Setting the Minimum Wage - February 17, 2014 Issue

February 17, 2014 Issue

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How Airbus Is Debugging the A350

Opening Remarks

Opening Remarks

Making the Economic Case for More Than the Minimum Wage

By Peter Coy

Minimum Wages by the Numbers

Minimum Wages by the Numbers

U.S. Tech's Costly Trust Gap

U.S. Tech's Costly Trust Gap

Greece Needs Debt Forgiveness

Greece Needs Debt Forgiveness

News - Global Economics

News - Global Economics

E-Commerce Gives a Lift to China's Rural Farmers

By Christina Larson

E-Commerce Gives a Lift to China's Rural Farmers

Greece May Finally Sell Some Olympic Venues

By Maria Petrakis

Greece May Finally Sell Some Olympic Venues

Europe's Anti-Immigrant Parties Cheer a Swiss Vote

By James G. Neuger and Catherine Bosley

Europe's Anti-Immigrant Parties Cheer a Swiss Vote

Colombia Keeps Its Peso Weak

By Andrea Jaramillo

Marriage and Income Inequality

By Mark Glassman

Charlie Rose Talks to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew

By Charlie Rose

Charlie Rose Talks to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew

News - Companies & Industries

News - Companies & Industries

Haute Casual Couture: High Fashion Co-Opts Activewear

By Cotten Timberlake

Haute Casual Couture: High Fashion Co-Opts Activewear

Among Japan's Carmakers, Nissan Goes From Profit Leader to Laggard

By Ma Jie and Yuki Hagiwara

Among Japan's Carmakers, Nissan Goes From Profit Leader to Laggard

Russian Standard Vodka's Billionaire Owner Takes on Diageo

By Ilya Khrennikov and Ryan Chilcote

Russian Standard Vodka's Billionaire Owner Takes on Diageo

Company News: Apple, Time Warner Cable, Deere, Hasbro, Republic Airways, Supercell, SoftBank

By Kyle Stock

News - Politics & Policy

News - Politics & Policy

Trains That Go Boom

By Matthew Philips

Trains That Go Boom

The U.S. Postal Service Tests Same-Day Delivery

By Devin Leonard

Paying Doctors to Shun Hospitals

By John Tozzi

The Supreme Court Takes on Patent Trolls

By Greg Stohr and Susan Decker

News - Technology

News - Technology

Satellite Imaging Startups Skybox, Planet Labs Race to Cover Earth

By Ashlee Vance

Satellite Imaging Startups Skybox, Planet Labs Race to Cover Earth

Panasonic Revives as Other Japanese Tech Giants Falter

By Bruce Einhorn and Mariko Yasu and Takashi Amano

Panasonic Revives as Other Japanese Tech Giants Falter

Sochi's Broadband Overkill

By Ilya Khrennikov and Christopher Spillane

Sochi's Broadband Overkill

Who's Winning the Smartphone Wars

By Shawn Hasto

Baby-Sitting Marketplace UrbanSitter Raises $15 Million

By Brad Stone

Mouse Avatars for Testing Chemotherapy Drugs

By John Tozzi

Mouse Avatars for Testing Chemotherapy Drugs

News - Markets & Finance

News - Markets & Finance

Art-Flipping Speculators Boost the Young Artist Market

By Katya Kazakina

Nasdaq Offers an IPO Alternative

By Sam Mamudi and Ari Levy

Iraqi Growth Attracts Emerging-Market Investors

By Stefania Bianchi and Nayla Razzouk

Iraqi Growth Attracts Emerging-Market Investors

Bitcoin Enables Drug Dealing, Just as Major Banks Do

By Drake Bennett

M&A News: L’Oréal, Nestlé, Carlyle, Veyance Tech, Grupo Bimbo

By Evan Applegate

Features

Features

How Airbus Is Debugging the A350

By Jeff Wise

How Airbus Is Debugging the A350

Boutique Hotelier Ian Schrager and Marriott Join Forces

By Adam Higginbotham

Boutique Hotelier Ian Schrager and Marriott Join Forces

To Stop the Coffee Apocalypse, Starbucks Buys a Farm

By Bryan Gruley and Leslie Patton

To Stop the Coffee Apocalypse, Starbucks Buys a Farm

Etc.

Etc.

How Russell Stover Won the Valentine's Chocolate War

By Claire Suddath

How Russell Stover Won the Valentine's Chocolate War

Galoshes, Umbrellas to Protect You on Your Commute

Galoshes, Umbrellas to Protect You on Your Commute

Dreams About Work: Your Nightmares Decoded

By Caroline Winter

Dreams About Work: Your Nightmares Decoded

Face Creams to Combat Dry Office Air

Face Creams to Combat Dry Office Air

Book Review: Young Money by Kevin Roose

By Nick Summers

What I Wear to Work: Ajay Madiwale

By Arianne Cohen

What I Wear to Work: Ajay Madiwale

Chef Marcus Samuelsson: How Did I Get Here?

Chef Marcus Samuelsson: How Did I Get Here?