The agreement came on a day when Chinese and American representatives exchanged heated words over recent trade disputes, according to American officials. Read more..

By STEVEN R. WEISMAN - The New York Times

The home of the New England Patriots will soon include a vast real estate development on about 350 acres in Foxborough, Mass. Read more..

By ELIZABETH ABBOTT - The New York Times

Although Rupert Murdoch just completed his purchase of Dow Jones, the publisher of The Wall Street Journal, on Thursday, his influence is already apparent. Read more..

By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA - The New York Times

The Securities and Exchange Commission plans to delay for another year the requirement that small companies report on the state of their internal financial controls. Read more..

By FLOYD NORRIS - The New York Times

Stocks fell sharply and investors rushed to the safety of Treasuries after the Fed announced that it had made only a quarter-point cut in the rate that financial firms pay to borrow from the central bank. Read more..

By VIKAS BAJAJ - The New York Times

The small business lobbying group that had a big part in derailing Hillary Clinton’s effort to overhaul health care in the early 1990’s has staked out its position for the 2008 political season. Read more..

By MILT FREUDENHEIM - The New York Times