Get Your Child Into the Ivy of Her Choice - September 8, 2014 Issue

September 8, 2014 Issue

How to Get Into an Ivy League College—Guaranteed

How to Get Into an Ivy League College—Guaranteed

By Peter Waldman

Opening Remarks

Opening Remarks

Rise of the False Reformers

By Joshua Kurlantzick

Give Us Your Rich, Your Money

Give Us Your Rich, Your Money

Europe's Descent Into Deflation

Europe's Descent Into Deflation

News - Global Economics

News - Global Economics

Islamic State: Oil Magnates of Terror

By Indira A.R. Lakshmanan and Anthony DiPaola

Islamic State: Oil Magnates of Terror

South Korea May Catch Japan's Economic Cold

By Bruce Einhorn and Cynthia Kim

South Korea May Catch Japan's Economic Cold

Retiring Boomers Still Have Mortgages to Pay Down

By Victoria Stilwell

Retiring Boomers Still Have Mortgages to Pay Down

Brazil's Job Strength May Win Rousseff Reelection

By Matthew Malinowski and Anna Edgerton

News - Companies & Industries

News - Companies & Industries

Have We Reached Peak Burger?

By Leslie Patton

Have We Reached Peak Burger?

Using Selfies to Lower Online Clothing Returns

By Katarina Gustafsson

An Afghan Airlift That Makes Money

By Anurag Kotoky and Soumya Gupta

An Afghan Airlift That Makes Money

How to Make Sure That's Really Swiss Cheese

By Catherine Bosley

How to Make Sure That's Really Swiss Cheese

Fewer People Go for Their Guns

Company News: CVS Caremark, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Uber, Apple, SoftBank

By Kyle Stock

News - Politics & Policy

News - Politics & Policy

Big Oil's 'Grass-Roots' Groups in California

By Ben Elgin

Big Oil's 'Grass-Roots' Groups in California

Join Up With Terrorists, Lose Your Citizenship

By Allison Hoffman and Carol Matlack

Join Up With Terrorists, Lose Your Citizenship

All the Companies Making Money From Healthcare.gov in One Chart

By John Tozzi and Chloe Whiteaker

Hawaii Is a State. Can It Be a Country, Too?

By Josh Eidelson

Hawaii Is a State. Can It Be a Country, Too?

News - Technology

News - Technology

As Software and Hardware Advance Together, the Next Innovation Wave Rises

By Ashlee Vance

As Software and Hardware Advance Together, the Next Innovation Wave Rises

Apple's iPhone 6 First Responders

By Adam Satariano

Apple's iPhone 6 First Responders

India's Hike App Succeeds With Private Chat Mode

By Bianca Vázquez Toness

India's Hike App Succeeds With Private Chat Mode

Pindrop's Software Is a Lie Detector for Call Centers

By Danielle Muoio

Pindrop's Software Is a Lie Detector for Call Centers

News - Markets & Finance

News - Markets & Finance

Swift Justice: One Way to Make Putin Howl

By Carol Matlack

Swift Justice: One Way to Make Putin Howl

Too Big to Fail vs. Too Handcuffed to Act

By Peter Coy

Too Big to Fail vs. Too Handcuffed to Act

Anadarko, Your Friendly Neighborhood Fracker

By Zain Shauk and Bradley Olson

Anadarko, Your Friendly Neighborhood Fracker

Japan's Shame Index Tries to Spur Profits

By Tom Redmond and Anna Kitanaka and Toshiro Hasegawa

Japan's Shame Index Tries to Spur Profits

M&A News: Norwegian Cruise, Dollar General, General Dynamics

By Kyle Stock

M&A News: Norwegian Cruise, Dollar General, General Dynamics

Focus On Manufacturing

Focus On Manufacturing

The U.S. South Rises as a Manufacturing Hub

By Matthew Philips

The U.S. South Rises as a Manufacturing Hub

Interface's Quest to Make Carpetmaking Cleaner

By Stacy Perman

Interface's Quest to Make Carpetmaking Cleaner

Features

Features

How to Get Into an Ivy League College—Guaranteed

By Peter Waldman

How to Get Into an Ivy League College???Guaranteed

Silicon Valley's Most Hated Patent Troll Stops Suing and Starts Making

By Ashlee Vance

Is CrossFit Dangerous?

By Brendan Greeley

Is CrossFit Dangerous?

Etc.

Etc.

The Science Behind the Perfect Dating Profile

By Claire Suddath

Nine Scented Candles for the Office

Can Amazon Create a Hit Show?

By Bryant Urstadt

Can Amazon Create a Hit Show?

Don't Call It a Food Court

By Maridel Reyes

Female Fans Give Boost to Comic Book Publishers

By Yael Kohen

Female Fans Give Boost to Comic Book Publishers

What I Wear to Work: Julien Farel Group's Julien Farel

By Arianne Cohen

What I Wear to Work: Julien Farel Group's Julien Farel

Red Hat's Jim Whitehurst: How Did I Get Here?

Red Hat's Jim Whitehurst: How Did I Get Here?