In researching and compiling the Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women in the World list, we dug deep into business, media, politics and entertainment and lifestyle personalities--and in the process stumbled upon connection after connection among these extraordinary and influential women.

FORBES: Power Women

Using previous recessions as a guide, we believe group-wide underperformance vs. the market would be possible, with Media and Entertainment stocks struggling (due to higher cyclical exposures) and Cable and Satellite TV possibly losing some of its defensive appeal amidst a maturing and increasingly competitive Pay TV market.

FORBES: Fearing Recession, Merrill Wary On DIS, DISH, DTV, DWA

Having been burned oh so many times by the notorious Phantom from Infinium Labs -- perhaps the most infamous piece of vaporware this side of Duke Nukem Forever -- we're more than a little skeptical of any company that comes out of nowhere to offer a "media entertainment console" targeted at gamers.

ENGADGET: EVO: Phase One promises to touch down in October