Portfolio.com: April 2008 - In This Issue
April 2008
Cover Story
by Harriet Rubin
After decades of progress, women's advances in the business world have ground to a halt. What this means for all of us—women and men.
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Features
by Russ Mitchell
Google C.E.O. Eric Schmidt on the threat from a Microsoft-Yahoo Deal.
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by Nancy Hass
The C.E.O. of accessible luxury faces the economy-and his nightmares.
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by Jesse Eisinger
In the no-consequences economy, money managers who lose billions never seem to get punished.
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by Walter Kirn
Changing U.S. commutes show that we're not as green as we'd like to be.
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by Suzanna Andrews
Why a renowned art dealer stands accused of bilking wealthy clients.
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by Christopher S. Stewart
The U.S. cheered when an Iraqi judge uncovered high-level theft. Then he was left to fend for himself.
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by Mary Bridges
From saving chimps to saving the earth.
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by Howell Raines
Why the Gray Lady is more vulnerable to a Murdoch-style takeover than it might seem.
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by John Cassidy
The new recession will be deeper than most of us expect, and there's little an interest-rate cut or economic-stimulus check can do about it.
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by Matthew Cooper
Fannie Mae is a sleeping giant that could disrupt the economy in ways we haven't seen. This year's candidates need plans to fix Fannie. Here's how.
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by Duff McDonald
A sale of the Chicago Cubs could break a Major League Baseball record-never mind that the lovable losers haven't won a World Series since 1908.
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by Kevin Maney
Joost once promised to be the iTunes of high-quality programming on the Web. Can the company's plan for live internet TV save it from being an also-ran?
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by Heidi Waleson
The Met's new diva is attracting fans (and generating ticket sales) at an unprecedented rate.
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by Megan Angelo
With the film of HBO's hit set to reach movie theaters next month, we check up on how the cast and crew have fared financially since the show ended.
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by Miriam Datskovsky
Nabbing a Pulitzer certainly helps an author sell books-but not as much as you might think.
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by Liz Gunnison
Why a director thought a Gone With the Wind musical would be cheaper to stage in London than on Broadway.
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by Roger Lowenstein
Book review: Pinpointing where the movement went wrong.
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How Bush's management style went awry.
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Hedge fund king Bill Ackman tries to seed his foundation with profits from risky investments.
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100,000 percent inflation, and the rise of the 10-million-dollar bill.
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This month, the best perk of all: Your company pays your I.R.S. bill. Read More