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COVER ILLUSTRATION BY ROXANNA VILLA; DESIGN BY FRANCESCA MESSINA/BW



Cover Story -- Introduction
THE WORLD'S BEST INVESTMENTS
   COVER IMAGE: The World's Best Investments

Cover Story -- Technology
BE IT EVER SO PRICEY, HIGH TECH IS STILL HOT
   TABLE: Top Technology Picks
'THE INTERNET IS THE SEMINAL EVENT'

Cover Story -- Natural Resources
EARTHLY STOCKS, HEAVENLY PROFITS
   TABLE: Riding The Resource Boom
'A WORLDWIDE PHENOMENON'

Cover Story -- Emerging Markets
DEVELOPING MARKETS HAVE A LIFE OF THEIR OWN
   TABLE: Hot Stocks In Cheap Markets
'IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE PICKY'

Cover Story -- Bonds
FEELING JITTERY? THERE WILL BE PEACE IN THE BOND MARKET
   TABLE: Searching For Yield: The Top Picks
'I WOULD MUCH RATHER OWN A BOND RIGHT NOW'

Cover Story -- Stocks to Sell
THIS STRATEGY MAY COME UP SHORT
   TABLE: Overpriced? You Bet
'I GO FOR HYPE STORIES AND...DETERIORATING FUNDAMENTALS'

Cover Story -- Asset Allocation
STICKING WITH STOCKS, BUT MOVING OVERSEAS
'PAPER STOCKS ARE VERY CHEAP'

Cover Story -- Mutual Funds
FUNDS THAT WILL TAKE YOU WHERE THE ACTION IS
   TABLE: The World's Best Investments Through Funds

Cover Story -- Mutual Fund Scoreboard
THE YEAR OF BIG MONEY AND SMALL FUNDS
   TABLE: The Best Returns
   TABLE: How The Big Funds Fared
   TABLE: The Worst Returns
   TABLE: Big Gains For Some Fund Groups
   TABLE: The Bond Fund Leaders

Up Front
TALK SHOW
THE BRAWL OVER BORN-AGAIN CAMERAS
THOSE CABLE GUYS AREN'T SO DUMB
   PHOTO: Jim Carrey in "The Cable Guy"
L.A.: TALK OF DIVORCE IN THE VALLEY
MIGHTY MITES
   TABLE: Underwriters Already Surpassing 1995
TEAM COLORS ARE FADING EVERYWHERE
   PHOTO: Starter Clothing
HOWARD STERN'S BATTLE OF RICHMOND
IT'S HIP! IT'S...BOWLING?
   PHOTO: Brunswick Bowling Alley
CHART: Boardroom Balance of Power
FOOTNOTES

Readers Report
IS HARVARD B-SCHOOL REALLY THAT INNOVATIVE?
JUDGE FIDELITY ON THE RISKS IT TAKES
DON'T BUY INTO MYTHS ABOUT FOOD ADDITIVES

Books
HOW MOTHER NATURE GETS EVEN

Technology & You
AN ISDN WHOSE TIME HAS COME
COLOR ADDED
   PHOTO: Connectix Color Quickcam
DATA LIFE SPAN

Economic Viewpoint
IS WORKER TRAINING REALLY THE ANSWER?

Economic Trends
BIG TOBACCO'S BACKLASH IN ASIA
   CHART: Asia's Booming Cigarette Markets
A $600 BILLION DATING GAME
WEDLOCK'S EARLY HEALTH BONUS
   CHART: How Marriage Helps Longevity

Letter From New Haven
ROCKING THE IVORY TOWER
   TABLE: A Short History of Labor at Yale

Business Outlook
U.S.: WHY THIS MARKET RUNUP MAY WELL HAVE LEGS
   CHART: The Surge in Profitability
   CHART: Factory Activity Is Ho-Hum, Say Purchasers
   CHART: Building: Boom Now, Bust Later?
FRANCE: THE MALAISE WON'T LAST LONG
   CHART: Rising Inventories Dim French Optimism

News: Analysis & Commentary
SERIOUS FUN FROM IBM
MY TAX CUT IS BIGGER THAN YOUR TAX CUT
   TABLE: Lower Taxes--A Low Priority
HAS THE FAA BEEN COMING CLEAN?
HOW THE FDA LET HALCION SLIP THROUGH
WHY BOEING ABANDONED SHIP
   PHOTO: McDonnell Douglas X-33 Rocket
WE HUMBLY BEG YOU TO TAKE THIS JOB. PLEASE
   CHART: Hot Gigs
COMMENTARY: MAKE CHANGE YOUR FRIEND, MR. GREENSPAN
FLOYD HALL'S SHOPPING LIST
   CHART: Attention, Investors
PRIME TIME FOR SWEATSHOPS
ASIAN SEX TOURS ARE AN AMERICAN BUSINESS, TOO

In Business This Week
GOING WHILE THE GOING'S GOOD
NO ROCKET IN THEIR POCKET
MORE HEAT ON LLOYD'S OF LONDON
SAAB LOOKS TO SATURN
DEFECTIONS FROM EDS EUROPE
SELLING A PIECE OF THE PANTHERS
ET CETERA . . .
CHOCOLATE MELT
   CHART: Eskimo Pie Stock Price

Washington Outlook
'BOB DOLE, THE COMEBACK ADULT'?
ROADS TO VICTORY?
WAR OVER WEB SITES
SURPRISE: HE'S RUNNING!

International Business
A PIRATE UNDER EVERY ROCK IN CHINA
BIBI HAS BUSINESS BITING ITS NAILS
   CHART: The Healthy Peace Economy
COMMENTARY: NETANYAHU: THE RIGHT MAN AT THE RIGHT TIME?
A TALK WITH QUEBEC'S TOP SEPARATIST
EAST GERMANY IS STILL A MESS--$580 BILLION LATER
   CHART: East Germany Still Gets Subsidies...
WALKING A FINE LINE ON REFORM IN INDIA

International Outlook
WHY BORIS IS BREATHING A LITTLE EASIER
FRENCH TAX CUTS
MURDOCH WANTS OUT
KLAUS TO STAY

The Workplace
CAN THE UAW PUT A BRAKE ON OUTSOURCING?
   CHART: Chrysler: The Leanest of Them All

Marketing
THE SOUL OF A NEW NIKE
   PHOTO: Nike Basketball
   PHOTO: Nike Ice Skates and Hockey Stick Sported by Sergi Federov
   PHOTO: Nike Sunglasses
   PHOTO: Michigan Football Player Wearing Uniform by Nike
   PHOTO: Nike Bathing Suit Worn by Jeff Rouse, U.S. Swim Team

The Corporation
WMX GOES BACK TO THE NITTY-GRITTY
   CHART: WMX's Earnings Remain Erratic...
HOW PHILLIP ROONEY REACHED THE TOP OF THE HEAP

Science & Technology
WHO'S WATCHING THE POWER GRID?

Developments to Watch
BODY-FRIENDLY IMPLANTS
SOLAR ENERGY 24 HOURS A DAY
   PHOTO: Solar Two Energy Project in Daggett, Calif.
CALL THESE FABRICS 'FRUIT OF THE FLUME'
ANIMAL TESTING--WITHOUT THE ANIMALS
Developments to Watch Contacts

Sports Business
MOVE OVER, ARNIE--JIMMY'S HOLDING COURT
   TABLE: Summer On The Senior Circuit
   PHOTO: Jimmy Conners at a Nuveen Tour Champions of Tennis Tournament

Legal Affairs
AN ODD TIME CLOCK AT TIME INC.

Inside Wall Street
PRESS 1 NOW FOR PRECISION
   CHART: Hard Cash From Software
HOW SWISHER IS MOPPING UP
DID EXCEL REALLY EXCEL?
   CHART: A Volatile IPO

Industries
CAN AIR FRANCE MAKE ITS CONNECTION?
   CHART: Flying in the Red

Information Processing
COMPUSERVE: PLENTY OF PAIN. ANY GAIN?
   CHART: CompuServe's Quest for Members
LAPTOPS: SUDDENLY, IT'S 'PRICE, PRICE, PRICE'
   TABLE: A Volatile Market
   TABLE: A Summer Sampler
   PHOTO: Fujitsu Milan
   PHOTO: AST Ascentia J
   PHOTO: Dell Latitude LM

Bits & Bytes
UPDATE YOUR SOFTWARE WHILE YOU SLEEP
A PC WAREHOUSE ON THE NET
WHAT SURFERS WANT: NOW IT CAN BE TOLD
ARE YOU LISTED IN THE E-MAIL WHITE PAGES?
Bits & Bytes Contacts

Government
A MELLOWER MICKEY KANTOR?
'ALL GOVERNMENT CAN DO IS CLEAR THE DEBRIS'

Personal Business
A REBALANCING ACT TO PROTECT YOUR PORTFOLIO
   TABLE: Asset Shuffle
DO YOU TAKE THIS RESORT FOR YOUR WEDDING?
   PHOTO: Michigan Couple Get Married at Sandals St. Lucia
COLLEGE PLANNING

Business Week Index
Business Week Index
   CHART: Production Index
THE WEEK AHEAD

Investment Figures of the Week
Investment Figures of the Week
   CHART: Stocks, Bonds and the Dollar

Editorials
POLITICS AND THE STOCK MARKET
PIRACY: GET READY FOR A LONG FIGHT
THE ONLY CURE FOR MEDICARE

International -- Readers Report
AMERICANS DO COUNT AT SONY (int'l edition)
PEACE WITH CHINA? THAT DEPENDS ON CLINTON (int'l edition)
ARE MUTUAL FUNDS HEADED FOR COLLAPSE? (int'l edition)

International -- Corrections & Clarifications
Putting India on the installment plan (Finance, June 3) (int'l edition)

International -- Spotlight on Mexico
A HATED TUNA BAN MAY GET THE HOOK...SENDING MORE CREWS OUT TO SEA (int'l edition)
   MAP: Mexico

International -- Int'l Business
UNTANGLING TAIWAN'S PHONE CORD (int'l edition)
THE EAST IS STILL A MESS (int'l edition)
   CHART: Germany Still Gets Subsidies...
JUST WHO'S GETTING PUNISHED IN CUBA? (int'l edition)
PACKARD BELL'S CHIEF WAS BORN TO SHOP (int'l edition)
   CHART: A New Powerhouse


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