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Scams Cost Seniors $2.6 Billion

Don Blandin, president and chief executive of the Investor Protection Trust, talks with Bloomberg’s Sophie Caronello about frauds that prey on senior investors

The Debate Room

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Shopping As We Know It Will Disappear

Consumers no longer need to touch and feel products in a physical store. Pro or con?

 

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Bill Gates' School Crusade

The Microsoft founder's foundation is betting billions that a business approach can work wonders in the classroom

Twitter, Twitter, Little Stars

As customers make or break brands online, companies rush to hire social media directors…and figure out what they do

The Sarkozy Affair

Illicit campaign cash, secret tape recordings—what began as a money fight inside the French family that founded and controls L'Oréal has entangled the French President

Opening Remarks

Commentary: States of Crisis

News - Global Economics

Germany Reaps the Euro's Reward

Will Singapore Grow Faster Than China?

Japan's Provinces Are Withering Away

Reducing Red Tape in India's Courts

Eastern Exposure (.pdf)

A Test to Identify Entrepreneurs

Tom Keene Talks with Niall Ferguson

News - Companies & Industries

Why BP Can't Find a Friend in Big Oil

Coke's World Cup Song Is a Marketing Winner

3D Mania Shows Signs of Fatigue

The Race for Diagnostic Tests for Alzheimer's

George Steinbrenner, 1930-2010

Hugh Hefner Wants Playboy, and He's Not Alone

Discount Airlines Take Flight in Asia

Companies in Brief

News - Politics & Policy

GM's IPO May Require Hefty Incentives

Bloomberg National Poll Shows Obama at Risk

What's in a Name? Rory Reid Will Find Out

Charlie Rose Talks to Valerie Jarrett

The Latest Fiscal Buzz? Medical Marijuana

Brinkmanship Over the Bush Tax Cuts

How Wal-Mart Won Chicago

News - Technology

Google Stays in China. And Baidu Keeps on Winning

Mobile Firms in Africa Get Spotty Reception

Bringing Broadband Access to Finland's Boondocks

Another Suit Over the Spoils of Facebook

Making the Dream of a Flying Car a Reality

News - Markets & Finance

Renters Help Revive Miami

Getting Stressed About European Stress Tests

The Numbers Say Tech Stocks Are Cheap

A Top Manager Gets Back into Banks

Wal-Mart Signals the Recovery Won't Stall (.pdf)

Goldman Sachs: King of IPOs

Bid & Ask

News - Focus On

Focus on Retirement

Features

How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Short the Euro

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Welcome to Funkytown

Office Shorts

Next Life: Scouring the Forest for the Trees

Four Boating Vacations You Shouldn't Miss

Strategies for Capitalizing on Alternative Assets

Randall Lane's The Zeroes: Wall Street's Greediest

Sungjoo Group's Sung-Joo Kim

IN YOUR FACE: Credit Scores Are So 'Make-or-Break' for SBA Loans

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Reader Robert Heffner writes:

As an SBA loan officer of 14 years, I can assure you that your credit score is a make-or-break consideration for SBA lenders.

Read the story: Big Changes in the Business Loan Approval Process

 

Charlie Rose Talks To...

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Valerie Jarrett

A top Obama adviser responds to what some see as an effort by business to use a faltering economy to push for a softer stance on regulation and taxes