Business Beast: Battle of the Oligarchs!

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1 LEGAL SPAT Battle of the Oligarchs! In a massive $5 billion lawsuit that has gripped the international press, two Russian tycoons are duking it out in London’s courts. In one corner: Boris Berezovsky, the oil and media tycoon. In the other: Roman Abramovich, a steel magnate accused of bilking him out of billions of dollars in oil shares. The Daily Beast’s Mike Giglio on how the epic feud got started. Read it at The Daily Beast

2 C-SUITE Marissa Mayer’s ‘Glass Cliff’? Yahoo’s new CEO is widely admired. But why is it that women tend to get tapped for top jobs only when the company is in crisis? Read it at The Daily Beast 4 books How Amazon Killed the Bookstore The online behemoth has crushed its competitors. Bookseller Tom Waterstone on how his eponymous chain was ruined. Read it at The Daily Beast The NCAA stripped Penn State’s football wins from 1998 through 2011, bombed it with a $60 million fine, yanked its scholarships.” READ IT NOW › 5 SHOW BUSINESS Hollywood’s Aurora Aftershocks In light of Friday’s horrific shooting at a showing of the new Batman film, Hollywood execs talk about the difficulty of marketing the film—and whether pop culture shares any blame. Read it at The Daily Beast 3 MEDIA Why Murdoch Is Still on Top The mogul has resigned from the boards of several of his U.K. newspapers. But Andrew Neil says the spin doctors are overreacting—Murdoch’s not getting out of the business. Read it at The Daily Beast 25 Best Cities to Buy a House 7 Places to Stash Your Billions In response to Back Off Marissa Mayer: I don't know anything about this lady but one thing is for sure, she must be one heck of a smart talented lady who should be "LEFT ALONE"...Truth be told it is a damn shame the article even has to be in the Beast. — MrReal In response to Murdoch’s Stunning Exit: Poor man. He's being hounded out of his job! — Chris0652

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