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...example, is aimed at a segment virtually invented by Lexus with vehicles such as the highly popular RX330. It offers a contemporary exterior design, a well-appointed interior and improved fuel economy that GM hopes will give buyers sitting on the fence ample reason to select it over a competitor. GM has also indicated that it is pricing the vehicle aggressively - that is, slightly under the competition - in an effort to win over more buyers. (See the 50 worst cars of all time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can GM's New Models Woo Back Buyers? | 7/15/2009 | See Source »

...ambitious undertaking a reality. But no one actually thinks that the hospitals - or for that matter other key players like pharmaceutical manufacturers or doctors - are giving up something for nothing. On the contrary, any health-reform package passed by Congress will likely deal a major blow to an upstart competitor of many hospitals. (Read "Cutting Health-Care Costs by Putting Doctors on a Budget...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Health-Care Reform Could Hurt Doctor-Owned Hospitals | 7/13/2009 | See Source »

...global recession took hold. Since then, prices for iron ore and other commodities have rebounded, in no small part because of demand from China, which is in the midst of a huge, government-led investment spree to combat the recession. Rio spurned Chinalco, did a joint venture with international competitor BHP Billiton, and announced a rights issue to raise capital. (See pictures of China's infrastructure boom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aussie Mining Exec Arrested for Spying in China | 7/9/2009 | See Source »

...here's a wacky thought: Maybe Microsoft is just collateral damage in this war. Maybe the real competitor to Google is Apple! Launching its Chrome OS in the second half of 2010 may be simply a bid by Google to keep the Web a viable, robust place - even as users (especially Apple users) are starting to be enticed away from it. (See Google Earth's historical photos...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Google's Chrome: Taking Aim at Microsoft — and the iPhone | 7/8/2009 | See Source »

While Bed Bath & Beyond's success bodes well for the state of the economy, some analysts warn against reading too much into the company's results. After all, the recession put the company's main competitor, Linens 'n Things, out of business. Linens 'n Things sold similar merchandise in similar markets as Bed Bath & Beyond. So it may just be a lack of competition, rather than a surge in purchasing power, driving Bed Bath & Beyond's positive results. "Consumer spending is wrecked indefinitely," says Howard Davidowitz, chairman of Davidowitz & Associates, a retail investment banking and consulting firm based...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bed Bath & Beyond: An Economic Indicator? | 7/1/2009 | See Source »

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