VOL. 161, NO. 1 - January 18, 2010


Cover Story: The Toughest CarCompany of Them AllHyundai Is for Real Competitors Hate Them. Customers Love Them.

With best-in-class quality, marketing hustle, and aggression that borders on recklessness, Hyundai is speeding to the head
of the pack. It has given Toyota a scare, and now it is pushing its way into the luxury-car game. By Alex Taylor III


Will the real Lou Dobbs please stand up?
Good guy? Bad guy? Either way, the controversial broadcaster is looking for his next big gig. By David A. Kaplan

Let the games begin
After landing the 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver has struggled to meet the bare-bones $1.7 billion budget. By Scott Cendrowski

Clash of the technology titans
The biggest computing and networking companies in the world are getting bigger, and former partners are now fierce rivals.
Is tech’s new strife good for customers? By Jessi Hempel

Winter beach getaways
The high-end travel market is rebounding, but you can still find a deal on a midwinter tropical vacation. By Shivani Vora

How Ronald Perelman met his match
The pugnacious Revlon chairman has a pattern of battling his exes in court: ex-employees, ex-associates, and especially ex-wives.
But when he sued his octogenarian ex-father-in-law, he was in for a big surprise. By James Bandler