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100 Fastest Growing Companies
Even in a turbulent market, some companies are still enjoying exhilarating growth spurts. A stunning 37 of this year's fast-growers come from the energy sector, while some seemingly fleeting trends - like energy drinks - proved to have surprising staying power. Full List | See the Top 25
Plus: 10 Investments Poised to Soar
Plus: 10 Investments Poised to Soar
Inside Celebrity Closets
We see Lindsay Lohan wearing Chanel on what sometimes seems like a daily basis. And Jessica Simpson shows up in duds from Los Angeles-boutique Madison every other week. But what of this red-carpet stuff --Balenciaga gowns and Christian Louboutin pumps -- do stars themselves pay for? Not much.See which designers these celebs wear most. Inside Hollywood's Closets - Forbes.com
An Organic Milk Ripoff
The government says one of the nation's largest producers of organic milk has been breaking the rules, says Fortune's Marc Gunther.
Credit Card Survival Guide
Tips for staying out of debt, managing your debt, and navigating your credit-card contract.
Confessions of a Credit Card Pusher
One student's story of how he was recruited to peddle credit cards on campus and the troubles he found for himself.
RockYou: Takes Photo Sharing Up a Notch
Jia Shen, 27, wanted to make a big splash with his new photo-sharing site, RockYou, so he targeted users of social networks such as MySpace and Facebook. Shen is clearly onto something. In May, red-hot social network Facebook added RockYou to the list of outside applications Facebook fans can add to their personal pages; 15 million have signed up. RockYou invites members to share their work at Facebook, MySpace, eBay, blogs and newer social sites such as Bebo, Hi5, Tagged and Zorpia. "The whole point of sharing is to be able to see your pictures all over the Internet, not on just one site," says Shen, RockYou's co-founder and chief technology officer. "We don't want to keep you on our site; we want you to go to MySpace and Facebook, where your friends are."
Amanda Beard's Financial Strokes
Now, Beard splits her time between honing her killer breaststroke and her business skills. Today, she's as successful in the pool as out of it. Not only does she have seven Olympic medals (two gold, four silver, one bronze) and a world record to her name, but also a burgeoning business empire, a modeling career and a slew of endorsement deals with the likes of Speedo and Red Bull that help pull in roughly $1 million a year.
Now, Beard splits her time between honing her killer breaststroke and her business skills. Today, she's as successful in the pool as out of it. Not only does she have seven Olympic medals (two gold, four silver, one bronze) and a world record to her name, but also a burgeoning business empire, a modeling career and a slew of endorsement deals with the likes of Speedo and Red Bull that help pull in roughly $1 million a year.
See why she turned down the promise of million-dollar endorsement deals at age 14, what she splurges on now and more. http://www.smartmoney.com/mymoney/index.cfm?story=20070904&hpadref=1
Deere up on Q4 earnings performance
Reid Hoffman: LinkedIn will go public (at some point)
Retailers can't wait for Black Friday, open Thursday
