January 22, 2015

For the new-media generation, the three-martini lunch has gone the way of the manual Rolodex.

Goldman Sachs has found ways to put its money to work in formats that appear to comply with the Volcker Rule, but its investments have caused concern among some of its big clients.

The company believes it can use its growing collection of devices in the sky to spread the Internet to underserved areas around the world.

With the economy on more solid ground, leading Republicans are tempering complaints about overall economic growth and refocusing on income disparity.

The intercepted telephone conversations, if proved accurate, describe an elaborate effort to reward Argentina for shipping food to Iran and for seeking to derail the investigation into a terrorist attack.

Independent film used to define the cutting edge in entertainment, but the indie crowd has lately ceded ground to television, a trend at this year’s Sundance.

The case is said to stem from payments that Mr. Silver, a Democrat, failed to list on his financial disclosure form.

President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi and his government abruptly stepped down, leaving Yemen leaderless as it is convulsed by pro-Iran rebels and a resurgent Qaeda.

In Xavier Dolan’s “Mommy,” a mother and her troubled son confront each other when he returns home after a stint in group living.

Preet Bharara, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, said Mr. Silver had produced “a nice profit on being a public official.”

The big question is whether the flood of new money will jolt Europe out its economic doldrums or merely create a short-term lift to financial markets.

With the European Central Bank now stretched to the limits of its powers, government spending may be a key variable in the prospects for growth.