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December 30, 2010 | ||
Insider NewsletterA weekly summary of the best in Bloomberg Businessweek and Businessweek.com | ||
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| COVER STORY Charged for Battle The first serious contenders for a mass-scale electric car are on the road. They've already changed GM and Nissan; will they change the world? FEATURES Will Richard Branson's Virgin America Fly? The fun carrier has shown promise, despite byzantine regulations, powerful rivals, and airlines' tendency to hemorrhage money during recessions and spikes in fuel prices. But Virgin is at a turning point, and its future is far from certain POLITICS & POLICY Chinese Companies Expand to U.S. Soil and Markets Companies from China are increasingly setting up shop in the U.S. to avoid trade barriers and to learn better ways to prosper in their fiercely competitive home market SOFTWARE Google Pushes Education Software Through App Store Google is talking with makers of educational software to help build a marketplace for online learning programs, an industry whose value may approach $5 billion GIGAOM • From GigaOm My Seven Favorite Gadgets of the Year The author enthuses about the iPad, his Nexus One, the magic of Kinect, his Canon S95, and a MacBook Air. His top pick? The Galaxy Tab VIEWPOINT CES: Three Big Stories You Might Miss Tablets could be the future for computing—and smartphone are giving way to new "superphones" that will do far more, writes Accenture's Kumu Puri SMART ANSWERS Struggling to Start a Farm in Los Angeles How one urban farmer battled red tape to sell local food and flowers SALES & MARKETING Eight Social Media Resolutions for 2011 Keep your marketing on social networks meaningful in the New Year by being original and authentic, says Steve McKee VIEWPOINT To Spur Economic Growth, Bet on 60 Startups By helping turn a relatively tiny number of innovative new companies into billion-dollar businesses, policymakers could dramatically boost the recovery Debt Struggles Set to Deepen Europeâ?Ts most indebted nations, already struggling to find buyers for their bonds, will face more competition as the region issues new securities to fund Irelandâ?Ts rescue Demand Soars for Dim Sum Bonds Banks expect sales in Hong Kong of yuan-denominated bonds will double in 2011 as demand outstrips supply and the yuan WALLACE'S WORLD End the Ethanol Insanity: Ed Wallace Ethanol damages engines and is not a viable alternative to fossil fuels, but farmers and lobbyists don't want you to know that THE BUSINESS OF SPORTS Pro Sports Gave Generously in 2010 Sure, a lot of top athletes make crazy money, but America's four major sports leagues—the NFL, MLB, NBA and PGA—give away crazy money too LEADING WITH PURPOSE: ALAINA LOVE Twelve Signs Arrogance Is Running Your Company Maybe you let talented players walk away or give yourself credit you don't deserve. You're setting up your business to backslide HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW • From Harvard Business Review The Top 10 Green Business Stories of 2010 A doomed climate bill, electric vehicles, supply chain pressure—consultant Andrew Winston provides a round-up of the hottest environmental topics HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW • From Harvard Business Review Cocreating Business's New Social Compact For successful collaboration between NGOs and corporations, flexibility, transparency, and trust must be employed to satisfy local needs Nicole Kidman, Keith Urban Buy New York High-Rise Parking Chic Thanks to innovative architects, New Yorkers finally get to park right outside their front doors Grantham, Yacktman Still Love Big Stocks After telling investors to buy big equities in 2010â?"and then trailing their peersâ?"Jeremy Grantham, Bill Miller, and Donald Yacktman again insist big stocks remain relatively undervalued VIEWPOINT Conditions Are Ripe for an M&A Boom in 2011 Corporations have the cash and motivation to go back on the hunt for acquisitions after a long drought VIEWPOINT No Rest for Retirees Retirees need to lower their savings withdrawal rates to adjust to new global realities, research suggests. The bottom line: Save more, or spend less
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