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Whitman on California Governor Run

Meg Whitman, former CEO of eBay, spoke on Jan. 27 about running for governor of California and the need to shrink the state's government

The Debate Room

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Needs-Based Innovation Reigns

Companies should adopt an innovation process based on customer needs rather than coming up with "big" ideas and then testing them out. Pro or con?

 

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Goldman Slapped

A civil suit and a Senate scolding won't be enough to make Wall Street's wealthiest firm fly right

Apple's Endless Expanding App Universe

In 2008, Steve Jobs said, 'Let there be apps.' Now a cosmos full of companies and developers is bound by the laws of Apple—for better and worse

Can Meg Whitman's CEO Savvy Save California?

The gubernatorial candidate thinks so. But does she have any idea of what she's getting into?

Editor's Letter

Welcome to the Redesigned Bloomberg Businessweek

News - Global Economics

Iraq's Economy Wakes Up

Airlines: Planning for Volcanic Ash

Strange Encounter: The IMF and Athens

C.K. Prahalad, 1941-2010

Drought in China Hits the Energy Sector

A Fingerprint File for 1.1 Billion Indians

When the Yuan Moves, Asia Follows

Tom Keene: A Chat with JPMorgan's Bruce Kasman

News - Companies & Industries

Gene Therapy Takes a Turn for the Better

Pepsi's Plan to Make Litter Green

Low Inventory Angers John Deere Customers

Is the Times Ready for a Newspaper War?

New Frontiers for Luxury Goods (.pdf)

A Fiat Heir's Bold Breakup Plan

Tang Gets a Second Act Far from Its U.S. Roots

Companies in Brief

News - Politics & Policy

Campaign Spending: Why Companies Are Holding Fire

Are Wall Street Lobbyists Losing Clout in D.C.?

Charlie Rose Talks to Rahm Emanuel

Who Might Be Headed Out of the White House

Commentary: General Practitioners Need to Make More Money

News - Technology

Zynga and Facebook. It's Complicated

A Wobbly Global Debut for Apple's iPad

The Great Technology Cash Pile of 2010 (.pdf)

How Vizio Beat Sony in High-Def TV

The End Is Near for BlackBerry's Trackball

Did Activision Just Frag Itself?

Innovator: Fred Brooks

News - Markets & Finance

Goldman: The Mystique of Indispensability

The Banker at the Center of the Storm

Knocking Down the 'Maturity Wall'

Edouard Carmignac

Back on the Market: Russian Bonds

Banks Are on the Rebound (.pdf)

CFTC Green-Lights a Film Derivatives Market

Can Private Equity and Fashion Look Good Together?

A Seasoned Fund Manager's Bet on AIG

Bid & Ask

News - Focus On

Focus on Enterprise

Features

The City That Got Swapped

Isaac Tshuva: Israel's Gas King

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Hitmen for Hire

A Free Day in Houston Texas

A Caffeine Fix Without Coffee

Target Basic Human Needs. On the Cheap

3D Is Comin' at Ya!

From Clawing at Equities to Rescuing Rare Tigers

One True Thing: The Office Sneaker

When the Country Went Cold Turkey

Xerox's Anne Mulcahy

IN YOUR FACE: Most Small Employers Aren’t Hiring

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Reader Robert writes:

Most small businesses do not have the ambition, personnel, or resources to become much larger

Tell us: How Meaningful is This Uptick?

 

Charlie Rose Talks To...

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Rahm Emanuel

The President's Chief of Staff talks about the prospects for financial reform and middle-class anger in an edited version of an Apr. 19 TV interview