Cover Story
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THE BEST PERFORMERS
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COVER IMAGE: The Business Week 50
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TABLE: The Business Week Fifty
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WHY IT'S SO TOUGH TO BEAT THE S&P
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CHART: Small Investors Flock to the S&P 500
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STARS YOU MAY NEVER HAVE HEARD OF
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MAKING THE MOST OF A MOUNTAIN OF DATA
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TABLE: Prospecting with the Performance Ranking
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MBNA: ACES OF PLASTIC
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NIKE: SWOOSH!
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GAP AND T.J. MAXX: CLOTHES HORSES
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INTEL: CHIP CHAMP
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PHILLIPS PETROLEUM AND SUN: THE CRUDE EDGE
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MERCK: GOOD HEALTH
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ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS: DEAN OF LEAN
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ALCOA: ALUMINUM ROLL
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TRAVELERS GROUP: WEILL BUILT
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COMPUTERS: SILICON CZARS
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HFS: BRAND DADDY
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TELLABS: SWITCH HIT
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PANENERGY: POWERING UP
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TABLE: Sales: The Best And Worst in Sales Performance
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TABLE: Earnings Growth: The Best in Profits Growth
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TABLE: Earnings Decline
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TABLE: Total Return: The Best And Worst in Shareholder Returns
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TABLE: Net Margin: The Best And Worst Margins
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TABLE: Return On Equity: The Best And Worst ROE
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TABLE: Performance Rankings of the S&P 500 (.pdf)
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TABLE: Industry Rankings of the S&P 500 (.pdf)
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TABLE: Alphabetical List of Companies (.pdf)
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Up Front
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TALK SHOW
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THESE ARE YOUR CAPTAINS SPEAKING
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ALEXIS HERMAN'S BAGGAGE GROWS HEAVIER
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FAME AND FORTUNE
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TABLE: Which One Celebrity Would You Invest In?
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MARVIN DAVIS, PIT BOSS
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CONFESSIONS OF A HOROSCOPE HONCHO
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WHY JOHNNY CAN'T BE BOTHERED
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AN EMPTY CUP FOR BUDWEISER?
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CHART: How Much for That Dom Perignon?
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FOOTNOTES
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Editor's Memo
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THE NEW CORPORATE ELITE
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Readers Report
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RALLYING ROUND REDSTONE
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THE ETHANOL PROGRAM ISN'T CORPORATE WELFARE
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Corrections & Clarifications
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Rivals are buzzing all around Lufthansa (International Business, Mar. 3)
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Still more sophisticated (Technology & You, Mar. 10)
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The Industry Outlook issue (''Metals,'' Jan. 13)
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Books
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IS CHINA THE NEW EVIL EMPIRE?
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PHOTO: Cover, ''The Coming Conflict with China''
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Technology & You
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SERVICE WITH A CLICK
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IT'S WHO YOU KNOW
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SUITE FOR SORE EYES
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Economic Viewpoint
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WHAT THOSE FRENCH BLOKES CAN LEARN FROM THE BRITISH
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Economic Trends
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DON'T PANIC OVER SOCIAL SECURITY
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CHART: The Burden Facing America's Workers
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RAKING IN THE REFUNDS
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CHART: A Little Help from the IRS
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DOES THE DOLE DETER CRIME?
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STARTUPS: STILL A JOB ENGINE
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Letter From Belgium
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INVASION OF THE HYDROPONIC ENDIVE
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MAP: Belgium
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Business Outlook
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U.S.: THE ECONOMY IS STILL HOPPING--AND FED WATCHERS ARE GETTING JUMPY
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CHART: Payroll Gains Are Speeding Up Again
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CHART: The Jobless Rate May Fall Further
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CHART: Early Signs of Pressure on Profits
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GERMANY: AT LAST, SIGNS OF A THAW
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CHART: Where Factory Demand Is Surging
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News: Analysis & Commentary
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MESSAGE FROM THE MALL
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CHART: Consumer Debt Is at Record Levels...The Poor Feel It Most...
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CHART: ...And Delinquency Is on the Rise...Yet Spending Is Holding Up...
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SUPERSTORES ON NOTICE
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GRAPHIC: Too Many Pricey Paper Clips?
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A JOLT OF RELIEF FROM PARKINSON'S DISEASE
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TAMING TREMORS
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GRAPHIC: Taming Tremors
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COMMENTARY: CAMPAIGN MONEY: NOW EVERYBODY IS IN A GLASS HOUSE
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A SMALL-JET DOGFIGHT OVER TEXAS
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TABLE: Good-Bye Turboprops
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COMMENTARY: POLITICS SHOULDN'T RULE THE AIRWAVES
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CAN TCI LAUNCH ITS SATELLITE STRATEGY?
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APPLE CLONERS: PARTNERS OR 'PARASITES'?
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CHART: Clone Power
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CAN'T WAIT TILL SUMMER? NEITHER CAN HOLLYWOOD
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CHART: Spring Fever
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In Business This Week
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57 VARIETIES OF CHALLENGES
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PHOTO: William R. Johnson of H.J. Heinz & Co.
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TWO BROKERS TIE THE KNOT
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CAN IBUPROFEN STOP ALZHEIMER'S?
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IT'S A LITIGIOUS WORLD AFTER ALL
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GE ISN'T COOLING ITS JETS
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FEW AD DOLLARS ARE CAUGHT IN THE NET
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ET CETERA...
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WARNER-LAMBERT'S DRUG HIGH
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CHART: Warner-Lambert Stock Price
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Washington Outlook
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HOW LABOR'S CAMPAIGN BLITZ MADE THE GOP BLINK
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EXPORTERS PLAY DEFENSE
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NEWT'S FUTURE WORLD
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FROM AUSTIN TO WASHINGTON?
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International Business
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THE RUSH TO RUSSIA
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CHART: Heady Days for Russian Stocks
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TABLE: Russian Roundup
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HOW TO PLACE A BET ON THE WILD, WILD EAST
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CHART: A Rapid Takeoff
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FAT CITY ON THE THAMES
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COMMENTARY: TOKYO'S RIGGED MARKETS NEED REVOLUTION, NOT REFORM
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International Outlook
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WILL BORIS AND BILL CATCH A CHILL IN HELSINKI?
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GERMAN MINERS REVOLT
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SWISSAIR'S AMERICAN CAPTAIN
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Media
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U S WEST CAN'T TAKE ITS EYES OFF TV
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CHART: U S West's Revenues, Debt...
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CHART: ...Cash Flow, and Cable Subscribers
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The Corporation
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FORD: THE BOARD STARTS TO GET TOUGH
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CHART: Financial Pressure Builds
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PHOTO: Ford Ka
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Economics
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COMMENTARY: A HELPING HAND, NOT JUST AN INVISIBLE HAND
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Government
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WHISPERING IN BILL'S RIGHT EAR
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TABLE: Bruce Reed's Social Agenda
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Legal Affairs
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WHISTLE-BLOWERS ON TRIAL
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TABLE: Shakedown Artists or Saints?
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Workplace
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HIGH TENSION AT GENERAL ELECTRIC
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TABLE/VIDEO: Welch vs. His Unions
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A BLAST FROM NEUTRON JACK
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THE COMING JOB BOTTLENECK
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CHART: Americans Are Getting Older...
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CHART: ...And Retirement Seems Uncertain...
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CHART: ...So Many Will Work Longer
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Finance
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THE MOB ON WALL STREET: WHY YOU CAN'T SEE IT
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TABLE: Dramatis Personae
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TABLE: Five Steps to Offshore Riches
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COMMENTARY: WHY DIDN'T ANYONE SMELL A RAT AT CENTENNIAL?
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CHART: Down to Earth
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OUT OF THE S&L ASHES
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TABLE: High-Stakes Dealmaking
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Inside Wall Street
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GOLD IN THE GOLDEN WEST?
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CHART: California, Here They Come
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MAKING ANGEION'S HEART SING
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ALZA: ALL PEPPED UP OVER PROTEINS
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CHART: Maybe More Zip on the Street
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Developments to Watch
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THIS WATCH WATCHES YOUR Zs
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PHOTO: The Sleep Watch
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HOW TO TEST A BRIDGE'S METTLE
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TROUBLE IN THE DRAIN? CALL ROBO-ROOTER
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PHOTO: Miniature Inspection Robot
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INNOVATIONS
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Developments to Watch Contacts
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Information Processing
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WEBTV: HELLO, COUCH POTATOES
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CHART: Tuning In to the Net
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TABLE: Honey, What's on the Web Tonight?
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WEBTV'S BEHIND-THE-SCREEN BREAKTHROUGH
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Bits & Bytes
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PUMP UP THE JAMS--ON THE WEB
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A WINNING COMBO FOR ONLINE ADVERTISERS?
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'THIN SERVERS' WITH BIG CONNECTIONS
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FROM THE CAR TO THE COUCH IN ONE EASY SWITCH
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Bits & Bytes Contacts
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Entertainment
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MEDIA BARON
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TABLE: Krishnan's Empire
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Environment
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THE DUSTUP OVER FINE AIR POLLUTANTS
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TABLE: Strengthening Clean-Air Regs
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Social Issues
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DOCTORS INC.
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TABLE: The PPM Prescription
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CHART: The Solo Practitioner Is Disappearing...
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CHART: ...As More Doctors Become Employees...
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CHART: ...Working for Other Doctors
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TABLE: How the Two Leaders Stack Up
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Sports Business
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FROM THE DUGOUT TO THE OWNERS BOX?
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Personal Business
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BANK FUNDS: PLAYING CATCH-UP
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TABLE: Winners and Losers Among Bank-Managed Mutual Funds
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BOTTOM FISHING FOR NETWORKING STOCKS
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TABLE: Torpedoed Treasures
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ARE YOU AN OFFICE SLOB?
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TABLE: The Mark of a 'Messaholic'
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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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DON'T BLOW THIS CHANCE, WASHINGTON
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THE FTC'S AIM WAS TRUE THIS TIME
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RELEARNING HOW TO GROW
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International -- Spotlight on Wales
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THE TIDE TURNS AT CARDIFF'S PORT...AND OPPONENTS CAN'T HOLD IT BACK (int'l edition)
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MAP: Cardiff, Wales
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International -- Readers Report
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THE LESSONS ENRON LEARNED IN INDIA (int'l edition)
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International -- European Business
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EUROPE STILL DOESN'T GET IT
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TABLE: Where Privatization Isn't Working
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BMW IS FINALLY BRINGING ROVER TO HEEL (int'l edition)
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PHOTO: MG 1.8i Convertible
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TABLE: Remaking Rover
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WILL THIS FORMULA MAKER STAY ADORABLE? (int'l edition)
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CHART: A Teflon Stock?
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International -- Asian Business
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ONE TIRED TIGER (int'l edition)
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TABLE: Where Thailand Went Wrong
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ORIENT OVERSEAS' NEW CAPTAIN BATTENS DOWN THE HATCHES (int'l edition)
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TABLE: Resume: C.C. Tung
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A TALK WITH INDIA'S FINANCE MINISTER (int'l edition)
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International -- Science & Technology
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NOW THESE COPYCATS HAVE TO DISCOVER NEW DRUGS
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HOT NEW MEDICINES--FROM 1500 B.C.
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International -- Editorials
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THE OPEN-MARKET FACTS OF LIFE (int'l edition)
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WHERE THAILAND WENT WRONG (int'l edition)
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