December 13, 2014

Two couples who bought homes in 2008 and 2010 and put 5 percent or less down are doing fine, but they have been tested.

The swoon in oil prices led to a steep decline in equities, as investors feared that the declining energy demand meant that the global economy was slowing.

With a relegation system like those in European soccer leagues, the worst N.B.A. teams would be sent down to lower tiers, providing an incentive to avoid tanking.

A scene that looks familiar on Wall Street: tripping over themselves, and the rules, to get business.

Many Detroiters are willing to wait for promised change, but it has been slow to come. “The city has good intentions,” one resident said, “but then the actions are like a snail.”

Of 119 prisoners in C.I.A custody, the Senate report found that 26 were either described in the agency’s own documents as mistakenly detained, or released and given money.

The counteroffensive, which includes a new website, began even before the Senate committee issued its report on the agency’s harsh treatment of detainees.

Fans of universities can connect directly with players and teams by winning online auctions for packages billed as “experiences,” some of which sell for thousands of dollars.

Onstage at the iHeartRadio concert Friday night at Madison Square Garden, performers including Taylor Swift, Iggy Azalea, Ariana Grande and Sam Smith worked to impress the audience.

The owners of CBW in Weir, Kan., want to find solutions to problems — like obstacles to quick money transfers — that vex consumers nationwide.

A pioneering program treats former fighters not as criminals or potential terrorists, but as wayward youths who deserve a second chance.

Almost all of the world’s e-cigarettes are made without oversight, and experts say flawed or sloppy manufacturing could account for some of the hazards seen in the devices.