Big Blue's Bold Step into China

Martha Jumps from Can to Box

Steve Jobs's Sharp Turn with Cars

The Arms Race over High-Def DVDs

Disney has signed on for Sony's new format. But Toshiba's rival HD format has drawn big support in Hollywood, too

Easier Shopping Around -- Online

The popularity of comparison-shopping sites is changing the game this year for holiday e-tailers -- and consumers stand to win

Accoona: Should Google Worry?

If the startup search engine can't get the bugs out, neither Bill Clinton nor a free bar will do much to help it topple the industry leader

Cable's Wireless Dreams

S&P; says the industry's aim to add mobile-phone service to video, broadband Internet, and VoIP would make for a strong "quadruple play"

Hyatt: Quite a Housecleaning

With a far-reaching internal reorganization, are the Pritzkers getting set to take their sprawling empire public?

Lenovo's "Unique Opportunity"

CFO Mary Ma says after the IBM PC deal, "the beauty of the enlarged company is in its differentiated products and technology"

A Long and Winding Road to Lenovo

Big Blue's talks with the Chinese PC maker went all the way back to October, 2003. The match could have been undone at several points

Merck Gets a Breather -- for Now

The beleaguered drug giant's lowered forecast isn't as bad as Wall Street expected. But investors still await the long-term prognosis

Team Bush Trips Up Good Soldier Snow

The Treasury chief is damaged goods, and all because the White House that let speculation about his future run rampant

S&P; Downgrades Pixar

Plus analysts' opinions on Hewlett-Packard, Seagate Technology, and more

Big Gains for Small-Cap Funds

They were the winners in the post-election market rally, while the Fed's November rate hike weighed down bond portfolios

No Holiday Punch for Chain Stores

Disappointing Christmas sales suggest consumers aren't in a real spending mood. Overall, though, the economy is growing at a steady pace

SunAmerica Value Finds a Bigger Focus

Manager Steve Neimeth discusses the fund's shift from mid- to large-caps and why it's underweighting energy and finance stocks

The Year of the Chinese Tourist

With travel barriers lowered, mainlanders are arriving in droves to Europe -- and hoteliers and retailers are rolling out the red carpet

Bolstering China's Banks

Once hopelessly crippled by political lending and bad debt, Beijing seems serious about reform, and bad-loan burdens are easing

A Warm Reception for Female Execs

Massachussetts' top female CEOs and entrepreneurs get together for an evening of camaraderie -- and a little dealmaking

Writes and Wrongs of Online Security

Every business has its own policy, says WatchGuard Technologies' Steve Fallin. Putting the code on paper is when things get tricky

Maryland's Motto for MBAs

Succeeding in business is all about building relationships," says Janet Richert, managing director of the B-school's Office of Career Managment

Making Marketing Measure Up

The pressure is on to replace the heady days of blind ad-budget increases with a new mantra: Measurement and accountability

Cholesterol: The Bigger the Better

Patients with small "bad" particles are at greater risk of heart disease, though doctors disagree on how aggressive the treatments should be