Rethinking Robert Rubin - September 24, 2012 Issue

September 24, 2012 Issue

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Rethinking Robert Rubin

By William D. Cohan

Opening Remarks

Opening Remarks

One Europe, Many Tribes

By Peter Coy

One Europe, Many Tribes

Bloomberg View: The 47% Is Just as Dumb as the 1%

Bloomberg View: The 47% Is Just as Dumb as the 1%

Bloomberg View: The Right Response in Libya

Bloomberg View: The Right Response in Libya

News - Global Economics

News - Global Economics

China: For Many Expats, It's Not Worth It

By Dexter Roberts

China: For Many Expats, It's Not Worth It

The Odyssey of a Greek in Search of Work

By Oliver Staley

The Odyssey of a Greek in Search of Work

The Numbers That Could Haunt Obama

By Peter Coy

The Numbers That Could Haunt Obama

Brazil Gets a Dose of Free-Market Remedies

By Raymond Colitt

Brazil Gets a Dose of Free-Market Remedies

An IOU for Every Man, Woman, and Child

By Ilan Kolet

An IOU for Every Man, Woman, and Child

Norway Has Too Much of a Good Thing

By Josiane Kremer

Norway Has Too Much of a Good Thing

Tom Keene Talks to Economist Stephen Stanley

By Tom Keene

By Evan Applegate

News - Companies & Industries

News - Companies & Industries

The Collective: Managers to the (YouTube) Stars

By Felix Gillette

The Collective: Managers to the (YouTube) Stars

The Wheelman Driving Chrysler's Big Sales

By Craig Trudell

The Wheelman Driving Chrysler's Big Sales

Martha Stewart's Big Move From TV Star to Web Stalwart

By Diane Brady

Martha Stewart's Big Move From TV Star to Web Stalwart

Turkey's TV Housewives Are Desperate, Too

By Kristen Schweizer

Turkey's TV Housewives Are Desperate, Too

By Karen Weise

News - Politics & Policy

News - Politics & Policy

The Bush-Obama Doctrine Holds

By Romesh Ratnesar

The Bush-Obama Doctrine Holds

More Hispanic Voters in Arizona

By Amanda J. Crawford

More Hispanic Voters in Arizona

Ohio's Bruising Senate Fight

By Mark Niquette

Ohio's Bruising Senate Fight

Ronald Reagan and the 47 Percent

By Peter Coy

Ronald Reagan and the 47 Percent

How Not to Catch a Terrorist

By Jeff Plungis and John Hughes and Frederic Tomesco

How Not to Catch a Terrorist

Spoiler Alert: Meet Gary Johnson, Libertarian

By Ira Boudway

Spoiler Alert: Meet Gary Johnson, Libertarian

News - Technology

News - Technology

Salamworld, the Social Network for 'Core Muslim Values'

By Lauren E. Bohn

Salamworld, the Social Network for 'Core Muslim Values'

Smarter Robots, With No Wage Demands

By Brad Stone

Smarter Robots, With No Wage Demands

Wireless Stadiums: The Next Best Thing to Not Being There

By Drake Bennett

Wireless Stadiums: The Next Best Thing to Not Being There

Pete Koomen: The Quest for More Clicks

By Mark Milian

Pete Koomen: The Quest for More Clicks

Charlie Rose Talks to Twitter CEO Dick Costolo

By Charlie Rose

Charlie Rose Talks to Twitter CEO Dick Costolo

News - Markets & Finance

News - Markets & Finance

Can Timber Rebuild Harvard's Endowment?

By Michael McDonald

Can Timber Rebuild Harvard's Endowment?

A Shortage of Bonds to Back Derivatives Bets

By Bradley Keoun

A Shortage of Bonds to Back Derivatives Bets

Three Bailout Kingpins Make Good in the Private Sector

By Beth Jinks

Three Bailout Kingpins Make Good in the Private Sector

European Banks Postpone Their Diet

By Anne-Sylvaine Chassany

European Banks Postpone Their Diet

Bid & Ask: The Deals of the Week

By Caroline Winter

Bid & Ask: The Deals of the Week

Features

Features

Rethinking Robert Rubin

By William D. Cohan

Rethinking Robert Rubin

Jim Rogers, the CEO Who Wouldn't Leave

By Paul M. Barrett

Jim Rogers, the CEO Who Wouldn't Leave

Inside China's Star-Making Machine

By Susan Berfield and Bruce Einhorn

Inside China's Star-Making Machine

Etc.

Etc.

Ancestry.com's Genealogical Juggernaut

By Bruce Falconer

Ancestry.com's Genealogical Juggernaut

IPhone 5: A Dispatch From the Front Lines

By Sam Grobart

IPhone 5: A Dispatch From the Front Lines

EA Sports FIFA Soccer's U.S. Boom

By Roger Bennett

EA Sports FIFA Soccer's U.S. Boom

By Jennifer Kim

Dial It Up

Book Review: 'Makers,' by Chris Anderson

By Daniel Grushkin

Book Review: 'Makers,' by Chris Anderson

Alan Mulally on Ford's Amassing Debt in the Downturn

Alan Mulally on Ford's Amassing Debt in the Downturn