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Target Markets

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Depreciation

"Depreciation" literally means the lowering of the value of something—and specifically of fixed or capital assets. In accounting terminology the word re...  Read story

When the Boss Gets Cancer

What happened to a start-up when the founder discovered he was fighting cancer  Read story

I Lost It at the Movies

Glamour, moguldom, potential home-run returns -- is it any surprise that so many CEOs with cash want to try their hand in the film business? Or that bad thin...  Read story

Debt Financing

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Which Cities Will the High Cost of Energy Hurt (and Help) the Most?

A high cost energy future will profoundly impact the cost of doing business and create new opportunities, but not necessarily in the way most people expect.  Read story

Private Placement of Securities

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Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

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Looking for a New Way to Woo Customers? Try Birthday Presents

A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business.  Read story

The Making Of The President 1988

THERE IS A RISING GENERATION OF POLITICAL LEADERS -- IN BOTH PARTIES -- THAT IS LOOKING TO SHAPE A WHOLE NEW POLITICS OF GROWTH.  Read story

The CEO Who Came in from the Cold

Story of an entrepreneur who ran a legitimate shipping company that reserved one branch office for CIA business.  Read story

The Rise of the Micromoguls

In the wild world of high-tech special effects, a handful of upstarts are challenging the kingpins.  Read story

Making The Market

No man is a market. But in the highly specialized world of low-rated debt, Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc.'s Michael Milken comes awfully close. In the late 1...  Read story

The Hottest Entrepreneur In America Is The "smart Team" At Compaq Computer

Companies like Compaq are emerging from the high-tech shakeout stronger than ever. Their secret: avoiding the one-man shown. Is there a lesson here for the r...  Read story

More Volume!

How Jerry and Mindy Harvey saved Alex Van Halen's hearing (what's left of it), learned some important lessons about business, and built Ultimate Ears, a $22 ...  Read story

City Of The Future

Its factories have moved to exurbia. As a financial center, it has fallen behind. But a burgeoning class of 'white-collar artisans' may soon make this the ri...  Read story

Recipe for a $40-Million Score

Read how a highbrow, charismatically challenged chef built a restaurant empire and cashed out big.  Read story

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