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Innovation & Design: Adding Sizzle to Sedate Cars

 Forget the sexy new super cars. Today's top designers are working at rejuvenating some of the tired mass-market lines of big auto makers. In return, they get autonomy, and increasingly, the CEO's ear. See how three alums of the Art Center College of Design are helping car companies carve out new identities, aesthestics, and hopefully increased market share. And while you're there, take a spin with some older automotive beauties in our car classics slide show.


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Retail Outlook

Will weakness in housing and rising energy prices mean consumers are running out of gas? We talk with a retail analyst and a consumer expert about the outlook for the holiday season

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From young, upstart companies to those that have been around for centuries: Plus, regional rankings of top-performing small businesses in Asia and Europe:
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With most of the work for the corporate-governance law done, finance executives are starting to acknowlege that the overhaul may be beneficial.



 A Look at What's Thin In Digital Cameras
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 Here Comes iPod Video. Well, Maybe Not
Apple fans are watching for a new device that could be to movies what the iPod is to music. But a look at Steve Jobs's experience with iPod Photo suggests that he may have other plans up his sleeve.




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