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Ruined by 401(k) Predators
Retirees with plump nest eggs can be targets for unscrupulous financial advisers who rake in hefty fees with promises of huge returns
At Yahoo, a Threat from Within
Fleeing executives' gripes: the Microsoft saga, the Google deal, and cumbersome decision-making
Stock Shock for Circuit City
Blockbuster's decision not to buy the retailer sent the stock tumbling. A Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing may be in the offing
Japan's New Green Car Push
Detroit will have to work hard to catch Japanese automakers in the race to produce hybrids, electric cars, cleaner diesels, and fuel-cell vehicles
Wal-Mart Gets a Facelift
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ExecutiveSummary
Oil prices hit a new record high on July 3 of more than $144 on a falling dollar and larger-than-expected declines in U.S. crude inventories. Plus, other news from the Web
Dialogue with Readers
India's Economy Hits the Wall
Worst to Come for Home Prices?
GMAT Cheating Controversy Grows
Scourge of the Oil Speculators
Investing
ECB Pulls the Rate-Hike Trigger
In a widely expected move, the European Central Bank raises its benchmark interest rate 25 basis points, citing medium-term inflation risks
U.S. Job Losses Mount in June
Little Relief for UnitedHealth
Vital Signs: Economic Growth Forecasts Rise
Thermal Solar Power Gets Hot
Analyst Actions: GM, Merrill Lynch
S&P Picks and Pans: Yahoo, Apollo Group, UnitedHealth, Starbucks, Consolidated Communications
Technology
New Laws Drive Wireless Headset Sales
Penalties for driving while talking on a cell phone are spiking retail sales of Bluetooth headsets from Plantronics and others
Global Business
Starbucks: Global Growth?
The U.S. coffee giant has plans for 3,500 new stores overseas, but foreign outlets' narrowing profit margins pose a problem
China: More Millionaires Than France
BBC Leads the Way onto the Web
Endgame for BP's Russian Venture?
The Whirlwind Named Sarkozy
Top Art Exhibitions for Summer 2008
Innovation & Design
Podcast: How InnoCentive Is Still Innovative
The site where companies and nonprofits post problems and anyone can solve them for cash is always remaking itself
Inside Beijing's National Swimming Center
Small Business
The Case Against Vacation Policy
IT consulting firm Bluewolf lets employees take as much vacation as they want, whenever they want-as long as they meet their goals
Rising Health-Care Costs Hurt Small Biz
The Lowdown on Strategic Investments
Does Wal-Mart Really Hurt Small Business?
Podcast: Using Charisma to Persuade
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Marshall & Friends: Reinventing Careers
The ability to recombine your skills, talents, and experience to move between job functions, departments, or industries is a new form of job security
Quiz: How Ethically Intelligent Are You?
Liz Ryan: To Bill or Not to Bill
Harvard: What's So Bad about Information Overload?
The Innovation Engine: The Best Way to Boost Share Price
Business Schools
Students Sweat GMAT Scandal
Users of the shuttered GMAT test prep site Scoretop are worried about penalties
The Value-Creation Challenge
Ivey's Two-Interview Process
Lifestyle
Honda Is June's Only Sales Winner
Honda eked out a slim 1.1% sales increase for June, but for the rest of the auto industry there was nothing but bad news
For Summer, Cocktails Get Freshened Up
Drug Use Increasingly Common in All Countries
Luxury Leaders: Gucci's Robert Polet
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In Your Face: Talent Management Changes
Reader Joyce Maroney Writes:
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Power Lunch: Ron Grover
Paramount-DreamWorks, Happy for How Long?
If, or more likely, when, Steven Spielberg takes his outfit and splits for studios unknown, the animation arm will remain—for now
The Debate Room
Eco-Restrictions Cap Oil Production
Environmentalists are to blame for reducing the U.S. oil supply. Pro or con?
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