Table of Contents:VOL. 160, NO. 3 - August 17, 2009 Cover story
 The biggest bailout yet We may be preoccupied with fixing the economy, but the mother of all bailouts, the restructuring of the Social Security system, is just around the corner. Fortune's Allan Sloan takes a look at the troubled retirement program, why it's more important now than ever - and how lawmakers can repair it.
Features
The Grifter? Some executives thought it was their lucky day when Dina Wein Reis called with a lucrative proposition. It wasn't. By James Bandler with Doris Burke
The shadowy business of diversion China's amazing new bullet train This year Beijing will spend $50 billion on what will soon be the world's biggest high-speed train system. (It leaves America in the dust!) Here's how it works. By Bill Powell
The king of low-cost drugs Teva CEO Shlomo Yanai runs the world's biggest generic-drug maker. Watch out, Pfizer. By Mina Kimes First
Making dough McDonald's sales abroad are holding up - last year they accounted for 60% of revenue. By Suzanne Kapner
High society gets distressed Brands catering to the well-heeled feel the pain. By Suzanne Kapner Obama's stimulus killers His two big goals for the fall could burden the already weak economy. By Nina Easton How I got started Duke Energy's Jim Rogers on his unlikely path to becoming a CEO. Interview by Julie Schlosser Argentina's cattle crisis A spike in prices is threatening the world's most beef-dependent economy. By Telis Demos
Viewpoint: Allan Meltzer An anti-inflation proposal for the Fed. Best companies to work for Day care matters at SAS. By Christopher Tkaczyk Plus Summer Twittering • The book on Bernanke • and more Technology
 Google (still) loves YouTube Why does Google continue to support the money-losing site? By Jessi Hempel
Online video sites fizzle Startups Joost and Veoh try to retool while network-backed Hulu cruises. By Jessi Hempel Life at the top
 The best new business hotels With the needs of business travelers in mind, we pick the top 10 new hotels from Beijing to Zurich. By Sara Henrichs and Diane Tegmeyer
Road warrior Josh Bernstein, host on the Discovery Channel. Book review Scientists and poets in The Age of Wonder. By Daniel Okrent Investing in a crisis
Adventurous funds for uncertain times World allocation managers scour the globe for the best opportunities. By Mina Kimes
Cognizant stays hot The IT firm grows while rivals suffer. By Scott Cendrowski
Face-off: Can eBay rebound? Our analysts debate the auction site's prospects. By Scott Cendrowski |
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