Cover Story
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HOW IBM BECAME A GROWTH COMPANY AGAIN
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COVER IMAGE: How IBM Became a Growth Company Again
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CHART: IBM Stock Price 1960-1980
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CHART: IBM Stock Price 1981-1996
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CHART: IBM Stock Price Oct. 1 - Nov. 22, 1996
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PHOTO: IBM Salesman in 1957
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TABLE: Where IBM Has Taken Back Lost Ground
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TABLE: A Little Something Extra in the Pay Envelope
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THE WOOING--AND WIRING--OF THE BANKS
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Up Front
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TALK SHOW
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DOUBLE BARRELS AIMED AT DELL
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ACROSS THE POND AND ONTO THE TELLY
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HARDY PERENNIALS
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TABLE: The People's Picks for '96
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FEAR OF FUND-RAISING
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HOUSE SEATS: $1 MILLION EACH
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FOREIGN PLANT, YES. FOREIGN WAGES, NO
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HOW TO KEEP YOUR LAPTOP ON YOUR LAP
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PHOTO: Rach Laptop Podium
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CHART: It's a Wireless World
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FOOTNOTES
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Readers Report
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INTEL'S I-PARTNERS, PRESENT AND FUTURE
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CORPORATE RACISM: NOT JUST BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
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MOM AND DAD SPRING FOR THE HOOCH
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DARWINISM DOESN'T APPLY TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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PRIVATIZING WELFARE? START AT HOME
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NOT ALL CUSTOM MAGS ARE RAGS
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'MANY PEOPLE HAVE LEARNED BY PLAYING NINTENDO'
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WELFARE WAS BAD. THE REFORM BILL IS WORSE
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FOREIGN POLICY NEEDS DOMESTIC MOORINGS
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IS CLINTON REALLY SHIFTING RIGHT?
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Letter from Cleveland
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TACKLING FOOTBALL--AND OH, YES, EDUCATION
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MAP: Cleveland, Ohio
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Books
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CATASTROPHE ON 34TH STREET
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Technology & You
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HANDHELD PCs: HOLD OFF FOR NOW
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PHOTO: Compaq HPC Windows Computer
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TABLE: The Prototype Palmtop
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Economic Viewpoint
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BALANCE THE BUDGET--BUT FORGET A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
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Economic Trends
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HOW TO RAISE U.S. PRODUCTIVITY
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CHART: A Puzzling Gap in Productivity Growth
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WHAT MAKES AN ENTREPRENEUR
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WHO SHRANK THE MONEY SUPPLY?
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A SPICK-AND-SPAN DUTCH ECONOMY
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CHART: A Dutch Glow in the Job Market
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Business Outlook
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U.S.: THE GOOD AND BAD NEWS ABOUT EXPORTS
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CHART: How Foreign Trade Has Robbed Growth
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CHART: Where Exports Have Fallen Off
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CHART: Imports Are Getting Cheaper
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ITALY: STUMBLING TOWARD MAASTRICHT
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CHART: Italy's Inflation Heads Lower
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News: Analysis & Commentary
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THE MARKET IS 'ON UNCHARTED GROUND'
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CHART: How Now?
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THE FED'S MEYER SAYS RELAX. HE OUGHT TO KNOW
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TABLE: Meyer on the Economy
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IT'S NOT SUCH A WONDERFUL LIFE FOR RETAILERS
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CHART: Few Glad Tidings
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AN ELECTRIC CAR PROPELLED BY STAR POWER?
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TABLE: GM's Experiment
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COMMENTARY: HOW TO DEFLATE THE AIR-BAG CRISIS
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PHOTO: Crash Test Dummies
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KESSLER IS LEAVING, HIS CRUSADES AREN'T
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SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT McKINSEY?
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IF YOU'RE THINKING SPIN-OFF, YOU'D BETTER GET MOVING
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A MAGIC BULLET FOR HEROIN ADDICTION?
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TABLE: Permanent Fix?
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In Business This Week
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GETTING 'RELIGIOUS' ABOUT BORLAND
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VW MAY BE READY TO SETTLE
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BELL ATLANTIC'S MEXICAN PAYOFF
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VISA WON'T ACCEPT AMERICAN EXPRESS
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DIGITAL DETENTE IN PC-TVs
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A RUN IN ANNTAYLOR'S STOCK
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ET CETERA . . .
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CHIRON'S HERPES HIT
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CHART: Chiron Stock Price
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Washington Outlook
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SWEEPING THE MEDICARE MESS UNDER THE RUG--AGAIN
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SIDESTEPPING STROM
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PUTTING THE CHILL ON CHILE
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BURTON: TOO PARTISAN?
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International Business
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SINGING THE NAFTA BLUES
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CHART: U.S. Trade Balance
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COMMENTARY: FREE TRADE: WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, ASIA STALLS
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CAN TAIWAN'S LEE CLEAN UP 'A SECOND SICILY'?
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HELPING THE RUSSIAN MAFIA HELP ITSELF
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TABLE: Who's Profiting from Tax Breaks
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IT'S TOUGH FOR THE OLD DEUTSCHE BANK TO LEARN NEW TRICKS
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International Outlook
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ITALY'S PRODI MAY BE DERAILED BEFORE HIS REFORMS GET ON TRACK
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BRITAIN'S BUDGET
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SWISS SHAKEUP
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The Corporation
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THE AIRLINE STARTUPS START TO STALL
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TABLE: Turbulence for Startup Airlines
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BEAN COUNTERS GET AN EARLY-WARNING SYSTEM
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TABLE: Sleuths in Green Eyeshades
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Media
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MURDOCH VS. EVERYONE
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TABLE: The Murdoch Effect
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Government
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THE TAX MAN COMETH TO CYBERSPACE
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Legal Affairs
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ORDER IN THE BUSINESS COURT
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TABLE: Change in Venue
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Science & Technology
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THE SILICON AGE? IT'S JUST DAWNING
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TABLE: March of the Microprocessor
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WHOSE BRAINCHILD WAS THE BRAIN CHIP?
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PHOTO: Bell Lab Researchers, 1948
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WHO GETS A LIVER--AND WHO DOESN'T
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TABLE: Don't Get Sick in Boston
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Developments to Watch
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FROM DOWN UNDER, NEURAL-NET PCs
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PHOTO: Neuronetics Computer
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COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS: TAMING THE BABEL
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PLAYING CATCHUP WITH 'HAMBURGER DISEASE'
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BRILLIANT WORK IN FLAT-PANEL DISPLAYS
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Developments to Watch Contacts
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Finance
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FIDELITY STRUGGLES TO SOAR AGAIN
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TABLE: Trying to Pilot Fidelity to Better Returns
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TABLE: Most New Managers Perk Up Results
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TABLE: Fidelity: Long-Term Leader, Short-Term Laggard
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THE TEXAN WITH A GIFT FOR THRIFTS
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TABLE: How a Country Banker Made the Big Time
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TABLE: How Ford And Perelman Scored at First Nationwide
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COMMENTARY: A ONE-STOCK 401(k) IS TOO FRAGILE A NEST EGG
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Inside Wall Street
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EMC MAY PUT ZIP IN THE INTERNET
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UNISYS: BAIT FOR BOTTOM-FISHERS?
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CHART: Comeback Potential
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BETTING ON AVON, DOLE, AND SONAT
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Social Issues
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EDUCATION: MORE REFORM, PLEASE
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CHART: U.S. Schools: Mired in Mediocrity...
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TABLE: ...But Showing Signs of Life
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IS THE NEA GETTING ON THE REFORM TRAIN?
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Personal Business
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WORLDS OF ADVENTURE ON THE COFFEE TABLE
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PHOTO: Cover of American Images
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PHOTO: Cover of Jackie Robinson
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PHOTO: Cover of The Look Of The Century
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PHOTO: Cover of Degas
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PHOTO: Cover of Mountain Climbing
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PHOTO: Cover of The West
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FOR THE GOLF NUT, GADGETS AND GIZMOS
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PHOTO: Gifts for Golf Nuts
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TABLE: Tools to Improve Your Golfer's Game
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THE MAGIC OF SCIENCE--ON CD-ROM
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PHOTO: Science Software for Kids
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THEY'LL THANK YOU EVERY MONTH
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TABLE: Gifts That Keep on Giving
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THE RIGHT WINE--AT THE RIGHT PRICE
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TABLE: Wines Ripe for Giving
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LET THE CD JAZZ FESTIVAL BEGIN
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PHOTO: Newly Released Jazz CDs
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NEVER GIVE A MANDARIN A CLOCK, AND OTHER RULES
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TABLE: A Guide to Foreign Gift-Giving
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Business Week Index
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BUSINESS WEEK INDEX
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CHART: Production Index
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THE WEEK AHEAD
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Investment Figures of the Week
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INVESTMENT FIGURES OF THE WEEK
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CHART: Mutual Fund Returns
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CHART: Stocks and Bonds
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Editorials
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WHAT THE STOCK MARKET IS TELLING US
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AGAINST THE NAFTA NAYSAYERS
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THE U.S. AS POWER BROKER IN ASIA
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International -- Spotlight on Israel
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TEL AVIV'S SKYLINE IS IN FOR A SHOCK...BUT FEW JOBS GO TO PALESTINIANS
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MAP: Tel Aviv
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International -- European Business
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REFORM AT LAST IN FRANCE? (int'l edition)
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TABLE: France Makes Some Progress...
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TABLE: ...But the Opposition is Strong
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HELPING THE RUSSIAN MAFIA HELP ITSELF (int'l edition)
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TABLE: Who's Profiting from Tax Breaks
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CURSE OF THE CHUNNEL (int'l edition)
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International -- Asian Business
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TIME TO CLEAN UP TAIWAN (int'l edition)
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TABLE: The Players in Taiwan's Crime Drama
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WILL BEIJING OUST MICKEY? (int'l edition)
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GETTING SERIOUS IN BANGKOK (int'l edition)
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International -- Finance
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LURING BACK THE HOT MONEY TO INDONESIA (int'l edition)
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CHART: A Roller-Coaster Market
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