Uber Is Winning the Taxi War - February 24, 2014 Issue

February 24, 2014 Issue

Opening Remarks

Opening Remarks

Why Negativity Is Really Awesome

By Megan McArdle

Why Negativity Is Really Awesome

Volkswagen's Lasting Lesson for Labor

Volkswagen's Lasting Lesson for Labor

The U.S. Needs to Rebuke a Japanese Ally

The U.S. Needs to Rebuke a Japanese Ally

News - Global Economics

News - Global Economics

The Lurking Threat of Deflation

By Simon Kennedy and Rich Miller

A Lone Wolf Cries, 'Inflation!'

By Shobhana Chandra and Steve Matthews

Leopoldo López, the Charismatic Face of Venezuela's Opposition

By Jeffrey Tayler and José Orozco

Leopoldo L??pez, the Charismatic Face of Venezuela's Opposition

Ukraine May Be Inching Closer to Civil War

By Aliaksandr Kudrytski and Henry Meyer and Daryna Krasnolutska

Ukraine May Be Inching Closer to Civil War

Fear as Marketing Tool: Scary Sells

By Eric Chemi

News - Companies & Industries

News - Companies & Industries

Comcast's Ambitions Go Beyond Cable—to Digital

By Felix Gillette

Comcast's Ambitions Go Beyond Cable???to Digital

Oscar's Indie Film Financiers Take the Spotlight

By Christopher Palmeri

Oscar's Indie Film Financiers Take the Spotlight

Ikea Furniture Spawns Accessory Ecosystem Like Apple's

By Katarina Gustafsson

Ikea Furniture Spawns Accessory Ecosystem Like Apple's

Your Boeing 747 Needs a Personal Elevator

By Julie Johnsson

Your Boeing 747 Needs a Personal Elevator

Company News: King Digital, Peugeot, Dongfeng Motor, Foreign Banks, Coca-Cola, Volkswagen

By Kyle Stock

News - Politics & Policy

News - Politics & Policy

The Markets Go Mad for Obamacare

By Joshua Green

The Markets Go Mad for Obamacare

The 'Demolition Man' Who Will Be Italy's Next Leader

By Andrew Frye

The 'Demolition Man' Who Will Be Italy's Next Leader

Parents in Baton Rouge Try to Drop Out of School

By Margaret Newkirk

The FAA Finds Commercial Drone Flights Hard to Police

By Alan Levin

The FAA Finds Commercial Drone Flights Hard to Police

Lighter Prison Sentences for Nonviolent Drug Crimes

News - Technology

News - Technology

Willow Garage's Last Days

By Ashlee Vance

Willow Garage's Last Days

Steve Perlman's Amazing Wireless Machine Is Finally Here

By Ashlee Vance

Steve Perlman's Amazing Wireless Machine Is Finally Here

Dallas Museum of Art Trades Memberships for Data

By John Tozzi

Dallas Museum of Art Trades Memberships for Data

One-Way Sound Transmission

By Caroline Winter

One-Way Sound Transmission

News - Markets & Finance

News - Markets & Finance

Your Wilting Retirement: Company 401(k) Plans Get Stingy

By Carol Hymowitz and Margaret Collins

Your Wilting Retirement: Company 401(k) Plans Get Stingy

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Grows Less Transparent

By Noah Buhayar

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Grows Less Transparent

Subprime Mortgages' Modest Comeback

By Kathleen M. Howley

Berlin Real Estate Developers Are Hot for the Historic Center

By Dalia Fahmy

Berlin Real Estate Developers Are Hot for the Historic Center

M&A News: Rakuten, Viber, Actavis, Forest Labs, WhatsApp

By Evan Applegate

M&A News: Rakuten, Viber, Actavis, Forest Labs, WhatsApp

Features

Features

Invasion of the Taxi Snatchers: Uber Leads an Industry's Disruption

By Brad Stone

Oil Thieves of the Niger Delta

By Alexis Okeowo

Heidegger's Marketing Secrets: What German Philosophers Know About Selling TVs

By Drake Bennett

Heidegger's Marketing Secrets: What German Philosophers Know About Selling TVs

Etc.

Etc.

Rise of the Gaymers

By Kurt Soller

Rise of the Gaymers

How Sheryl Sandberg and Getty Are Making Stock Photos Less Sexist

By Claire Suddath

How Sheryl Sandberg and Getty Are Making Stock Photos Less Sexist

Ask a Billionaire: James Dyson on His Daily Routine

Ask a Billionaire: James Dyson on His Daily Routine

NBC.com's Olympic Ads Repeat Ad Nauseam

By Aaron Rutkoff and Joshua Brustein

NBC.com's Olympic Ads Repeat Ad Nauseam

Warm Weather Ahead

By Evan S. Benn

Lifetime TV Network Reinvents Its Movie Melodramas

By Ann Friedman

What I Wear to Work: Cosmopolitan's Joanna Coles

By Arianne Cohen

What I Wear to Work: Cosmopolitan's Joanna Coles

Klout's Joe Fernandez: How Did I Get Here?

Klout's Joe Fernandez: How Did I Get Here?