Outside, there’s snow. Inside the balmy new KeyLime Cove Water Resort, waves pound a beach lined with Adirondack chairs. Read more..

By LONG HWA-SHU - The New York Times

French authorities said they have arrested a broker at Société Générale in connection with a trading scandal. Read more..

By NICOLA CLARK - The New York Times

The Federal Reserve offered to let the biggest investment banks borrow up to $200 billion in Treasury securities, which sent stock prices soaring. Read more..

By EDMUND L. ANDREWS - The New York Times

Jefferson County is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy after a series of exotic bond deals. It’s an extreme case, but one with echoes across the country. Read more..

By KYLE WHITMIRE and MARY WILLIAMS WALSH - The New York Times

Reversing a proposed decision issued last December, Medicare said that it would continue to cover the use of a scanning procedure used to detect heart disease. Read more..

By REED ABELSON - The New York Times

The parent of Airbus posted a loss of 446 million euros, or $684 million, for 2007 but insisted that it has put the worst behind it. Read more..

By NICOLA CLARK - The New York Times

A political showdown is blocking Japan from selecting the next leader of its central bank, increasing the chances that the post could sit vacant at a time of growing financial turmoil. Read more..

By MARTIN FACKLER - The New York Times

Millions of people are reluctant to change their technology habits just for the sake of progress. Read more..

By MIGUEL HELFT - The New York Times

The testimony on the second day of a trial to settle a dispute over the control of IAC/InterActiveCorp reduced a clash of billionaire titans to a debate about detail. Read more..

By RITA K. FARRELL - The New York Times

Children’s advocates contend that an Ohio hospital went too far by naming a department after Abercrombie & Fitch in exchange for a $10 million donation. Read more..

By STUART ELLIOTT - The New York Times