With BP shares plunging since the oil rig accident, many are speculating about the company’s options.

Imagining the Worst in BP’s Future

A former hacker turned in an Army intelligence analyst who claimed he gave Wikileaks video of a U.S. airstrike in Afghanistan that killed 97 civilians last year.

Army Leak Suspect Is Turned In, by Ex-Hacker

Salary increases are expected to affect many stages of the supply chain, forcing companies to raise prices and possibly shift to higher-end goods.

As China’s Wages Rise, Export Prices Could Follow

With no consensus on how much oil is leaking, it is hard to assess the containment cap’s effectiveness.

Rate of Oil Leak, Still Not Clear, Puts Doubt on BP

A New York Times examination shows how Iran has used a succession of stratagems, including changing ships’ names and owners, to stay one step ahead of sanctions. 

Web of Shell Companies Veils Trade by Iran’s Ships

While images of beauty are changing in Brazil, fashion scouts are mostly searching for another Gisele Bündchen. 

Off Runway, Brazilian Beauty Goes Beyond Blond

Senator Blanche Lincoln survived in Arkansas, and Carly Fiorina and Meg Whitman won in California on a night that suggested the unpredictability of the election season.

Lincoln Bucks Tide; Business Leaders Win in California

A tug of war between country and family ran like a fault line through the marriage of Rose Carline and Jean Arsène Constant. The Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti ruptured it.

A Bond in Devotion to Haiti Is Left Shattered

For years, almost nobody paid attention to the alarms of Edward Hugh, a blogger who predicted that the euro zone could not survive. That is changing.

The Blog Prophet of Euro Zone Doom

By day, a sandwich shop. By night, a 20-seat restaurant with high ambitions.

Torrisi Italian Specialties

As companies bow to pressure in China for higher wages and better working conditions, the cost of doing business there will probably rise. 

Power Grows for Striking Chinese Workers

In a new Bravo series, painters and sculptors compete, with a panel of judges holding the power of elimination.

Picking the Next Picasso, ‘Project Runway’ Style

Stephen McKinley Henderson is part of a small fellowship of actors who have earned accolades in supporting roles in August Wilson plays.

A Stalwart in the Club of ‘Essential Wise Men’

How good can a movie made in 48 hours be? They certainly seem to be a lot of fun to make in the 48 Hour Film Project.

An Auteur Sprint: On Your Mark, Get Set, Film!

Erykah Badu sang determinedly and ferociously in an unhurried, sometimes magical performance at Roseland Ballroom Monday night.

Floating in the Suspended Animation of Baduizm

The emergence of the Broadway aesthetic as a model for a hit TV show coincides with a moribund year for musical theater.

The Musical Has Lost Its Voice

At many new restaurants, reservation book exclusivity has been replaced by a populist no-reservations scrum. 

Table for 2? Get Ready to Wait in Line

In a more volatile financial world, bankers, money managers and analysts are digging ever deeper for clues about the markets.

Whither Wall Street? Pick Your Indicator

Boutique meat from animals raised on local fields seems to be everywhere around the city, from Greenmarkets to Fresh Direct.

In New York, Local Meat Is Easier to Find

A film review on Friday about “Get Him to the Greek” misstated the title of a television series in which one of the film’s stars, Elisabeth Moss, appears. It is “Mad Men,” not “Mad Man.”

Corrections

There’s no obvious link between an American bank, a British oil driller and a Japanese carmaker. But the reputational struggles of these three global giants suggest one lesson that won’t be lost on shrewd corporations.

A Spotlight Big Enough for One Bad Guy at a Time

A reader enchanted by a walk through Europe, and highlights of a Portugal cruise.

Letter: Cruising Portugal

The Italian dance star Roberto Bolle, a principal dancer with American Ballet Theater, has withdrawn from performances with the company because of an ankle injury, the company announced on Tuesday.

Ankle Injury Sidelines Italian Ballet Star 

The director Joe Berlinger will not have to turn over more than 600 hours of unused footage from his documentary “Crude” to the Chevron oil company pending his appeal of a subpoena for the footage. A three-judge panel for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York decided on Tuesday to stay a subpoena order made last month by a lower court, pending its ruling on the appeal. In the documentary Mr. Berlinger, above, chronicles a group of Ecuadorians who are suing Chevron (which now owns Texaco, the original target of the suit), saying that the company’s oil-field operations polluted their drinking and bathing water. A federal district court sided on May 6 with Chevron, which said Mr. Berlinger’s raw footage could be helpful as it seeks to have the lawsuit dismissed and pursues arbitration. The panel on Tuesday also granted a request by both sides for an expedited appeal. A date for arguments was not immediately set, but arguments were expected to take place by mid-July.

June 8, 2010

Headlines from June 8, 2010

Imagining the Worst in BP’s Future

Army Leak Suspect Is Turned In, by Ex-Hacker

As China’s Wages Rise, Export Prices Could Follow

Rate of Oil Leak, Still Not Clear, Puts Doubt on BP

Web of Shell Companies Veils Trade by Iran’s Ships

Billboard 200

Glee: The Music; Volume 3: Showstoppers:

Exile On Main St.

Brothers

My World 2.0

Distant Relatives

Historical Context for June 8, 2010