The Samsung Era - April 1, 2013 Issue

April 1, 2013 Issue

Opening Remarks

Opening Remarks

Bitcoin May Be the Global Economy's Last Safe Haven

By Paul Ford

Bitcoin May Be the Global Economy's Last Safe Haven

Bloomberg View: Straightening Out Cyprus

Bloomberg View: Straightening Out Cyprus

Bloomberg View: Gay Marriage and the Wisdom of Crowds

Bloomberg View: Gay Marriage and the Wisdom of Crowds

News - Global Economics

News - Global Economics

Why Abundant Oil Hasn't Cut Gasoline Prices

By Asjylyn Loder and Mario Parker and Matthew Philips

Why Abundant Oil Hasn't Cut Gasoline Prices

Saudi Arabia's Affordable Housing Shortage

By Zainab Fattah

Saudi Arabia's Affordable Housing Shortage

The Fed May Be Miscounting the Money Supply

By Peter Coy

The Fed May Be Miscounting the Money Supply

Tom Keene Talks to William Rhodes About Japan and China

By Tom Keene

More Americans Work in the Underground Economy

By Joshua Zumbrun

More Americans Work in the Underground Economy

By Evan Applegate

News - Companies & Industries

News - Companies & Industries

Walmart Faces the Cost of Cost-Cutting: Empty Shelves

By Renee Dudley

Walmart Faces the Cost of Cost-Cutting: Empty Shelves

Businesses Bet on Iron Man-Like Exoskeletons

By Thomas Black

Businesses Bet on Iron Man-Like Exoskeletons

L'Oréal Tailors New Cosmetics for China's Beauty Market

By Liza Lin

Will Rupert Murdoch's Topless Page 3 Girls Cover Up?

By Kristen Schweizer

Will Rupert Murdoch's Topless Page 3 Girls Cover Up?

Company News: Dell, Lufthansa, Amtrak, T-Mobile, Candymakers

By Karen Weise

News - Politics & Policy

News - Politics & Policy

The Sequester: Budget Lessons From the 1980s

By Brendan Greeley

The Sequester: Budget Lessons From the 1980s

Student Borrowers Get a Break

By John Hechinger

Turning Pristine Public Lands Into Solar Farms

By Ken Wells

Turning Pristine Public Lands Into Solar Farms

Rand Paul Courts His Dad's Fans and Other Republicans

By Elizabeth Dwoskin

Rand Paul Courts His Dad's Fans and Other Republicans

Mary Pat Christie, New Jersey's Bond-Trading First Lady

By Elise Young

Mary Pat Christie, New Jersey's Bond-Trading First Lady

Audi Wants to Change a 45-Year-Old U.S. Headlight Rule

By Angela Greiling Keane

Audi Wants to Change a 45-Year-Old U.S. Headlight Rule

News - Technology

News - Technology

AOL Waits for a Huffington Post Payoff

By Edmund Lee

AOL Waits for a Huffington Post Payoff

China's Instagram and Other Tech Startups Look West

By Edmond Lococo

China's Instagram and Other Tech Startups Look West

Amazon Tries to Push Into Original TV Programming

By Brad Stone

Amazon Tries to Push Into Original TV Programming

Drone Makers Get Help From the Open-Source, DIY Crowd

By Max Raskin

Drone Makers Get Help From the Open-Source, DIY Crowd

Innovator: Ramesh Kesanupalli's Biometric Passwords Stored on Devices

By Olga Kharif

Innovator: Ramesh Kesanupalli's Biometric Passwords Stored on Devices

Charlie Rose Talks to Yahoo! Teen Tycoon Nick D'Aloisio

By Charlie Rose

Charlie Rose Talks to Yahoo! Teen Tycoon Nick D'Aloisio

News - Markets & Finance

News - Markets & Finance

Eike Batista, the Man Who Lost $25 Billion in One Year

By Alex Cuadros and Juan Pablo Spinetto and Cristiane Lucchesi

Eike Batista, the Man Who Lost $25 Billion in One Year

After Heinz and Dell, a Merger Boom Fails to Appear

By David Welch and Aaron Kirchfeld and Matthew Monks

After Heinz and Dell, a Merger Boom Fails to Appear

The Troubling Return of Credit Bubble Factors Like CDOs

By Nick Summers

The Troubling Return of Credit Bubble Factors Like CDOs

Europe's Carbon Emissions Market Is Crashing

By Alex Morales and Alessandro Vitelli

Europe's Carbon Emissions Market Is Crashing

M&A News: BP, Rosneft, CSM, Rhone Capital, Allianz, Bidvest Group

By Caroline Winter

M&A News: BP, ??Rosneft, CSM, Rhone Capital, Allianz, Bidvest Group

Focus On Health Care

Focus On Health Care

'Take Your Pills' Reminders From Apps and Gadgets

By John Tozzi

'Take Your Pills' Reminders From Apps and Gadgets

Obamacare Scare: Double-Digit Premium Hikes?

By Alex Nussbaum

Obamacare Scare: Double-Digit Premium Hikes?

A Chinese Hearing Implant Takes Aim at Cochlear

By Bruce Einhorn and Natasha Khan

A Chinese Hearing Implant Takes Aim at Cochlear

A Setback on the Road to a Parkinson's Cure

By Michelle Fay Cortez

A Setback on the Road to a Parkinson's Cure

Features

Features

How Samsung Became the World's No. 1 Smartphone Maker

By Sam Grobart

Screwed in Cyprus

By Stephan Faris

Screwed in Cyprus

Li Huabo, Corrupt Chinese Bureaucrat or Fall Guy?

By Shai Oster and Andrea Tan

Etc.

Etc.

On YouTube, Video Makes the Radio Star

By Jonah Weiner

On YouTube, Video Makes the Radio Star

Lose the Shoulder Strap

By Aja Mangum

Lose the Shoulder Strap

Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn, Sports Power Couple

By Eric Spitznagel

Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn, Sports Power Couple

What Lululemon's Yoga Pants Recall Reveals

By Claire Suddath

What Lululemon's Yoga Pants Recall Reveals

The 'Game of Thrones' Guide to Management

By Logan Hill

The 'Game of Thrones' Guide to Management

Designer Michael Graves on Moving to J.C. Penney

Designer Michael Graves on Moving to J.C. Penney