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The Rise and Inglorious Fall of Myspace

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 23:01:00 EDT

It once promised to redefine music, politics, dating, and pop culture. Rupert Murdoch fell in love with it. Then everything fell apart

Market America's American Dream Machine

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

JR and Loren Ridinger made a fortune, won celebrity friends, and built a multilevel marketing empire by selling their most valuable asset: Themselves

How to Save Greece

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 23:01:00 EDT

Debt doesn't have to spell disaster. A solution to Europe's crisis exists—and it's worked before

Bloomberg View

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

The Supreme Court gets the Wal-Mart ruling right • Deficit math that doesn't add up

What Now, Chairman Bernanke?

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

Some economists and former Fed officials think Bernanke should rethink the central bank's wait-and-see policy as growth slows

A Slow Recovery Helps Fast Food (.pdf)

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

With incomes flat and food and energy costs rising, consumers are choosing quick-service eateries more often

Vietnam's Labor Unrest

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:00:00 EDT

Inflation pushes Vietnamese workers to strike—336 times in the first four months of the year

In Caracas, Armored Cars Are All the Rage

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

Venezuela, now the murder capital of South America, is a rich market

Softbank's CEO Wants a Solar-Powered Japan

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

Masayoshi Son sees an opening as Japan rethinks nuclear, and dreams of the chance to break the hold of its utility giants just as he did the telecom monopoly

In Eastern Europe, Cold Feet About Joining the Euro

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:00:00 EDT

Adopting the euro is "not something to kill yourself over," says Lithuania's central bank governor. It's a common sentiment in the region

Tom Keene Talks to Metrostudy's Brad Hunter

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

The real estate researcher sees reasons for optimism in the housing market

Ford Steps on the Gas in Asia

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

Alan Mulally is planning on a 50 percent production boost, and that depends largely on expansion in China and India

Profiting from Japan's Long, Hot Summer

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

Companies from Rakuten to Hitachi are rolling out innovative ways to stay cool

Bayer Aspirin Is Feeling Plenty Healthy

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

While J&J's Tylenol recovers from a recall, sales of century-old Bayer are soaring

The NFL: Hut, Hut, Strike! (.pdf)

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

A shortened or canceled season wouldn't just be bad for football—consider the potential lost revenues in gambling, fantasy football, and pizza, among other things

Retailers See Profits in Big-and-Tall Menswear

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

From Casual Male to J.C. Penney, stores find they can boost revenue by tailoring store space and inventory to the growing numbers of larger-than-average men

Briefs

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:12:00 EDT

JPMorgan Chase settles SEC civil charges; Airbus racks up more than 600 orders for the narrowbody A320neo; Hulu weighs an unsolicited buyout offer; and more

The Trouble Lurking Offshore for Jon Huntsman

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

The newly announced Republican candidate's successful family company has created lots of jobs. Unfortunately for Huntsman, most of them are overseas

The Simplest Rx: Check on Your Patient

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

Doctors and insurers cut costs by sharing information

Wal-Mart Case: Another Loss for Trial Lawyers

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 23:01:00 EDT

The Supreme Court's ruling is the latest in a series of decisions that make it clear the justices aim to curb mass litigation

Win a Dinner with Obama

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

To balance big-dollar galas, the President's re-election campaign raffles one meal with regular folks

Web Games Threaten the Console

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

A generation of new titles from the cloud have all the action and graphical richness of traditional shoot-em-ups and strategy games

Why Some Skypers Are Seeing Red

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

Departing employees have had their stock options zeroed out

The Joy of Tech™ (.pdf)

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

FarmVille Meets the Hollywood Tie-In

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

Facebook game tie-ins are launching for film and television content such as Weeds

HP's Plan to Make TouchPad a Hit

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

The PC giant's Wintel-free tablet is part of a big gamble that began with the purchase of Palm's webOS: to build its own ecosystem

From Building Minebots to Digging for Dirty Money

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

Jamie King's attempt to build mining robots turned into software that helps banks find money launderers in a sea of financial data

JPMorgan's Contrarian Bet on Bank Branches

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

The giant lender seeks a source of cheap funds as rivals retrench. Analysts are skeptical

The Chinese Go on a Global Homebuying Spree

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

Facing domestic restrictions, buyers boost markets abroad

The Deal Economy's Great Power Shift

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

Private equity players find it harder to buy—and easier to sell

Variable Annuities: Lifelong Income, High Cost

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

Guarantees make annuities more appealing—and more complex

As High as an Elephant's Eye (.pdf)

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

Bid & Ask: The Deals of the Week

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

SABMiller won't take Foster's "no" for an answer; a Stradivarius raises $15.9 million for tsunami relief; and more

Charlie Rose Talks to Alan Greenspan

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

The former Fed chairman discusses the possible fallout from Greece, the shortcomings of stimulus programs, and his role in the financial crisis

Campbell's Recipe for a CEO Yields Denise Morrison

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

The chief executive replacing Douglas Conant looks like a safe choice, though her campaign to reduce sodium has been controversial for the soupmaker

Winnipeg Gets Its Hockey Team Back

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

It's official, and the Manitoban Renaissance is now complete

Slide Show: The GOP Primary—Choose Your Candidate

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

Sun Valley for the Zynga Generation

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

Summit at Sea lets ambitious young entrepreneurs take time off from being ambitious

The Women's World Cup Soccer Quiz

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

How psyched are you? A) Very Psyched B) Psyched C) Umm ...

Book Review: On China by Henry Kissinger

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

The mandarin emeritus sees China's future in its very ancient past. Christopher Buckley reviews

Gustavo A. Cisneros on Buying Univision

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

The Venezuelan media mogul talks about staking his fortune—and his reputation—on a volatile partnership in Hispanic TV in the U.S.

Corrections & Clarifications

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:12:00 EDT

"After Much Hoopla, Investor 'Say On Pay' Is a Bust" (Companies & Industries, June 20, 2011) incorrectly stated the percentage of stocks owned by mutual funds. According to the Investment Company Institute, mutual funds own 23 percent of U.S. corporate ...