Business Week - 24 Nov 2008
DANGEROUS DRILLING
SEX, LIES, AND MORTGAGE DEALS
SQUARING OFF OVER A STIMULUS PLAN
THE PROFIT SQUEEZE HAS ONLY BEGUN
MORE SPENDING ON EDUCATION, BUT RESULTS ARE MIXED
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AN ALTERED LANDSCAPE FOR CONSUMER TECH
PUSHING GENERICS
NEW LIFE FOR ORATORY?
IN CEO PAY, ANOTHER GENDER GAP
CHEVRON’S O’REILLY ON OIL PRICES AND ENERGY POLICY
“CONGRESS [LOOKED] AT THE IMPACT OF THE WINDFALL PROFIT TAX OF THE EARLY ’80S. AND IT FOUND THAT WE BECAME EVEN MORE DEPENDENT ON FOREIGN OIL.”
HOW OBAMA WILL STOKE THE ECONOMY
A RAISE THIS YEAR? WHAT’S THE CATCH?
NEWS
RETIRING THE 401(k) CONTRIBUTION
ANOTHER BLOWUP FOR HEDGE FUNDS
THE REDSTONE FEUD: ADVANTAGE, SHARI
B-SCHOOLS AND THE FINANCIAL BUST
IN TERMS OF THE JOB MARKET FOR MBAs, NEXT YEAR MAY BEAR A STRIKING SIMILARITY TO THE PERIOD FOLLOWING THE DOT-COM BUST
HERE COME THE MILLENNIALS
HOW WE GOT OUR RESULTS
IN DEPTH
HOW TO STAND OUT IN THE GLOBAL CROWD
IN DEPTH
CISCO’S BRAVE
NEW WORLD
THE PITCH IS THAT BY INVESTING IN INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE, THESE GOVERNMENTS CAN IMPROVE EDUCATION AND BOOST PRODUCTIVITY
MOUNTFORD FACES A SERIOUS SALES CHALLENGE AS GOVERNMENTS, STRUGGLING WITH THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS, SCALE BACK TECH INVESTMENT
THE FUTURE OF TECH
FROM THE SOUTH SIDE TO SAUDI ARABIA
IN SOUTH AFRICA, CISCO HELPED BUILD A WIRELESS NETWORK TO DETER THE THEFT OF GOLD AND DIAMONDS OFF MINING-COMPANY TRUCKS
THE FUTURE OF TECH
INTERNET CENSORSHIP: A COMMUNITY EFFORT
THE FUTURE OF TECH
SEX, LIES, AND MORTGAGE DEALS
“WOMEN WHO HAD SEX FOR LOANS WERE KNOWN VERY QUICKLY,” SAYS FORMER WHOLESALER SHARMEN LANE. “I DIDN’T WANT TO BE A MORTGAGE SLUT.”
IN DEPTH
WHISTLEBLOWERS CALL THE ATMOSPHERE “DIRTY” AND “SLEAZY” AND CLAIM ATTEMPTS TO BUCK THE TREND WERE MET WITH HARASSMENT
WHO CROSSED THE LINE ON THE STREET?
THE HIDDEN DANGER OF GAS DRILLING
IN DEPTH
TESTS NEAR A WYOMING GAS FIELD FOUND 88 CONTAMINATED WATER WELLS STRETCHING OVER 28 MILES—15 CONTAINED THE CARCINOGEN BENZENE
IN DEPTH
A Defining Moment for The Chávez Revolution
Chávez needs an estimated $95 per barrel of crude to meet budget needs, but today’s prices are far lower
WHAT’S NEXT
Islamic Finance May Be On to Something
Housing Reality For a Reality TV Star
What’s Red-Hot And Green All Over?
The Crestor Conundrum
In This Case, Don’t Take Your Vitamins
Building Muscles With Genes
For Cruise Lines, Too Many Love Boats
RIDING OUT ASIA’S FINANCIAL SWOON
The firm is banking on Asia’s growing middle class. The growth rate for new Web users, for example, is expected to be 25%-30% a year
FIVE PROs ON WHAT TO BUY NOW
When Inflation Stalked the Land
BOOKS
The Only Truly Smart Smartphones
Why Not Bail Out Newspapers, Too?
Team Building: Wrong and Right
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