Forbes, March 26, 2012

Welcome to Forbes for March 26th, 2012 from Audible. This edition contains seven feature articles.

In the cover story, we'll tell you about, “Why Matt Kemp Cleans Up” - The National League's MVP runner-up signed a contract for $160 million--on a baseball team that is bankrupt.

Also, “The Business of Baseball 2012” - The National Pastime is flourishing thanks to cable companies’ desire for live baseball programming.

Next, “Silicon Valley's Hottest VC is a Rug Dealer” - How one guy who barely spoke English landed in the Bay area, sold Persian rugs to venture capitalists - and became one of the most successful angels in tech.

We'll also tell you about, “The Zero-Day Salesmen” - Cracking computers to steal credit cards is passe. Hackers now sell their best tricks to government spies at six-figure prices.

Then, “Meet the Scientists Mining Big Data to Predict the Weather” - EarthRisk crunches decades of data to give traders and utilities a fighting chance at outsmarting nature.

Followed by, “Tax Bracket Magic” - Smart taxpayers have the motive and the means to doctor their adjusted gross income, particularly in retirement.

And in our final story, “Think Stocks Not Treasurys” - Not worried about inflation? You should be.

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