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BusinessWeek Online -- Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:31:00 EDT

The Real Question: Should Oil Be Cheap? Expensive oil hurts, but there's a business case to be made for a floor under the price of crude
Insurers Peek into Your Medicine Cabinet How insurance companies dig up applicants' prescriptions—and use them to deny coverage
House Helps Fannie and Freddie In passing a rescue bill for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the House left out the conditions that critics had sought
Microsoft's Online Chief Signs Off As CEO Ballmer splits the Windows and online businesses, Kevin Johnson, a prime force behind the Yahoo bid, will leave to run Juniper Networks
Tough Times for eBay Entrepreneurs A bad economy and competition from big e-tailers are challenging those who make a living via online marketplaces such as eBay, Craigslist, and Etsy
Did Batman Snub Hong Kong? First the movie's team asked the city to keep its lights on all night, says blogger Bruce Einhorn. Then building security was made to look shoddy
There May Be Oil Offshore, But... Oil and gas firms covet U.S. offshore reserves, but it's unclear how much would be tapped or where it would end up
Welcome to the Frozen Economy Not since the Depression have financial difficulties so immobilized spending and credit. Listen to the talk at a diner in Maine
A Stroll Through the iPhone App Store Hundreds of non-Apple programs are available already, and the party has just begun
GM, Burning Cash, Cuts Costs A tough car market is spurring GM to thin its white-collar workforce and slash ad spending
Credit Cards: How to Protect Your Limits To lower their overall default risk and protect profits, some card issuers may reduce your credit limit. Here are tips for keeping it steady
Marcial: Betting on a Buyout at MGM One pro believes a deal could be in the cards for casino operator MGM Mirage, whose big investors include Kirk Kerkorian and Dubai World
Nokia, Qualcomm Settle Their Feud Qualcomm shares soar on news that the three-year spat will end with a swap of licenses for cell technologies
AT&T Earnings Give Hope to Telcos The largest U.S. phone company's 30% profit jump suggests that the economic slump may not be as harsh as expected for some telecom service providers
Now ISPs Want to Serve You Ads, Too Internet service providers such as Embarq that manage broadband networks may soon tap their data storehouses to serve up personalized ads
Beware the Hype for Software as a Service What's called SaaS, or on-demand software, needs some debunking. For starters, it isn't cheap, and your data aren't secure
Costco Gets Bitten by Inflation The club-store chain warns earnings will fall short of estimates because of higher food and energy costs
Israel Turns to Outsourcing as the Shekel Soars As Israel's high-tech industry loses its cost advantage, jobs are moving to Romania and India, and local wages are being frozen
Volkswagen Earnings Defy Industry Gloom Despite auto industry pessimism, European small-car makers have reported solid earnings. But VW's future may depend on the resilience of emerging markets
Beijing's Plan to Fight Olympic Traffic Beijing's Plan to Fight Olympic Traffic
Chinese Tourists Spend Big in Hong Kong Powered by a strong yuan, mainlanders are flocking to Hong Kong, which has no sales tax, to snap up luxury goods and visit theme parks
Diesel Injection to Fuel Viktor & Rolf's Expansion The Dutch fashion brand has sold a majority stake to Diesel founder Renzo Rosso, a move that will help its business grow worldwide
GPS Driving British Motorists to Distraction A new survey suggests satellite navigation systems encourage dangerous driving. They're being blamed for many accidents and near-misses in Britain
At Wipro, 'Two CEOs Are Better than One' It's been three months since the IT company launched its new structure, and the joint chief executives are happy with how it's going
How SAP Seeds Innovation SAP's collaborative Web sites and discussion forums give its customers ways to learn from SAP business partners as well as from each other
Podcast: R&D: The D Is for Design Monty Montague, a principal at innovation consultancy Bolt, discusses how incorporating design into traditional R and D departments has led to major innovations at companies ranging from IBM to Herman Miller
How BRP Hatched Its Spyder Tryke The Spyder offers all the zoom of a motorbike, but its eye-catching three-wheel design makes it easier to master
Promoting with Game Trailers Trailers are a vital marketing tool for publishers. GameTrailers.com provides a draw for game companies and non-gaming brands alike
Special Report: Home-Based Business Moving out of your brick-and-mortar offices and running your company solely online can cut expenses and boost productivity
Is That Business Legitimate or a Scam? The FTC is drafting new rules to counter unfair practices. In the meantime, aspiring business owners should apply lots of common sense
Should You Tell Clients You Work from Home? It's a tricky issue. Carefully weighing the ethical and practical considerations can make or break your home-based business
Podcast: Surviving in a Bad Economy Surviving in a Bad Economy
Blog: Pitch Online, Get Funded? Pitch Online, Get Funded?
Today's Tip: Think Systems Today's Tip
Interactive Case Study: How Lloyd's CEO Insured Success Lloyd's of London has one of the oldest names in insurance—and until CEO Richard Ward changed things, it had an equally old way of processing claims
Not Everyone Is Just Like You Sometimes the best policy in dealing with other people, whether family, friends, or co-workers, is to help them more and judge them less
Leading into the Unknown How a retired army major's Adaptive Leader Methodology can teach anyone about how to lead and manage others
Five Non-Biz Classes for Business Majors Many valuable business skills are taught outside of business classes. Here are five courses any undergrad business major should take
Bloomberg, Gates Team Up to Fight Smoking Michael Bloomberg is joining Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates in an effort to curb smoking in developing countries

TIME.com: Top Stories

McCain's Foreign Policy Frustration
While Obama moves elegantly through the Middle East, the pillars of McCain's bellicose regional policy are collapsing
How Sudan Was Brought to Court
Luis Moreno-Ocampo, prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, charged a sitting president with genocide. But getting to do so was fraught with power politics
Facebook: Movement or Business?
At the company's annual conference, CEO Mark Zuckerberg had lofty words for the mission of his social network. But Facebook still has one thing on its mind: advertising
A Coming Shortage of Kosher Beef?
An immigration raid at an Iowa meatpacking plant has got kosher beef sellers across the country worried about the New Year rush
Texas Starts Cleanup after Dolly Residents and recovery teams began fanning out across south Texas at dawn
Ford Posts $8.7B Loss Ford Motor Co. said it lost $8.67 billion in the second quarter largely because of a reduction in the value of assets
Dozens Injured in Japan Quake
US Minimum Wage Rises to $6.55 About 2 million Americans get a raise Thursday as the federal minimum wage rises 70 cents. The bad news: Higher gas and food prices are swallowing it up, and some small businesses will pass the cost of the wage hike to consumers
Israel: New West Bank Settlement A key committee has approved construction of the first new Jewish settlement in the West Bank in a decade. The news infuriated Palestinians, who said the decision could cripple peace efforts
Cancer Center: Cell Phone Risk
The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of cancer
Swimmer Hardy 'Fails' Doping Test Jessica Hardy's first trip to the Olympics could be over before it began. The swimmer tested positive for a banned substance
CDC: ADHD Increasing in Older Kids More older children are being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder while the rate is holding steady for children under 12
Asia-Pacific Disaster Response Plan Asia-Pacific powers on Thursday announced an ambitious plan to pool their military and civilian resources for disaster responses in a region beset by cyclones, earthquakes and floods
Those Things Money Can Buy Money can't buy you happiness but it can buy you a lot of fun toys
A Thai-Cambodian Holy Dispute
A centuries-old temple has become the stage of a very modern military standoff this week as Thailand and Cambodia wrangle over who owns a piece of land on the nations' borders

National Geographic Magazine

Ancient Soul of Iran The glories of Persia inspire the modern nation.
Monkey Paradise The bush-meat trade stalks an African island ark.
Between Volcanoes Fire and water collide in Japan's largest national park.
Moscow Never Sleeps When the sun sets, the Russian capital heats up.
Target Earth A killer asteroid may be headed our way.
International Photo Contest National Geographic's international photo contest will be open for entries starting August 1.
Editor's Note Editor in Chief Chris Johns writes about raising awareness of the need for conservation on Bioko Island.
Flashback Slogans honoring writer Maksim Gorky draped balconies at Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre in 1928.
Your Shot Submit your photo, check out Your Shot jigsaw puzzles, and see reader photos that were recently published in National Geographic.
Desktop Wallpaper Decorate your desktop with beautiful images from this month's issue of the magazine.
Visions of Earth Each month, National Geographic magazine features breathtaking photographs in Visions of Earth. Browse through this view of the world through a photographer's eye.
Blog Central Carbon footprints, digital photography, style, pop culture, life in the field--meet our bloggers and hear what they have to say on a variety of topics.
MyShot My Shot is your chance to have your own National Geographic web page. Here you can create and share albums, puzzles, and games based on photos you upload.
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