Country Boy Makes It Big In Coal
Tim Treadgold
Nathan Tinkler started buying and selling virgin coalfields in 2006. He may soon be Australia’s youngest billionaire.


Freeport-McMoRan in Papua
Simon Montlake
Foreign investment in Indonesia is outpacing the region’s, and the nation?s debt is now blue chip. But not all is well.

Turning Over A New Leaf
Joyce Huang
Tea magnate Lee Rie-Ho of Taiwan has had to create a fortune twice, the second time from his ancestral Fujian.

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Ma Ying-jeou’s Momentum
Russell Flannery
The reelection of Taiwan’s president opens doors to more business with the mainland.

Kim Dotcom’s Megaloot
Kashmir Hill
Megaupload’s millionaire CEO Kim Dotcom has his website shuttered and his toys taken away while awaiting trial over conspiracy and copyright infringement charges.

In Defense of Jerry Yang
Eric Jackson
People love to hate on Yahoo! and Jerry Yang, but they’re conveniently forgetting some important facts as they dance on his grave.


SAP Gets A Pit Bull
Victoria Barret
Dull no more, the German giant is suddenly outgrowing Oracle. Watch out, Larry. Here comes Lars.

Weibo Wizard
Shu-Ching Jean Chen
Kai-fu Lee is China’s number one business-microblogger.

Tough Cookie
Naazneen Karmali
Britannia’s Vinita Bali tastes success as head of the Indian biscuitmaker.


Not Just the Obvious
Russell Flannery
Women are gaining in business, says Marjorie Yang, but there are deeper social barriers.

More Juice Left In Treasurys
A. Gary Shilling
MF Global may be just the first to fall.

Crestron Electronics: A Made-In-America Success Story
David M. Ewalt
Four decades after opening for business above a New Jersey deli, George Feldstein does what most American manufacturers can’t: create jobs.

Why Ford Needs To Worry
Joann Muller
Chief Alan Mulally’s team is rightfully proud they avoided bankruptcy. But they’re not safe yet. Not by a long shot.

4,114 Stoplights in Los Angeles and the Intricate Network that Keeps Traffic Moving
Jon Bruner
Los Angeles built the largest connected traffic network of its kind. Driving its streets has never been better. Honest.

The Show Must Go On
By Tom Van Riper
Peter Guber and Joe Lacob beat out Larry Ellison to nab the always wounded Golden State Warriors for a record $450 million. Don’t laugh. They just got the best deal in basketball.

Playing His Cards Right
Alvi Tirtadji
A master of poker and finance, Roy Thung excels at buying companies with little money down.

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James Thomson
Gina Rinehart doubled her mining fortune and could soon be the world’s richest woman.

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Peter Diamandis: Rocket Man
Brian Caulfield
Peter Diamandis’ $10 million X Prize bounty sparked a boom in commercial tourism. You won’t believe what he wants to do next.