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May 30, 2008
 

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NEWS  THIS WEEK'S TOP STORY

You Think Flying Is Bad Now...

Something has to give
as airlines adjust to $130 oil
and brace for a record yearly loss

Editor's Memo
You know you can't afford to drive, but is flying out, too? Read our Top Story, "You Think Flying Is Bad Now," to see the effects $130-a-barrel oil will have on the airline industry and your next vacation. And the magazine cover story discusses the one-two punch of rising oil prices and falling housing prices.

The weekend Web is different from the workday Web. It's the sites people visit when they're mobile. Read about it in Olga Kharif's Technology story. And in "When the Silver Tsunami Fails to Hit,": a warning that the boomer retirement era may not be the boon to your small business you thought it would be.

Be sure to read Jennifer Schenker's piece on the proposed Red-to-Dead Sea canal that many hope will help Arabs and Israelis live together peacefully. And see how a lot of U.S. businesses are using Chinese pride to sell products in the runup to the Beijing Olympics in "Olympic Sponsors Cheer the Home Team."
-- Katherine Davis

  FROM THIS WEEK'S ISSUE OF BUSINESSWEEK
COVER STORY
First Housing, Now Oil
The double whammy of rising oil prices and plunging home prices could turn a mild recession into something more threatening

THE OIL PATCH
Help from the House of Saud
Why the leading oil producer wants to cool off the market

TECH & YOU
Bluetooth Comes of Age
After a long adolescence, it's ready to make all kinds of mobile maneuvers much easier

  FROM BW.COM'S TECHNOLOGY CHANNEL
TECHNOLOGY
Welcome to the Weekend Web
When they use their mobile phones to go online, Americans flock to different sites than when they surf from their computers. Meet the mobile Web

COMMENTARY
Viacom and Google Should Share the Load
Viacom's suit seeks a better way to remove copyright-violating YouTube uploads. Why don't content creators and Web sites both foot the bill?

  FROM BW.COM'S SMALLBIZ CHANNEL
SMART ANSWERS
Bankruptcy and Small Business Loans
You're unlikely to get an SBA government-guaranteed loan if you already have too much debt, but there are ways to improve your chances

STRATEGY AND EXECUTION
When the 'Silver Tsunami' Fails to Hit
The Coyne Partnership disputes claims of an impending deluge of retiring baby boomers, and explains how the truth could affect your business

  FROM BW.COM'S ASIA & EUROPE CHANNELS
ECONOMICS & POLICY
A Mideast Valley of Peace
Business and political leaders are backing a Red-to-Dead Sea canal project that would solve the area's water crisis. Can it bring Israelis and Arabs together?

BEIJING OLYMPICS
Olympic Sponsors Cheer the Home Team
Western businesses are harnessing Olympic fervor in China and playing up national pride in their advertising campaigns

  FROM BW.COM'S LIFESTYLE CHANNEL
LIFESTYLE
Making Sure Your Art Is Yours
For collectors, buying title insurance can offer peace of mind or a full settlement if it turns out their artwork has a murky past

  FROM BW.COM'S INNOVATION & DESIGN CHANNEL
VIEWPOINT
How to Stand Out? Try Authenticity
Take a cue from Starbucks and Anthropologie and get to know your customers on an intimate basis. That's the only way to cut through the noise

DESIGN
Autodesk's Digital Dreams
The software maker's CEO talks about the future of digital prototyping and the amazing structures made possible by the technology

  FROM BW.COM'S INVESTING CHANNEL
GENE MARCIAL'S STOCK PICKS
Marcial: Yahoo's Endgame
Negotiations with Microsoft and Google are taking place behind the scenes, writes BW's Gene Marcial. A deal of some kind is imminent, according to his sources

INVESTING
Bad Omens for Banks?
News from KeyCorp suggests U.S. banks' loan losses may worsen. Is the credit crisis hitting a second, even scarier phase?

INVESTING
Stocks: Small Is Beautiful
Shares of smaller companies are sometimes volatile and risky, but they can provide great opportunities. Here's how to find them

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