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COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY DAVID FRANKLIN; PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY JAIME BEAUCHAMP/BW AND ROGER KENNY



Cover Story
CAN HONDA BUILD A WORLD CAR?
   COVER IMAGE: Can Honda Build a World Car?
   CHART: The Accord Powers U.S. Sales...And U.S. Sales Power Honda
   TABLE: International Accord
   TABLE: How the Accord Stacks Up
   PHOTO: 1998 Toyota Camry LE
   PHOTO: 1998 Ford Taurus LX
   THE MAN WHO PUT HONDA BACK IN THE RACE
   MAKING ROOM FOR BOOMERS
      PHOTO: Interior of 1998 Honda Accord

Special Report
GETTING SET FOR JAPAN'S REBOUND
   TABLE: Stocks to Watch as Japan's Economy Recovers
   TABLE: Tips from the Pros
   CHART: The Case for Japan
CALLING ALL BOTTOM-FISHERS
   TABLE: Finding Value in Southeast Asia
   CHART: Battered Bourses

Up Front
TALK SHOW
NOTHING BUT NET AT APPLE
ANOTHER BIG-OIL BONDING RITUAL?
WHEN HEADHUNTERS CALL UNDERWRITERS
YOU'RE SO VAIN
   TABLE: What Men Spend to Look and Smell Good
THE WORLD BANK'S SOOTY TRADE-OFF
SELL FUTURES IN YOUR VERDICT
SOME GUYS PLAYED WITH THEIR HELMETS ON
CHART: Chips Ahoy!
FOOTNOTES

Readers Report
SILICON VALLEY: NOT JUST MEN AND COMPUTERS
WANT TEAMWORK? LOSE THE CUBICLES
A FAIRER EVALUATION OF HOST MARRIOTT
THE REAL WORLD OF STAY-AT-HOME PARENTS
CHEMICAL, NOT CHASE, SAVED ON THEIR MERGER
DON'T REWARD COMPANIES FOR SHORTSIGHTED DOWNSIZING

Corrections & Clarifications
Corporate Scoreboard (Aug. 18-25)
Silicon Valley (Cover Story, Aug. 18-25)
Why Johnny can't sit still (Personal Business, Aug. 18-25)
How Merrill Lynch is winning the East (Finance, Sept. 1)

Books
WHAT'S A POOR COUNTRY TO DO?
   PHOTO: Cover, ''Plowing the Sea''
   PHOTO: Cover, ''Determinants of Economic Growth''
   PHOTO: Cover, ''The Marketing of Nations''

Technology & You
A MATH STUDENT'S BEST FRIEND
EASY WRITER
PRINT

Economic Viewpoint
FRAGILE ECONOMIES AND FLOATING CURRENCIES DON'T MIX

Economic Trends
LEAN MAY NOT BE SO MEAN
   CHART: Higher Stock Prices, More Jobs?
SPEAK UP, CENTRAL BANKS
WHO'S WORKING TWO JOBS?
   CHART: Well-Educated Moonlighters
BIDDING UP DEBT AUCTIONS

Letter From New York
AN OLD WARRIOR HANGS TOUGH
   MAP: Manhattan

Business Outlook
U.S.: GOOD-BYE, ENDLESS SUMMER. HELLO, HIGHER RATES?
   CHART: The Strong Upward Trend in Orders
   CHART: Home Buying Remains at a High Level
   CHART: High Ratings for Job-Market Conditions
BRAZIL: REAL FEARS OF DEVALUATION
   CHART: Brazil's Economy Is Picking Up Steam

News: Analysis & Commentary
EATING SCARED
   CHART: A Growing Appetite
   CHART: E. Coli's Toll
   WANTED: A FEW MORE OUNCES OF PREVENTION
FANNING THE FLAMES FOR A TOUGHER TOBACCO DEAL
   TABLE: Hurdles for the Tobacco Pact
COMMENTARY: IF HOFFA WINS, LABOR IS THE LOSER
NOW CAN HUIZENGA'S REPUBLIC BURN RUBBER?
   CHART: Ready for a Tune-Up
FOR WESTINGHOUSE, A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA
   TABLE: Scaling The Great Wall
NOTHING JIVE ABOUT JUNIPER
   TABLE: A Who's Who of Backers
DRESSED TO DRILL
   TABLE: Uniform Approach

In Business This Week
BIG KING: CAN IT MAKE HASH OUT OF BIG MAC?
MORE SHOOTING IN CYBERSPACE
A DRUG MERGER IS LOOKING SICK
THE FTC IS PEERING INSIDE INTEL
MINING A DEAL CLOSE TO HOME
MOUNTING DANGER FOR DIETERS
ET CETERA...
QWESTING
   CHART: Qwest Communications Stock Price

Washington Outlook
LOCK 'N' LOAD AT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
NEW BLOOD AT THE CEA
FOREIGN-HELD REITs ROAR
A HIGHER HEALTH-CARE CAP?

International Business
BT-MCI: STILL FULL OF KNOTS
   TABLE: Sir Peter's Projects
   TABLE: The Concert Partners
BLOODSHED AND TERROR IN BOLLYWOOD--A TRUE STORY
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE RUSSIAN COAL MINERS' DOLLARS?
   TABLE: A Tale of Missing Money
THE SWEET SOUND OF SUCCESS FOR CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY
   CHART: A Slow Rebound

International Outlook
IF MANDELA'S COALITION CRUMBLES, SOUTH AFRICA COULD FOLLOW
HONG KONG KEEPS DOLLAR PEG
GERMANY'S MOVING COSTS

Entertainment
THE HIGH ROLLERS HIT MOTOWN

Marketing
LOOK WHO'S PICKING LEVI'S POCKET
   CHART: Private-Label Jeans Are Hip

Government
THE GOP: IS THE DAY OF THE HOTHEAD OVER?
   DUNN: A BRIDGE TO WOMEN?
   PRYCE: THE PEACEMAKER
   HASTERT: SUBTLE ARM-TWISTER
   GREENWOOD: STEALTH MODERATE

Legal Affairs
WHAT MAY STUB OUT THE TOBACCO SETTLEMENT
   TABLE: Dangerous Precedents?

People
CAN A COMIC-BOOK COLLECTOR PUT THE MAGIC BACK IN MARVEL?
   PHOTO: Batman Comic Book
   PHOTO: Spiderman Comic Book
   TABLE: Resume: Stephen A. Geppi

Media
IS IT PRIME TIME FOR CABLE?
   CHART: Hey, Where'd Everybody Go?

Finance
WHY DID FIDELITY SEAL THE HATCH?
   TABLE: Magellan's Returns Haven't Kept Up
A MISSOURI FUND FIRM MARRIES WELL
   CHART: American Century's Mounting Assets
PAINEWEBBER: EAT OR BE EATEN
   TABLE: PaineWebber at a Glance

Inside Wall Street
READER'S DIGEST: A BRIGHTER PAGE?
   CHART: On the Rise
GET READY FOR THIS PAPER CHASE
   CHART: Reaching to the Sky
EARTHLINK: FROM NET ACCESS, NET GAIN?
   CHART: A Diamond in the Rough

Information Processing
MICROSOFT REFINES ITS NET GAME
   TABLE: Microsoft's Internet Programming
   TABLE: Lessons from Cyberspace

Bits & Bytes
THIS E-MAIL MANAGER IS MULTILINGUAL
THE THINNEST WEB SERVER AROUND
BRINGING THE NET TO NEWBIES
REMEMBER ALGEBRA? THIS PROGRAM DOES
Bits & Bytes Contacts

Science & Technology
THE MAN WHO CAN SEE THE FUTURE FOR CHIPS
   CHART: The Semiconductor Roller Coaster

Developments to Watch
TECHIE MANAGERS IN TRAINING
A BROAD SPECTRUM OF USES FOR NEAR-INFRARED
WILL THESE FRACTALS GET A WARM RECEPTION?
NOW YOUR SAWBONES CAN TEST FOR BRITTLE BONES
Developments to Watch Contacts

Personal Business
WANT TO PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR CONSCIENCE IS?
   TABLE: Funds with a Cause
COMMENTARY: RADIO STOCKS CAN'T PLAY THIS TUNE FOREVER
   TABLE: The Runup in Radio
SMOOTHING THE ROAD TO A FAMILY REUNION
   TABLE: Strategies for Pain-Free Planning

Business Week Index
BUSINESS WEEK INDEX
   CHART: Production Index
   HISTORICAL DATA: BW Index Back to 1992
THE WEEK AHEAD

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

Editorials
INVESTOR, MAKE THE WORLD YOUR OYSTER
CLEAN AIR, CLEAN WATER--AND CLEAN FOOD

International -- Spotlight on Egypt
A NEW TOWN BLOOMS IN THE DESERT...WHILE THE NILE IS COAXED TO HELP (int'l edition)
   MAP: Egypt

International -- Readers Report
FIRST, UNDERSTAND THE CULTURE, THEN MARKET (int'l edition)
BOARDROOMS: WHERE WEALTH REALLY SURGED (int'l edition)
MORE ON CHILE'S TROUBLED HISTORY (int'l edition)
HOW GLOBAL DOLLAR DEMAND FUELS THE U.S. ECONOMY (int'l edition)
DO REBATES PUT DETROIT ON THE WRONG TRACK? (int'l edition)

International -- European Business
FOR CANAL PLUS, IT'S TOUGH BEING ON TOP (int'l edition)
   TABLE: Canal Plus Is a Speedster...But the Race Isn't Over
A TALK WITH GERHARD SCHRODER (int'l edition)

International -- Asian Business
LADY LUCK IS FROWNING ON PACHINKO (int'l edition)
   TABLE: Pachinko at a Glance

International -- Int'l Business
A CHILEAN DYNASTY'S MANIFEST DESTINY (int'l edition)
   TABLE: The Luksic Group's Wide Reach

International -- Editorials
GERMANY'S WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY (int'l edition)


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