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Health Care Keeps Creating Jobs
BusinessWeek Chief Economist Michael Mandel explains why health care and other industries in the 'intangible economy' continue to generate jobs, despite the financial crisis.
The Debate Room
Bail Out the Big Three
The U.S. government should save its ailing automobile giants: Ford, GM, and Chrysler. Pro or con?
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Top Stories
Is the Jobs Panic Justified?
BusinessWeek asked economists from Wall Street to academia. Their job forecasts all depend on when they think the credit markets will start working again
The World's Most Influential Companies
In a year of loss, they're building market share, upending their industries, and changing consumers' lives
- Slide Show: The World's Most Influential Companies
- Plus: A Gallery of Greats
- Plus: Coming Up Fast: Companies to Watch
Detroit Bailout: How It Can Work
Washington can buy a lot of leverage with a bailout, but it will need some industry experts to vet carmakers' plans for recovery. Still, there are successful precedents
The Business Week
News You Need to Know
Consumer Spending Dries Up; Vicious Cycle to Follow
Slide Show: Is Housing Close to a Bottom?
Online Extra: Figures of the Week (.pdf)
BusinessWeek TV
BTW: Pretty Words for Pink Slips; Getting Lost in London; Fewer Board Jobs for GOPers?; more
Barney Frank on Detroit, Housing, and Executive Pay
News
Unemployment: Gray Skies Over Greensboro
A Standoff Over How to Rescue the Housing Market
The U.S. Economy's Best Bet: The Intangible Sector
As a Bailout Takes Shape, Chrysler Doubts Grow
Palm Needs One Good Phone
Student Loans: Hard Times for Private Lenders
What's Next
The Foreigners at the Top of LG
Caterpillar Digs in on China's Ground Floor
Bradley Turns PCs to Gold for Hewlett-Packard
Recession May Be an Ideal Time to Start Up a Bank
Need a Loan? Tap Your 401(k), Without Penalty
If Health Care Were Run Like Retail...
A Very Anxious Christmas for Toys 'R' Us
Browse Issues
IN YOUR FACE: CREDIT CARD MELTDOWN
Reader Tom Conner Writes:
"Chase Bank raised my rate from 8.99 to 30% for no reason—my reward for being a pristine customer. These are the same bullies that used to take your lunch money in first grade."
Tell Us: Have You Cut Your Credit Cards?
The Welch Way
Resisting the Pull of Office
Palace intrigue can be addictive. Here's why the smart move is to kick the habit
Featured Special Report
South African Companies Unlock sub-Saharan Africa
Versed in the highs and lows of emerging-market development, SABMiller, Standard Bank, and others are expanding across the continent and beyond
The New Silk Road
A Backlash Grows in Bangalore Over Tech Revolution
Narrated Slide Show: Emerging Markets
Slide Show: Best and Worst Stock Markets
Podcast: The New Silk Road
Farming Makes a Comeback in Russia
Germany on Russia: Forgive and Forget
Credit Crisis: The Risk Hits Russia
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