In the October 2007 Issue
Sep 14 2007
Trading Spaces
Photo by Robert Polidori
When the U.S. markets erupted this summer, the tremors were felt on trading floors around the globe, from Tokyo to Tehran.
Barry Sternlicht
Photo by Art Streiber
Barry Sternlicht is the hard-driving entrepreneur who founded Starwood Hotels. Now he's starting over and taking direct aim at his old firm. What's he trying to prove?
Chiquita
Photo by Scott Dalton
For years, Chiquita paid a paramilitary death squad what amounted to protection money. And the scandal may yet engulf other American companies.
Money, Guns, and God
Photo by Sivan Lewin
Inside one of the fastest-growing gun companies in the country, run by a son of the Reverend Sun Myung Moon.
Rita's Hail Mary Pass
Photo by Max Vadukul
Rita Benson LeBlanc, the 30-year-old granddaughter of the New Orleans Saints' owner, guided the team through its post-Katrina wilderness. Now she faces an even bigger challenge: keeping the struggling franchise in town.
His Fault
Photo by David Burnett
Alan Greenspan has retired to the writing life. Meanwhile, Wall Street reaps what he sowed.
Drilling for God
John Brown, an evangelical Christian and the founder of a Dallas company called Zion Oil & Gas, is on a mission to strike oil in Israel.
Game On
Photo by Andrew Hetherington
The guys behind videogame phenom Guitar Hero are back with another karaoke-inspired concept and a plan to get into the music business.
The $59 Million Arm
Tallying the return on the Red Sox's huge investment in Japan's greatest pitcher.
Showing Some Spine
Can a former Goldman trader create a bond market backed by $40,000 books about soccer, the Vatican, and rock and roll?





