When Harry Met VegasHarry Reid, the Democrats’ Senate leader, is a darling of national environmentalists.
Model T(ata)As the world's cheapest car drives into India, big automakers should be very, very afraid.
Range in the HomeSuper-sophisticated golf simulators mean Pebble Beach can come to you. And they’re popping up in more high-end homes.
Greening of the GE GiantJeffrey R. Immelt. CEO/Chairman of the Board/Director. General Electric Company (GE). Age: 51
"Collectively, We're All a Lot Smarter"An interview with Fred Wilson, general partner of the New York venture capital firm Union Square Ventures.
Web 2.0 Faces a SqueezeTough times are coming for entrepreneurs as market turmoil cools the I.P.O. market, a New York venture capital investor says. Murdoch blundered in not making the Wall Street Journal free, he adds.
Move On DownHow the housing slump caused the best-laid plans of private equity to go awry.
Ship, Don’t SchlepAlternatives to the airlines’ mishandling your luggage—and increasingly, charging for it.
Questions for QuestromMaster merchant Allen Questrom talks about the state of retail, the industry’s consolidation, and a shift to more conservative fashion this year.
Not Just SubprimeTreasury announces new foreclosure freeze.
Keeping It in the FamilyIt’s cliché, not to mention highly dubious, to say you’re leaving your high-powered job to “spend time with your family.” But a couple of recent departees insist they really meant it.
Keeping It in the FamilyIt’s cliché, not to mention highly dubious, to say you’re leaving your high-powered job to “spend time with your family.” But a couple of recent departees insist they really meant it.
China Can HelpIts trade boom may prevent a global slump.
Gene-Sequencing WarriorIllumina C.E.O. Jay Flatley is moving fast to outmaneuver rivals in a futuristic industry that stands to make billions of dollars off your DNA.
Chevron RespondsOil company rebuts Condé Nast Portfolio's assertion that it is one of the "Toxic Ten."
Screen GemsHow H. Stern’s jewelry coordinator gets the company’s million-dollar baubles onto the likes of Angelina Jolie and Catherine Zeta-Jones at the Oscars.
Venture Capital OffensesFemale entrepreneurs like ousted Zipcar C.E.O. Robin Chase find they’re held to different standards by the male-dominated VC community.
Mad WomanShelly Lazarus, longtime C.E.O. of ad giant Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, explains the firm's recent management shuffle, its attempts to land new accounts, and what comes next.
All Talk?Combine talk radio with blogging and you just might have the next internet fad.
Travel in the Time of MergerThe airlines are discussing deals. How to protect your luggage and why to spend your miles.
The University of What’s NextCan advertising be taught? The intense and demanding Brandcenter is sure going to try.
Replacement ValueTech strategist Arnie Berman tells Duff McDonald how corner-office carnage can lead to big tech stock gains.
Phoning HomeAll-you-can-eat mobile service is the best thing to happen to business travelers in years.
Escape From Corporate AmericaSix-figure jobs on Wall Street and elsewhere just aren’t enough for “Millennial” workers, who want their work to have “meaning” too.
It’s a KateModern WorldThe creators of Lonelygirl have a new online serial that busts up the old TV model by using instant messages, social networking, videos—and even flash mobs.
Riding the WavesProfessional surfer Mike Parsons braves sharks, broken bones, and the pounding surf in his quest for the biggest wave of all time.
Believe the SkypeYou no longer need a computer to use eBay’s internet phone service—Skype’s going mobile.
Raising the BottleCan an Australian wine brand known for its $8 bottles get wine lovers to pay $80 a pop?
Man of SteelSteel manufacturing is just plain dirty, no matter how you cut it. But California entrepreneur Mike Hart thinks he can make it clean and green—in China of all places.
The I.T. Road ShowHow C.I.O. Tom Conophy, who has clocked millions of miles in the skies, takes it around the world.