Cover Story
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RESCUING ASIA
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COVER IMAGE: Rescuing Asia
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TABLE: The IMF Bailout: What Could It Cost?
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TABLE: And Asia's Other Problem Spots
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CAN THE IMF WRESTLE DOWN SUHARTO INC.?
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RIDING OUT THE STORM
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TABLE: Asia Jitters
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TABLE: International Interests
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Enterprise -- In Box
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WHAT PRICE SALESPEOPLE?
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ONLINE ORIGINAL TABLE: How Much Is the Other Guy Making?
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GRAPHIC: Happy Sale-ing
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WHAT, NO MICROWAVE?
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ONLINE ORIGINAL TABLE: Multifunction Products: A Guide to What's Out There
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PHOTO: Brother MFC-7000FC
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CHINTZY, CHINTZY
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CHART: Budgets for Hornblowing
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SOME CUSTOMERS ARE KINGS...
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EXPORT ENERGY
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BETTER CHECK THAT POLICY
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ONLINE ORIGINAL TABLE: Home Business Insurance: A Policy Sampler
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YOU, TOO, CAN BE AN LLC
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WINNING LOSERS
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PHOTO: Homer Simpson
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PHOTO: Jason Alexander
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Enterprise -- Management
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YOU DO THE WORK, THEY DO THE PAPERWORK
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TABLE: When You Want to Choose a Professional Employer Organization...
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ONLINE ORIGINAL TABLE: Is Your PEO Accredited?
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CHART: The Growth of PEOs
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Enterprise -- Companies
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BLUE, RED, PURPLE--AND GREEN ALL OVER
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TABLE: The Color of Success at Studio EG
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Enterprise -- Marketing
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TURNING SHOWER SCUM INTO GOLD
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TABLE: How Clean Shower Aims to Scrub the Competition
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CHART: Cleaning Up
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ONLINE ORIGINAL AUDIO: A Sampling of Clean Shower Radio Ads
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Enterprise -- Buyer's Guide
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PICK A CARD, NOT ANY CARD
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TABLE: What's in the Cards, Part 1
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TABLE: What's in the Cards, Part 2
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Enterprise -- Technology
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OUT OF THE BOX AND ONTO THE NET
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TABLE: On-Ramps on the Cheap
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Enterprise -- People
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HE'S ONE DETERMINED SEW-AND-SEW
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TABLE: Resume: Anthony Mark Hankins
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Enterprise -- Downtime
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GIVE A LITTLE, GET A LOT
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TABLE: The Rewards of Virtue
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Up Front
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TALK SHOW
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NOW SHOWING AT THE FED: G-SPAN
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IS DELAWARE THE PLACE TO GO BROKE?
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WHEN ART IMITATES ADVERTISING
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PHOTO: Stacey Edwards
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KKR WILL KEEP ON TRUCKIN'
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IF YOU LIKE THE SUIT, CLICK HERE
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NAME-DROPPING: NO MORE K-III
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MELANCHOLY OVER HIS TELERATE BABY
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PHOTO: Neil S. Hirsch
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CHART: Phone Home?
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FOOTNOTES
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Readers Report
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LUKEWARM ALLIES IN THE GLOBAL-WARMING CRUSADE
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HOT AIR ON GREENHOUSE GASES?
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BRITANNICA ON CD-ROM WOULD BE WORTH ITS HIGH PRICE
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IT'S ABOUT TIME THE TOP B-SCHOOLS GOT REAL
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WHY DO WE TOLERATE LOW STANDARDS IN MEDICINE?
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DON'T INVEST IN COMPANIES THAT OVERPAY THE CEO
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STAMPING OUT CORRUPTION ISN'T QUITE SO EASY
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Corrections & Clarifications
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''The new world order'' (Cover Story, Oct. 13)
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Books
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THE MONEYMAN BEHIND THE NAZIS
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PHOTO: Cover, ''Hitler's Banker''
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Technology & You
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MICRO-LAPTOPS: TINY--BUT NOT TRIFLING
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TABLE: Sizing Up the Competition
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PHOTO: Mitsubishi Amity CN Computer
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Economic Viewpoint
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WHAT THE FREE MARKET CAN'T FIX
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Economic Trends
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CONGRESS' NEW TEMPTATION
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CHART: America's Vanishing Budget Deficit
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SPREADING TAX RELIEF AROUND
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A TEACHER CRUNCH AHEAD?
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CHART: U.S. High Schools under Pressure
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Letter From Ithaca, N.Y.
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WHERE LITERARY LIONS CUT THEIR TEETH
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MAP: Ithaca, N.Y.
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Business Outlook
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U.S.: IN 1998, THE BEAT WON'T GO ON
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CHART: Surging Demand Lifts Third-Quarter Growth
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CHART: Purchasers See a Pickup in October
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CHART: Mortgage Rates Continue to Fall
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GERMANY: MARKET TURMOIL MAY DELAY THE BUBA'S PLANS
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CHART: Costlier Imports Lift German Inflation Fears
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News: Analysis & Commentary
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THE NEW ECONOMY: WHAT IT REALLY MEANS
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TABLE: The Case against the New Economy
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CHART: Trade and Technology Are Powering Growth
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CHART: Growth Is Strong...Profits Are Soaring...
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CHART: ...Unemployment Is Low...And Inflation Is Tame...
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CHART: Productivity Growth Has Been Weak for Years...But There Are Signs of Revival
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COMMENTARY: FUNDS: A HIDDEN TRICK INVESTORS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
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CHART: Why the Difference?
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FOR STARTUPS, A NARROWER ROAD AHEAD?
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CHART: Venture-Capital Valuations Are Rising...And Fewer Companies Are Going Public
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HILTON'S CEO JUST WON'T CHECK OUT
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CHART: A Moving Target
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JACK FROST PAYS MOTOWN AN EARLY VISIT
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PHOTO: 1998 Chrysler Town & Country Lxi
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TABLE: A Dip in the Road, or a Slippery Slope?
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GETTING PARANOID OVER AU PAIRS
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TABLE: Au Pairs: The Industry
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COMMENTARY: LET SENIORS PAY FOR PREMIUM HEALTH CARE
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PEPSI VS. COKE: IF YOU CAN'T BEAT 'EM, COPY 'EM
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CHART: Coke Rules the World
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In Business This Week
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ROBERT HAAS: JEAN THERAPY
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MICROSOFT'S NEXT CABLE BUY IS...
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BARCLAYS AND CSFB ARE CLOSE TO A DEAL
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BELL ATLANTIC GOES THE DISTANCE
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YELLOW LIGHT ON A DIABETES DRUG
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PRICE CEILINGS ARE PROPPED UP
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ET CETERA...
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FLUORED
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CHART: Fluor Corp. Stock Price
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Washington Outlook
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THE GOP ASSAULT ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IS GETTING SERIOUS
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AL'S SINKING FORTUNES
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TELECOM COMPETITION
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DIRTY LITTLE SECRET
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Finance
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HEADED FOR BUBBLE TROUBLE?
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TABLE: Five Sane Reasons for Insane Markets
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CONNECT THE DOTS...AND YOU'LL SEE A SLOWDOWN
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CHART: A Flatter Yield Curve
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CHART: Yields in Germany, Britain, and Japan
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WHY A STAR FUND MANAGER IS STARTING OVER
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TABLE: Irene Hoover Cleans Up
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IS WADE COOK'S RECIPE KOSHER?
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CHART: A Stunning Rise
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Inside Wall Street
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WHAT'S MAKING ZALE SPARKLE
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CHART: It Aims to Grow Bigger Still
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BANKING ON AMSOUTH
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CHART: Looking Good to Suitors?
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COVER-ALL MAY BE SET TO RECOVER
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CHART: Buoyed by an Order Backlog
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Environment
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STRIP-MINING ON STEROIDS
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TABLE: The Dangers of Mountaintop Removal
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People
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CAN DR. FRIST CURE THIS PATIENT?
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TABLE: Reinventing Columbia/HCA: Frist's First 100 Days
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CHART: Columbia's Earnings Have Tumbled...Along with Its Stock
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Science & Technology
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CLEARING THE TRAFFIC JAMS IN CYBERSPACE
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TABLE: Four Cheap Ways to Speed Up the Internet
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Developments to Watch
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THE SMOOTHEST BIKE RIDE OF ALL
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PHOTO: K-2 Mountain Bike
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THIS TARANTULA COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE
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PHOTO: Tarantula
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U.S.-MADE DISPLAYS THAT BLOW AWAY ASIA'S
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SILVER DUST, WHIPPED UP IN A BLENDER
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Developments to Watch Contacts
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The Corporation
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LESSONS FOR SYLVAN LEARNING SYSTEMS
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CHART: Tutoring Is Lucrative for Sylvan...And Its Shareholders
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Social Issues
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BEHIND OXFORD'S BILLING NIGHTMARE
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CHART: Fall of an HMO Star
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Government
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A CRASH COURSE FOR THE GOP IN EDUCATION
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COMMENTARY: GETTING A GRIP ON TRADE SANCTIONS
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International Business
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ULTIMATUM AT PHILIPS
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TABLE: Boonstra's First Year Was Busy...But the Acid Test Is Still Ahead
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COMMENTARY: BRITAIN: COLONIZED AND LOVING IT
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BRAZIL'S NEIGHBORS ARE VERY NERVOUS
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International Outlook
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THE BUSINESS OF RUSSIA IS BIZNES--AND THAT COULD MEAN TROUBLE
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FRANCE WANTS TOP BANK JOB
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EXECS SEEK SMOOTHER TRADE
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Information Processing
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A PEEK AT STEVE JOBS' PLAN
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TABLE: Pros and Cons of the Jobs Blueprint
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CHART: Apple: Up, Down, Up, Breakeven?
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Bits & Bytes
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REVENGE OF THE SEARCH ENGINE
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SANTA'S LITTLE INTERNET HELPER
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AN ONLINE CHECKUP FOR YOUR WEB SITE
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THIS COMPUTER IS A LOOKER
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Bits & Bytes Contacts
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Entertainment
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WHAT BROUGHT ITALIAN FILMS 'OUT OF A COMA'
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Legal Affairs
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COMMENTARY: JUSTICE VS. MICROSOFT: WHY IT HAS A CASE
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Corporate Scoreboard
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PROFITS EASE OFF--FROM WHITE-HOT TO SIMMERING
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TABLE: Winners and Losers in Quarterly Profits
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A SPOTLIGHT ON THIRD-QUARTER PROFITS
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CHART: After Tax Profits Quarter by Quarter
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THE YEAR AHEAD: A LITTLE LETUP, BUT NO GLOOM AND DOOM
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CHART: Low Rates Push Profits
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SCOREBOARD: Third-Quarter Corporate Profits (.pdf)
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Personal Business
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BETTER PLAN NOW FOR NEXT YEAR
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TABLE: Getting Your Taxes in Order
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IS THAT MUTUAL FUND A TAX SINKHOLE?
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TABLE: Funds Keeping an Eye on Taxes
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TWO PROS' TAKES ON FUND TAXES
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TABLE: How Taxes Erode Returns
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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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WATCH THE PRODUCTIVITY NUMBERS
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ASIA: END CRONY CAPITALISM
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International -- Spotlight on Argentina
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AN OLD CITY GOES FOR RAZZLE-DAZZLE...AND OPENS UP THE RIVERSIDE (int'l edition)
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MAP: Buenos Aires
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International -- Readers Report
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MORE COVERAGE OF AFRICA, PLEASE (int'l edition)
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LUKEWARM ALLIES IN THE GLOBAL-WARMING CRUSADE (int'l edition)
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WHY THE FRENCH CLING TO MINITEL (int'l edition)
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International -- European Business
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SHOCK TREATMENT FOR EASTERN GERMANY (int'l edition)
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International -- Int'l Business
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THE BATTLE FOR MEXICO, ROUND ONE (int'l edition)
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International -- Finance
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BRAZIL'S NERVOUS NEIGHBORS (int'l edition)
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TABLE: The Challenge Facing Brazil
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