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◆21st Century Tai-Pan
Robyn Meredith
Richard Elman has re-created, in outsize fashion, the trading house where he first made his mark in Asia.

Indonesia's 40 Richest
Suzanne Nam
The nation's stock market rally helped its wealthiest tycoons double their fortunes to a record $42 billion.
Only China's richest did as well this year.

Coal Man
Suzanne Nam
Low Tuck Kwong joined the billionaire ranks by digging coal out of some of the most inaccessible mines in the world.

TWG's Ritzy Tea
Jessica Tan
A Singapore duo's haute blends heat up a familiar beverage.

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◆Companies, People, Ideas

The Big Gulp
Megha Bahree
India's MEIL is awash with business as it undertakes a massive irrigation project.

On the Fly | The Next Gorilla
Naazneen Karmali
Anand Mahindra explains why India's growth story is no mirage.

The Governor and the Fundraiser
Nathan Vardi
New Mexico's Bill Richardson's link to an alleged bank-loan schemer.

Bull-in-Chief
Daniel Fisher
The U.S. President could use a Bill Clinton-style stock market rally.

Yard Sale
Daniel Fisher
Forget growth--General Electric's Jeff Immelt is on a mission to raise cash now.

Everest Kanto's Iran Problem
Anuradha Raghunathan
India's Everest Kanto Cylinder and its Iran problem.

Power at the Nano Scale
Oliver Chiang
Yet-Ming Chiang's battery design has silenced skeptics.

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◆Entrepreneurs

Snack Attack
Christopher Steiner
Cantaloupe Systems brings order to vending's chaos.

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◆Technology

The Company Behind Your Laptop
Elizabeth Woyke
Wistron's Simon Lin is reinventing the contract-manufacturing business model.

Acer's Mobile Gamble
Elizabeth Woyke
The Taiwanese computer maker bets big on smart phones.

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◆Issues & Ideas

Nuclear-Lite
Jonathan Fahey
One small power merchant thinks it can revive the faltering U.S. nuclear renaissance.

Tree Hugger
Nicole Perlroth
Blairo Maggi was once the jungle's least likely savior. He's had a conversion.

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◆Money & Investing

Point of View | Income During Inflation
Steve H. Hanke
Bonds are a risky venture when inflation is set to explode at any moment. Play it safe. Go for dividends.

Portfolio Strategy | The Old Normal
Ken Fisher
A decade ahead of lackluster earnings and economic growth? Don't believe that rubbish.

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◆Health

The Stent Man
Rohin Dharmakumar
Vinod Ramnani wants to win the heart of the largest medical devices in the world.