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Table of Contents:VOL. 158, NO. 7 - October 13, 2008

Cover Story

AIG's risky business

Hank Greenberg built an empire that dominated Wall Street... until it came crashing down. The inside story. By James Bandler with Roddy Boyd and Doris Burke

Bailing Out America

Main Street turns against Wall Street

A populist backlash is changing the country's political climate. By Nina Easton

Meanwhile, down in Charlotte...

A visit with Bank of America's Ken Lewis, the most powerful man in finance. By Shawn Tully

The $55 trillion time bomb

Will credit default swaps blow up? By Nicholas Varchaver and Katie Benner

'I was lucky to get out'

Erin Callan, Lehman Brothers' high-profile ex-CFO, gives her first interview since leaving the firm. By Katie Benner

50 Most Powerful Women

The new valley girls

This tech world inner circle relies on a unique social network to get ahead. By Patricia Sellers

The 2008 list

Our 11th annual ranking of the most powerful. By Jessica Shambora and Beth Kowitt

International power 50

By changing the face of international business, these women are helping change the world. By Jenny Mero

Men: The new misfits

In an excerpt from a new book, The Decline of Men, author Guy Garcia explores why many men are giving up.

First

Bad trip bulls

Mid-September's wild markets rattled traders even in Frankfurt. By Telis Demos

Goin' South

A Wall Streeter's guide to Charlotte, banking's new power center. By Jia Lynn Yang

Global breakdown

There's nothing like a financial crisis to expose global winners and losers. By Peter Gumbel

Credit cards' Carte Blanche

Financial uncertainty is the perfect cover for a rate hike. By Mina Kimes

The three-minute manager

How do I put together a sucession plan? By Jia Lynn Yang

Value Driven

The power of vicious circles. By Geoff Colvin

Farm country goes Dutch

The Netherlands Rabo-bank profits by lending to the U.S. heartland. By Telis Demos

The best advice I ever got

Marriott International's Bill Marriott

The hottest commodities you don't know

Speculators get ready for minor metal madness

Questions for...

FedEx founder and CEO Fred Smith

Investing

What should you do now?

With Wall Street banks failing and stocks hitting bear territory, this volatile market is more confusing than ever. Here's how to navigate the chaos. By Jon Birger

Technology

The view from Silicon Valley

While Wall Street writhes in agony, how are things in the land of tech? By Jeffrey M. O'Brien

The new throne of the techie

Take a seat on Herman Miller's new Embody chair. By Paul Keegan

Hollyworld

Viacom's rocky pay-TV picture show. By Richard Siklos

Life At The Top

Go where the dollar is strong

Just because your personal treasury is shrinking doesn't mean your travel plans should too. By Chris Redman

Joy Ride

Driving a Maserati - no joke! - can increase a woman's testosterone. By Sue Zesiger Callaway

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