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Presidential Candidates on Tax Policy

BW’s Jane Sasseen explores how Senators Barack Obama and John McCain plan to adjust tax policy and how Obama’s definition of rich could lead to higher taxes for some Americans

The Debate Room

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Wealthy Colleges: Ante Up

Colleges and universities should be required to spend 5% of their endowments every year or risk losing their tax-exempt status. Pro or con?

 

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Banks vs. Consumers (Guess Who Wins)

The business of resolving credit-card disputes is booming. But critics say the dominant firm favors creditors that are trying to collect from unsophisticated debtors

Dimon May Go Shopping

The JPMorgan CEO dodged subprime, bought Bear, and still has funds to spare

Wachovia: Golden West Wasn't Golden

The bank's acquisition of the thrift has claimed a big chunk of its profits and cost the deal's architect his job

The Business Week

News You Need to Know

A Not-So-Widespread Downturn

Pain at the Pump Won't Spoil Summer Vacations

Online Extra: Figures of the Week (.pdf)

BusinessWeek TV

BTW: Hatching a New Fabergé; When a Baby-Faced Spokesman Is Best; More

Bernstein's Brad Hintz on Lehman

News

Stalled in the USA: Europe's Small Cars

Why Yahoo's Yang Keeps Holding Out

The Mini-Laptop Changing the Game

Now This Really Is an Oil Shock

India: Soaked by Oil Subsidies

In Depth

Russia's Raiders

Special Report

IN: Inside Innovation

What's Next

Taxing the 'Not-So-Rich' Rich

Disney: When You Wish Upon a Startup

Online Polls: How Good Are They?

Sci Tech

How Meetup Tore Up the Rule Book

Attention, Online Shoppers: Taxes Ahead

Personal Business

How to Bet on Oil—Whether Bull or Bear

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Inside Wall Street

Opinion

5,000 Years of Raucous Trade

The Writing on the Wall (and the Web)

Mobile Search: Look, Ma, No Hands

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High-Performers Won't Wait

IN YOUR FACE: THE SAD STATE OF U.S. BROADBAND

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Reader Amber Lowery Writes:

"We live in a rural area and operate a Web business from home. Sadly, our inability to compete based solely on limited and spotty Internet access has hurt our business tremendously."

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Bernstein's Brad Hintz on Lehman

Hintz, the ex-CFO of Lehman, offers his perspective on the brokerage firm's turbulent times to Maria Bartiromo

 
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