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Oliver Stone’s 1987 Wall Street succeeded brilliantly in capturing a culture, and failed miserablyas a call for change. To the director’s dismay, thousands of financial hotshots dreamed of becoming Gordon Gekko—and the rest is recent history. Antici

Coffee aficionados have been asking the question over and over again: is Portland's Stumptown coffee, the most conspicuous exponent of Coffee's "Third Wave," the new Starbucks?

Possible higher tax rates next year may mean more creative accounting strategies.

Lehman Brothers C.E.O. Dick Fuld expected his top executives to get married, and stay married. For their wives, the firm was both fishbowl and shark tank, with unwritten rules about the clothes they wore, the charities they supported, and the hikes they t

When Erin Callan talked, people listened.

Follow these tips for creating promotional materials that work as hard as you do.

Traders shouldn't ask themselves how to succeed. Before the hows, they should ask why they are in trading. That's one of the themes of this interesting, slender self-help book for traders entitled, "8 Ways to Great: Peak Performance on the Job and in Your

Starbucks' Howard Schultz looks up to Ford's chief. Find out who else wins top execs' respect - and why.

Michael Burry always saw the world differently—due, he believed, to the childhood loss of one eye. So when the 32-year-old investor spotted the huge bubble in the subprime-mortgage bond market, in 2004, then created a way to bet against it, he wasn’t

Heidi Ueberroth looks to India for new audiences.

Practically every company I know wants to come out of the recession competitively stronger. Now, enough time has passed that we can see which demonstrably did and which dismally didn't.

Theaters across the nation are making the movie-going experience a great, green adventure.

Caught short on civilian trials for terror suspects and closing GuantÁnamo, the Administration is negotiating with the GOP Senator. But it's not clear he can deliver

Luxury goods makers find growth in China.

3 entrepreneurs offer tips on how to have a full-time job, sideline business and a great life.