Regulators are growing concerned about banks that lease office space to hedge funds in hopes of gaining big clients. Read more..

By JENNY ANDERSON - The New York Times

The new year is being approached with worries that a slowdown in housing could hurt the overall economy. Read more..

By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED - The New York Times

After a better-than-average year in the stock market, and a much weaker one in housing, homeowners and investors appear neither exuberant nor glum about 2007. Read more..

By VIKAS BAJAJ and MARJORIE CONNELLY - The New York Times

Traveling a lot, you see some of the best acting. And the worst. Flight attendants are the best actors, hands down. Read more..

By CHRISTOPHER ELLIOTT - The New York Times

Some advertisers say the best way to persuade people to give up cigarettes is to tell the stories of other smokers. Read more..

By LOUISE STORY - The New York Times

FIRST VERY LIGHT JET DELIVERED In what some aviation industry officials believe is the dawn of a new era in aviation, the first so-called very light jet, an Eclipse 500, was delivered to a customer on Sunday by Eclipse Aviation, based in Albuquerq... Read more..

By JOE SHARKEY - The New York Times

Business groups have started using “speed networking,” a corporate equivalent of speed dating, to explore business prospects. Read more..

By JULIE BICK - The New York Times

The retailer is determined to push energy-saving light bulbs with the help of some unlikely partners. Read more..

By MICHAEL BARBARO - The New York Times

As 2006 ended, the opinion of stock market investors could not have been clearer: there are blue skies ahead. Read more..

By FLOYD NORRIS - The New York Times

While sites like YouTube and Myspace crack down on nudity and violence, new sites are treading into the realm of unfiltered live broadcasts. Read more..

By BRAD STONE - The New York Times