10 Years in the Making

U.S. automakers rode the SUV and light-truck craze to great success, only to see their German and Japanese rivals take the lead down the road.

From World Trade Organization membership to Olympic host nation, China made its mark on the global economy, joining a handful of elite powerhouses.

With big profits came massive fraud. From the corporate accounting scandals to money manager Ponzi schemes, crime did pay—and very nicely—for awhile.

Two recessions, seemingly endless corporate restructiuring and a productivity boom contributed to the weakest job creation since the 1940s.

The decade began with the biggest corporate merger in history, as the urge to merge ran wild on Wall Street , but ended with a whimper, as cash became king.

The the line may have blurred between traditional drugmaker and upstart biotech, but the new model yielded a steady parade of blockbuster drugs.

Too much of a good thing turned into trouble all around, as the price and lending popped and foreclosures helped sink an economy. Diana Olick reports.

As the the salaries of star athletes exploded, so did their reputations in one PR nightmare after another, but the business of professional sports managed to power on.

It was the best and worst of times for investors, not once but twice in the span of ten years, making for a volatile and emotional ride.

The Internet Revolution turned out to be something of an opening act, as the drive to create a wireless world for businesses and consumers took science to new heights.