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This company made high-calorie meals a profitable statement -- and a striking blow against political correctness.

President Obama is right to try something new with Cuba, but steps that include easing travel restrictions just aren't enough to get the US out of a miserable position.

A back-of-the-envelope assessment of how much the ailing CEO has been worth to Apple and to the tech industry overall.

We now know that few people saw the downturn coming. Scientists are working to make sure that never happens again.

Life is good for New York University's party-boy economist. Once regarded as a crank, he has parlayed his now-accurate predictions of an economic bust into fame, rising fortune, and a vigorous social life.

MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe talks about why he thinks he has a better business than Facebook and what it's like to work for Rupert Murdoch.

One year after the weekend that marked the end of Bear Stearns, Portfolio.com checks in on the whereabouts of its leaders.

Thanks to an amazing confluence of factors, almost all of them related to our current parlous business climate, now is the time to take a vacation.

Corporate sacrifices to the altar of public opinion.

They're changing the way we do business (and not always for the better). Don't miss features on Twitter CEO Evan Williams, Google's gambit with the power grid, and an essay about CEO Steve Jobs' leave of absence from Apple.

Christie Hefner, the CEO of Playboy Enterprises-the magazine, television, internet, and casino empire-on defending a brand that's under siege, getting into politics, and why she'll never wear the Playboy bunny.

Just how dark will our days become in this economic downturn?

It takes a brave (or maybe a foolish) man to spend billions one minute and then call for fiscal responsibility the next. Barack Obama is that man.

Hate the food options inside airports? Plan ahead and eat at some hidden gems just a few miles away (or even right outside the terminal) at these big U.S. airports.

He's been an actor, a producer, and a very visible camera pitchman. But for Ashton Kutcher, tech dude is proving to be a harder role.

Why buyout kings like Leon Black aren't going out of business.

The potential for quick savings from green I.T. has caught the attention of corporate giants and small businesses.

Tiger Woods may be great at golf, but his timing in business could use some work. Can the greatest name in sports survive a stumbling economy?

The chairman of Viacom and CBS may now have to sell chunks of his empire while dealing with a painful family rift.

If the Obama Administration descends from the campaign clouds of energy rhetoric to the energy realities of sense and science, many complex crippling problems can be fixed.

The founder of Twitter is all about minimalism-whether it comes to communicating or packing.

We wouldn't waste your time with anything but the must-reads.

"Darwinian winnowing" has become a brutal reality at J.P. Morgan's annual biotech conference, long considered the bellwether for the industry.

Never mind falling oil prices. Bill Gates and the Rockefellers think they know a better way to fill up your gas tank: algae (Yes, we mean pond scum).

The Obama administration needs to blow up the regulatory system and start from scratch. For the first time in decades, this may actually happen.

It's possible that this downturn could end quicker than anyone thinks.

Technology, science, medicine, and business are converging to deliver more information than ever about you and your body. Individually tailored medical care is coming.

The C.E.O. of the philanthropic organization AmeriCares talks about the financial crisis, the incoming Obama administration, and the Bernie Madoff he knew.

Business travel has proved good fodder for Hollywood filmmakers. Here, a rundown of movies that glamorize the experience.

Three major business-travel topics you may have missed in a big year.