December 12, 2012

“Consuming Spirits” is an inquiry into the darkest zones of the human heart and a wondrous piece of animated filmmaking.

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s case against Reed Hastings, the Netflix chief executive, over a Facebook post illustrates how the regulator clings to outdated notions of how markets work.

Washington and its allies have said they think North Korea’s rocket program has less to do with putting a satellite into orbit than with developing a vehicle for a nuclear warhead.

British authorities have arrested three men in connection with a rate-rigging inquiry, including Thomas Hayes, a former trader at Citigroup and UBS.

With the government’s encouragement, Chinese companies have begun what is expected to be a large number of overseas acquisitions.