Karl Rove's Back, Big Time - July 30, 2012 Issue

July 30, 2012 Issue

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Karl Rove: He's Back, Big Time

By Paul M. Barrett

Opening Remarks

Opening Remarks

The Age of Scarcity

By Charles Kenny

The Age of Scarcity

Bloomberg View: Say Goodbye to Libor

Bloomberg View: Say Goodbye to Libor

Bloomberg View: A Mom-to-Be in the Corner Office

Bloomberg View: A Mom-to-Be in the Corner Office

News - Global Economics

News - Global Economics

Europe's Brutal Game of Dominoes

By Emma Ross-Thomas

Europe's Brutal Game of Dominoes

As the Arctic Opens for Oil, the Coast Guard Scrambles

By Carol Wolf and Kasia Klimasinska

As the Arctic Opens for Oil, the Coast Guard Scrambles

Young Workers Give Southeast Asia an Edge

By Karl Lester M. Yap and Keiko Ujikane and Shamim Adam

Young Workers Give Southeast Asia an Edge

On China's Web, Green Activists Grow Bolder

By Dexter Roberts

On China's Web, Green Activists Grow Bolder

By Ira Boudway

Charlie Rose Talks to Vitaly Churkin

By Charlie Rose

Charlie Rose Talks to Vitaly Churkin

News - Companies & Industries

News - Companies & Industries

China's Biggest Brands Try to Raise Their Profile

By Bruce Einhorn

For NFL Teams, It Pays to Move

By Ira Boudway and Aaron Kuriloff

For NFL Teams, It Pays to Move

Gap's Athleta Looks a Lot Like Lululemon

By Sapna Maheshwari

Gap's Athleta Looks a Lot Like Lululemon

By Karen Weise

News - Politics & Policy

News - Politics & Policy

Why Did It Take 20 Years to Catch Peregrine's CEO?

By Matthew Philips

Why Did It Take 20 Years to Catch Peregrine's CEO?

The GOP's Rick Scott Problem

By Michael C. Bender

The GOP's Rick Scott Problem

Why Super PACs Make the Best Attack Ads

By Greg Giroux

Why Super PACs Make the Best Attack Ads

In Detroit, Urban Flight in Reverse

By Chris Christoff and Hasan Dudar

In Detroit, Urban Flight in Reverse

News - Technology

News - Technology

Chasing Facebook's Next Billion Users

By Douglas MacMillan

Chasing Facebook's Next Billion Users

Apple Changes IPhone Connectors. World Freaks Out

By Adam Satariano

Apple Changes IPhone Connectors. World Freaks Out

Google's Smoking-Fast Fiber Network

By Brad Stone

Google's Smoking-Fast Fiber Network

Supercomputers for Rent

By Ashlee Vance

Supercomputers for Rent

Hon Weng Chong: Paging Dr. Smartphone

By John Tozzi

Hon Weng Chong: Paging Dr. Smartphone

News - Markets & Finance

News - Markets & Finance

Housing: A Long Way From Normal

By Peter Coy and Roben Farzad

Housing: A Long Way From Normal

Roadblock to Mortgage Refinancing

By Clea Benson and Karen Weise

Roadblock to Mortgage Refinancing

Private Equity Bets Billions on Foreclosures

By John Gittelsohn

Private Equity Bets Billions on Foreclosures

Second Loans Keep Houses in Limbo

By Prashant Gopal and John Gittelsohn

Second Loans Keep Houses in Limbo

The Reckoning: Housing by the Numbers

By Peter Coy and Evan Applegate

The Reckoning: Housing by the Numbers

Features

Features

Karl Rove: He's Back, Big Time

By Paul M. Barrett

Karl Rove: He's Back, Big Time

Social+Capital, the League of Extraordinarily Rich Gentlemen

By Drake Bennett

Whatever Happened to Jordache?

By Matthew Boyle and Lauren Coleman-Lochner

Whatever Happened to Jordache?

Etc.

Etc.

Virgin America: All Aboard the Party Plane

By Ben Paynter

Virgin America: All Aboard the Party Plane

The Yahoo Alumni Guide

By Robert Levine

Stop! Lunch Thief!

By Claire Suddath

Stop! Lunch Thief!

A Rolling Stones Financial Fact Sheet

By John Lopez

A Rolling Stones Financial Fact Sheet

Book Review: 'Wall Street Women,' by Melissa S. Fisher

By Elizabeth Dwoskin

Book Review: 'Wall Street Women,' by Melissa S. Fisher

Kenneth Langone on Standing Up to Eliot Spitzer

Kenneth Langone on Standing Up to Eliot Spitzer