It's been a tough year for the richest people in the world. Last year there were 1,125 billionaires. This year there are just 793 people rich enough to make our list.
By embracing errors, a new microchip design could power your cellphone for weeks without charging.
After the scandals of the 1990s, didn't investment banks put sexist employment practices behind them? Evidently not.
Residents in these 10 spots are experiencing the most economic upheaval.
How could Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and MySpace 'monetise'?
Newly minted American engineers are going into finance because tech jobs have been offshored.
When stocks were tumbling last fall as the new school year began, at Harvard University, it was as if the boom had never ended. But behind the scene it was a different story.
It's going to be a very different world out there. Here are some hints for preparing for it.
Queen Elizabeth is posting job vacancies at Buckingham Palace through her revamped Web site.
Properties in these 10 spots are the globe's most expensive.
The answer isn't easy, especially in a recession. Here's how to think it through.
Here are some of the ideas that venture capitalists put millions into last year
After a stretch of lousy returns Silicon Valley's VCs are searching for companies with novel traits: rising revenue and profits.
Some executives find an aggressive style helps them claw to the top, but they often can't sustain their reign.
Corruption isn't solely a matter of petty officials and small-time pay-offs. Nation-states play the game too--for much higher stakes.
Bribery gets all the bad press, but lobbying is the real danger, because it affects everybody--whether they want it to or not.
Emerging multinationals with new business models can pose a disruptive threat to Western companies.
Investing for the long term? These companies--the year's Global 100--are sustainable enough to be around longer than you will be.
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