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March 13, 2006
Sun Kissed

Solar-power and other alternative-energy stocks suddenly appear to have a bright future. Even W. is warming up to them.

February 13, 2006
Incorrect Investing

Or, how to stop worrying and love the morally reprehensible stocks that are thriving in the business-friendly Bush era.

January 9, 2006
General Motors Goes Bankrupt

CITIGROUP MERGES WITH GOLDMAN SACHS. And other business-pages headlines we expect to see in 2006.

December 5, 2005
Unplugged

Can the cable companies fend off the iPodization of the tube?

November 7, 2005
Sell American

The U.S. stock market was once the darling of global investors. Now it’s the Free World’s worst. Thank you, Mr. Bush and Mr. Greenspan.

October 10, 2005
The Gold Parachute

Or, how to stop worrying and save yourself from the president’s profligate spending and stubborn insistence on no new taxes.

September 12, 2005
Google Is a Steal at $280 a Share

The search-engine giant may seem overpriced, but gun-shy analysts, afraid of hyping stocks in the Spitzer era, have actually undervalued it.

August 22, 2005
Time to Switch Horses

Oil’s north of $60, yet ExxonMobil’s stuck in the middle of the pack. Dump your tired old blue chips and trade them in for newer, faster ponies.

June 27, 2005
Phil Purcell's People Problem

It wasn’t just bad management that brought down the Morgan Stanley chief. It was also the fact that no one could stand him.

May 30, 2005
Rich Stocks for a Steal

Cheap chic is out. Wealth, or the appearance of it, is in. That’s bad for Wal-Mart, good for Neiman Marcus.