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The article looks at the transformation of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the years following the financial crisis of 2008 with a focus on the role of SEC attorney Sanjay Wadhwa in the investigation of insider trading at the hedge fund management firm Galleon Group. The SEC has also settled lawsuits against investment banking companies including J.P. Morgan Securities, Wachovia Capital Markets, and Goldman Sachs. Topics include changes in SEC statistical analysis, stricter enforcement of SEC laws and regulations, and the effect of political administrations on the power and budget of the SEC.

The article considers the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). A dilemma for the agency is considered in which while it is tremendously successful in its core operation of mail delivery, its finances continue to deteriorate due to the decline in the use of first-class mail, its primary revenue source, due to competition from electronic mail message systems. It is forecast the USPS will become insolvent in 2011 without additional funding. Business practices used by profitable postal services in European countries including Sweden and Germany, which include the closing and contracting out of post offices and Internet-based services such as bill delivery and payment are considered.

The article discusses the business expansion of online t-shirt company Threadless. Founded by Jake Nickell and Jacob Dehart, Threadless creates shirts featuring designs that have been favorably reviewed by visitors to the Web site. Threadless has established partnerships with computer maker Dell and footwear manufacturer Alpargatas to help those firms incorporate consumer preferences into their products.

The article discusses a one-time Wall Street, New York City finance industry tradition called "sell night," its use in marketing to prospective young employees, and the extravagances it heaped upon them. Managers reportedly have diminished the scope of "sell night" in consideration of the tight economy and concerns about appearing profligate. INSET: From Town Cars to Zipcars: The Way Wall Street Lives Now.

The article provides information on a business incubator at the University of Utah, called the Foundry.

The article focuses on the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans to determine the marketability of a product, which is known as neuromarketing.

The article discusses the Load 'N Launch sneaker, developed by brothers Adam and Ryan Goldston for their company Athletic Propulsion Labs, which increase the wearer's vertical leap. The shoes are the first to be banned by the National Basketball Association. The article describes how the twins helped tweak the design for the popular sneakers L.A. Lights, their decision to spend money on development instead of marketing, and future plans to create a shoe designed to increase runners' speeds.

The article focuses on the book "What to Expect When You're Expecting," a nonfiction book on pregnancy, which has been a best seller since its publication in 1984.

The article focuses on the Cirrus SR22 single engine airplane, the best-selling private and general aviation airplane in the U.S. in 2008/

The article focuses on shrimp as food, discussing its status as the seafood most often eaten by U.S. consumers, according to research by the National Fisheries Institute.

The article focuses on the cosmetics industry company Revlon, focusing on its status as the top seller of lipstick in the U.S.

The article discusses the rose, examining its status as the most popular flower in the U.S. in terms of sales of both stems and whole plants.