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Andrea D. Murphy and John J. Ray, Forbes.com
Our 25th annual survey of America’s largest private companies reflects the same turbulence that is rocking the publicly traded firms that make all the headlines.

A former consultant to the FBI believes you can overcome any problem with any supervisor by asking the right questions.

These metros have the lowest rates of violent crime, workplace deaths, fatal crashes and natural disasters.

New York, Nov. 1 -- For director Mira Nair, making a film on a legendary aviatrix who died in 1937 is personal. Her latest film is also her most ambitious: Amelia, which releases in the US on Friday, is her first biopic, and shot across Canada and southern Africa.

After a close acquaintance was diagnosed with breast cancer, I recalled that October is commemorated worldwide as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

US President Barack Obama travelled to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware early Thursday morning to pay his respects as the bodies of 18 American troops killed this week in Afghanistan returned home.

Shaun Rein, Forbes.com
China's gross domestic product grew 8.9% in the third quarter. The country has become key to growth for even the largest multinationals. Paul Otellini, the chief executive officer of Intel, recently said, "Thank God for China. They buoyed, certainly, our company through the depths.

John Hope Bryant, Forbes.com
What we're going through is not just a recession, it's a reset.

Susan Adams, Forbes.com
The office grapevine is rife with rumors of yet more layoffs. Your workload has increased exponentially. Since your office confidante got axed in the last bloodbath, you can't call her up and complain. And your new supervisor expects you to meet a crushing deadline by month's end.

Do you know the real health risks for women your age? Here are the problems you should look out for and the tests that can keep you healthy.

Commerce minister Anand Sharma and United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ron Kirk will meet for the fourth time in the past five months in New Delhi on Monday to discuss measures to strengthen trade and investment ties between the two countries.

He was across the Atlantic when ?the biggest moment? of his career happened. The 28-year-old Indian-origin Briton turned New Yorker, Jay Sean?s song Down had dethroned megaband Black Eyed Peas as the No. 1 single in America on October 7.

US formally files for Polanski extradition
London: The US formally asked Swiss authorities to extradite Oscar winning director Roman Polanski, who is wanted for having sex with a 13-year-old girl. The Swiss Federal Office of Justice said in a statement that US authorities had asked for Polanski's extradition, adding that he might appeal against the decision.

These are not cookie-cutter colonials. Instead, in some parts of the country, cliff-side compounds and remodeled lighthouses are being listed.

President Barack Obama and his team top the third-annual list of the most influential people in the boardroom and corporate governance community.

Susan Adams, Forbes.com
Eileen Wolkstein says she has never seen it this bad. A career coach in New York for 25 years, Wolkstein reports that many of her clients have been looking for work for six months, nine months, a year, even a year and a half now.

Forget golf. These billionaire have journeyed to space, crossed oceans in balloons and raced on the NASCAR circuit.

A US scientist was arrested on Monday and charged with attempted espionage after trying to sell secret documents to an undercover agent he believed was an Israeli spy, the US Justice Department said.

At least 12 people, including two policemen, were killed during shootouts between rival drug gangs in Rio de Janeiro on the weekend, officials said.

Lauren Sherman, Forbes.com
Chicago was dropped from hosting the Olympics in the first round of decisions last week. And stateside, Barack Obama's average approval rating last month was 52%, according to Gallup. That's compared to spring numbers in the mid-60s.