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Harvard Business Review July/August 2007

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Fortune July 9, 2007

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The Economist Jun 30, 2007 A special report on Hong Kong The resilience of freedom Democracy deferred Eternal vigilance Rather them than us Light on its feet Richer than all his tribe Smog gets in your eyes Life on the margin A tale of two hongs Sources and acknowledgements

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BusinessWeek July 2, 2007 BusinessWeek Magazine prepares you to succeed in today's complex economy. You'll find in-depth coverage of the latest trends in technology, finance and management. Insight and analysis helps you succeed, personally and professionally. Reports on news, ideas and trends affecting industry and the economy for those in business management, with national and international coverage.

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U.S.News & World Report Jun 25, 2007 No ads.

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The Economist Jun 23, 2007

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Futures & Options Trader Jun 2007

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Currency Trader Jun 2007

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BusinessWeek Jun 25, 2007

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Fortune Jun 25, 2007

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BusinessWeek Jun 18, 2007

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The Economist Jun 16, 2007

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U.S.News & World Report Jun 11, 2007 10 Affordable Places to Retire Whether you're looking for lakeside serenity or the liveliness of a college town, U.S. News consulted experts to find great low-cost retirement locales. Israel's Triumph 40 years later, a Mideast scholar reflects on how the 6-Day War shaped the region. A Summer Assignment College kids need a physical, too, and now's a good time to schedule one. Back Pain? Here's Relief New research is revealing what treatment works best, and when.

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Fortune Jun 11, 2007 Wii Will Rock You How Nintendo's new game machine won over the world -- and beat the pants off Sony and Microsoft. A Pretext for Revenge Intrigue, duplicity, and vindictive rage at one of the world's most respected companies -- inside Hewlett-Packard's bizarre new legal battle. The Buffett Mystery Did you hear the one about Warren Buffett, Jimmy Buffett, Google's Sergey Brin, and his wife's startup?

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BusinessWeek Jun 11, 2007 3M's Innovation Crisis Can George Buckley turn the birthplace of masking tape and Post-it notes into an invention machine again? 30 Alarming Bargains F-14 parts illegally bound for Iran are just one piece of the puzzle. Pepsi in India: Troubled Waters How the beverage giant fought back against charges of pesticide contamination. Your Next Mobile Device, Maybe It's more than a smartphone but less than a laptop. The big question: Will the "tweener" take off?

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The Economist Jun 9, 2007 Special Reports Sri Lanka: A war strange as fiction Apple: The third act The iPhone's features: Twiddling fingers Science & Technology Cancer therapy: Take aim... Molecular medicine: Peekaboo Cosmology: A lithium imbalance Archaeology: Rates of exchange

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Money Jun 2007 Where to Put $5,000 Now It's no fortune, but it can start something good -- if you use it the right way. Protect Your Biggest Asset (You) Welcome to your peak earning years. Make sure that body of yours can keep up. Retirement, Interrupted The Daimlers banked their retirement on flipping Florida real estate. Now they need a Plan B.

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Business 2.0 Jun 2007 The Man Who Owns the Internet Kevin Ham is the most powerful dotcom mogul you've never heard of. Here's the master of Web domains built a $300 million empire.

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BusinessWeek Jun 4, 2007 Hot Growth: The Shock of the Old This year, shiny tech upstarts defer to adaptable Rust Belt and other old-line stalwarts. New Heat on Ford Really the Next Big Thing? Ultrafast lasers have emormous promise -- if more commercial uses can be unlocked.

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The Economist Jun 2, 2007 Special Reports Russia and Chechnya: The warlord and the spook Tatarstan: The survivor Exoplanets: The planet hunters Planet formation: When worlds collide Science & Technology Global warming: A stairway to heaven? Linguistics: Words in code Conservation policy: Trading down The Cambrian explosion: Crystal clear

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Harvard Business Review Jun 2007 How Successful Leaders Think Great leaders refuse to choose between A and B. Through holistic thinking, they forge an innovative third way. Make Your Company a Talent Factory Are you making the most of your high-potential talent? To compete on the global stage, you need to put the right peo ple with the right skills in the right place at the right time -- and fast. Companies and the Customers Who Hate Them If your company is on a slippery slope -- extracting more and more value from customers through inscrutable contracts, hidden fees, and complicated offerings – expect punishment. Here's how to recognize and purge those adversarial practices and gain an advantage by offering a customer-friendly alternative. Scorched Earth: Will Environmental Risks in China Overwhelm Its Opportunities? China's environmental problems are so bad they're beginning to constrain the country's GDP growth. Why, then, are multinationals paying so little attention to them? Failure to factor environmental issues into corporate strategy may turn China's seemingly enormous promise into a nightmare for many firms. The New Deal at the Top Consumers today want integrated solutions and services -- so companies need integrated strategies. These won't fly, however, as long as business units are run like fiefdoms. It's time for interdependence and collaboration at the top.

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Fortune Small Business Jun 2007 Feisty Factories Small U.S. manufacturers are enjoying a renaissance. Here's how six keep their competitive edge. Cool Exotic Treats An artist sells unusual ice-cream from trucks.

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BusinessWeek May 28, 2007 The World's Most Extreme Emerging Market An inside look at Colombia's improbable journey from crime capital to investment hot spot. Saving Detroit Chrysler's sale to Cerberus may spark a radical plan to eliminate most of the health care libilities that are crushing U.S. carmarkers.

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Fortune May 28, 2007 "Manage" Us? Puh-leeze... The baby-boomers' kids are marching into the workplace, and look out: This crop of twentysomethings really is different. Crazy Bosses There is something about the mantle of responsibility that makes people insane.

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BusinessWeek May 21, 2007 The Poverty Business

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The Economist May 19, 2007 America's Fear of China

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BusinessWeek May 14, 2007 The Tech Dragon Stumbles Companies making everything from cell phones to semiconductors have pushed their way onto the global stage. But the going is a little rougher than they expected. Blame Beijing. The New Old World Thanks more to their own ingenuity than to any political help, the BW50 Europe companies have a new, optimistic attitude. Beating the Odds in France How an Old World steelmaker is adapting to the New Economy. Where the Book Biz is Humming Bertelsmann is finding new markets for old media in the former Soviet Bloc countries. The 25 Most Innovative Companies The leaders in nurturing cultures of creativity.

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Fortune Small Business May 2007 Old Dogs, New Tricks How entrepreneurs innovate in old-economy industries. Ship Shape How a small shipbuilder won a big new contract with the U.S. Coast Guard.

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Fortune May 14, 2007 Business Is Back! Profits are booming, tech is resurgent, and CEOs are speaking out again. The story of an amazing comeback. NBC's Man on the Spot Straight out of a sitcom: the mishaps and madcap adventures of NBC Universal chief Jeff Zucker. The Smartest (or the Nuttiest) Futurist on Earth Ray Kurzweil is a legendary inventor with a history of mind-blowing ideas. Now he's onto something even bigger. If he's right, the future will be a lot weirder -- and brighter. Innovators at the Gate Call them entrepreneurs or troublemakers, these 24 disruptive individuals have gone up against the odds as they've rattled old industries and tried to create new ones.

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Business 2.0 May 2007 Ripping up the Rules of Management Meet the contrarians, 11 business leaders who achieved success by zigging while the rest of the world zagged. The Best Jobs in the Hottest Markets The hiring boom is slowing down, but even as the economy cools, a few choice regions will stay red-hot. Here're the 10 cities where prospects are brightest. Comeback The inside story of how Nintendo outfoxed Sony and Microsoft and got itself back in the game. Innovation HP is courting studios and retailers with a well-engineered plan to digitize Hollywood's archives -- and give everyone DVDs on demand.

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Money May 2007 Real Estate Special A rocky real estate market puts buyers like the Sullivans in the driver's seat for the first time in years. Real Estate vs. Stocks Which investment comes out on top? Scenes from a Bubble How did home prices rise to such absurd and unsustainable levels? Blame a mortgage industrial complex run amok. Do the Right Thing Can I take my mom's cash gift and not tell my wife?

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BusinessWeek May 7, 2007 50 Roads to Riches Banks and private investment firms are rushing to buy control of highways, bridges, and airports. And cash-strapped state and local authorities are eager to sell. In the next two years, $100 billion in public property could go private. Why the public should be worried? The Heat on NASDAQ The exchange is humming. So why is CEO Robert Greifeld under the gun? Big-Shot Bloggers The growing influence of a small cadre of online voices. Tech Survival Guide for Japan The book that has business there atwitter. Sony's Yankee Knowhow The electronics giant's comeback may ride on its California design team. Testing What's Hot Where It's Cool Fashion houses are trying out products on the teenyboppers of Tokyo.

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Harvard Business Review May 2007 Surviving Your New CEO Your company just hired a new CEO, and you figure that a reorganization -- maybe even a few terminations -- could be on the way. You're not worried, though: Your solid record and excellent reputation as a senior executive mean you're safe. Right? Wrong. Inner Work Life: Understanding the Subtext of Business Performance New research shows how business performance is driven by workers' state of mind -- and how managers, if they're not careful, can drive both down. Strategies to Crack Well-Guarded Markets Despite barriers to entry, companies trying to break into highly profitable industries can defy half a century of economic logic and actually make money.

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Harvard Business Review Apr 2007 What Your Leader Expects of You A longtime CEO reveals the behaviors that leaders should look for in their subordinates -- behaviors that drive individual as well as corporate performance and growth -- and what those subordinates should expect in return. Finding Your Next Core Business It may be hidden right under your nose. Here's how to evaluate your current core and where to look for a new one. Promise-Based Management: The Essence of Execution The most vexing leadership challenges stem from broken or poorly crafted commitments between employees and colleagues, customers, or other stakeholders. To overcome such problems and foster a productive, reliable workforce, managers must cultivate and coordinate promises in a systematic way.

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Harvard Business Review Mar 2007 How to Manage the Most Talented: Leading Clever People It's not quite as bad as herding cats, but attracting and retaining the smart, creative people on whom your organization depends can be a challenge -- especially because they don't like to be led. Approaching them as a benevolent guardian rather than as a traditional leader will improve your odds of success. Managing Differences: The Central Challenge of Global Strategy To build competitive advantage, executives need to manage the differences that arise at the borders of markets. Three types of strategy are at their disposal: adaptation, aggregation, and arbitrage. The trick is figuring out when to use which ones. Competitive Advantage on a Warming Planet Whatever business you're in, your company will increasingly feel the effects of climate change. Firms that manage and mitigate their exposure to the associated risks while seeking new opportunities for profit will gain a competitive advantage over rivals in a carbon-constrained future. What It Means to Work Here You won't find -- and keep -- deeply engaged employees by aping your rivals' talent-management practices. Potential hires need to know what's unique about your company. By creating “signature experiences” that convey your firm's values and heritage, you can attract the people who are most likely to be productive for the long term.

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Harvard Business Review Feb 2007 How Managers' Everyday Decisions Create – or Destroy – Your Company's Strategy Every time a manager allocates resources, that decision moves the company either into or out of alignment with its announced strategy. This powerful insight will change how you think about driving strategy in your business. Cocreating Business's New Social Compact Companies and NGOs are finding mutual benefit in going into business together, not as wary rivals, but as trusted partners. The innovative business models they're developing are leading to real breakthroughs in the creation of new markets and the eradication of poverty. In Praise of the Incomplete Leader It's time to end the myth of the complete leader: the flawless person at the top who's got it all figured out. The sooner leaders stop trying to be all things to all people, the better off their organizations will be. Only when leaders accept themselves as incomplete -- as having both strengths and weaknesses -- will they be able to make up for their missing skills by relying on others. Reputation and Its Risks Reputations make or break companies, yet most leaders inadequately manage reputational risk. Understanding the three factors that affect this type of risk is the first step in building a process for identifying, measuring, and controlling threats. Understanding Customer Experience Customer satisfaction is just a slogan unless companies face up to the unvarnished reality of their customers' subjective experiences. Here's a process to ensure that every corporate function plays a role in monitoring, probing, and enhancing customer experience.

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Red Herring Apr 30, 2007 Costly Meds Billions spent on medical research have yielded few cures. Time to rethink our approach? Lowering the Bar Research shifts from curing cancer to containing it. On the AIDS Front VCs shy away from HIV treatments. Internet In the wake of Vonage's bankruptcy admission, investors say VoIP is still in play. Video "super-distribution" requires better ratings technologies.

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Fortune Small Business Apr 2007 Your Three Seasons of Wealth Smart ways to build your nest egg, whether you're a business owner starting up, in your prime, or cashing out. The Price of Advice: Find out how much hiring a financial planner will cost you. Hang Time I found a valuable niche in an unlikely place: fashion-forward clothes hangers. Cyber Cyclist Wireless tech helps me boost service at my bike tour company. Will Green Play in Peoria? A city bets its future on ethanol, wind, and other environmental industries. 5 Annoying Habits of Entrepreneurs Too many small-business owners demoralize staff, encourage suck-ups, and worse. A top executive coach lets loose.

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Futures & Options Trader Apr 2007 Corn: The new crude oil? Find out how an intermonth spread trade can take advantage of the booming corn futures market. Short-term oscillator opportunities How to use oscillators in trending conditions. Rolling profitable covered calls You placed a covered call, the stock rallied, and the position profited. Before letting the stock get called away, consider rolling the short call into the next month and collecting additional premium. Diagonal ratio spread Traders need nerves of steel to trade natural gas futures, a frequently volatile market. However, this options spread takes advantage of seasonal tendencies and reduces risk.

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Futures & Options Trader Mar 2007 Calendar spreads surrounding earnings news Trading options on stocks just before a company reports earnings isn't always a great idea, but this strategy takes advantage of the market's uncertainty in these situations. Another look at double diagonal spreads A strategy that balances the benefits and drawbacks of long and short options is illustrated in the S&P futures options. The collar trade This versatile strategy puts a conservative spin on the covered call. Discover why these positions are especially attractive these days.

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Currency Trader Apr 2007 The yen, the carry trade, and the BOJ How will past and present decisions by the Bank of Japan impact the Japanese yen? The U.S. Fed: Between a rock and a hard place The Fed appears to be balancing softening economic data with stubborn inflation data. What does it mean for the dollar? The coming commodity boom Commodities are already having an impact on global economies. Optimizing FX range trading Here are some ideas for successfully capturing intraday swings in the FX market. Dollar-yen trading tendencies The dollar-yen's trading characteristics are examined on daily and intraday time frames.

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Currency Trader Mar 2007 The dollar's future as a reserve currency Dollar doom: Is the world saying goodbye to the buck? A rising tide hides the rocks A look at the second half of 2007 highlights the prevailing currents and riptides in the global forex market. The yen: Canary in the currency coal mine Keep an eye on capital flows and the yen -- they could be telling you more about the dollar than first meets the eye. Comparing the major euro cross rates Europe's two major non-euro currencies -- the British pound and the Swiss franc -- reflect the growing new currency regime. Deciphering the British pound The British pound has been a volatile -- and mostly bullish -- currency in recent months. Find out how it trades from day to day.

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Currency Trader Jan 2007 The death knell for Canadian bulls? Oh no, Canada: The USD/CAD pair has staged one of its biggest rallies in years as the Canadian dollar loses ground vs. its U.S. cousin. The high yielders: Aussie and kiwi dollar updates After laying low in the early part of 2006, the dollars down under have come back strong. Dollar-Canada by the numbers The latest entry in our series of currency behavior articles tells you what you need to know about the USD/CAD's typical price action. The new Iron Cross The long history of the D-mark/pound and now the euro/pound offers many lessons about economic policies and currency fluctuations. New Zealand dollar A look at the numbers behind the New Zealand dollar's recent scorching performance and the odds it will continue.

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Business 2.0 Apr 2007 The 2007 Bottom Line Design Awards Beauty is more than skin-deep. The winners of our annual design competition are also versatile, elegant, eco-friendly, and -- most important -- successful. Air Taxis on the Runway How two aging computer geeks are setting out ot reinvent business travel -- and not a moment too soon. The Accidental "Friend" Finder Andrew Conru didn't aspire to be a sex-industry mogul. But his $200 million empire attests to the old adage: If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. You Ought to be in Pictures The giants of the $2 million stock photo business -- Getty Images and Corbis -- are being challenged by a flock of tiny "microstock" agencies. And it's become a game that anyone can play. Live Rich, Retire Richer It just may be possible to have it all. Our investment guide shows you how to live large now and bankroll your future.

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Fortune Apr 2, 2007 Going Green Green is good. Chemical reaction. Patagonia. California dreamin'. The Reinvention of Nelson Peltz The former takeover titan is now a brand builder -- and maybe even the shareholder's new best friend. Planet Cipriani Giuseppe Cipriani, grandson of the founder of Harry's Bar in Venice, is trying to transform his family restaurant business into a global luxury brand. But he's had to watch his name dragged through the tabloid mud in New York.

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Fortune Mar 19, 2007 America's Most Admired Companies How to Get a Great Reputation. America's Best Car Company. Simply Irresistible. The List of Industry Stars. What Is Your True North? Bully, Victim, or Both? The story of insurance giant Fairfax's crusade against short-sellers. Is This As Good As It Gets? 15 years ago Tunica, Miss., was dirt poor, a national disgrace. Since then casino gambling has brought prosperity. Some things, though, haven't changed. Spoils of Warcraft Blizzard Entertainment built World of Warcraft into the most profitable video-game of all time -- and persuaded 8 million people to play and pay along the way. The End of Garbage Can you imagine a world of zero waste? Cities and towns around the world -- and a surprising number of companies -- have adopted that goal. The Richest City in the World 90 miles from Dubai, another Xanadu has been decreed. Its name is Abu Dhabi.

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Fortune Small Business Mar 2007 Employees from Hell Terrifying tales of wicked workers who turn small businesses upside down -- and tips on how to avoid them. Marshmallow Mogul America's marshmallow king proves that the world may not like our foreign policy, but it craves junk food made in the USA. Soft Cell How a seller of used telecom equipment turned a competitor into a partner. Hiring a Crowd New online services help you hire freelancers -- on the cheap. An Office at Sea The owner of a graphic design company prepares to run his New York City-based firm from a sailboat while circum-navigating the globe.

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Business 2.0 Jan/Feb 2007 Go Green. Get Rich. Fixing the planet has suddenly become good business. Meet the companies tackling nine of humanity's biggest problems -- and making millions saving us from ourselves. 8 Technologies for a Green Future Today's breakthroughs are a good start, but the best is yet to come. From at-home hydrogen fueling stations to toxic-waste-eating trees, a look at the most promising solutions of tomorrow. Jeff Hawkins and the Brain The creator of the PalmPilot is at it again. But he's not creating another gadget. He's aiming to fuse silicon and gray matter to produce the ultimate intelligent machine. 101 Dumbest Moments in Business The boors, buffoons, and blunderers of 2006, starring Disney, McDonald's, and Microsoft; Larry Ellison, Paris Hilton, and Steve Wynn; and Wal-Mart, Wal-Mart, Wal-Mart, Wal-Mart, Wal-Mart, Wal-Mart.

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Money Apr 2007 Retire Early Forget the gold watch at 65 -- the real prize is reaching financial freedom in your fifties. So what's stopping you? Grow Your Money, Shrink Your Taxes Tend to your retirement plans now, and you'll reap your rewards for years to come. Special Report: Best Jobs in America Ready for a fresh start. Current job leaving you cold? Check out these 20 great second careers. Get Your Financial House in Order Tax time, and papers are everywhere. How to banish the chaos. The Exceptional Costs of Exceptional Kids The Parnas sisters are amazing musicians -- and it's wrecking their family's finances. How to Feel Safe When Your Job Isn't What do you do if your industry is shrinking, but your monthly bills aren't? You come up with a plan -- and hope you don't need it. The Boom Years Tired of being your teens' ATM? Stop the handouts and put your kids in charge of managing their own money. What's in a Price? Ever wonder why things cost what they do? Well, you needn't be an economist to understand the system -- or to exploit it.

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BusinessWeek Mar 26, 2007 The Best Performers The BusinessWeek 50 represents our choice of the "best in class" from the 10 sectors that make up the S&P 500. They're the agitators, the pioneers, and the game-changers that are leading the way in the 21st century. The Mortgage Mess Foreclosures are on the rise, stocks are tanking -- and plenty of homeowners stand to suffer in the months ahead. How far will the pain spread? Experts say the U.S. economy remains strong and should be able to withstand the downdraft in the mortgage market. Another Inconvenient Truth Behind the feel-good hype of carbon offsets, some questionable claims are being made. The deals often fund projects that were already in the works. Little Dogies, Big Controversy Beef from Scott Simplot's cloned cattle could soon be on the menu if the FDA gives the O.K. How Secure is Your Domain? Most domain registrars are on the up and up, but not all of them. The problems at RegisterFly.com shed light on the casual oversight of Net addresses.

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BusinessWeek Mar 12, 2007 What the Market Is Telling Us After Feb 27, volatility rules. Yet global capital also looks likely to flee riskier emerging markets and return to the relative safety of U.S. stocks. Making Over Avon For 18 months CEO Andrea Jung has been trying to stop the sales sag, especially in overseas markets. She has forced executives to manage by the numbers, trimmed staff, and increased advertising -- both for cosmetics and for recruiting new representatives. Hipper and Hipper in the Valley The TED gathering -- an impressive, eclectic brain trust -- goes for the glitz. Getting Stylish at eBay The auction giant tries to raise its profile to fend off e-shopping rivals.

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BusinessWeek Mar 5, 2007 Customer Service Champs First-ever ranking of 25 companies where the consumer is king. A Smaller Scandal? The campaign to lock up accused option backdaters seems to have lost its momentum. Although about 140 companies are under investigation by the government, few legal experts expect anywhere near that number of indictments. Here's how one key case is playing out. Why Toyota Is Afraid to Be No. 1 It may soon be the biggest auto maker in the world. But it's overtaking Detroit with great trepidation. Now it's relying on even savvier PR to avoid the American backflash it dreads. Developments to Watch A magic pullet for deafness; data in DNA; no need for a spoonful of sugar.

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Fortune Mar 5, 2007 Private Money Somewhere beyond the reach of the average-Joe investor, there's a realm of wealth creation that makes buying and selling stocks, bonds, and mutual funds look like child's play. What happens inside this exclusive enclave is roiling the economy as it never has before. The New King of Wall Street Blackstone's Steve Schwarzman has become a symbol of a new era in finance -- always a risky proposition. An inside look at how he operates. Where the Money is! A view of the rich, past and present -- their wealth, their homes, their investments -- in the Almanac of American Wealth. Bob Wright's Next Move In an exclusive interview, the outgoing chairman of NBC Universal talks about the network's future, his old boss, Jack Welch, and the fight to cure autism. Big Plane, Big Problems Production delays on the Airbus A380 are expected to cost $6 billion in lost earnings. Now the company is scrambling to keep its customers onboard.

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Money Mar 2007 Special Report: Think You're Insured? Maybe Not. Why do insurers play rough with what seem like legitimate claims? And what can you do if it happens to you? The Road Ahead It's long and it will be winding - and it won't look a thing like the path that got you here. Retirement: Not So Far Out Anymore The "R" moment looms closer than ever. If you get serious now, you can catch the magic bus. Scholar of the Boomers' Future Tune out the most dire forecasts. You may be pleasantly surprised. They Got Older Too Pop icons were asked what they learned about money in all these years. You just might be surprised. Forever Young The high cost of making yourself over into the 30-year-old you still think you are. Daydream Believers These boomers have grand ideas for their Next Big Act. And how they pay for it.

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Fortune Feb 19, 2007 What's Your House Really Worth? How Zillow is turning online voyeurism into a real estate revolution. A Texas Coal Rush Energy company TXU plans to build 11 new plants powered by coal. They're already generating political heat. Diary of a Mad Businessman Bringing urban theater to the screen has made Tyler Perry a star in Hollywood. Wiring the Medical World The CEO and CIO of health-care giant McKesson explain how information technology is finally ready to revolutionize the way we manage medicine. Saving the World, One Cup of Yogurt at a Time Muhammad Yunus, the father of micro-credit, has a new idea called social business enterprise. The first step: a yogurt factory in Bangladesh. The IPO Gets Edgy What's trendy on Wall Street? Shell "companies" that go public solely to buy an existing brand with shareholders' money. Sulzberger's Revenge Angered by a money manager's challenge, New York Times chairman Arthur Sulzberger Jr. is pulling his family's assets from Morgan Stanley. How to Buy an HDTV Now that prices and the technology have stabilized, HD is officially a no-brainer. So take this guide and pick your set. Five Bargain Stocks Sophisticated screens, like private market value (PMV) analysis, help us find solid companies selling for much less than they're really worth. ETFs: A User's Guide Do popular exchange-traded funds make sense for you?

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Fortune Small Business Feb 2007 Every Wants In Entrepreneurs are launching startups in record numbers, providing big marketing opportunities for your small business. Startup Tired of waiting for Washington to enforce the law, an entrepreneur sues a competitor for allegedly hiring illegal immigrants. Update: A cheese-steak baron gets into a family food fight -- again. Selling the Past A clothing boutique finds a prosperous niche by embracing retro designs. Water, Your Way Our experts help a maker of custom-labeled bottled water who wants to flood the market. Update: A jewelry supplier copes with rising silver prices. Cancer Fighter By focusing on the oncology market, a pharmacy helps patients, doctors, and its own bottom line. Off Hours Think you can't afford to drive a Lamborghini? Well, think again. Small companies are new selling part-time access to luxury cars, yachts, and more.

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Fortune Feb 5, 2007 Want to Live Forever? That stuff in red wine that's supposed to slow the aging process? There's something to it. Here's the amazing story of the scientist and startup that could make it happen. Vista Forever After 5 years in development, Microsoft's new operating system is finally about to hit the street. Is it a keeper? The New Newt Thing Draft me! Draft me! Newt Gingrich has a big idea and thinks you'll like it so much he'll just have to run for President. Shell Shakedown How the world's second-largest oil company lost control of its $22 billion project on Russia's Sakhalin Island. The Future Is Now 18 leaders and luminaries share their thoughts on where we're headed and what we'll see when we get there. Hannah Montana Inc. Move over, Tinker Bell. Disney's latest star is fast becoming a brand of her own. It's Not a Game The 3-D online experience known as Second Life is a hit with users. IBM's Sam Palmisano and other tech leaders think it could be a gold mine. CFO: All Pain and No Gain At least 12 FORTUNE 50 CFOs left their jobs in 2006. What gives? New Rules for Do-Good Funds Portfolios that seek to combine moral values with stock values are getting a makeover.

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Fortune Jan 22, 2007 The New No. 1: Google The people are brilliant. The perks are epic. But can Google's founders build a culture that doesn't depend on the stock price? Playing for Keeps How do you keep top hires happy? These days it's not about the money. The 2007 List Some 100,000 workers evaluated their employers, making this the largest employee survey in corporate America. Wal-Mart: Unending Woes The big retailer has given ground to its competitors, been battered by a negative PR campaign, and lost $90 billion of its market cap since CEO Lee Scott took over. Wall Street is starting to lose patience. The Bush Who Pays the Bills As CEO of AthenaHealth, the President's cousin Jonathan is trying to revolutionize the way doctors process their paperwork. Wireless Wonder India's Sunil Mittal has built a mobile-phone empire by turning outsourcing on its head. Now he's plotting a retail revolution with a new partner -- Wal-Mart. Performance Review 2006 It was a year to remember! Not!

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Harvard Business Review Jan 2007 Becoming the Boss The experience of becoming a boss for the first time leaves an indelible mark -- some might call it a scar -- on the psyche. But the transition to new manager doesn't have to be quite so painful. Courage as a Skill Courage in business is rarely impulsive; rather, it results from careful deliberation and preparation. The "courage calculation", consisting of six decision-making processes that can be refined over time, helps managers make bold moves that will lead to success while averting career suicide. The CEO's Second Act A new CEO's brilliance can fade quickly once he or she has solved the company's immediate problems and the next set of challenges comes along. A chief executive's Act II requires a lot less swashbuckling and a lot more humility. Firing Back: How Great Leaders Rebound After Career Disasters Stunning recovery is possible from even the most catastrophic of setbacks. What to Ask the Person in the Mirror No matter how talented and successful you are, you will make mistakes. But the higher up the ladder you go, the fewer people there are to tell you when you've made a mistake. To assess your performance, you should periodically ask yourself a series of pointed questions.

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Money Jan 2007 Are You On Track? You have your goal in mind. Now see how close you're to reaching it. Be a millionaire Launch your own business Retire early Send your kid to Harvard Own your dream home How you stack up The 35 Most Outrageous Fees Unreasonable charges are getting bigger and sneakier, but you can avoid them. We Talked to Chuck In the first of a series of chats with great monoey minds, Charles Schwab reveals the smartest way to invest and what successful people do better than the rest. Amazing Travel Secrets! Fly through security lines! Upgrade for free! You too can travel like a superhero! Collateral Damage A suicide bomber nearly killed filmmaker Jack Baxter. His body is healing now, but his obsession with his film of the event is blocking his financial recovery. Time to See the World in a New Way International mutual funds can do a lot for you, as long as you look beyond the biggest stocks in the biggest markets. The World is Flat The prices of flat-panel TVs keep shrinking while screen sizes continue to grow. It's time to buy -- but read this first.

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The Economist Dec 9, 2006 Leaders Iraq: Don't do it Ethical food: Good food? Sudan: Keep crying out Global imbalances: Petrodollar power Latin America: It's democracy, stupid Britain and the bomb: Keep on cutting Special Report Sudan: Glittering towers in a war zone Food politics: Voting with your trolley United States The Americas Asia Middle East & Africa Europe Britain International Business Mobile telecoms: Out of Africa India's telecoms boom: Talk is cheap Health care in America: Bit by bit Pharmaceuticals: Bitter pill Red tape in Europe: Regulatory over-reach? Airbus: A long haul to recovery Face value: The troubleshooter Correction: Click fraud Finance & Economics Islamic finance: Calling the faithful Buttonwood: Ageing bull House prices: Bubble and squeak American finance: Joint custody EU trade: The perils of protectionism Fund management: A Miller's tale The wealth of nations: Winner takes (almost) all The Securities and Exchange Commission: Under surveillance Economics focus: The petrodollar peg Science & Technology Genetic modification: Filling tomorrow's rice bowl Palaeoeconomics: Mrs Adam Smith Malaria: Pinning down parasites AIDS and malaria: A vicious circle Books & Arts Books of the year 2006: Fighting to be tops Books by Economist writers in 2006: What we wrote Obituary Allen Carr Economic and Financial Indicators Emerging-Market Indicators

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Harvard Business Review Dec 2006 Managing the Right Tension Profitability or growth? The short term or the long? The organization or the units? Only one of these tensions matters to your company at any given time. Here's how to pick the right one – and avoid the traps companies fall into when they focus on only one side of a tension at a time. Strategy and Society: The Link Between Competitive Advantage and Corporate Social Responsibility As Whole Foods, Volvo, and Toyota have found, when CSR initiatives are conceived within the context of a company's strategy, they can become a powerful source of opportunity, innovation, and competitive advantage, benefiting both the company and society. Disruptive Innovation for Social Change Many social problems persist because organizations meant to address them focus on status quo solutions that meet the needs of narrow groups. What's required are simpler alternatives – broad-reaching, disruptive innovations in health care, education, economic development, and other sectors – that existing providers aren't set up to offer. Strategies to Fight Low-Cost Rivals Ignoring low-cost rivals is a mistake. So is setting off a price war. Traditional companies have only a few options for responding to the latest wave of cut-price competition, but they can learn how to choose the right approach. Innovating Through Design Products that emerge from "design-driven innovation" often point toward some new way of living – and result in long commercial lives for new designs and bold consumer expectations for the brand. How to Acquire a High-Functioning Team Excising an experienced team from another company and implanting it into your own can quickly – and dramatically – increase your pool of talent. Learn how to maneuver your way through the four stages of a successful lift out.

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The Economist Dec 2, 2006 Leaders Currencies and economies: The falling dollar Islam and Christianity: Muslims and the pope Russia and the West: Russia deserves pity as well as fear Technology trends: Phones are the new cars America's nuclear deal with India: Blast from the past Roads and rail: Britain isn't moving Special Report America and the Middle East: Blood, tears and still no victory Iran and America: What hope of a grand bargain? Israel, Palestine and America: Where Mr Bush chose not to go Lebanon and America: That let-down feeling French corporate governance: Creative construction Business European utilities: Power struggles Marketing to children: Trillion-dollar kids Starbucks v Ethiopia: Storm in a coffee cup Organic clothing: How green is your wardrobe? Proton: A fork in the road Intel v AMD: The empire strikes back Dell: Commoditise this Face value: The executioner Finance & Economics The world economy: Rebalancing act Banking in Italy: Renaissance Buttonwood: By the sweat of their brows Indonesia's bond market: The price of risk Banks and avian flu: The drawbacks of homework China and oil: A cushion of black gold The Mannesmann trial: V for victory Economics focus: The oracle becomes less oracular Science & Technology Stem cells: An appointment with chance The Hwang affair: Handle with care Biomimetics: Lateral thinking Monitoring the environment: The pulse of the planet

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The Economist Nov 25, 2006 Leaders American capitalism: What's wrong with Wall Street The future of NATO: The test in Afghanistan Milton Friedman's legacy: Unfinished business Internet commerce: Truth in advertising The Middle East: The next little war, and how to avoid it Europe and Islam: No burqa bans Special Report NATO's future: Predictions of its death were premature America's capital markets: Down on the street Milton Friedman: A heavyweight champ, at five foot two Business Carmaking in China: The fast and the furious Mining in Afghanistan: Copper bottomed? CSN v Tata: Steel the prize Italy's sofa cluster: Not exactly sitting pretty Online advertising: Trouble clicks Corporate manifestos: Yahoo!'s peanut-butter problem Face value: The universal diarist Finance & Economics India's economy: Too hot to handle Buttonwood: Monopoly money Stock exchanges: Great expectations Mergers and acquisitions: Partying like it's 1999 World Trade Organisation: The Georgian knot Mexican banking: Underwear and overdrafts Economics focus: Rocks below the surface Science & Technology Human fertility: A matter of life and death Animal husbandry: Ram-a-lamb-a-ding-dong AIDS: Good in parts Flirting: Don't misunderestimate yourself Books & Arts Liberty and democracy: It took a Frenchman Imagining the soul: Spirit levels The Palestinians: Who's their Mandela? Robert Altman: The long goodbye Rebecca Horn: It's her party