Reihan Salam, Forbes

Stories by Reihan Salam, Forbes

IPhone's pricing problem in India

IPhone's pricing problem in India

Rediff.com   21 Nov 2008

Apple's hot-selling gizmo is off to a slow start in India. Does this spell trouble for China?

Yahoo!'s five biggest mistakes

Yahoo!'s five biggest mistakes

Rediff.com   21 Nov 2008

The troubled Web portal's employees open up (a little) about the company's problems.

What a new CEO will cost Yahoo!

What a new CEO will cost Yahoo!

Rediff.com   21 Nov 2008

What will the board have to promise someone to take the job? Well, to start with, it will have to throw in certain financial guarantees. The pay package must have lots of incentives and protections. If it doesn't work out in six months, the person will need end up with a healthy amount of money.

Barack Obama and the Big Three

Barack Obama and the Big Three

Rediff.com   21 Nov 2008

Detroit's bailout request is an opportunity for the president-elect to prove himself.

World's most expensive homes

World's most expensive homes

Rediff.com   20 Nov 2008

It still takes at least eight figures to earn a spot on the list, but the millions needed to land atop it are far less than last year.

How to become a better investor

How to become a better investor

Rediff.com   18 Nov 2008

Knowing your good and bad tendencies and making allowances for them can make you a better investor.

SEC guns for billionaire Mark Cuban

SEC guns for billionaire Mark Cuban

Rediff.com   18 Nov 2008

Cuban faces insider trading charges for avoiding a $750,000 loss on an investment in an Internet search company.

Entrepreneurs who rose from the ashes

Entrepreneurs who rose from the ashes

Rediff.com   18 Nov 2008

Recessions can inspire great entrepreneurial achievement. Here are some examples from the last 200 years.

Adi Godrej: The patient billionaire

Adi Godrej: The patient billionaire

Rediff.com   17 Nov 2008

Sixty-five years after his grandfather bought 3,500 acres in Mumbai, Adi Godrej is finally ready to develop it.

The job-eating economy

The job-eating economy

Rediff.com   15 Nov 2008

Recent unemployment numbers shocked economists and sent the markets falling. Don't expect positive news for a long time.

Max your gas mileage -- use a plug-in

Max your gas mileage -- use a plug-in

Rediff.com   14 Nov 2008

Hybrids can get us to 100mpg, but only if we relearn how to drive, says Lisa Margonelli.

Utopia in the desert

Utopia in the desert

Rediff.com   14 Nov 2008

Abu Dhabi wants to build the world's first car-free, green-powered city by 2016.0

How not to retire

How not to retire

Rediff.com   7 Nov 2008

If you want to stay on with your current employer, consider asking your boss for reduced hours, less responsibility or cyclical work that would still bring in some money but give you more flexibility, a sort of virtual retirement.

America's largest private companies

America's largest private companies

Rediff.com   7 Nov 2008

Large companies that put public offerings on hold include AMC Entertainment, Safety-Keen and NewPage Holding. On the other side, Alliance Data Systems and PennNational Gaming canceled plans to go private.

2009's fastest cars under $100,000

2009's fastest cars under $100,000

Rediff.com   7 Nov 2008

Speed-obsessed drivers used to have to shell out big bucks for high performance. Want to go zero to 60 mph in 2.46 seconds? That'll be $1.5 million for a Bugatti Veyron, please.

Teach your kids good financial habits

Teach your kids good financial habits

Rediff.com   7 Nov 2008

Money and markets make headlines daily. Now is a great time to teach your kids

Businesses you can start for under $5,000

Businesses you can start for under $5,000

Rediff.com   6 Nov 2008

Who needs lenders? Here are some ideas that don't need much start-up juice

Six handicaps for John McCain

Six handicaps for John McCain

Rediff.com   4 Nov 2008

Though these setbacks are unfair, he can't overcome them by Election Day.

Obama's tax policies

Obama's tax policies

Rediff.com   4 Nov 2008

Sounds like Obama might need to reconvene his all-star economic brain trust sooner than expected.

Where the 'pain' will strike next

Where the 'pain' will strike next

Rediff.com   3 Nov 2008

We plowed through the financials of thousands of privately held companies to find the next pockets of trouble.