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The Week Ahead

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Alcoa

Earnings for the first quarter of 2008 are expected to increase 47%, to 54¢, thanks to external factors such as the weak dollar, which makes domestic smelters more competitive.

 

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Food Inflation

Rising food prices are taking their toll on the family budget. We head to a farm to get to the root of the problem

Debate Room

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Riegel Decision: Bad Medicine

The Supreme Court's Riegel v. Medtronic ruling, which protects makers of certain medical devices from being sued, endangers patients' rights. Pro or con?

 

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It's Looking Grim for New Grads

Recession-time MBAs face tough choices—and more modest earnings over their lifetimes

Surgery Without the Slicing

Going in through existing orifices is good for patients and device makers, less so for doctors and hospitals

So Maybe Apple Was onto Something

Rivals trying to come up with an iPhone slayer will need more than fancy features to outdo the leader

In Your Face: Aftershocks at Bear Stearns

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Reader Anton Lakshin Writes:

"All the banks, from Lehman to Citi, are leveraged to the hilt. It's clear that Bear was not an outlier, it was the canary in the mine, and the canary died."

 

The Welch Way: Jack and Suzy Welch

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Courage Under Fire

How Ben Bernanke and Henry Paulson showed themselves to be leaders, not bureaucrats