The Upshot
This Week’s Market Sell-Off May Not Be Such a Bad Thing
By NEIL IRWIN
A remarkable run-up in stock prices probably needed a breather at a time when a range of markets had been starting to look a little bubbly.
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Stocks Plunge Sharply for a Second Day on Wall Street
By PETER EAVIS
The downturn threatens to end one of the longest bull runs in the history of the United States stock market.
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Iran Prepares to Lure Foreign Investors After Nuclear Deal
By THOMAS ERDBRINK
Iranian officials have gone out of their way to emphasize that once sanctions are lifted, nothing stands in the way of foreigners snapping up assets.
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Joe Biden’s Role in ’90s Crime Law Could Haunt Any Presidential Bid
By NICHOLAS FANDOS
A bipartisan coalition of activists and lawmakers is trying to undo the era of mass incarceration they say the 1994 crime bill helped create.
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Challenging Mayor de Blasio Over Times Square Plazas
By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN
The idea of ripping up the pedestrian spaces and forcing people to dodge traffic again runs headlong into a policy to improve safety.
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Revalued
How Ben & Jerry’s Social Mission Survived Being Gobbled Up
By DAVID GELLES
Despite a rocky start, Unilever’s acquisition of the ice cream maker became a case study in how small companies can maintain their identities inside conglomerates.
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As Another Club Closes, Sunset Strip’s Evolution Continues
By ADAM NAGOURNEY
New construction looms over the famous nightclubs that have long defined a stretch of Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, a transformation many find jarring.
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