July 26, 2013

The charges against SAC Capital Advisors are the culmination of an investigation of nearly a decade and are a rare and bold step.

Five people were accused of hacking into the servers of major companies and Nasdaq, showing the vulnerability of some computer systems.

Fueled by distrust of domestic brands, Chinese parents are buying up foreign-made infant milk powder, and that has led to shortages in at least a half-dozen other countries.

What happens on Wall Street now that SAC Capital Advisors has been accused?

The choice of who will succeed Ben S. Bernanke to lead the Federal Reserve is roiling Washington as it revives questions about the dearth of women in its top economic policy positions.

As Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has filled the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court with Republican appointees, critics have voiced concern about their deference to the government on spying.

“Murder for Two,” a new two-performer musical produced by Second Stage Theater’s Uptown series, uses its actor-doubling to daffy effects.

In an unusual partnership with Major League Baseball, Forest Service scientists looked deep into maple’s core to find why it was so brittle, and how it could be made less so.

After announcing that Mohamed Morsi could face serious criminal charges, the Egyptian military orchestrated a display of military power in an effort to crack down on demonstrators.

The competition in high-end cellphones is stirring, and consumers are giving a new look to brands they once ignored, a factor Samsung acknowledged in its latest earnings report.

If the rules are made final, they would shift the responsibility for ensuring that food is safe from the F.D.A. to companies like Walmart and Cargill.

If Alexa von Tobel has her way, financial advice will be as widely available — and affordable — as any other popular consumer product or service.