EDITORIAL HIGHLIGHT

ISSUE DATE -
April 13, 2009

COVER STORY: -
The Impostor
Of all the frauds that have come to light in this season
of financial pain, none can match the brazen theatricality of the scam
allegedly pulled off by superlawyer Marc Dreier.


In this issue:
－ Microsoft, the Cash Cow - The software giant may not be a high-powered
growth machine anymore, but it offers financial strength and an attractive yield.
－ Local Bank Makes Good - A conservative New York City lender weathers
the storm, thanks to strict underwriting standards.

－ A Green City Blooms in the Desert - Abu Dhabi, which reckons the world
will wean itself from fossil fuels, is building a city that runs on solar power,
recycles all waste, and bans cars. How will it work?

－ Chris Dodd’s Loyalty Test - The senator’s task is huge: rewriting
the rules for banks. But which side of him will emerge-populist reformer or
friend of companies like AIG?

－ How to Get a Job - It’s brutal out there. But the people getting
hired aren’t necessarily the most qualified or most connected-they’re the
most creative. From food diarists to Twitter stalkers to candidates tapping
the “hidden” job market, here’s what’s working now.

－ In the Zone - What slowdown? More Americans are repairing their own
vehicles, and that’s driving growth at national car-parts purveyor AutoZone.
A Fortune 500 series feature.

－ Secrets of the TV Pitchmen - Anthony Sullivan and Billy Mays have
sliced and diced their way to over $1 billion in combined sales. So what
can the Oxi clean guys teach big business about selling in a recession?