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Inside Foxconn

Bloomberg Businessweek Editor Josh Tyrangiel talks about the magazine’s inside look at Foxconn Technology Group and Chairman Terry Gou

The Debate Room

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The Recession Opens the Door for Organized Labor

Workers have been hammered by cutbacks; if companies don't address the needs and expectations of employees, they will look to third-party support. Pro or con?

 

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The Man Who Makes Your iPhone

Foxconn founder Terry Gou might be regarded as Henry Ford reincarnated if only a dozen of his workers hadn't killed themselves this year. An exclusive look inside a postmodern industrial empire

Where the Money Is

While nurses are not nearly as well paid as chief executives, their salaries are rising faster. That's one of many revealing data points in a Bureau of Labor Statistics study of compensation for the top 100 U.S. job categories, from 2000 to 2009

The Ballad of 'Large Loan' Verrone

During the boom, Wachovia banker Robert Verrone made money by slicing and dicing billions of dollars in commercial real estate loans. After the crash, he made money by restructuring those loans before they blew up. What has he learned?

Opening Remarks

Commentary: Dear Craigslist, Grow Up

News - Global Economics

The Lula Lieutenant Calming Business in Brazil

Malaysia Tries to Curb Its Pro-Malay Policies

Sahara Solar Energy Could Power Europe Inc.

In Asia, Public Health Care Gets Less Public

Where's the Double Dip? (.pdf)

Tom Keene Talks with Energy Consultant Philip Verleger

News - Companies & Industries

The Challenges Facing Burger King Buyer 3G Capital

Ultimate Fighting as a Fashion Statement

A High-End Handler for Deep-Pocketed Patients

British Airways Seeks a Bride to Regain Altitude

Coming Soon: Dissolvable Stents

Tiny Regional Jets Fly Toward the Scrap Heap

Companies in Brief

News - Politics & Policy

Sounding the Alarm for Firefighters' Pay

Obama's Infrastructure Plan: More Cash Could Hit the Road

Obama Wins Praise for Export Controls Overhaul

Why Ohio Is Shaky Terrain for Democrats

Charlie Rose Talks to Tony Blair

News - Technology

The Big Trend in Small Social Sites

IBM's Big Push to Steal Sales from Its Rivals

A Mouse Maker Stakes Its Future on TV Sets

North Korea's Knack for Games Pays Off

Innovator: Phil Denby

News - Markets & Finance

A Touch of Class for the Pink Sheets

More Debt Costs the Treasury Less (.pdf)

Bankrupt Projects Are Springing Back to Life

Fund Managers Move in Lockstep

Wall Street Faces a Grim Third Quarter

Israel Gets an Upgrade, and Investors Depart

Bid & Ask

News - Focus On

Focus On Talent

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Fantasy Football: The New Internet Porn

The College Weekend

Next Life: Picking Football Over the Law

Finding the Right Office Football

Instead of Tailgating, Playing the Culinary Field

Platitudes from Football's Sean Payton and Pete Carroll

How Chris Berman Almost Left ESPN—Three Times

Corrections & Clarifications

Corrections & Clarifications

The Health-Care Tax Credit Will Help

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Reader John Arensmeyer writes;

"Countless small businesses across the country will benefit from the tax credits."

Read the story: Small Businesses Skip the Health-Care Tax Credit

 

Charlie Rose Talks To...

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Tony Blair

The former British Prime Minister, whose memoir, A Journey, has drawn protests in Dublin and London, defends the invasion of Iraq