Table of Contents:VOL. 158, NO. 6 - September 29, 2008 Cover Story
 Paulson to the rescue The Treasury chief is betting billions on bailouts. Can he save us from a meltdown? By Marc Gunther
Putting lipstick on a pig Wall Street suffered from the illusion that it could make beautiful bonds out of piles of dubious mortgages. By Elizabeth Spiers The Lehman lesson What went wrong with the stories investment-banking firm is a warning for all of Wall Street. By Allan Sloan and Roddy Boyd
Money never sleeps Inside the life of a night trader. Photographs by Benjamin Lowy. Text by Leigh Gallagher Special Report: The Art of Selling
Legends of sales Bizarre and daring feats of salesmanship.
How to sell in a lousy economy Despite a spate of negative economic indicators, these salespeople haven't missed a step. Here's how top performers at GE, Google, PepsiCo, and more are thriving during the downturn. By Jia Lynn Yang Sales slip-ups The top ten mistakes salespeople make. IBM's all-star Big Blue's go-to guy in India is out to sell you on a very big idea. By Jessi Hempel
The mind of a modern salesperson Fortune asked 305 sales professionals about the state of the art in 2008. Shelf help Eight books that belong in everyone's briefcase. By Jia Lynn Yang Fearless at 50 50 Cent and bestselling author Robert Greene tackle the business world in a new book. By Shannon Fitzgerald Features
Can the Bank of New York get a fair trial in Moscow? A U.S. bank must make its case in a court experts say favors the Kremlin. By Roger Parloff
The Colvin Interview NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. California's hedge fund king Farallon's Thomas Steyer is a self-made billionaire and an unreconstructed liberal. By Adam Lashinsky Home Depot's total rehab CEO Frank Blake thinks an army of orange aprons will save the day. A Fortune 500 Series special report. By Jennifer Reingold
Field study: The evolution of work Xerox ethnographers study how to get diverse and far-flung teams to come together. By Jenny Mero Winemaking for fun and profit A tour of California wine country, the type-A rich person's second-career heaven. By Jeffrey O'Brien Fortune's 100 Fastest-Growing Companies
Six stocks to buy now Our picks for 2008 are trading 31% to 58% off their recent highs. By Jon Birger
The class of '08 This year's list of America's supercharged performers.
The prophet of $500 oil If Matt Simmons is right, the recent drop in crude prices is an illusion. By Biran O'Keefe First
Election economy Masks of the candidates will scare up $15 million this Halloween. By Scott Cendrowski
Question Authority Damien Hirst, the bad boy of high art. By Eugenia Levenson The Deal Fannie, Freddie, Ben, and Alan. By Allan Sloan Road-test rivals Edmunds.com vs. 'Consumer Reports'. By Alex Taylor III Value Driven Recession ... or not? By Geoff Colvin
Marketing Making saving sexy. By Suzanne Kapner Power Play Neither candidate knows what's about to him him. By Nina Easton The best advice I ever got Disney's Anne Sweeney. Goldman's commodities queen Does Isabelle Ealet have the toughest job on Wall Street? By Telis Demos Technology
 MySpace takes on iTunes Coming soon to MySpace: just about any music, for nothing. By Devin Leonard
Questions for ... MySpace co-creator Chris DeWolfe. With Devin Leonard On the Net, the whole world knows your dog's name How to secure security questions. By Michael V. Copeland
Everyone hates ComScore As the de facto measuring authority of online audiences, tiny ComScore punches above its weight - and earns some serious coin. By Jessi Hempel Hottest tech job? Wildlife biologists are in demand as solar plants are built where protected species live. By Todd Woody |
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