Dow has biggest two-day decline since 2008
All three major US stock indexes closed down more than 3 percent today amid investors’ concern that policymakers are running out of tools to avoid another global recession.
Harvard endowment posts big investment gain
After Harvard changed investment strategies following huge losses in 2009, the nation’s largest endowment grew by $4.6 billion to $32 billion - a 21.4 percent jump - in its most recent fiscal year.
Republican debate | 9 p.m. on Fox News
Barbs no longer veiled, GOP contenders debate tonight
Mitt Romney and Rick Perry, the two leading contenders for the nomination, have spent much of the past two weeks attacking one another by name.
Focusing on foliage
Vermont tourism officials insist the state synonymous with autumn color and glowing vistas is open for business in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene.
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Exclusive Friday Preview | Movie Review
'Moneyball' is a winner
Brad Pitt is a hit in the movie that finds the humor and frustration of life in the front office of a baseball team.
TELEVISION REVIEW
‘Person of Interest’ lacks interesting personalities
It’s a real disappointment, a saggy, numbed-out crime drama with leads who fail to pull you into their characters.
TELEVISION REVIEW
Witless ‘Whitney’ doesn’t fit in
NBC adds “Whitney’’ to its fine Thursday night lineup, but it’s a pile of stale sitcom cliches, with a laugh track that will make you flinch and cringe.
“It’s becoming increasingly clear that reform is not enough to sustain the current system.”
Secretary of Transportation Richard A. Davey
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Columnists
Metro
Celina Cass was victim of homicide, N.H. officials say
The body of 11-year-old girl Celina Cass was found in a New Hampshire river last month.
Business
After website crash, Target feels the social media sting
Frustrated customers are using Facebook, Twitter, and popular fashion blogs to complain about lost or delayed orders, and canceled sales.
Nation
Key parts of schools law to end
President Obama is poised to broaden federal influence in local schools by scrapping key elements of No Child Left Behind and substituting his own brand of school reform.
World
Faster-than-light claim challenges Einstein’s theories
Scientists at the world’s largest physics lab said today they have clocked neutrinos traveling faster than light.
Sports
Ryan Fitzpatrick’s path from Harvard to NFL complete
The Bills quarterback is tied for the league lead in TD passes and hopes to help snap Buffalo’s 15-game losing streak against the Patriots on Sunday.
Style
Bargain Bin
Annual fabric sale has all the angles covered
At Marblehead’s Fall Festival, expect horse-drawn hayrides, pumpkin and mask decorating, a car show, and sidewalk sales.
Arts
Television review
Bello reason ‘Prime Suspect’ works
The new NBC adaptation is related to the Helen Mirren series in name only. Star Maria Bello brings an entirely different energy to the badge.
Opinion
“R.B. Scott also said that no one he met while researching the book suggests Romney ‘would ever win the Mr. Congeniality prize.’ ”
Joan Vennochi
Ideas
“It doesn’t make any difference whether you assign more homework in English, science, or history. Students will still do the same.”
Ozkan Eren, assistant professor of economics at the University of Nevada, on whether homework works