Condé Nast Portfolio, March 2008
Boomtown, Iraq
A journey into the fledgling oil industry of Iraq's Kurdistan region finds welcoming locals and posh hotels. Is this the next Dubai? Read more
FEATURES
Inside Wall Street's Black Hole
Why Black-Scholes, the model traders have long used to insulate themselves from risk, may be the riskiest proposition of all. Read more
Lady Sings the News
A 27-year-old opera singer may not have been the likeliest member of the Bancroft family to join the News Corp. board. But don't call her a pushover. Read more
Your Hospital's Deadly Secret
Some cost-cutting hospital corporations are outsourcing their pharmacies—an arrangement that led to an infant's death in Las Vegas. Read more
The Toxic Ten
Some of the corporations that claim to be the greenest are surprisingly eco-unfriendly. Read more
Mad Woman
Ogilvy & Mather chairwoman and C.E.O. Shelly Lazarus on China, TiVo, and the art of letting clients go. Read more
The Art Party
Yes, Art Basel Miami Beach's parties, mogul sightings, and sky-high prices are shocking. That's the point. Read more
Sick Transit
What yesterday's mass transit can teach cities about today's traffic nightmares. Read more
CULTURE INC.
A Cat of a Different Color
A private equity partner stages an all-black version of Tennessee Williams' tale of Brick, Maggie, and Big Daddy. Read more
The Buy-ennial
None of the hot new artists' work on display at the Whitney Biennial is for sale. But if it were, how much could it sell it for? Read more
Facing the Music
The annual induction ceremony for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a glitzy affair with a high admission price. Too bad nobody's visiting the actual museum. Read more
If the Dollar Could Speak
What the life story of the dollar does and doesn't teach us about the nature of its fall. Read more
COLUMNS
The Bankers' Bailout
Washington has been giving covert aid to the banks for months. Now it's time for a bailout with teeth. Read more
Would You Buy a Bridge From Warren Buffett?
The Oracle of Omaha's foray into the municipal-bond business sustains an unnecessary industry. Read more
Obamanomics
Don't think Barack Obama is an able C.E.O.? Just look at how he runs his campaign—and who works for him. Read more
The Poor Give More
Which group of American families donates the largest percentage of its income to charity? Not the one you'd think. Read more
The Lott Lobby
How Trent Lott can transition from Senate retiree to moneymaking machine. Read more
Note of Caution
With the release of the new $5 bill, the American greenback gets even less green. View Interactive Feature
The Doom Index: Housing Prices
How much worse could the housing market get? Real estate experts weigh in. View Interactive Feature
BRIEF
Ballots and Wallets
Why the presidential race is actually cheap. Read more
The Greenest Mile
Honda's hydrogen car could come with a home filling station. View Interactive Feature
Subprime Suspect
The newest excuse for shoddy performance. Read more
Why Are Wall Street Bonuses Still So High?
Three good reasons. Read more
Enron by the Numbers
When the trial ends, the lawyers always win. Read more
A $2.3 Billion Bombshell
How ad agencies have coped since AT&T consolidated its media budget. Read more
IN PLAY
Really Remote Control
A TV-top box transmits shows to laptops or handhelds anywhere in the world. Read more
Real Business, Real Results
Did anyone at Microsoft ever watch the (gasp!) offensively funny show Family Guy?
Ex-Morgan Stanley exec Zoe Cruz is now heading her own hedge fund. Are Wall Street's leaders done?
Martha, Bernie and Skilling know that what you wear for court can go a long way in public perception.
spotlight on
Health Care
Bad to the Bone No More
Companies such as General Mills say they're stepping up efforts to change employees' bad
behavior and promote healthier lifestyles.
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