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February 11, 2011 | ||
Insider NewsletterA weekly summary of the best in Bloomberg Businessweek and Businessweek.com | ||
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| COVER STORY Cheating, Incorporated At Ashley Madison's website for "dating," the infidelity economy is alive, well, and profitable NATURAL RESOURCES Aussie Farmers, Chinese Miners Vie for Water In Western Australia, a long drought is about to have deeper repercussions as Chinese-backed iron ore mines will prove thirsty WINE OF THE WEEK Think Pink (Champagne) for Valentine's Day Amid a sea of indifferent ros%26eacute; champagnes, the nonvintage Bollinger Ros%26eacute; is a true standout for any special occasion INTERNET Amazon's Cloud-Computing Guru Honed Skills Fixing Lamborghinis James Hamilton's challenge: making data centers more efficient while fending off a threat from IBM, AT&T, and Microsoft GIGAOM • From GigaOm Putting Android Apps on Non-Android Phones If it measures up with no legal obstacles, Myriad's Alien Dalvik virtual machine solution could broaden the usefulness of non-Android smartphones and foster development of more Android apps GIGAOM • From GigaOm Can Arianna Help AOL Figure Out How Online Content Works? The net provider's content strategies are all over the map—which is where HuffPo's co-founder can make the biggest difference SMALL BUSINESS FINANCING Report Card on Banks' Small Business Loan Pledges Two of the biggest banks—Chase and BofA—met their 2010 goals, while Wells Fargo missed its target. All three exceeded their 2009 loan amounts SMART ANSWERS How to Prepare Yourself to Open a Business The data indicate that it's wise to earn a four-year degree. One consultant urges forgoing college to gain industry experience. Another cautions that no single formula suits aspiring entrepreneurs VIEWPOINT Small Employers: Too Numerous to Fail The Great Recession's aftermath shows that policymakers do not comprehend the cost of letting Main Street businesses collapse in economic downturns. Next time, we'll need to help them INSIGHT The Year of the Metal Rabbit: China's High-Speed Rail Network In 2011, China plans to unveil the key links of a bullet-train network stretching across the country, which should have major economic benefits Egyptians Rally in Cairo as Suleiman Pledges Change Tens of thousands of Egyptian protesters filled Cairo's Tahrir Square as Vice President Omar Suleiman sought to convince them the government is moving toward democracy REAL ESTATE Is Your City Extreme? Hottest or coldest, richest or poorest, extreme communities present challenges and opportunities to government and business EATING AND DRINKING China Buys Bordeaux Chateaux, Wine as 2008 Vintage Hits Shelves With the unreleased 2010 vintage looking to be a blockbuster, 2008 Bordeaux may be last price/quality buy for a while REVIEWS Review: 2011 Audi Q5 2.0T The elegant new Audi Q5 2.0T compact SUV comes equipped with a turbocharged four-cylinder engine that packs 258 lb.-ft. of torque B-SCHOOL NEWS B-School Startups: The Birth of Morphology A bitter cold night in Minnesota spawns a hit board game for a Tuck MBA entrepreneur JEFF SCHMITT: FROM THE BOTTOM UP The Hosni Mubarak in Each of Us If you're a senior business leader confronted with discontent from the rank and file, your reaction just might mirror that of the Egyptian President HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW • From Harvard Business Review A Quirky Way of Innovating Many useful innovations come from not scientists tinkering in a labs but rather people solving their own problems Wall Street Boosts Borrowers as Real Estate Bond Market Returns Banks and other firms are lending more money as demand for mortgages-bundled-into-bonds increases from investors seeking higher yields Madoff Lawsuit Turns on What JPMorgan Knew of Fraud In a novel extension of the legal concept of willful blindness, says one expert, Irving Picard is pursuing clawbacks from JPMorgan and the Mets owners COLUMNS Rethinking Stocks for the Long Haul Investors raised on the wisdom of the DIY boom years may be taking on more risk than they know with their retirement nest egg
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