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DOMESTIC COVER: BOY WITH NINTENDO BY DAVID McGLYNN, ILLUSTRATION BY JAIME BEAUCHAMP/BW; ASIAN COVER: PHOTO OF TUNG CHEE-HWA BY GREG GIRARD/CONTACT


Cover Story
ZAP! SPLAT! SMARTS?
   COVER IMAGE: Video Game: Surprise! This Product Might Actually Help Your Children Learn
   CHART: Video Games Make a Comeback
   CHART: Online Game Revenues: The Promised Land
   'I CAN'T WAIT TO GO ONLINE AND BLOW SOMETHING UP'
   LET A HUNDRED CHINESE VIDEO GAMES BLOOM

International -- Asian Cover Story
HONG KONG'S NEW BOSS (int'l edition)
   ASIA COVER IMAGE: Hong Kong's New Boss
   TABLE: Tung's Strategy
   'WE ARE GOING TO BE A COMMUNITY OF THE RULE OF LAW' (int'l edition)

Up Front
TALK SHOW
BEAN-COUNTERS HIT WALL STREET
MAD COWS AND AMERICANS
A DETROIT BIGWIG 'OUTS' HIMSELF
BOTH PARTIES WENT FOR BROKE
NIKE SAYS CHRIS WEBBER IS NO SAINT
YOUR RENTAL JET IS READY, MR. GORE
CHART: More Rooms at the Inns
IVY-COVERED E-MAIL ADDRESSES
FOOTNOTES

Readers Report
WHEN DEREGULATING, DON'T FORGET NUKES
CLEARING THE AIR ON CANADAIR
DON'T THROW AWAY YOUR CALCIUM-CHANNEL BLOCKERS
BY THIS YARDSTICK, HUMANA'S BOARD IS TOPS
AL DUNLAP: A DARK CLOUD OVER SUNBEAM?
STOP THE MEDIA-BASHING
HEADACHES FROM A BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT

Corrections & Clarifications
He's got Washington listening to labor again (The Workplace, Nov. 4)
Electricity: The power shift ahead (Industries, Dec. 2)
Can an old bank learn new tricks? (Finance, Dec. 9)
The mob on Wall Street (Cover Story, Dec. 16)

Books
MISHAP AT 37,000 FEET

Technology & You
SOON, MODEMS WITH MUSCLE
FUN WITH PHOTOS
   PHOTO: The Polaroid PhotoPad
CROSS GOES DIGITAL

Economic Viewpoint
MONETARY UNION MIGHT JUST PUT THE SPRING BACK IN EUROPE'S STEP

Economic Trends
JOINING THE U.S. EXPORT PARADE
   CHART: Exports in the 1990s: New York vs. the Midwest
ENDING WELFARE WITH A CARROT
BANKS GET TOUGH ON CONSUMERS
   CHART: Less of a Welcome for Borrowers

Business Outlook
U.S.: FROM 'EXUBERANCE' TO OVERREACTION
   CHART: Core Wholesale Inflation Is Falling
   CHART: More Buying Power For Workers
   CHART: The Waning Need to Work Part-Time
MEXICO: THE RECOVERY STILL ISN'T HELPING EVERYONE
   CHART: A Surprising Jump in Economic Growth

News: Analysis & Commentary
IS BIG TOBACCO READY TO DEAL?
   TABLE: What the Terms Might Be
   'THE INDUSTRY IS WILLING...TO REACH COMPROMISES'
COMMENTARY: WHY GREENSPAN SHOULD KEEP MUM ABOUT THE MARKET
DECK THE HALLS WITH UNSOLD PCs
   CHART: Anybody Home?
WILL THIS CHIP RECOVERY STICK?
   CHART: Chip Upswing
IT'S PRIME TIME FOR THE MURDOCH KIDS
BILL RICHARDSON'S MOST TREACHEROUS MISSION?
LANNY DAVIS: A PIT BULL DEFENDING THE CLINTONS
NOT YOUR FATHER'S CORVETTE
   TABLE: How GM Cut Costs on the New 'Vette

In Business This Week
DEAD CALM IN THE EYE OF THE CPI STORM
SADDAM IS BACK IN CRUDE. SO WHAT?
LOPEZ FACES GERMAN CHARGES
SUN WAKES UP AND SMELLS THE JAVA
A POWERFUL BOOST FOR IRIDIUM
MAYBE A PG-13 FOR OPRAH
ET CETERA...
MICROSOFT'S WEB CLIMBING
   CHART: Microsoft Stock Price

Washington Outlook
DON NICKLES: A MAN FOR ALL REPUBLICANS?
PUBLIC AHEAD OF THE POLS
WELFARE BEHIND BARS
PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE

International Business
HONG KONG'S NEW BOSS
   TABLE: Tung's Strategy
   'WE ARE GOING TO BE A COMMUNITY OF THE RULE OF LAW'
WILL FRANCE TORPEDO THE EURO?
   TABLE: The French Push for Special Treatment
THE NTT BREAKUP THAT ISN'T
JULIO BOZANO, RIO'S PEERLESS BARGAIN-HUNTER
   TABLE: Bozano's Lucrative Buy-Ins

International Outlook
BRITAIN: ARE RIGHT-WINGERS PRAYING FOR A TORY ROUT?
BIG WIN FOR ENRON
IRAN'S BIDS IN GERMANY

The Workplace
JOE HILL TAKES ON JOE COLLEGE
   TABLE: Organizing on Campus, 1996

The Corporation
AEROFLOT GETS IN THE GAME
   TABLE: How Aeroflot is Clearing Away the Soviet Cobwebs

Developments to Watch
EARTHSHAKING NEWS FROM OLD SPY PIX
WHAT'S ON THE SILICON HORIZON
THE GIFT OF SIGHT--FROM A TOOTH
INNOVATIONS
Developments to Watch Contacts

Finance
AT DLJ, WILL LBO LIGHTNING STRIKE TWICE?
   TABLE: Donaldson Lufkin's Hottest Plays
FIRST CITY: NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE DISTRESS
   TABLE: First City's Three Lives
A SAFE NEW WORLD FOR FUTURES?
   CHART: Riding the Top Commodity Index

Inside Wall Street
WILL TURNER BRING A TURNAROUND?
AMDAHL'S BULGING ORDER BOOK
   CHART: An Upswing from Services?
MAKING A STEADY, SURE RECOVERY

Information Processing
A MODEL PAPERLESS LIBRARY
   'KEY WORDS' FOR GRAPHICS?
      TABLE: Finding Photos, Before and After
THE FIRST NAME IN MODEMS GETS A SECOND CHANCE
   CHART: Modem Modulations

People
NEXTWAVE TELECOM: RIGHT PARTY, WRONG NUMBER?
   TABLE: Making Waves
   TABLE: Resume: Allen Salmasi

Social Issues
COMMENTARY: KEEP THE HEAT ON SWEATSHOPS

Personal Business
PC MEETS TV: THE PLOT THICKENS
   SCREEN: NFL-NBC Sports
   TABLE: Spec Sheet
   TABLE: Intercast on Your PC Screen
LOW-RISK INVESTING IN HIGH-RISK LOANS
   TABLE: Plays in Specialty Finance
CADDY VS. LEXUS: THE E-MAIL FILES
   PHOTO: 1997 Lexus ES 300
   PHOTO: 1997 Cadillac Catera

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

Investment Figures of the Week
INVESTMENT FIGURES OF THE WEEK
   CHART: Mutual Fund Returns
   CHART: Stocks and Bonds

Editorials
CHILD'S PLAY FOR THE MILLENNIUM
HONG KONG: FREEDOM'S NOT NEGOTIABLE

International -- Spotlight on Jordan
A PARCHED LAND CRIES FOR WATER...WHILE AN OASIS BLOOMS ONCE MORE (int'l edition)
   MAP: Jordan

International -- Readers Report
DON'T WRITE INDIA OUT OF ASIA (int'l edition)

International -- European Business
FIXING EUROPE'S FRACTURED DEFENSE INDUSTRY (int'l edition)

International -- Asian Business
'PICKING UP THE PACE' AT AYALA (int'l edition)
   TABLE: Ayala's Game Plan
CAN THE SON FILL PAPA'S SHOES AT BIRLA GROUP? (int'l edition)
   TABLE: Kumar Birla: The $5 Billion Kid

International -- Finance
BRAZIL'S PEERLESS BARGAIN-HUNTER (int'l edition)
   TABLE: Bozano's Lucrative Buy-Ins
A TALK WITH THAILAND'S FINANCE MINISTER (int'l edition)

International -- Editorials
CHIRAC SHOULD LEAD (int'l edition)


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