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Exxon: Juggernaut or Dinosaur?
Cautious, rigid, and uninterested in alternative fuels, the wildly successful oil behemoth is lumbering ponderously into the future

Like the ever-expanding universe, ExxonMobil (XOM) seems to know no bounds. Its $45 billion profit in 2008 was the biggest haul recorded by a public company in the history of the world. The runner up? Exxon, in 2007. No. 3? Exxon, in 2006.

Can a Hybrid 401(k) Save Retirement?
The holy grail is a pension/401(k)s mixture that pays out for the rest of your life—but shaken administrators may not be ready for it

Will Work for Praise
Businesses like ThisNext are finding that for lots of people, recognition is as strong a motivator as cash