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March 4, 2011
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NEWS  THIS WEEK'S TOP STORY INVESTING As Libya Burns, Investors Watch Oil-Sensitive Stocks Airline stocks face the brunt of higher oil prices, but analysts say retailers could also be pinched if energy stays higher   MORE TOP STORIES VIEWPOINT Why Teachers and Their Critics are Failing It's wrong to demonize teachers, but they and their unions must embrace radical change to get the public to support efforts to recruit top talent FEATURES The Bull Whisperer Sallie Krawcheck, chief of the wealth management unit at Bank of America, needs her Merrill Lynch brokers to drive profit to other divisions. And Merrill's "Thundering Herd" is snorting mad about it INVESTIGATIONS With Dodd-Frank, the SEC Goes After Big Game The SEC's expanded administrative powers under Dodd-Frank helped shape its insider-training case against business legend Rajat Gupta TAKEOVERS What Will Warren Buffett Buy Next? Berkshire Hathaway's chairman is in a purchasing mood, and his target is likely to be a well-known company in a basic business, available cheap REAL ESTATE Why Dubai's Construction Boom Continues Despite a glut of residential and commercial properties, developers are finding the cost of walking away from projects is higher than completing them BANKING Foreign Banks Are Fleeing Russia Morgan Stanley and Banco Santander are among those selling out or downsizing as Russia's state-owned banks bulk up   INVESTING TOOLS MUTUAL FUND SCOREBOARD How's Your Fund Doing? Our Interactive Scoreboard has complete results for some 2,500 equity funds, hundreds with BW's exclusive risk-adjusted ratings This newsletter is a FREE service provided by BusinessWeek.com. To sign up for other newsletters, cancel delivery, change delivery options or change your e-mail address, please go to our Newsletter Preferences page. If you need other assistance, please contact Customer Service or contact: Wanda Cooper BusinessWeek Customer Rights Communications Data Services 1995 G Avenue Red Oak, IA 51566 Phone: 1-800-635-1200 To learn more about how BusinessWeek.com applies this policy, you can contact our Marketing Department. Copyright 2009-2010 by BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Terms of Use | Privacy Notice

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