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He beat Beijing in the battle for Unocal. Now he's emerging as the new voice of Big Oil in America. (more)

Surprise! Ex-dot-com-wizard Bill Gross is back. (more)

By ignoring his critics, Ken Lewis built the country's biggest retail bank. Look out, Citigroup. (more)

Now that Bank of America is ubiquitous, its rise seems inevitable. It wasn't. It has taken more than 20 years of growth and acquisitions to bring BofA to its present status: THE LARGEST RETAIL BANK IN THE COUNTRY. (more)

For the rest of America--beyond the 75 million adults that NASCAR claims as fans--here's a quick primer on the common misconceptions about the sport. (more)

Where the money came from--and where it went--during 2004. (more)

Crunched by low-cost competition, Big Blue is betting that giveaways of precious technology will expand the market--and boost its own prospects. (more)

Built for games, IBM's mighty Cell chip could help reshape all of computing. (more)

Fast growers come in all shapes and sizes. This year energy and housing firms star. (more)

Hot companies often flame out, burning investors. We found ones with staying power. (more)

Check out our annual ranking of corporate America's supercharged performers. And if you doubt the Internet is back, look who's No. 1. (more)

How the giants keep growing. (more)

Google and Microsoft are both testing ambitious new mapping programs. Beware: Even guys who are genetically incapable of asking for directions will be addicted. (more)

If he were as captivated by space as these ambitious artists are, he might well try to wrap the moon. (more)

The media world has embarked on a tower-building binge. If history is any guide, it's all downhill from here. (more)

Kurt Ling, vice president of innovation, Simmons Bedding Co., Atlanta (more)