March 9, 2012

A pending civil suit against MBIA, an insurer of mortgage-backed securities, may illuminate the misbehavior of the financial industry before and during the downturn.

Buildings by “starchitects” were all the rage during the condo building boom. But resale prices show star power goes only so far.

Incentives, safety and the inexpensive sets as a result of the housing crisis have shifted productions of Spanish-language soap operas from Mexico to Miami.

Apps that let users find friends whenever they are nearby are to be on display at the South by Southwest technology, music and film conference.

Elizabeth Warren has drawn support for her Massachusetts Senate campaign from all over the country, a fact her opponent is trying to use against her.

Through social media, Jason Russell did in mere days what diplomats and academics have tried to do for decades: draw attention to the abuses of Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda.

On the Internet he was Sabu, a notorious celebrity who led a scattered tribe of politically motivated “hacktivists.” Then he slipped into the role of federal informant.

The bank will provide deeper-than-anticipated principal reductions for 200,000 homeowners under newly-disclosed terms of a foreclosure settlement with authorities.

If the country confronts a new cash crunch in coming years, as many expect, it will not be able to use strong-arm tactics to force losses on its bondholders.

The Obama administration has begun an aggressive campaign to use approaching Supreme Court arguments on the new health care law as a moment to build support for the measure.

Channing Tatum, one of moviedom’s best hopes for a new male superstar, is working almost nonstop to stand out from Hollywood’s pretty boys.

The United States added 227,000 jobs in February, the third straight month of gains over 200,000, while the unemployment rate stayed at 8.3 percent, the Labor Department reported.