Is India Another China—Only Better?
by Richard Walker

Doing Good To Do Better
Thirty years ago, Milton Friedman wrote that the “business of business is business” and termed corporate social responsibility “socialism.” My, how times have changed. by Susan Ladika

No Longer Made In America

Running Ahead of Discontinuity
Wall Street has been hammering Alcoa, criticizing it for a "lack of clear business strategy" and a failure to diversify globally. Sales at the world's largest aluminum maker have doubled during the past 10 years but profits have not, falling by 6% a year. The company's stock trades at about where it was 5 years ago. by Rebecca Rolfes

Advocacy

Why the Trade Deficit Is So Large and Why It Matters
by Peter Morici

End Market

Four More Years
The home appliance industry is coming off some of the best years in its history. But can it continue the campaign? by J.P. McCafferty

Guest Column

Anticipate Volatility
By Gordon Bethune