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July 9, 2010 | ||
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| COVER STORY The Gulf Coast's Lost Summer In the beach towns and bayous along the coast from Texas to Florida, the hard times wash up before the oil SPORTS BETTING A League of Their Own A new London-based hedge fund is making history by betting on sports. And Americans are missing out on the fun FEATURES Henry Blodget's Risky Bet on the Future of News The former Net analyst, who left the industry in disgrace, is betting that it looks like his site, The Business Insider: Blaring, slide show-heavy, and bombastic CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY Apple iPad Sets Path to Productivity, Paperless Office Businesses including beauty salons and restaurants are experimenting with new tasks for Apple's tablet computer INTERNET Internet Crime: Vuvuzela Meets Viagra E-mail spammers latch onto football's World Cup as the latest online hook for marketing come-ons. When will Web users learn? BP Stations Struggle as Customers Stay Away Entrepreneurs own 95 percent of BP filling stations in the U.S. They may receive little or no help from a $60 million aid package COMMUNICATIONS Four Presentation Lessons from Larry King Business speakers can learn from what the storied TV interviewer appreciates in his favorite guests, says communications coach Carmine Gallo SMART ANSWERS Time for Price Hikes and Rebates Raise prices on less-visible products and services and use rebates to "deflect requests for discounts," says consultant Anne Graham Deficit-Cutting Is Most Aggressive in Decades Led by the U.S. and Britain, governments are tightening fiscal policy the most in four decades in a gamble they can pare debt without strangling economic recovery The $68 Billion U.S.-South Korea Trade Question Ford and the UAW want Washington to keep a 25 percent tariff on pickup truck imports into the U.S. South Korea wants it phased out AUTOS • From Gizmag.com The Gullwing Goes Electric Mercedes debuts a prototype of the AMG E-Cell Gullwing that features four electric motors promising 0 to 100 km/h speeds of 4 seconds Drugs Like Viagra Linked to Higher Rates of STDs But it's the behavior, not the medication, that's to blame, researchers say THE BUSINESS OF SPORTS World Cup: Guerillas on the Pitch FIFA tightly controls its World Cup sponsorships—but guerilla marketers still use clever ploys to grab eyeballs for their nonsponsor clients THE INNOVATION ENGINE How to Find the Best Insights Follow these three rules to discover how to brainstorm—all by yourself or with others—and come up with solid ideas for innovation MANAGEMENT Who Says Micromanagement Is Bad? Sure, the neurotic, power-tripping variety drives employees crazy. But done right, micromanagement gives them what they want and need to do their jobs well ETFS ETFs: Which Strategy Makes Sense in a Volatile Market? Fund pros tell Businessweek.com their approaches to using exchange-traded funds to ride out the market's volatility INVESTING Gloomy Bond Investors Clash With Upbeat Stock Managers Bond and stock investors often differ, but at a key moment for the economy, the contrast between their outlooks is stark BW MALL SPONSORED LINKS
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