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China manufacturing contracts in May, leaving policymakers with few good options

May 23, 2013
National Security?
Softbank’s latest Sprint Nextel offer is a seat on the board for Uncle Sam

May 23, 2013
feed me seymour
Here’s what Ben Bernanke just did to rock the markets

May 22, 2013
P&L
After bouts of drama, HP’s turnaround is taking hold

May 22, 2013
Thanks for listening
The Steve Jobs emails that show how to win a hard-nosed negotiation

May 22, 2013
Investors just gave Galaxy Securities $1 billion to make China’s bad debt problem worse

May 22, 2013
high steaks
Why you won’t be eating an Argentinian steak anytime soon

May 22, 2013
Shiny Things
Saks is improving as a retailer, but real estate is its crown jewel

May 22, 2013
How about them Apples
If American corporations are people, why aren’t they taxed like people?

May 22, 2013
Why Thomson Reuters doesn’t stand much chance of displacing Bloomberg’s chat service

May 22, 2013
Hizzoner's Dishonor
If mayors matter more than ever, why are they acting like buffoons?

May 22, 2013
Smart charging stations for electronic cars are extremely vulnerable to hacking

May 22, 2013
The proposal
Sony considers Loeb’s spin-off proposal, but rebirth might require a miracle gadget

May 22, 2013
Why the ATMs of the future will look a lot like an iPad with Skype

May 22, 2013
P&L
Target joins the “blame-the-weather” club

May 22, 2013
Emotional intelligence is a better predictor of success than IQ

May 22, 2013
Patience is a virtue
If Japanese exports have gotten so cheap, why isn’t everyone buying them?

May 22, 2013
Good Karma
China’s hunger for electric car technology may give Fisker a second chance

May 22, 2013
Life imitates AMC
Breaking Bad, Taiwan-style: Rogue chemistry teacher cooks up illegal food additive

May 22, 2013
rote
Students are the victims and culprits of India’s broken higher education system

May 22, 2013
countries versus companies
Apple’s tax bill is a window into the global post-industrial economy, and all its problems

May 21, 2013
Contact Sport
To locate the next Arab Spring revolution, look to the soccer stands

May 22, 2013
Manning the trenches
China’s Internet battle lines are being formed as Alibaba goes shopping with Qihoo 360

May 22, 2013
pandemic deferred
China’s bird flu has been conquered—at least for now

May 22, 2013

Of course the inauguration of South Korea’s first female president included Psy performing Gangnam Style

By Christopher Mims — February 25, 2013

There is good reason to believe that Park Geun-hye, daughter of a cold-war dictator and now South Korea’s first female president, could transform Asia. But first she had to sit through this.

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Top

China manufacturing contracts in May, leaving policymakers with few good options

Softbank’s latest Sprint Nextel offer is a seat on the board for Uncle Sam

Here’s what Ben Bernanke just did to rock the markets

After bouts of drama, HP’s turnaround is taking hold

The Steve Jobs emails that show how to win a hard-nosed negotiation

Investors just gave Galaxy Securities $1 billion to make China’s bad debt problem worse

Why you won’t be eating an Argentinian steak anytime soon

Saks is improving as a retailer, but real estate is its crown jewel

If American corporations are people, why aren’t they taxed like people?

Why Thomson Reuters doesn’t stand much chance of displacing Bloomberg’s chat service

If mayors matter more than ever, why are they acting like buffoons?

Smart charging stations for electronic cars are extremely vulnerable to hacking

Sony considers Loeb’s spin-off proposal, but rebirth might require a miracle gadget

Why the ATMs of the future will look a lot like an iPad with Skype

Target joins the “blame-the-weather” club

Emotional intelligence is a better predictor of success than IQ

If Japanese exports have gotten so cheap, why isn’t everyone buying them?

China’s hunger for electric car technology may give Fisker a second chance

Breaking Bad, Taiwan-style: Rogue chemistry teacher cooks up illegal food additive

Students are the victims and culprits of India’s broken higher education system

Apple’s tax bill is a window into the global post-industrial economy, and all its problems

To locate the next Arab Spring revolution, look to the soccer stands

China’s Internet battle lines are being formed as Alibaba goes shopping with Qihoo 360

China’s bird flu has been conquered—at least for now