Businessweek

News - Global Economics

• Spain's Lost Generation Looks Abroad

  Educated for a robust economy, they're taking their skills elsewhere

• To Europe's Thrifty, Austerity Is Just Unfair

  Better-off provinces and towns say only big spenders need to cut

• To Cut Costs, Greeks Line Up for Potatoes

  Farmers sell directly to consumers at half the price of supermarkets

• Italians Get Sticker Shock at the Gas Pump

  Prime Minister Mario Monti is taxing gasoline heavily

• Austerity Hits Soccer Fans, and Clubs

  Sporting Lisbon is "technically bankrupt"—and needs a backer

• Europe: The Reality of Austerity

  Europe learns to live with the bitter aftermath of the boom years

News - Companies & Industries

• Can Hertz Outrun Zipcar in Hourly Car Rentals?

  Long a leader in daily car rentals, Hertz hopes to overwhelm the hourly rental upstart

• Social Networking Takes Center Stage at P&G

  A pioneer of traditional marketing uses the Web to lure customers

• Why Wal-Mart Is Worried About Amazon

  The big retailer brings in tech help to juice online sales

• Europe Weighs Tougher Breast Implant Scrutiny

  Police say France’s PIP put industrial gel in 400,000 devices

• Will NBA Players Become Billboards?

  Jersey sponsorships could be coming to a revenue-hungry league

• Briefs

  Hon Hai Group invests in Japan's Sharp; American Airlines wants to void its labor contracts; and more

News - Politics & Policy

• The Secret to Mitt's Success: Harvard

  Even though he knocks Obama as an elitist, Romney is the very model of an Ivy League man

• You're Under Arrest! Hand Over That iPhone

  Police buy up devices that break passwords to get at suspects' data

• Rex Sinquefield's Crusade Against Income Taxes

  Bypassing politicians, the mega-millionaire financier takes his case to voters in Missouri

• How Payday Lenders (Quietly) Donate to Campaigns

  They back Romney, but not always in their own names

• Charlie Rose Talks to Daniel Yergin

  The Pulitzer prize-winning energy expert discusses the political side of gas prices, the impact of fracking, and the importance of efficiency

News - Technology

• Facebook Delves Deeper Into Search

  A former Google engineer is leading a team at Facebook that's working to improve search on the social network


• Iceland, Data-Center Hub?

  Chilly air and volcanic energy may lure tech companies

• Red Hat Sees Lots of Green

  It's the first open-source company to reach $1 billion in annual revenue

• Social Game Makers Place Their Bets

  Zynga, Activision, Electronic Arts, and others are preparing for online wagering

• Roi Tiger Has Salvation for Data Hogs

  The Israeli's startup, Onavo, makes free apps that help consumers monitor and shrink their data usage

News - Markets & Finance

• Stock Trading Is About to Get 5.2 Milliseconds Faster

  A new ultrafast Atlantic cable will cater to electronic traders

• This Green Mountain Trade Doesn't Smell Right

  Stock sales by the coffee roaster’s chairman raise questions

• Pimco and Invesco Try to Build a Better Retirement Fund

  
The firms use derivatives to protect target-date funds

• Living Large at Deutsche Bank

  Retiring CEO Josef Ackermann expanded the bank's balance sheet by about 40 percent

• Bid & Ask: The Deals of the Week

  Magic Johnson wins a bid for the L.A. Dodgers; Bausch & Lomb snaps up an eye medication company; and more