Corporate

Private jail operators like the Corrections Corporation of America are making millions off the crackdown on illegal aliens

The private prison system runs parallel to the U.S. prisons and currently accounts for nearly 10 percent of U.S. state and federal inmates, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Those numbers rise and fall in response to specific policies, and CCA has been accused of lobbying for policies that would fill its cells—such as the increase in enforcement of regulations like the one that snagged Cardenas.

Search Giant Sets Up Tools to Relay Information About What's Happening on the Ground

The largest earthquake in Japan's recorded history hit the northeast coast of Japan on Friday afternoon, local time. The 8.9 magnitude quake pushed a massive tsunami through coastal towns, flushing away entire farmlands and cities. Though there isn't yet an accurate account of the death toll, the Associated Press reports 200 to 300 people were found dead in the northern city of Sendai.

One thing is certain: insider trading charges against Rajat Gupta, former global managing director of McKinsey, will not feature in the management consultancy’s online Alumni News round-up.

The Nestlé Prize in Creating Shared Value is awarded in alternate years to an individual, a non-government organisation (NGO) or a small business to reward an outstanding innovation or project in the area of water, nutrition or rural development.

Rather than buying back shares, most companies would be better off investing in their business or holding the cash.

Why some companies would like to forget 2010

BP's former chief Tony Hayward faced a tough time in the wake of the oil spill.

Have you ever played that game where someone says a word to you and you say the first thing that you associate with it?

If not, try these: Toyota, BP, Rolls-Royce, or perhaps even Heathrow Airport.

Yuri Milner is very popular among internet entrepreneurs. Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, encourages him to drop by and Mark Pincus, chief executive of Zynga, an online games company, regards him as a trusted adviser. Among Silicon Valley’s venture capitalists, feelings are decidedly cooler.

Newsweek.com is the Odd Man Out

In all the rhetoric from the two camps, no mention of Newsweek's Web site.