Lisa Margonelli, Forbes

Stories by Lisa Margonelli, Forbes

Inside the world's most luxurious plane

Inside the world's most luxurious plane

Rediff.com   31 Oct 2008

In a down economy, Qantas starts service of its perk-filled A380 aircraft.

Yes, there will be bonuses this year

Yes, there will be bonuses this year

Rediff.com   25 Oct 2008

While the outlook is pretty grim, at least compared to last year's $33.2 billion bonanza, compensation consultants expect a 30 per cent to 50 per cent decline in payouts this year, but billions will still flow.

Why do markets create bubbles?

Why do markets create bubbles?

Rediff.com   24 Oct 2008

Economists are teaming up with psychologists and neurophysiologists in the search for an answer.

Layoff fear: How to keep your job

Layoff fear: How to keep your job

Rediff.com   24 Oct 2008

How to avoid getting the boot when layoffs loom.

8 things you don't know about Buffett

8 things you don't know about Buffett

Rediff.com   10 Oct 2008

New book goes deep into Buffett's heart and soul and finds value in both places

Cars go small in Paris

Cars go small in Paris

Rediff.com   10 Oct 2008

European carmakers strut smaller, fuel-efficient cars to beat the credit crisis at the Paris Auto Show.

America's energy billionaires

America's energy billionaires

Rediff.com   10 Oct 2008

Not everyone complains about high prices at the gas station.

Outsourcing: Who is touching your data?

Outsourcing: Who is touching your data?

Rediff.com   4 Oct 2008

Outsourcing IT processes overseas may save money, but...

As Wall Street melts, the rich go bargain shopping

As Wall Street melts, the rich go bargain shopping

Rediff.com   1 Oct 2008

After one of the most disastrous weeks in the history of Wall Street, Warren Buffett decided to invest $5 billion there.

The new Asia crisis

The new Asia crisis

Rediff.com   25 Sep 2008

Back where the crisis started, the stand of half-built skyscrapers, an eyesore along Bangkok's skyline for years, has given way to a modest number of construction cranes and new, completed expressways

The Google's Android phone is here!

The Google's Android phone is here!

Rediff.com   24 Sep 2008

Google's engineers have prototypes. Here is what we saw.

Best off-season vacation deals

Best off-season vacation deals

Rediff.com   23 Sep 2008

Summer may be the peak travel season, but fall offers enticing deals--and fewer crowds.

Secrets of the self-made billionaires

Secrets of the self-made billionaires

Rediff.com   20 Sep 2008

We played 20 questions with America's wealthiest entrepreneurs--and they were willing to share.

The Web billionaires

The Web billionaires

Rediff.com   11 Sep 2008

The Internet boom put these 33 innovators on our list of the world's richest. Total worth: $109.7 billion.

5 tests most CIOs face

5 tests most CIOs face

Rediff.com   11 Sep 2008

With constant pressure to reduce IT costs, these executives have a lot on their plate.

The world's most wanted white-collar fugitives

The world's most wanted white-collar fugitives

Rediff.com   6 Sep 2008

Police chase a new breed of criminal--smart, rich and globally savvy.

Isha Ambani, just 16, is worth $80 million

Isha Ambani, just 16, is worth $80 million

Rediff.com   1 Sep 2008

From the lyrics of Hall and Oates and Gwen Stefani to the lens of Andy Warhol, the entitled rich girl has long been fodder for artists and gossip mongers. These days that lens is turned on these girls at ever younger ages.

Looking for energy, Google goes to hell

Looking for energy, Google goes to hell

Rediff.com   22 Aug 2008

Google.org announces it will help find ways to tap the heat under the earth's surface.

Why a four-day work week doesn't work

Why a four-day work week doesn't work

Rediff.com   21 Aug 2008

It sounds great, but some argue there are drawbacks.

America's top-paid young CEOs

America's top-paid young CEOs

Rediff.com   20 Aug 2008

These 15 wunderkinder are making serious bank running some of the largest public companies in the US.