortgages.

About 40 percent of private-sector workers do not receive paid sick days, and many cannot afford to miss work.

The government is trying to counter what it says are ads that trick consumers into paying for credit monitoring.

For nearly three decades, Stanley Works and Black & Decker, two of the most recognizable names in home improvement, had talked about combining through a merger.

The health insurance industry likes to cite figures showing that 87 cents of every dollar in premiums is spent on medical claims.

Michael R. Bloomberg’s repeal of term limits and his campaign spending may have undermined his bid.

Lynn Redgrave explores the life of her maternal grandmother through the prism of her own in her reflective new solo show.

“La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet” is one of the finest dance films ever made, but there’s more to it than that.

Though the sensation of wonder is now too rarely cultivated, it was much on my mind during a recent visit to the new museum of the California Academy of Sciences.

The decision was a blow to the Canadian auto supplier Magna, which was poised to acquire a 55 percent stake in Opel with the backing of the German government and labor unions.