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Not surprisingly, comparisons are being drawn between China's stock boom and the U.S. dotcom bubble of the late 1990s. Certainly there are similarities, such as a frenzy for initial public stock offerings. As investor demand for Chinese stocks has intensified, so has the list of mainland companies eager to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taming China's Dragon Market | 2/1/2007 | See Source »

But the appellate court, citing a 1980 rape ruling based on the English common-law idea of "the initial de-flowering of the woman as the real harm," unanimously ordered a new trial, essentially stating that how fast was not the issue, nor was whether the accuser had said no...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Time Limit on Rape | 2/1/2007 | See Source »

But the 30-minute exchange had none of the combativeness of a Rumsfeldian question-and-answer session. He started the brief by apologizing to the press for holding it on a Friday afternoon; he had pledged to reporters last week that he would hold one once a week, and rather...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gates's Glasnost at the Pentagon? | 1/27/2007 | See Source »

It may not fit neatly into a stocking, but Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Live/1975-85 is sure to wind up under a lot of Christmas trees this year. Since Columbia released the landmark five-record album last month, it has been selling as quickly as stores can get it...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Boss's Thunder Road to Riches | 1/26/2007 | See Source »

The purported Saudi connection to the contras began, say U.S. sources, after CIA Director William Casey asked King Fahd for such help on a visit to Jidda in February 1984. There are conflicting reports on Fahd's initial response. But by mid-1985 the Saudis' secret aims coincided with those...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pursuing the Money Connections | 1/26/2007 | See Source »

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