Amazon, the Company That Ate the World

You're receiving this newsletter because you've requested it from us. Having trouble reading this email? View it on your browser. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe. BW Insider Sep 29, 2011 This Week's Top Story Technology Amazon, the Company That Ate the World Jeff Bezos' new tablet, the Kindle Fire, is cheap, pretty, and puts Amazon in perfect position to take a bite out of Apple-and every online transaction you make More Top Stories 2011 Finalists: America's Best Young Entrepreneurs Businessweek.com profiled the founders-all age 25 or under-behind 25 promising companies across the U.S. CEO, the Least Popular Job in Silicon Valley Potential CEOs are opting for quicker dollars at startups and investment firms Stocks & Markets U.S. Investing: Are the Best Times Over? An elevated risk premium for stocks may be a buy signal, but only if you think the U.S. will shake off its current economic difficulties Health Health-Benefit Costs Rise Most in Six Years The average cost of a family policy climbed 9 percent in 2011 to $15,073, according to a recent poll Nike Betting on Venture Capital in Effort to Step Up Innovation The sneaker maker is setting up the Sustainable Business & Innovation Lab to back startups focused on alternative energy and more efficient manufacturing Nuke-Free Germany Isn't Exactly Nuke-Free The Czechs eagerly supply nuclear power to their green neighbor Shaker Consulting Culls Weak Job Seekers With Online Games Shake is one of only a handful of companies that creates sophisticated job simulation tools, melding audio, video and graphics within an interactive environment that measures users' ability to perform specific tasks clients consider crucial A Quantum Physicist Bets on Microchips to Build a Better Cat Flap To combat the problem of stray animals entering through his cat door, quantum physicist Nick Hill developed one that's activated by a microchip in the cat's back Rethinking the Boosterism About Small Business Politicians may love to extol the virtues of small business, but big companies are still the key to growth 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: Dustine Peterson Bloomberg Businessweek Customer Rights 2005 Lakewood Drive, Boone, IA 50036 dpeterson@cds-global.com To learn more about how BusinessWeek.com applies this policy, you can contact our Marketing Department. This week in BW Insider This week’s Insider Top Story is a profile of Amazon and its founder Jeff Bezos. Our Brad Stone talks to Bezos on the eve of the introduction of the Kindle Fire, designed to compete with Apple’s iPad. They’re young, they’re brash, they’re creative, and they want your votes. Take a look at our 25 finalists in the 2011 competition for America’s Best Young Entrepreneurs. Help our Small Business team narrow the field down to five. Vote here. And as usual, we’ve collected the best from Bloomberg Businessweek, Businessweek.com, and Bloomberg.com. Advertisement ADVERTISEMENT Generate Serious Income in Turbulent Markets In today's market, there's more to trading covered calls than just buying a stock and selling a call. With a complimentary 3 month subscription to Bernie Schaeffer's "Covered Call Plus", you'll learn how to maximize income without limiting your upside while still reducing downside exposure. Advertisement Unsubscribe Manage Subscriptions Change your E-Mail Marketting Department Privacy Policy Terms of Use Copyright 2009-2011 by BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED