Hospitals Fall Victim to Spreading Credit Crisis

The hospital industryis among those struggling with the credit scarcity that the federal government’s latest financial bailout plan is meant to alleviate.

Professor and Columnist Wins Economics Nobel

Paul Krugman, a professor at Princeton and a columnist for The Times, won for his work on global trade patterns.

Authorities Shut Down Spam Ring

An international spam network was ordered to shut down, stopping what the authorities say was one of the most prolific spam gangs on the Internet.

Knife amnesty nets 1,000 weapons

A youth-led knife amnesty sees in more then 1,000 weapons handed in to police on Teesside.

Hong Kong Backs Its Banks

Hong Kong’s financial regulators announced on Tuesday that they would provide government backing for all of the territory’s $773 billion in bank deposits through 2010.

McCain unveils plan

CNN's Dana Bash reports on John McCain's new economic proposals.

Georgia execution

The Supreme Court okays a convicted murderer to be put to death, two weeks after it halted his execution to consider an appeal.

Bloomberg L.P. Names Multimedia Chief

Bloomberg L.P., the financial news company, announced Tuesday that it had hired Andrew R. Lack to a new position as chief executive of its multimedia group.

Iraqi leaders consider troop deal with U.S.

Iraqi leaders met Tuesday to review a draft of an agreement on the future of U.S. troops in Iraq, a senior adviser to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said.

Liberal Views Dominate Footlights

During this election season theatergoers in New York can see a dozen or so overtly political plays, about Iraq, Washington corruption, feminism or immigration; what they won’t see are any with a conservative perspective.

Syndicate content