Japan's 40 Richest
Tatiana Serafin
Even the soaring yen couldn't pull up the fortunes of Japan's richest people.



Asia's Credit Squeeze
David Roche
The so-called factory economies will be hit particularly hard.

Cancer Miracles
Robert Langreth
A cancer patient, given just months to live, stages a miraculous recovery. Doctors dismiss it as a fluke. Yet the mystery may offer crucial clues to fighting cancer.

Man of Many Projects
Ron Gluckman
Handel Lee brings the finer things to China, but timing is everything.

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Companies, People, Ideas


Manganese Melodrama
Tim Treadgold
Add a secretive Ukrainian oligarch to the usual Australian mining mix and
you get a very special play on China.

Satyam's Chairman Speaks Out
Naazneen Karmali
Troubled Satyam Computer Services' new chairman, Kiran Karnik,
talks about damage control and seeking new ownership.

Toe In The Water
Bernard Condon and Nathan Vardi
Buyout firms have barely touched the billions they've set aside to invest
in struggling banks. Will the new bailout plan--greeted coldly
by the markets--finally do the trick?


Charge!
Anuradha Raghunathan
Ram Galla's late homecoming to India still left time for him to engineer
the rise of Amara Raja as a challenger in auto and industrial batteries.

Who Got Lenovo's Short Straw
Rebecca Buckman
The consequences of a global downturn.

Be Green and Make a Buck
David K. Randall
Gazelle aims to turn a profit on old electronics.


Crude Cassandra
Christopher Helman
As the price of petroleum plunges, the prince of Peak Oil finds himself
a contrarian again.

Depression?
Matthew Craft
When does a recession become a depression?



Entrepreneurs


New Ballgame
Matt Woolsey
Can Fungo Media crack a home run with mobile phone software
for parents of young athletes?



Technology


Intel's Stimulus Plan
Brian Caulfield
As the rest of the world just plain downsizes,
Intel will spend $7 billion to downsize its chips.

Digital Tools | Secure Devices for Everyone
Lee Gomes
Once a message is properly scrambled,
our sun would burn out before you could unscramble it.



Sports


NASCAR's Trouble At The Track
Jack Gage
NASCAR may be in for a crash if its ruling France family can't
find some way to share power with its biggest teams.



Columnists


Absolute Return | Cavalry Coming, But When?
Lisa W. Hess
The stimulus bill will create jobs, but when, where and how? T
he market doesn't see any "Hiring Now" signs yet.



Marketing


Take the Brand for a Ride
Zack O'Malley Greenburg
For advertisers who can't afford a spot on television,
Show Media gets them rolling real estate.



Forbes Asia Life


Water Wars
Daniel Fisher
The battle for the America's Cup may be decided
in the courts rather than on the water.