August 8, 2011 Issue
News - Global Economics
News - Global Economics
The U.S. Economy Feels the Pull of Gravity
By Peter Coy
Turkey’s Trade Deficit Woes
By Steve Bryant and Maria Petrakis
In South Sudan, Brides Cost Plenty—in Cows
By Matt Richmond and Flavia Krause-Jackson
The Saudis Use Oil to Punish the Iranians
By Stanley Reed and Pratish Narayanan and Ayesha Daya
Tom Keene Talks to David A. Stockman
By Tom Keene
A Slow, Slow Summer Tourist Season
By Jeff Green
Seven Days
By Ira Boudway
News - Companies & Industries
News - Companies & Industries
How Novartis Plans to Avoid the 'Patent Cliff'
By Eva von Schaper
Spam’s Long March in China
By Matthew Boyle
Sony’s TV Business Keeps Fading to Red
By Cliff Edwards
A Hong Kong Haven for China’s Pricey Wines
By Frederik Balfour
Briefs
By Karen Weise
News - Politics & Policy
News - Politics & Policy
IRS to Gay Newlyweds: Not So Fast
By Andrew Zajac
A Rule Aimed at Warlords Upends African Mines
By Mark Drajem and Jesse Hamilton and Michael J. Kavanagh
Flogging Flak Jackets in War Zones
By Brendan McGarry and Roxana Tiron
Charlie Rose Talks to Robert Rubin
By Charlie Rose
News - Technology
News - Technology
Computer Camp: No Canoes, Just Coding (and Kickball)
By George Anders
Android’s Dominance Is Patent Pending
By Peter Burrows and Dina Bass
Hackers Target the Unemployed as Money Mules
By Greg Farrell and Michael Riley
Bringing Civilization to Facebook
By Cliff Edwards
Ryan and Adam Goldston's Jump-Enhancing Sneakers
By Sommer Saadi
News - Markets & Finance
News - Markets & Finance
Can the U.S. Retain a AAA Rating?
By Zeke Faux
Dubai’s Peculiar Commercial Real Estate Problem
By Zainab Fattah
Banks Fund Hiring by Slashing Jobs
By Diane Brady
A Bond Offering with a Twist
By Tim Catts and Matthew Leising and Christine Harper
Bid & Ask: The Deals of the Week
By Caroline Winter
Focus On Enterprise
Focus On Enterprise
The EB-5 Program: Create American Jobs, Get a Green Card
By Nick Leiber
How Housing Dealt a Double Blow to Small Business
By John Tozzi
Roaste.com: A Website for Coffee Cognoscenti
By Nick Leiber
To Boost the Economy, Help the Self-Employed
By Richard Greenwald
Features
Features
The Saving of Ground Zero
By Andrew Rice
The Reinvention of Rahm Emanuel
By Devin Leonard
Tencent: March of the Penguins
By Bruce Einhorn and Brad Stone
The Nixon Shock
By Roger Lowenstein
Etc.
Etc.
Wasilla Prepares for Life After Palin
By Peter Savodnik
Great Moments in Egomania History
By Marnie Hanel
Next Life: How Maneesh Goyal Became P. Diddy’s Party Guy
By Alexandra Wolfe
The Beach Boombox
By Rich Jaroslovsky
Book Review: The Red Market by Scott Carney
By Daniel Grushkin