Industry News
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Borderline Health Care
Undocumented residents seeking health care cost America's hospitals billions. We're already paying for an issue Washington politicians don't want to address.
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Health Care
Biz Gives House Health Bill Thumbs Down
The public option in the House-passed bill is just one sore spot for business groups. Read more
These Are Not Glory Days For Insurers
Despite the rhetoric in Washington, health insurers aren't raking it in. Read more
Sales, Stat!
The cozy relationship between health care companies and physicians is coming under fire.
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Bad to the Bone No More
Companies are using wellness programs in an effort to bring healthcare costs under control. Read more
Banking and Finance
Health Care Deals on Steroids
A deal boom could be on the horizon as private equity firms get ready to unload $500 billion in health care assets.
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How Wall Street Pay
Rocked the World
In the first part of a series on risk, Portfolio.com looks at compensation. Read more
Banking on the Basics
Greenhill & Co. is leaving private equity so it can focus on M&A, its strength. Read more
Hedge Funds Face Few Limits, Even Now
Despite a few high-profile prosecutions, hedge funds are still largely unregulated. Beware the "good guys."
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Media
Jane Friedman's New New Thing
Former HarperCollins CEO Jane Friedman is back with Open Road Media, and she wants to sell you some e-books, even though, she admits, "I'm trying to figure out what's interesting about it." Read more
Go West, Old Media
The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times set up shop in San Francisco. Read more
Nothing Gained
Non-profit news sites have put traditional newspapers on the defensive. They must be doing something right. Read more
Follow the Leader
How social media and blogging changed executives from international men of mystery to the suits who friended you.
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Technology
Google Takes on the World
Google is confronting Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, and others. It can't possibly succeed everywhere at once. Or can it? Read more
Beyond Twitter
Twitter developers are looking beyond a Twitter, which may not need them as much. Read more
Apple Quits Chamber
Apple leaves the Chamber of Commerce because of its climate change policy. Read more
Real Business, Real Results
Hostile deals can be risky and difficult to pull off, but for some, such as Kraft, the odds are worth it.
Dealmaker Robert Greenhill takes his firm out of the private equity business.
with established private air player like NetJets feeling the pain, can upstarts still take off?
spotlight on
The Google Universe
Google Takes on the World
Google is using its domination of search advertising to confront Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, and others. It can't possibly succeed everywhere at once. Or can it?
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