Condé Nast Portfolio, February 2009
Sumner's Discontent
At 85, the besieged media magnate is drinking, trashing his rivals (and employees), fighting with his daughter, and dissing the CBS board. Read more
Features
The Man Who Made Too Much
John Paulson wagered against subprime securities and made a fortune while others lost their shirts. Is his success amid a lousy economy any reason to hate him? Read more
The Usual Suspects
The truth, at last: inside the Goldman Sachs "conspiracy" to take over the U.S. financial system. Read more
"I'm Not an Idiot, You Know?"
Katie Couric made headlines with her Sarah Palin interviews, but will taking down the V.P. candidate generate enough momentum to save CBS's evening newscast? Read more
The Long Shot
When Tiger Woods decides he wants to transform the world of golf course design, he doesn't play around. Read more
Private Runway
The fashion industry holds powerful allure for private equity honchos, but not every bet has paid off. View Slideshow
Barney Frank Has Got Your Number
Wall Street is quaking at the thought of the powerful and unpredictable congressman making rules for the financial industry–and with very good reason. Read more
Shell's Big Dig
How low will we go for oil? A sneak peek at the huge rig off the coast of Texas that will drill 6,000 feet below the ocean floor in search of crude. View Interactive Feature
Culture Inc.
Get Me Rewrite, Rewrite, Rewrite
The long, twisty tale of why Wall Street, one of the best movies about business, doesn't have a sequel (yet). Read more
Period of Adjustment
Publishers are releasing a spate of hedge fund novels that, because of the economic upheaval, could be dated on arrival. Read more
Oscarnomics
The only prize that really counts: our second annual awards for best financial performance in a starring role. View Slideshow
The I-Word
Book Review: We're so busy thinking about the Great Depression that we've forgotten about America's lost history: inflation. Read more
The Culturati: February
What's on these executives' calendars for February. Read more
COLUMNS
First, Fire the Regulators
Our financial-oversight system needs more than just a makeover this time. Read more
Labor Pains
Big business already fears the proposed Employee Free Choice Act. Maybe it shouldn't. Read more
Green Crude
The solution to our dependence on gasoline: algae. Yes, algae–as in pond scum. Read more
The Obama Economy
Even before he took office, the new president was a one-man economic-stimulus package. Read more
Cruise Vacation
Why Tom Cruise's longtime business partner, Paula Wagner, is jumping ship. Read more
Brief
Future Tense
Madeleine Albright, Andy Grove, and friends predict where we're going. View Slideshow
Who You Gonna Call?
The lawyers cashing in on Wall Street's collapse. Read more
Redressing Macy's
How the Federated-May merger rained on the department store goliath's parade. Read more
Protection Guaranteed
Corporate leaders who snagged a lifetime of expensive perks. Read more
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