The SEC on the Loose - April 23, 2012 Issue

April 23, 2012 Issue

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The SEC: Outmanned, Outgunned, and On a Roll

By Devin Leonard

Opening Remarks

Opening Remarks

Law Firms' White-Shoe Blues

By Paul M. Barrett

Law Firms' White-Shoe Blues

Bloomberg View: Raise the Minimum Wage

Bloomberg View: Raise the Minimum Wage

Bloomberg View: What Obama Can—and Can't—Do About Oil Prices

Bloomberg View: What Obama Can???and Can't???Do About Oil Prices

News - Global Economics

News - Global Economics

The End of China's One-Child Policy?

By Dexter Roberts

The End of China's One-Child Policy?

Blue-Collar, in High Demand

By Evan Applegate

Blue-Collar, in High Demand

France's Silicon Valley Wants Some Respect

By Marie Mawad

France's Silicon Valley Wants Some Respect

'Pastygate': Britain's Tories Face a Political Debacle

By Eddie Buckle and Robert Hutton

'Pastygate': Britain's Tories Face a Political Debacle

Finland Imagines Life Without Nokia

By Kati Pohjanpalo and Diana ben-Aaron

Finland Imagines Life Without Nokia

Tom Keene Talks to Economist Carl Weinberg

By Tom Keene

Argentina Goes Rogue Again

By Karina Martinez-Carter

Argentina Goes Rogue Again

By Ira Boudway

News - Companies & Industries

News - Companies & Industries

Has CNN's All-News Strategy Become Old News?

By Alex Sherman

Has CNN's All-News Strategy Become Old News?

How the Story of Trayvon Martin Went Viral

By Kenton Powell

How the Story of Trayvon Martin Went Viral

McDonald's Pursuit of the Perfect French Fry

By Leslie Patton

McDonald's Pursuit of the Perfect French Fry

Disney Bets on 'The Avengers' After 'John Carter'

By Christopher Palmeri

Disney Bets on 'The Avengers' After 'John Carter'

Foreign Beermakers Raise a Glass to China

By Bloomberg News

Foreign Beermakers Raise a Glass to China

For London Developers, Light Is a Heavy Burden

By Ben Moshinsky

For London Developers, Light Is a Heavy Burden

By Karen Weise

News - Politics & Policy

News - Politics & Policy

The Business of Ending a Presidential Campaign

By Julie Bykowicz

The Business of Ending a Presidential Campaign

Millionaires Who Dream of Giving More to the IRS

By Margaret Talev

Millionaires Who Dream of Giving More to the IRS

Big Banks: Now Even Too Bigger to Fail

By David J. Lynch

Big Banks: Now Even Too Bigger to Fail

America's Shrinking Greenhouse Gas Emissions

By Mark Drajem

America's Shrinking Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Obamacare Provides a Way for E-Business to Profit

By Alex Nussbaum

Obamacare Provides a Way for E-Business to Profit

News - Technology

News - Technology

Microsoft's Design Drive

By Dina Bass

Microsoft's Design Drive

With Yandex at CERN, Search and Science Collide

By Olga Kharif

With Yandex at CERN, Search and Science Collide

High-Tech Trompe l'Oeil

By Cristina Lindblad

Coming Soon to Your Desktop at Work: Ads

By Ari Levy

Coming Soon to Your Desktop at Work: Ads

Miles Barr: Printing Solar Cells on Paper and Clothes

By John Tozzi

Miles Barr: Printing Solar Cells on Paper and Clothes

Charlie Rose Talks to Cisco's John Chambers

By Charlie Rose

Charlie Rose Talks to Cisco's John Chambers

News - Markets & Finance

News - Markets & Finance

A Lazard Banker Is the Greeks' Financial Goddess

By Anne-Sylvaine Chassany and Jesse Westbrook

A Lazard Banker Is the Greeks' Financial Goddess

A Bad Year for Pandit, Good for Everyone Else

A Bad Year for Pandit, Good for Everyone Else

British Speculators Place a Losing Bet

By Kevin Crowley

British Speculators Place a Losing Bet

High Oil Prices Cut the Cost of Natural Gas

By Roben Farzad

High Oil Prices Cut the Cost of Natural Gas

Elpida Is the Apple of Global Tech's Eye

By Jun Yang and Naoko Fujimura

Elpida Is the Apple of Global Tech's Eye

Bid & Ask: The Deals of the Week

By Caroline Winter

Focus On Education

Focus On Education

Coaching College Freshmen So They Don't Drop Out

By Alison Damast

Coaching College Freshmen So They Don't Drop Out

Student Loan Debt, With Little to Show for It

By Alison Damast

Student Loan Debt, With Little to Show for It

Does It Pay to Study at State?

By Louis Lavelle

Does It Pay to Study at State?

California Schools Get Around an Affirmative Action Ban

By Erin Zlomek

California Schools Get Around an Affirmative Action Ban

Features

Features

The SEC: Outmanned, Outgunned, and On a Roll

By Devin Leonard

The SEC: Outmanned, Outgunned, and On a Roll

The Economic Vision of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Millionaires

By Suzy Hansen

The Economic Vision of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Millionaires

Bubble U.: High Point University

By Carol Matlack

Bubble U.: High Point University

Etc.

Etc.

The DeLorean's Time Leap

By Claire Suddath

The DeLorean's Time Leap

Watching Congress at Work

By Tim Murphy

Watching Congress at Work

Sleeping on the Job? Good! Overachievers Do

By David Wescott

Sleeping on the Job? Good! Overachievers Do

The One Windbreaker

By Jennifer Kim

The One Windbreaker

Book Review: 'Why Nations Fail,' by Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson

By Peter Coy

Book Review: 'Why Nations Fail,' by Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson

SurveyMonkey's Dave Goldberg on Managing Family Time

SurveyMonkey's Dave Goldberg on Managing Family Time