N.Y.U. Crisis in Abu Dhabi Stretches to Wall Street

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/05/26/n-y-u-crisis-in-abu-dhabi-stretches-to-wall-street/?_php=true&_type=blogs&ref=business&_r=0

Heralder:

A person who carries or proclaims important news or a messenger that gives a sign or indication of something to come.

Strike:  

Concerted stopping of work or withdrawal of workers' services, as to compel an employer to accede to workers' demands or in protest against terms or conditions imposed by an employer.

Hedge fund:

An aggressively managed portfolio of investments that uses advanced investment strategies such as leveraged, long, short and derivative positions in both domestic and international markets with the goal of generating high returns (either in an absolute sense or over a specified market benchmark)

Contractors

Organization or individual that contracts with another organization or individual (the owner) for the construction of a building, road or other facility

Red herring:

Is used to refer to something that misleads or distracts from the relevant or important issue. It may be either a logical fallacy or a literary device that leads readers or characters towards a false conclusion. A red herring might be intentionally used, such as in mystery fiction or as part of a rhetorical strategy (e.g. in politics), or it could be inadvertently used during argumentation as a result of poor logic.