http://www.portfolio.com/ Today's most read stories. en-us Portfolio.com © 2008 Condé Nast Inc. All rights reserved. Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:37:56 GMT Business/Finance Business/Finance 2009-07-12T15:37:56Z en-us Portfolio.com © 2008 Condé Nast Inc. All rights reserved. http://www.portfolio.com/business-news/reuters/2009/07/10/wall-street-wilts-on-earnings-jitters-techs-gain By Leah Schnurr NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow industrials and S&P 500 dropped on Friday on jitters that an economic recovery and corporate profits will be anemic after Chevron warned about second-quarter … Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:54:09 GMT http://www.portfolio.com/business-news/reuters/2009/07/10/wall-street-wilts-on-earnings-jitters-techs-gain 2009-07-10T14:54:09Z http://www.portfolio.com/executives/features/2009/03/17/Governor-Palins-Big-Energy-Battles On July 3, Sarah Palin stunned the nation's political establishment and her own state of Alaska when she announced she'd be resigning as governor. What she did (or didn't do) to promote the development of a $40 billion gas pipeline will be a crucial part of her short history in office. This story, which was first published on March 17, delved into the long and complicated history of a pipeline that doesn't exist. Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:00:00 GMT http://www.portfolio.com/executives/features/2009/03/17/Governor-Palins-Big-Energy-Battles 2009-03-17T15:00:00Z http://www.portfolio.com/executives/features/2009/01/07/John-Paulson-Profits-in-Downturn Hedge fund manager John Paulson has profited more than anyone else from the financial crisis. His $3.7 billion payday in 2007 broke every record, and he made it all by betting against homeowners, shareholders, and the rest of us. Now he’s paying the price. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:00:00 GMT http://www.portfolio.com/executives/features/2009/01/07/John-Paulson-Profits-in-Downturn 2009-01-07T13:00:00Z http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/national-news/portfolio/2008/11/11/The-End-of-Wall-Streets-Boom The era that defined Wall Street is finally, officially over. Michael Lewis, who chronicled its excess in Liar’s Poker, returns to his old haunt to figure out what went wrong. Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/national-news/portfolio/2008/11/11/The-End-of-Wall-Streets-Boom 2008-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.portfolio.com/executives/features/2008/10/15/American-Apparel-CEO-Charney-Profile The government is after him because he crusades for illegal-immigrant workers. The lawyers are after him because of the three (so far) sexual-harassment lawsuits. This might be enough to bring down the C.E.O of most publicly traded companies but for American Apparel founder Dov Charney it's just another day at the office. Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.portfolio.com/executives/features/2008/10/15/American-Apparel-CEO-Charney-Profile 2008-10-15T12:00:00Z http://www.portfolio.com/views/columns/the-world-according-to/2008/10/09/QA-With-Pitchman-Billy-Mays The TV pitchman gives his spiel on the economics of the infomercial, his new reality show, John McCain, and the beard. But wait! There's more! Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.portfolio.com/views/columns/the-world-according-to/2008/10/09/QA-With-Pitchman-Billy-Mays 2008-10-09T04:00:00Z