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Lists the world's billionaires and shows how they attained their wealth. Includes a list of how many billionaires per country; Men with over one billion, two billion, five billion, and ten billion.

The article examines on why business mergers fail to sustain their expectations. Harvard professor Quinn Mills asserted that big companies do not have the book that deals on the human side. As a result, the acquirer applies his own methods and his own people in place, or the acquired company gets so bureaucratic that the management in place loses interest. Moreover, the author cites some acquisitions that failed to meet expectations.

This article presents information on how organized crime launders dirty money and steals millions from investors through sales operations that market and manipulate the stock of worthless public companies in the U.S. Mob activities even spill over into more conventional stocks. This journal has learned of a major investigation by the Manhattan district attorney's office. Reportedly it is not only investigating penny stocks but also allegations that mob members and their friends made millions with insider information before investor Merv Griffin announced his bid for Resorts International.

The article deals with garbage industry in the U.S. as of April 1988 with particular focus given to the business of renewable energy producer Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. Topics include the work of Wheelabrator's waste-to-energy plants, the company's financial performance, and Wheelabrator's technology based on incineration techniques.