EDITORIAL HIGHLIGHT
ISSUE DATE - October 26, 2009
COVER STORY: - China Buys the World
The Chinese Have $2 Trillion And Are Going Shopping.
Is Your Company-And Your Country-On Their List?
In this issue:

- It’s China’s World (We Just Live in It) - The Chinese have long
been on a shopping spree for natural resources. Now, with $2 trillion in
their pockets, they are aiming at automakers, high-tech firms, and real
estate. Where will they strike next?

- China Buys the World - Chinese acquirers, backed by state money, have
been doing progressively bigger and bolder deals. A map of the 122 largest
acquisitions since 2000.

- Why Obama Fired a Shot - Hitting China with a tire tariff, the President
hoped to show Americans that he’ll enforce the rules on free trade. But
he hasn’t got much room to alienate the country that finances growing U.S.
deficits.

- The Power Broker and the Biggest Bank Failure of the Year - Bobby Lowder,
a legend in Alabama, built Colonial Bank into a real estate money machine,
only to see it collapse in ruins.

- Microsoft Is Cool Again! - After the Vista debacle, Microsoft changed the
way it makes software. The result, Windows 7, is winning raves. Can a new
operating system (and a new attitude) help the company take on Google?

- A Powerful Comeback - AES, an electric-generating giant, grew so fast
it nearly sank. But with a former naval officer at the helm, the newly
disciplined company is starting to look like a global contender. A Fortune
500 Series feature.