In November 2000, Hasbro released Monopoly: The .com Edition. The board game came just in time for Christmas—and the dot-com bubble bursting. By the end…
PHOTO ALBUM
Eric Schmidt looking at things
Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt is currently on a trip to North Korea organized by Bill Richardson, the former US ambassador to the United Nations.…
PHOTO ESSAY
A village gets ready to disappear
The United States has 523 fewer municipalities today than it did in 2007; Hoosick Falls, N.Y., could be the next to go HOOSICK FALLS, New…
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How Coca-Cola and others made Santa fat, red, and bearded
There’s nothing like a cold can of Coke on a winter afternoon. A tough sell, perhaps, but Coca-Cola had just the guy in mind to…
Iran loves Egypt’s new constitution, but Standard and Poor’s hates it
After a 63% vote in favor, it appears that Egypt has a new constitution, drafted by the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood, and Iran is officially excited…
Egypt rating cut to same junk level as Greece
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THE GLOBAL SNAPSHOT
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AUCTION FRENZY
It was 2007 in the art world this year
The high-end art market continued to expand beyond the United States and Europe this year, particularly into China, where sales remained strong amid sluggish economic…
