Silicon Valley -- Special Report
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Editor's Memo
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SILICON SAGA
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PHOTO: Andy Grove, Bob Noyce, and Gordon Moore, Intel Corp. Circa 1970s
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Up Front
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TALK SHOW
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THE FCC SPARKS A GLOBAL HISSY FIT
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THE INSIDE DOPE ON OUTSIDE CEOs
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SAN DIEGO KISSES A BABY BELL BYE-BYE
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WATCHING TENNIS: BINOCULARS, ANYONE?
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NICE BOUQUET, FULL-BODIED PRICES
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TEA IS BAGGING A BIGGER CROWD
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PUBLISHERS GET A CAMPUS HAZING
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CHART: Banking Jobs May Bounce Back
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FOOTNOTES
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Readers Report
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THE FED CHEERS FOR RISK MANAGEMENT
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MAZDA'S CEO: WHAT I DID AT JAGUAR
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APPLE IS RIPE FOR A MERGER
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MOURNING VERSACE, NOT JUST HIS EMPIRE
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CHILE AS AN ECONOMIC MODEL? NO THANKS, MR. ROBERTS
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BANKERS ARE FIGHTING THE DIRTY-MONEY WAR
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Corrections & Clarifications
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A slimmer CIGNA (In Business This Week, Aug. 11)
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The big picture (Up Front, July 14)
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Why the Donorgate hearings won't lead to reform (News: Analysis & Commentary, July 21)
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Letter From Germany
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TYCOONS ON THE TRAIL OF THE NEXT DE KOONING
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MAP: Germany/Italy
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Letter From North Carolina
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TOBACCO COUNTRY FACES LIFE AFTER TOBACCO
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MAP: Eastern North Carolina
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Books
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A SCORNFUL LOOK AT THE CONSULTING BIZ
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PHOTO: Cover, ''Dangerous Company''
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HARD LESSONS
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PHOTO: Cover, ''Street Smarts''
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DEAD-END JOBS
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PHOTO: Cover, ''The Ax''
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Technology & You
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HAVE YOUR MAC--AND WINDOWS, TOO
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PHOTO FIDDLING
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WHEN LESS IS MORE
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Economic Viewpoint
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WHY CONGRESS SHOULD STUB OUT THE TOBACCO DEAL
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Economic Trends
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WHERE WEALTH SURGED IN THE '90s
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CHART: The Rich Get Even Richer
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FAST AND LOOSE ON THE MOUND
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HELP WANTED BY SMALL BUSINESS
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Business Outlook
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U.S: SIZZLING STATS AND SWEATY PALMS
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CHART: New Jobless Claims Head Back Down
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CHART: Purchasers Say Business Is Booming
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CHART: Companies Build Up Their Stockpiles
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JAPAN: TOO HEAVY ON THE BRAKES?
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CHART: Japan's Inventories Are Edging Up Again
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News: Analysis & Commentary
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THE TOBACCO DEAL: SMOKE AND MIRRORS?
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TABLE: Follow the Money
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PRICES: DETROIT FINALLY GETS IT
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CHART: The Pricing Game
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PHOTO: Ford Taurus LX
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THIS PACKAGE IS A HEAVY ONE FOR THE TEAMSTERS
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TABLE: What's Dividing UPS
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RON CAREY: HOW CLEAN IS MR. CLEAN?
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TABLE: Ron Carey's Teamsters Woes
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COMMENTARY: THE PRODUCTIVITY BOOM IS STILL A MYSTERY
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IS THIS APPLE'S GRAND PLAN?
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OXFORD'S NEWS ONLY SOUNDS BAD
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COMMENTARY: IN THIS DRUG WAR, CONSUMERS ARE THE CASUALTIES
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CHART: Bitter Pill for Brand-Name Drugs
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HOME SWEET HOME SALES
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AN AVALANCHE OF NEW IRAs?
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TABLE: Next Year's Changes
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PUTSCH ON THE POTOMAC
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TABLE: Capital Ideas
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In Business This Week
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ROSEMARIE GRECO: CORESTATES LOSES A KEY ASSET
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HILTON PLAYS LIKE A HIGH ROLLER
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MGM: WE'RE OFF TO SEE THE BANKER
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PAGING NETWORK FACES SOME STATIC
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A MIRACLE WORKER FOR COLUMBIA/HCA?
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A BAD SIDE EFFECT MARS AETNA'S CURE
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ET CETERA...
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FIXING FISHER
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CHART: Fisher Scientific Stock Price
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Washington Outlook
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WHERE IS CLINTON HEADED? WATCH HIS CHOICE FOR STAFF CHIEF
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THE NEW FACE OF THE GOP?
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SO YOU WANTED A TAX CUT
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International Business
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OVERHAULING CHINA INC.?
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TABLE: The Game Plan
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COMMENTARY: SOUTH KOREA NEEDS A FEW GOOD BANKRUPTCIES
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'A FIASCO FOR GERMANY'
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TABLE: How Bonn Has Failed Business
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A STAMPEDE ON THE PAMPAS
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TABLE: Boom on the Farm
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International Outlook
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GRAFT IN HIS GOVERNMENT WEAKENS ARAFAT'S GRIP
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SOUTH AFRICAN UNIONS STRIKE
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THAILAND MAY FACE MORE WOES
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Finance
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THE HEDGE FUNDS: THE RICH GET A LITTLE RICHER
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TABLE: A Summer Bounce
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IS THIS LENDER TOO HUNGRY FOR ITS OWN GOOD?
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TABLE: A Highflier's Troubles...
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CHART: ...Are Puncturing Its Stock
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SPECULATION 101: A CHASE-MERRILL DEAL?
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TABLE: Made in Heaven?
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ONE GOOD TURNAROUND DESERVES...
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TABLE: Scudder & Zurich Kemper: Vital Statistics
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Inside Wall Street
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WHY SGS-THOMSON IS IN THE CHIPS
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CHART: Plenty of Oomph
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A SECOND LOOK AT STERLING VISION
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CHART: The Shorts Had Their Day
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BLACK INK FROM THE MISSISSIPPI?
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CHART: Smooth Sailing May Lie Ahead
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Corporate Scoreboard
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CORPORATE PROFITS: 'THINGS STILL LOOK AWFULLY GOOD'
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TABLE: Winners and Losers in Quarterly Profits
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CHART: Aftertax Profits Quarter by Quarter
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CHART: Industries with the Biggest Dollar Change in the Quarter
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TABLE: Second-Quarter Corporate Profit Scoreboard (.pdf)
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IT'S NOT A SUPERDOLLAR--YET
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CHART: The Rallying Greenback
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Personal Business
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THE SECOND INCOME: IS IT WORTH IT?
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TABLE: A Financial Analysis for Working Parents
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TABLE: What She Loses Long-Term
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MONEY TIPS FROM THE FRONT
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WHY JOHNNY CAN'T SIT STILL
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TABLE: The Symptoms...And the Remedies
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TABLE: Where to Go for Help
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BRINGING UP BABY--BILINGUALLY
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TABLE: Getting Them Started in Another Tongue
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THE 1-2-3s OF HIRING A NANNY
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TABLE: Tools for the Task
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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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HISTORICAL DATA: BW Index Back to 1992
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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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THE RICH ECOSYSTEM OF SILICON VALLEY
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International -- Spotlight on London
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ON THE SOUTH BANK, IT'S ALL CHANGING...EXCEPT FOR THE MAGNIFICENT VIEW (int'l edition)
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MAP: London/South Bank
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International -- Readers Report
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THE NEW YORK YANKEES? NEVER HEARD OF 'EM (int'l edition)
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THIS IS MEXICO'S VELVET REVOLUTION (int'l edition)
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International -- European Business
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'A FIASCO FOR GERMANY' (int'l edition)
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CHART: The Dropping Deutschemark
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TABLE: How Kohl Has Failed Business
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IS IT TOO LATE FOR THOMSON? (int'l edition)
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CHART: The Red Ink Keeps Flowing
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International -- Asian Business
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A CHANGE OF COURSE AT CHINA AIRLINES (int'l edition)
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TABLE: CAL's Top-to-Bottom Makeover
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International -- Int'l Business
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MORE BRAWN FOR AN ISRAELI POWERHOUSE? (int'l edition)
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International -- Editorials
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GERMANY NEEDS REAL TAX REFORM (int'l editions)
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