DealBook: Stocks in Asia Lower Thursday After Rough Day on Wall St.

DealBook: Stocks in Asia Lower Thursday After Rough Day on Wall St.
DealBook: AbbVie Board Recommends Shareholders Reject Shire Acquisition
DealBook: Steep Sell-Off Spreads Fear to Wall Street
U.S. Steps Up Strikes on Embattled Syrian Town, Aided by Data From Kurds
DealBook: U.S. Tax Crackdown Is Said to Sink AbbVie Deal
DealBook: Cyberattack at JPMorgan Chase Also Hit Website of Bank’s Corporate Race
General Escalates Libya Attack
‘Substantial Work’ Said to Remain in Iran Nuclear Talks
At War Against ISIS, Iraqi Premier Is Facing Battles Closer to Home
In South, Clinton Tries to Pull Democrats Back Into the Fold
Obama Cancels More Travel to Oversee Ebola Response, Urging ‘Aggressive’ Action
With New Ebola Case Confirmed, U.S. Vows Vigilance
Feminist Critics of Video Games Facing Threats in ‘GamerGate’ Campaign
Class-Action Case Accuses G.M. of Neglect Beyond Ignition Switch
Fall in Oil Prices Poses a Problem for Russia, Iraq and Others
ArtsBeat: And the Oscars Host Is (Drumroll) Neil Patrick Harris
HBO Plans New Streaming Service, With Eye on Cord Cutters
DealBook: Big Legal Charge Drags Down Bank of America’s Profit
Bits Blog: Reddit Debuts Its First Official Mobile App
Charges of Looting as Heirs Dispute C. C. Wang Collection
T-Cell Therapy Puts Leukemia Patients in Extended Remission
Experts Offer Steps for Avoiding Public Hysteria, a Different Contagious Threat
Blizzard and Avalanche Kill at Least 20 Trekkers in Himalayas
Apple Set to Unveil New iPads, as Rivals Are Gaining Ground
Whole Foods to Rate Its Produce and Flowers for Environmental Impact

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 11:08 PM PDT

Investors have grown increasingly concerned over signs that global economic growth is faltering and that policy makers may lack the monetary and fiscal tools necessary to stop the slide.

DealBook: AbbVie Board Recommends Shareholders Reject Shire Acquisition

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 09:52 PM PDT

AbbVie said its board made the decision after considering the effect of the Treasury Department's "unilateral changes to the tax rules."

DealBook: Steep Sell-Off Spreads Fear to Wall Street

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 09:11 PM PDT

Dizzied by the turmoil, Wall Street experts agreed on one thing: The jarring day showed that fear had finally returned to markets that had become disconcertingly complacent.

U.S. Steps Up Strikes on Embattled Syrian Town, Aided by Data From Kurds

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 07:13 PM PDT

Kurdish officials said the intensified attacks in Kobani had allowed them to regain territory and push the militants back on several fronts.

DealBook: U.S. Tax Crackdown Is Said to Sink AbbVie Deal

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 07:08 PM PDT

The $54 billion takeover of the Irish pharmaceutical company Shire appears to be in jeopardy after the Treasury changed tax rules to discourage companies from reincorporating overseas.

DealBook: Cyberattack at JPMorgan Chase Also Hit Website of Bank’s Corporate Race

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 07:07 PM PDT

Hackers may have infiltrated the JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge as a test before the breach of the bank's internal systems that compromised the information of 76 million households.

General Escalates Libya Attack

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 07:01 PM PDT

The general, Khalifa Hifter, has led a six-month campaign to rid the violence-torn country of Islamists.

‘Substantial Work’ Said to Remain in Iran Nuclear Talks

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 06:47 PM PDT

Negotiators face a Nov. 24 deadline for an accord to trade significant constraints on Iran's nuclear activities in return for a lifting of onerous economic sanctions.

At War Against ISIS, Iraqi Premier Is Facing Battles Closer to Home

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 06:24 PM PDT

As Iraq fights the Islamic State, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is also battling critics in his own party and the Shiite bloc it leads.

In South, Clinton Tries to Pull Democrats Back Into the Fold

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 06:22 PM PDT

The demand in Kentucky for appearances by Hillary Rodham Clinton underscores the racial and class divisions she would need to bridge if she runs for president again in 2016.

Obama Cancels More Travel to Oversee Ebola Response, Urging ‘Aggressive’ Action

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 06:20 PM PDT

President Obama canceled his planned travel for the second straight day so he could stay at the White House to oversee the government's response to the Ebola crisis, officials said.

With New Ebola Case Confirmed, U.S. Vows Vigilance

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 06:11 PM PDT

The news that a second nurse was infected at a Dallas hospital and that she was cleared to fly the day before showing symptoms raised questions about officials' ability to control the disease.

Feminist Critics of Video Games Facing Threats in ‘GamerGate’ Campaign

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 06:05 PM PDT

The atmosphere has become so toxic that critics and developers are urging big companies in the $70-billion-a-year video game industry to do more to stop it.

Class-Action Case Accuses G.M. of Neglect Beyond Ignition Switch

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 05:56 PM PDT

In a strongly worded complaint, the lawyers contend that the "new G.M." that emerged from bankruptcy in 2009 so valued cost-cutting that it "produced an inordinate number of vehicles with serious safety defects."

Fall in Oil Prices Poses a Problem for Russia, Iraq and Others

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 05:38 PM PDT

From Moscow to Caracas, Riyadh to Baghdad, in Tehran, Algiers, Kuwait City and Lagos, officials are confronting the plunge in prices — roughly 25 percent since a peak in June.

ArtsBeat: And the Oscars Host Is (Drumroll) Neil Patrick Harris

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 05:17 PM PDT

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences called Mr. Harris a "triple threat," for his appearances on Broadway and in film and television.

HBO Plans New Streaming Service, With Eye on Cord Cutters

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 04:59 PM PDT

The premium network is launching a stand-alone service in an attempt to lure a new generation of viewers who might have canceled their cable service.

DealBook: Big Legal Charge Drags Down Bank of America’s Profit

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 04:49 PM PDT

A $5.3 billion charge stemming from a record mortgage settlement overshadowed decent quarterly results in the bank's investment banking business.

Bits Blog: Reddit Debuts Its First Official Mobile App

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 04:33 PM PDT

After nearly 10 years, a popular online messaging board focuses on its mobile efforts.

Charges of Looting as Heirs Dispute C. C. Wang Collection

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 02:57 PM PDT

As the children of the collector C. C. Wang dispute their legacy, works have gone missing, dismaying art experts.

T-Cell Therapy Puts Leukemia Patients in Extended Remission

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 02:29 PM PDT

Researchers in Philadelphia have reported that in a study, 23 of 30 patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia remained in remission after the therapy, which programs a patient's T-cells to fight the disease.