Me And My Robot After decades of false starts personal robots are finally going mainstream in the U.S. Pfizer's Radical Surgery Will new CEO Ian Read break up the world's largest drug company? Wall Street sure hopes so. Fade To Black Peabody Energy is betting the whole show on coal--and on China, too. Secret Agent Public pensions are $660 billion in the hole. Investment middleman Glen Sergeon illustrates how millions more are being lost to dubious dealings. The Best Schools For Your Real Estate Buck Our second annual look at America's top districts again demolishes the idea that more money equals a better education. Names You Need To Know In 2011 What people, places and ideas will everyone be talking about next year? Tell us and we will print the best ideas in a January issue of Forbes. |
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Post-Osama, Get Serious The extraordinary U.S. intelligence and military operations that brought down Osama bin Laden give us a surge of global credibility and power. Riding this wave, we should push boldly on two critical fronts in the Middle East. Current Events 
The Enemy Within The U.S. is suffering a government- spending and debt crisis, compounded by an investment exodus caused by Washington's weak-dollar policy. Digital Rules 
Hippie Capitalist: Specialized Bicycle's Mike Sinyard Specialized Bicycle's brand of hippie capitalism has lifted the company to an estimated $500 million in sales of bikes and accessories. Departments A Brief Word Thoughts |
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Big Swing
Pro sluggers love Marucci wooden bats. But can CEO Reed Dickens sell the aluminum variety to the masses? |
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Drug Lord
Michael Bronfein's robots are streamlining the $14 billion business of providing pills to nursing homes. |
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Duke Nukem Is Hard to Kill
After a decade in development hell a videogame hero returns to fighting form. |
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Active Conversation
Is Android Vs. Apple Like PC. Vs. Mac? |
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The Retirement Spending Solution
Financial planner Bill Bengen defends his conclusion that retirees can spend 4.5% of their savings a year and not outlive their money. |
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Intrinsic Value | Apples and Oranges (And Microsoft)
Two tech titans: Studies in growth and value. |
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Real Estate | REIT Merger Boom Is Brewing
At a time when most are focusing on luxury, boutique and convention hotels, amenity-light chain properties offer value. |
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Exchange-Traded Funds | Equal Opportunity ETF Investing
An alternative S&P 500 fund gives less popular companies a chance to shine. |
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Banking On Buyouts
Anton Schutz of the Burnham Financial Industries fund is aiming to cash in on a coming wave of bank mergers. |
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Cut Health Care Costs: Bet on Medical Research
At the onset of the baby boom generation heart disease and stroke were near death sentences. |
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Osama's Apostles
Al Qaeda's chief fundraiser is dead. But his disciples have found new ways to bring in the money. |
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A Decade On Defense
Osama bin Laden's death bookends a boom in U.S. military spending. |
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Nuclear Reaction
Abandoning his atomic dream, NRG Energy's David Crane talks up renewable energy. |
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The Medical Industry's $8.7 Billion Man
When J&J bought his orthopedic firm, Hansjorg Wyss got richer yet. |
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The World's Richest Self-Made Women
Only 19 of the world's billionaires (or 1.6%) are women who earned their money. |
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Greed Is So-So
Asher Edelman, a 1980s model for Gordon Gekko, says he has survived his financial crisis. |
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Active Conversation
Why Medical Schools Should Not Teach Integrative Medicine |
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The Donald, By The Numbers
Donald Trump, flirting with a presidential run, insists as much as ever that he's worth a lot more than our estimate. |
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Hotel Heists
One day you swipe the towels, the next you're frying fish from the koi pond. |
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Late Checkout
Five jaw-dropping hotel rooms. |
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