Wanted: A Tax Code for the Digital Age

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April 8, 2011
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NEWS  THIS WEEK'S TOP STORY FAIRNESS DOCTRINE Wanted: A Tax Code for the Digital Age Amazon and Target are both in the retail business. You'd never know it from their tax bills   MORE TOP STORIES STOCKS & MARKETS Hedging Inflation Via Infrastructure Stocks Companies that own and operate bridges, roads, and power plants may offer built-in protection against the risk of runaway prices GLOBAL ECONOMICS The Hidden Job Crisis for American Men Men are disappearing from the workplace in ways that don't always register on the official unemployment rate ENERGY Oil Traders See Lasting Mideast Instability They think $150 a barrel isn't inconceivable, and they see a high-risk premium keeping prices up CONSUMPTION China's Ad Business Faces a Crackdown To play down a growing income gap, Beijing is cracking down on luxury goods advertising BAILOUTS Why a Foreign Bank Feasted on Fed Funds Europe's Dexia played a critical role in the U.S. muni bond market PRIVATE EQUITY The Man Trying to Buy American Idol Alec Gores, who made his money in tech, is aiming his latest private equity fund at media and fashion plays MONEY MANAGERS Can AllianceBernstein Regain Its Magic Touch? CEO Peter Kraus has shuffled personnel and launched new products INVESTING Record Earnings Point to More Stock Market Gains Individual investors who missed the rally are piling in, providing more fuel MARKETS & FINANCE Charlie Rose Talks to Bob Diamond of Barclays The CEO of Barclays talks about the need for stimulus-free job growth—and recalls the circumstances that drove Lehman into his arms   INVESTING TOOLS MUTUAL FUND SCOREBOARD How's Your Fund Doing? Our Interactive Scoreboard has complete results for some 2,500 equity funds, hundreds with BW's exclusive risk-adjusted ratings This newsletter is a FREE service provided by BusinessWeek.com. To sign up for other newsletters, cancel delivery, change delivery options or change your e-mail address, please go to our Newsletter Preferences page. If you need other assistance, please contact Customer Service or contact: Wanda Cooper BusinessWeek Customer Rights Communications Data Services 1995 G Avenue Red Oak, IA 51566 Phone: 1-800-635-1200 To learn more about how BusinessWeek.com applies this policy, you can contact our Marketing Department. Copyright 2009-2010 by BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Terms of Use | Privacy Notice

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