Eike Batista’s Epic Fail - October 7, 2013 Issue

October 7, 2013 Issue

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How Brazil's Richest Man Lost $34.5 Billion

By Juan Pablo Spinetto and Peter Millard and Ken Wells

Opening Remarks

Opening Remarks

What's Holding American Students Back? The SAT

By Peter Coy

What's Holding American Students Back? The SAT

The Reckoning the Republicans Need

The Reckoning the Republicans Need

Greece's Crackdown Is Risky—and Long Overdue

Greece's Crackdown Is Risky???and Long Overdue

News - Global Economics

News - Global Economics

Xi Jinping Is No Fun

By Dexter Roberts

Xi Jinping Is No Fun

Opulent Trains Show Japan Is Eager to Spend

By Chris Cooper and Kiyotaka Matsuda

Opulent Trains Show Japan Is Eager to Spend

The Trouble With Fed Transparency

By Caroline Salas Gage

The Trouble With Fed Transparency

Call My Broker. No—Call My Astrologer!

By Bhuma Shrivastava and Jeanette Rodrigues

Call My Broker. No???Call My Astrologer!

Gross National Happiness

By Evan Applegate

Charlie Rose Talks to Lakhdar Brahimi

By Charlie Rose

Charlie Rose Talks to Lakhdar Brahimi

News - Companies & Industries

News - Companies & Industries

Texans Like Their Pickups Big, Too

By Tim Higgins

Texans Like Their Pickups Big, Too

Yes, Real Men Drink Beer and Use Skin Moisturizer

By Matthew Boyle

Yes, Real Men Drink Beer and Use Skin Moisturizer

Some Tobacco Farmers Have a Sweet Tooth

By Duane Stanford

Some Tobacco Farmers Have a Sweet Tooth

A Brooklyn Beer With a Swedish Accent

By Katarina Gustafsson

A Brooklyn Beer With a Swedish Accent

Company News: Federal Freeze on M&A, Merck, U.S. Automakers, Lorillard Tobacco, Walgreen

By Kyle Stock

News - Politics & Policy

News - Politics & Policy

Obamacare: The User Experience

By Sam Grobart

Obamacare: The User Experience

Obamacare’s Fast-Food Menu: Cutting Workers’ Hours for Some, Slower Growth for Others

By Venessa Wong

Obamacare???s Fast-Food Menu: Cutting Workers??? Hours for Some, Slower Growth for Others

A Junk-Food Ban for Bears

By Annie Linskey

A Junk-Food Ban for Bears

News - Technology

News - Technology

Inside the Arctic Circle, Where Your Facebook Data Lives

By Ashlee Vance

Inside the Arctic Circle, Where Your Facebook Data Lives

The Rise and Fall of the World’s 10 Most Valuable Brands

By Dorothy Gambrell

The Rise and Fall of the World???s 10 Most Valuable Brands

Roku's Survival Will Take More Than Beating Apple TV

By Joshua Brustein

Roku's Survival Will Take More Than Beating Apple TV

Forget TVs. Sharp Sees a Future in Strawberry Farming

By Joshua Brustein

Forget TVs. Sharp Sees a Future in Strawberry Farming

Teaching Robot Bartenders to Pick Up on Social Cues

By Drake Bennett

Teaching Robot Bartenders to Pick Up on Social Cues

News - Markets & Finance

News - Markets & Finance

Wall Street Shows Calamity Fatigue as Potential U.S. Debt Default Looms

By Nick Summers

Wall Street Shows Calamity Fatigue as Potential U.S. Debt Default Looms

Small Banks Feel the Urge to Merge

By Leslie Picker and Matthew Monks

Small Banks Feel the Urge to Merge

After the Gold Rush

By Mara Kardas-Nelson

Chinese Still Prefer Property Over Stocks

By Bloomberg News

Chinese Still Prefer Property Over Stocks

M&A News: Petrominerales, Pacific Rubiales Energy, Brookfield Property

By Evan Applegate

M&A News: Petrominerales, Pacific Rubiales Energy, Brookfield Property

Features

Features

How Brazil's Richest Man Lost $34.5 Billion

By Juan Pablo Spinetto and Peter Millard and Ken Wells

How Brazil's Richest Man Lost $34.5 Billion

Who Wants to Buy BlackBerry? Prem Watsa Does

By Hugo Miller

Who Wants to Buy BlackBerry? Prem Watsa Does

Fifth & Pacific CEO William McComb on Retail's Altered Landscape

By Joshua Brustein

Fifth & Pacific CEO William McComb on Retail's Altered Landscape

Etc.

Etc.

By Venessa Wong

Book Review: The Circle by Dave Eggers

By Seth Stevenson

Book Review: The Circle by Dave Eggers

What's Your After-Work Routine?

By Arianne Cohen

A Little Bit of Fun

No Check, Please!

By Joshua Brustein

No Check, Please!

Get Into That Box

What I Wear to Work: SCA Americas' Susan Michini

By Arianne Cohen

What I Wear to Work: SCA Americas' Susan Michini

Daniel Boulud: How Did I Get Here?

Daniel Boulud: How Did I Get Here?