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Victim or accomplice?

What 100 New Yorkers think about our leading contemporary causes of freaking the hell out.

The Bloomberg L.P. discrimination suit returns to bedevil the mayor. Will it affect his reelection?

“Oil-production companies still have a lot of value, with a lot of long-lived assets that haven’t gone away."

Navigating the markdowns in real estate, finance, and art.

If you believe the U.S. dollar’s recent strength will be short-lived, then other countries’ currencies look cheap.

We digested the last two weeks of stock-picking advice from cable shows and online newsletters.

Let’s just say it’s perfectly understandable if you’re a little gun-shy about the market right now.