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COVER STORY
The Consumer Crunch
Recession or not, American families will be forced to tighten their belts

November 26, 2007
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Retail Outlook

Will weakness in housing and rising energy prices mean consumers are running out of gas? We talk with a retail analyst and a consumer expert about the outlook for the holiday season


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WHAT'S NEXT
The Paperless Map Is the Killer App
Forget media downloads. Cell customers really want GPS and navigation features
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IN DEPTH
China Inc. Is Out on a Limb
China's stocks are sky-high. And Chinese companies are huge investors. That means a serious market backslide will send balance sheets into free fall
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NEWS
Extra Innings in the Digital Game
Digital rights looked like peanuts in 2000. Now some Major League Baseball owners want a bigger share
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DAILY BRIEFING

TOP NEWS
As New Home Sales Stall, Deals Abound
Despite strong October housing starts, desperate builders are sweetening deals on new homes in many of the biggest markets in the U.S.
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TECHNOLOGY
Kindle: E-books from Amazon
Will a wireless connection and the depth of offerings from the online bookseller make this new electronic reader worth the $399 price?
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SPECIAL REPORT
Mapping the Crowd
Software that maps who is working on common problems is shaving years off research—and honing corporate strategies
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INVESTING

INVESTING
Story Stocks or Fairy Tales?
Some companies' growth potential causes investors to go weak in the knees. Herewith, some signs of a hot prospect that's headed for an unhappy ending
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TOP NEWS
The Economy's $2 Trillion Worry
The subprime spread continues: A Goldman Sachs report says the overall impact of mortgage losses on economic activity could be huge
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TOP NEWS
Finance Stocks to Buy Now
Gene Marcial talks to investors who believe opportunities remain amid the wreckage at the Wall Street financial houses
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GLOBAL BUSINESS

EUROPE
It's Miller Time for Grolsch
SABMiller has offered $1.2 billion for the Dutch brewer. Can the mass-market beermaker reap the benefits of the well-known brew without damaging its reputation?
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CHINA
Facebook in China? Not So Fast
There's much speculation that the social networking site will follow MySpace to the mainland, most likely through an acquisition, but Facebook denies the latest rumors
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TECHNOLOGY

NEWS ANALYSIS
Mounting Peer-to-Peer Pressure for Comcast
Comcast's traffic-filtering efforts are the subject of FCC complaints and a lawsuit. At issue: ISPs right to control the flow of data over their networks
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NEWS ANALYSIS
Google's Solo Wireless Bid
The king of search will bid alone at January's auction of wireless airwaves, but it's likely to need a partner to develop a network
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TECHNOLOGY
HP: A Steady Ship in Troubled Waters
Hewlett-Packard appears unscathed by a slowdown in tech spending: On Nov. 19 it reported solid growth and increased forecasts for next quarter
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SMALL BUSINESS

SALES & MARKETING
A New Entertainment Destination for Latinos
Mio.tv founders Manuel Garcia-Duran and Moses Frenck think the time is right for a bilingual Web-based entertainment network
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INSIDE INNOVATION
Why Startup Founders Drop Out
Entrepreneurs who make lucrative buyout deals and try to stay on with their corporate overlords often find they miss their wild and woolly startup days
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B-SCHOOLS

BUSINESS COMPETITIONS
Where Big Ideas Win Big Bucks
Business plan competitions are raising their profiles with bigger cash prizes, and some even throw in office space and site hosting
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MANAGING

LIZ RYAN CAREER INSIGHT
Bosses to Be Thankful For
With Thanksgiving just ahead, what better time to reflect on our managers and the things they get right?
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