Your first instincts - cutting prices, reducing bonuses and offshoring - may be exactly the wrong moves during a downturn, say top CEOs. ( more)
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Corporate officers were making reassuring statements about financial prospects just days before Armageddon hit their companies -- and investors' portfolios. Here's some prominent cases. ( more)
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Despite frozen credit and slow consumer spending, a (precious) few sectors are thriving. Successful industries sell anything with the word "dollar" in it, lipstick, Wii and Spam. ( more)
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We don't know whether to laugh or cry. Our annual list of the year's most laughable moves proves that, even in moments of crisis, stupidity lives on. ( more)
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Bernard Madoff, the man behind an alleged $50 billion fraud, has a yacht named 'Bull,' owns several luxurious homes and may even have had two private planes on call. ( more)
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The housing market hasn't bottomed out yet. For the third quarter, the closely-watched S&P Case-Shiller national home-price index fell 16.6%, and experts are predicting further declines. Of the top 100 markets, here are 10 with the worst forecasts. ( more)
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We revisited our top 10 picks from last year's Investor's Guide. Hopefully history will prove us right in the long run. ( more)
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Even the best managers lost money in 2008. But these five funds have seasoned managers who have trounced their peers over extended periods, fees and expenses a miser could love, and cash on hand to exploit today's bargain prices. ( more)
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We're mired in the grizzliest bear market in decades. But the good news is that stocks have been marked down to holiday-sale levels. Here are ten stocks we think are poised for strong returns in 2009 and beyond. ( more)
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The most powerful people in American capitalism convened on September 12 to try and save Lehman Brothers. Three months later, it is clear that the egos, passions and prejudices of the participants in those meetings have reordered the American business landscape. ( more)
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Whether you're three months - or three decades - away from retirement, our targeted 401(k) checkup will help you make all the right moves. ( more)
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Dow 4,000. Food shortages. A bubble in Treasury notes. Fortune spoke to eight of the market's sharpest thinkers and what they had to say about the future is frightening. ( more)
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Abu Dhabi, which reckons the world will wean itself from fossil fuels, is building a city that runs on solar power, recycles all waste, and bans cars. How will it work? ( more)
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The numbers just keep getting scarier. Sun Microsystems is laying off up to 6,000. For Pepsi Bottling it's 3,150. And that Citigroup figure still sends chills down your spine. So how do you hold on to your job when it seems like no one is safe? ( more)
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Times are tough. But if you're still lucky to have a job, now is the time to focus on relationship building. Think of the capital expenditure as a sound investment in your future. Here are 25 ideas for workplace gift giving. ( more)
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It's almost Thanksgiving, so what better time to discuss turkeys? Of the business variety, of course. Normally the problem is finding enough turkeys to list. Not this year. By Allan Sloan, senior editor at large ( more)
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Has the American consumer become roadkill? With GDP shrinking and consumer confidence cratering, even niche retailers like Cabela's, a hugely successful chain of hunting and outdoor-sports superstores, are feeling the pain. ( more)
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With consumers pinching pennies, prices of Blu-ray players, GPS devices and other tech toys are falling. ( more)
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Which companies were on the most Fortune lists - including the FORTUNE 500, Fastest-Growing and Best Companies to Work For - this year? Here are the top firms. ( more)
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The S&P has sunk 27% since Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy. But a few Fortune 500 companies have flourished, due to an increased demand for cheap products, dropping input costs and undervalued shares. Here are the biggest gainers since Sept. 15. ( more)
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