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15 great overlooked cars

They may not be the sexiest rides on the street, but for value, reliability, and fun, these cars quietly blow the doors off the competition. More

Carlyle's proposed IPO disaster

The private equity powerhouse's proposed IPO is an affront on shareholder rights and any sense of corporate accountability. More

5 ways the Super Bowl ad playbook has changed

Here's how major brands from Coke to Volkswagen have changed their game plan for getting the most from the big game. More

Can introverts succeed in business?

Organizations tend to celebrate and promote extroverted personalities, but by some calculations, introverts make up half of the population. That's an awful lot of talent to exclude from executive ranks. More

Sandberg's Facebook pay places her on top

Who is Facebook's highest-paid executive? Sheryl Sandberg. More

Poll: The most impressive VC

A whole lot of venture capitalists are about to get a nice windfall with the upcoming Facebook IPO. Of these prominent technology investors, which of them has the best eye for startup success? More

Meet the man behind the Facebook IPO

CFO David Ebersman may not be a household name. He soon may be. More

Conan O'Brien finds humor in suicides at the iPhone factories

Team Coco's video bits can be hit or miss. The one about Apple's iNett was a miss. More

UCLA rejects 52 MBA applicants for plagiarism

All told, UCLA's Anderson school found that 52 MBA candidates were lifting whole paragraphs from other, unattributed sources in their essays. And they are far from the only B-school dealing with the problem. More

Facebook's (other) major milestone

The social network's IPO will be a milestone -- and it could join the Fortune 500 list in record time. More

Super Bowl ads are GoDaddy's domain

The web hosting company has seen its market share increase exponentially since its first Super Bowl ad in 2005. Play

IDC: iPhone is No. 3 worldwide

Apple's mobile phone shipments nearly doubled in 2011, overtaking LG and ZTE. More

Survey: Demand for Kindle Fire slipping

Chief complaints: lack of volume control or camera and that the battery life's too short. More

Today in Tech: How Facebook's IPO made one graffiti artist a millionaire

Fortune's curated selection of tech stories from the last 24 hours. Sign up to get the round-up delivered to you each and every day. More

Spain's big fix will enrage many workers

Exclusive: Spain's economy minister Luis de Guindos shares the details of a reform package that could help get the country's economy back on track, but it will not go over well with many workers. More

Facebook files for $5 billion IPO

Finally, the details are unveiled. More

Preet Bharara makes TIME cover

Preet Bharara isn't The Protester. But he still made the latest cover of TIME Magazine More

Super Bowl: The car ads are back

Rising U.S. auto sales and improved financial performance are spurring a vigorous return by carmakers to television's priciest advertising venue, the Super Bowl. More

Romney raises big dollars from private equity

Private equity still loves Mitt Romney. More

Obama's plan to win Ohio

The president's campaign believes it is heading into the election year with a major, if unexpected, tactical advantage in the Buckeye State. More

Executives to new grads: Shape up!

Most senior managers are unimpressed with the entry-level job applicants they're seeing, reports a new survey. More

Four Seasons hires for five-star attitude

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts charges high premiums for the level of service that its employees provide to guests. Play

Changing Freddie Mac will not fix our housing problems

Freddie Mac may have blocked millions of homeowners from refinancing their mortgages, but lowering interest payments isn't going to resolve the woes of the housing market. More

Today in Tech: Will Facebook file for IPO today?

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Before Google, the Wojcicki girls learned from Mom

Her daughter Susan is the most powerful woman at Google. Her daughter Anne started 23andMe. You have to figure that Esther Wojcicki taught her daughters pretty well. More

Pre-Marketing: Facebook IPO details

Also: EU blocks NYSE-D.Boerse merger. And the untold story of two early Facebook investors. More

An Apple TV set in 2012?

The hardware is the easy part. The trick is to get Hollywood on board. More

Become your kid's mortgage lender

Giving or lending money to help your child buy a house can offer financial benefits to both parties - if it's done the right way. More

The secret behind the SOPA defeat

Yes, it was a victory for the little guy. But his fight also showed that the Internet and tech industries have finally come into their own in Washington. More

Apple hits a new all-time high

The world's most valuable company is now worth $425 billion, $24 billion ahead of Exxon More

An Apple chart for Mr. Market

Something is amiss when Apple's price per earnings per trailing growth approaches zero More

After Davos: Making the case for global optimism

If the World Economic Forum wants to continue contributing answers to the challenges facing the world and not just raising questions, it should pay closer attention to what the optimists in the room are saying. More

Andreessen Horowitz bags $1.5 billion

Andreessen Horowitz raises a whopping $1.5 billion. More

Why McDonald's should have known better

Any company that tries to ask, "Hey Internet, what do you think about me?" should be prepared for a mixed response. More

The cash is coming! Here's how to play it.

If company executives can't figure out how to invest their money back into their own businesses, they're going to have to return it to their shareholders. This year may finally be the year for that. More

What right-to-work laws really mean

Indiana could become the first state to embrace a right-to-work law in more than a decade, alarming organized labor proponents who fear a shift in public support for workers' rights. More

Dating and business: Not all that different

Just as healthy individual relationships require constant monitoring and care, the new paradigm for company and customer relationships values greater symmetry of power and dialogue. More

Big data is changing big energy

The tech trend du jour is having a major impact in the energy industry. More

Facebook isn't the only blockbuster IPO on the block

Yes, it's likely to be the biggest and brightest in recent memory. But here are three important technology firms planning large offerings in the near future as well. More

Today in Tech: Did Kindle Fire beat sales expectations?

Also: Why Twitter CEO Dick Costolo reportedly kicked out all the investors from its board last year. More

A new boss at the Apple Store

Tim Cook taps John Browett, CEO of Dixons, to head his retail empire. More

Pre-Marketing: America's good bank

Also: Wall Street's Jean Valjean problem. And Mark Cuban's sports-betting hedge fund idea collapses. More

Ethanol's food-fuel dilemma

Demand for corn ethanol is raising food prices. What's needed is a policy change. More

Budget sports cars through the ages

From the Pontiac Fiero to the poor-man's Porsche: Automakers have always tried to bring affordable fun to the masses. More

Dividend stocks: Buyer beware

With bonds, CDs, and money markets offering paltry payouts, it's no wonder investors are looking for better returns. They just need to know what they're getting into. More

Why I have Facebook fatigue

With an IPO on the horizon and a record number of users, the social network has a lot going for it. Maybe too much for its own good. More

Video: Gruber, Ihnatko and Snell on Apple after Steve Jobs

One of the most fascinating panels on the Macworld stage during last week's Macworld | iWorld expo in San Francisco was a conversion about "The State of Apple" More

It's the economy - and CEO pay, stupid

Execs have little incentive to act in the best interests of their companies because of the way they are paid, creating an ugly economic chain reaction. What will stop this collision course? More

The housing recovery that wasn't

The evidence for a recovery is compelling, but optimists should actually be watching rising interest rates. More

Business case studies: Overused, and often abused

Popular business books often exaggerate what case studies can actually teach us, and when the evidence is shaky, the advice is suspect. More

Motorola CEO: Our iPad battle plan

Sanjay Jha, CEO of Motorola Mobility, says new Google apps may help slow down iPad's growth. Play

Soros: Why I support the Buffett rule

Billionaire George Soros says he would be significantly hit by a minimum 30% tax on the rich but he thinks it is appropriate. Play

Apple's culture of secrecy

Fortune's Adam Lashinsky explains the strategies Apple uses to keep its projects secret, even from its own employees. Play

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