Table of Contents:VOL. 162, NO. 3 - August 16, 2010 Cover story
Google: The search party is over The company is still growing at rates others would kill for. But its core business is slowing, and its stock is down. Can Google find its footing in this brave new world? By Michael V. Copeland, with Seth Weintraub Features
Careers Building Your Brand (and Keeping Your Job): In a shaky economy, personal branding is supposed to build a measure of employment security. It can -- but there's a right way to do it. By Josh Hyatt
Buffett's Mr. Fix-It When a Berkshire Hathaway business needs help, it's often David Sokol who gets the call. His latest assignment: NetJets. By Brian Dumaine The new force on Wall Street Upstart investment banks are taking business and bankers from battered larger competitors. The hottest boutique, Evercore, is grabbing a growing share of the biggest deals. By Shawn Tully
The Making of a future 500 company Smucker's secret ingredient for growth? Keeping the business in the family. By Marc Gunther First
By the numbers Logging for dollars in Madagascar. By Melanie Lindner
Closer look The secondary market in private equity is on fire, thanks to Antoine Dréan's Triago. By Shawn Tully The chartist Hurricane season is here, and Home Depot is primed and ready. By Betsy Feldman
100 best companies American Express focuses on making life better for its employees -- and that in turn means happier customers. By Christopher Tkaczyk World's most admired companies One of the banking industry's rare success stories, Northern Trust is a banker to the wealthy. By Scott Cendrowski Tech
The future is now California startup BAT helps marketers connect with sports talent and then digitally place their images into ads. By Paul Keegan Has Intel finally met its match? Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang thinks Intel is a bully. And he's going to court to try to prove it. By Roger Parloff Invest
The return of the IPO After a two-year freeze, there's been a resurgence in initial public offerings. Should investors be celebrating? By Tim Gray
Face-off Berkshire Hathaway shares have risen 20% in 2010. Two analysts argue about whether they can keep chugging along. Interview By Scott Cendrowski
Bottom feeder Office Depot's shares have dropped 89% since early 2007, but now hedge fund stars Steve Cohen and Lee Ainslie and others are buying in. By Scott Cendrowski C-Suite
CEO Randall Stephenson on AT&T's big bet on mobile -- and more. By Geoff Colvin Visionaries
Philanthropist Carol Goss won't give up on Detroit's schools. By Steven Gray Opinion
How KKR lives the tax dream that you can only ... well, dream of. By Allan Sloan
The U.S. isn't alone: High unemployment rates are the new global reality. By Michael Elliott The Dodd- Frank bill: Is it true financial reform or regulatory "kick the can"? By Becky Quick |
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