In this week's issue: How to buy the best new car for your
money, new ways for retailers to increase perceived value, a
look at the latest Nobel laureate novelist, and more.
---Business---
A Fast Company survey reveals the best place in the U.S. to
work: Iowa's capitol city, Des Moines.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=00141533
A ComputerUser article says now's the time to start a small
business and offers tips on getting ready.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=00141569
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According to BusinessWeek, GE is trying to up its market
share by showing more love to its customers. Will this
strategy work?
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Time Europe looks at the dilemma of the BBC, which is trying
to be both a world media player and a public servant.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=00141887
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An HBS Working Knowledge article looks at how retailers can
maximize income by manipulating prices on certain "signpost"
items consumers look for to determine what's a bargain.
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---Books---
Time Europe profiles J.M. Coetzee, the reclusive South
African novelist who recently won the Nobel Prize for
literature.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=00141886
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Buy Coetzee's masterpiece Waiting for the Barbarians:
http://amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/014006110X/magportalcom
---Cars---
SmartMoney researchers present a guide to the 10 best values
for new-car buyers.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=00142050
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---Economics---
BusinessWeek suggests that the U.S. housing market, one of
the bright spots in the economy, is starting to dim a bit.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=00141709
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A new book excerpted in HBS Working Knowledge claims that
the rise of more and more hedge funds is a bad thing for the
everyday individual investor.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=00141913
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