Cover Story -- Executive Power Tools
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Business Week's Annual Technology Buying Guide gives you the lowdown on today's hottest gotta-have gizmos. From desktops, laptops, cell phones, and pagers to printers, digital cameras, and must-see Web sites, it's all here. Click the Buying Guide link for a special frames-based display of this entire package. Related charts, tables, and photos for each story can be quickly reached by clicking the "Related Items" link at the top of each story. Enjoy!
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International -- European Cover Story
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RUSSIA'S MOST POWERFUL MAN (int'l edition)
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EUROPEAN COVER IMAGE: Russia's Most Powerful Man
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TABLE: Portrait of an Empire
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TABLE: Ambitious Overachiever
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TABLE: The World of Potanin
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MAP: Russia
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International -- Asian Cover Story
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KOREA'S CRISIS (int'l edition)
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ASIAN COVER IMAGE: Korea's Crisis
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TABLE: Korea's Stress Points
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CHART: A Collapsing Won...And a Tanking Stock Market
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Up Front
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TALK SHOW
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A NEW SPIN ON TAX-FREE SPIN-OFFS
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MORE THAN ONE WAY TO SKIN BIG TOBACCO
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JEEZ, BILL, YOU CAN'T LIVE ON THAT
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SMOOTHER ROAD IN THE PHILIPPINES?
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ROBERT E. LEE AS 10-MINUTE MANAGER
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MAYBE NOBODY DOES READ THE REVIEWS
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A MOUSE WITH FEELING
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CHART: Good Job!
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FOOTNOTES
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Readers Report
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TECHNOLOGY ALONE WON'T HOLD OIL PRICES DOWN
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ASIA'S CRISIS: PLUS CA CHANGE...
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IS A ROSE-COLORED OUTLOOK DRIVING THE MARKET?
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HOW NOT TO PROFILE WOMEN EXECUTIVES
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Corrections & Clarifications
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''The world on a CD-ROM?'' (Technology & You, Nov. 10)
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''Fed 'cops' may want a rate hike'' (Up Front, Nov. 10)
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''Michael Dell's estate of shock'' (Up Front, Oct. 27)
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''Saga of a cyber debacle'' (Enterprise, Sept. 1, in some editions)
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''Rush to China'' (International Business, Oct. 13)
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Books
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THE LEDGER OF A DEADLY BUSINESS
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PHOTO: Cover, ''The Slave Trade''
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Economic Viewpoint
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A GROWING MENACE TO FREE TRADE: U.S. SANCTIONS
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Economic Trends
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THE INJURY FROM INSIDER TRADING
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CHART: Still No Letup in America's Merger Boom
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WHY JUVENILE CRIME EXPLODED
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A BOARDROOM GENDER GAP
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Letter From the Czech Republic
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AFTER THE DELUGE, A TOWN DIVIDED
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MAP: Czech Republic
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Business Outlook
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U.S.: FRAGILE MARKETS ARE TYING THE FED'S HANDS
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CHART: A 24-year Low--And Headed Lower?
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CHART: Service Pay Gains Are Getting Fatter
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CHART: Factories Are Hiring Again
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RUSSIA: POSTPONED REFORMS, POKY TAX RECEIPTS
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CHART: Russia's Revenue Gap
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News: Analysis & Commentary
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NOW FOR THE SLOW TRACK
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TABLE: Without Fast Track, How U.S. Trade Initiatives Will Fare
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CHART: The Surge in Trade
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THE BUCK KEEPS ON BUCKIN'
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CHART: The Anti-gravity Dollar
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COMMENTARY: THE LABOR POOL IS DEEPER THAN IT LOOKS
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CHART: Older Men Come Back to the Labor Force
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THE RAILS: TROUBLE BEHIND, TROUBLE AHEAD
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CHART: Railroad Payrolls Are Down...And Workloads Are Up
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COMMENTARY: KODAK'S FOCUS MAY BE TOO NARROW
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WORLDCOM + MCI: HOW IT ALL ADDS UP
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TABLE: The Parts of the Deal
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WASTE MANAGEMENT TURNS ON THE COMPACTOR
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TABLE: Wasting No Time
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BLOCKED ARTERIES? GROW NEW ONES
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TABLE: Tapping a Rich Vein
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PHOTO: Dr. Jeffrey Isner
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DRUG COSTS JUST WON'T GO DOWN EASY
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CHART: The Prescription Boom
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In Business This Week
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STEVE JOBS: THE CHARMER AND THE DELL
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GM SPENDS ITS HUGHES WINDFALL
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A TRASH HAULER DUMPS SOME UNITS
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ITT BOOKS A BRIDAL SUITE
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FIRST ZIP AND JAZ, NOW CLIK!
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FLUBBER'S REVENGE?
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ET CETERA...
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PENNZOIL'S DRY HOLE
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PHOTO: A Pennzoil Rig
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CHART: Pennzoil Stock Price
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Washington Outlook
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CLINTON'S FIGHT TO KEEP THE 'NEW' IN NEW DEMOCRAT
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NEWT: ANOTHER SKIRMISH
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A RETREAT ON TROOP CUTS?
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BLOW TO AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
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International Business
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CAN KOREA BATTLE BACK?
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TABLE: Korea's Stress Points
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REUTERS: DODGING BULLETS ON ALL FRONTS
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TABLE: The Hurdles Ahead for Reuters
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COMMENTARY: A-CLASS DAMAGE CONTROL AT DAIMLER BENZ
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PHOTO: Mercedes-Benz A-Class
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International Outlook
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IN THE MIDEAST, THE PILLARS OF U.S. POLICY ARE WOBBLING
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FAMILY VALUES SPLIT POLAND
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THAILAND LAUGHS AT THE IMF
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People
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THE MOST POWERFUL MAN IN RUSSIA
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TABLE: Portrait of an Empire
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TABLE: Resume: Potanin the Overachiever
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MAP: Russia
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Media
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LET THE SET-TOP WARS BEGIN
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TABLE: A Piece of the Action
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The Corporation
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PHYCOR AND MEDPARTNERS: WILL THESE BLOOD TYPES MIX?
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TABLE: Preventive Care
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Government
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A WAR ON FAT AT PENTAGON INC.
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TABLE: The Cohen Business Plan
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Science & Technology
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COMMENTARY: THE HEART ASSOCIATION IS SELLING ITS SOUL
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Marketing
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MMM! CEREAL FOR DINNER
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CHART: Cereal Makers Get Some Snap, Crackle, Pop
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Finance
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SO MUCH FOR THE BUY-AND-HOLD INVESTOR
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SKIP THE BROCHURES: RETIREMENT ADVICE GOES ONLINE
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HAS GOLD LOST ITS LUSTER FOR GOOD?
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CHART: Not So Precious
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LEARNING TO SAY 'ANXIETY' IN 100 LANGUAGES
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TABLE: How the Big Foreign Funds Are Faring
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CHINA HAWKS ARE STARTING TO DRAW BLOOD
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TABLE: What the Anti-China Lobby Wants
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Inside Wall Street
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STOCK-PICKERS WHO KICK THE TIRES
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STILL PLENTY OF JUICE IN CITRIX
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CHART: Opportunity of Windows
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A WHITE-HOT GLOW FROM TINY LAMPS
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CHART: Brighter Future?
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Environment
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IT'S NOT EASY BEING GREEN
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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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GLOBAL GROWTH AT A CROSSROADS
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POWER GIZMOS TO POWER BUSINESS
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International -- Spotlight on England
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GYPSIES STRANDED AT THE WHITE CLIFFS...ARE CAUSING A RUCKUS BACK HOME (int'l edition)
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MAP: Dover, England
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International -- Readers Report
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SINGAPORE NOT A DEMOCRACY? OH YES IT IS (int'l edition)
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HOW BELGIUM SOLVES THE CHILD-CARE PROBLEM (int'l edition)
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UNEMPLOYMENT IS HAZARDOUS TO THE EMU'S HEALTH (int'l edition)
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International -- Corrections & Clarifications
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''The best offshore funds'' (Finance, Nov. 10) (int'l edition)
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International -- European Business
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A TIDAL WAVE OF TEMPS (int'l edition)
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CHART: Where Temps Are In
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International -- Asian Business
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THE NEW RAJ AT TATA (int'l edition)
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TABLE: Tata Has Some Strong Companies...But Their Shares Are Struggling
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International -- Int'l Business
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BEN STEINBRUCH: GOING FAR BEYOND BRAZIL (int'l edition)
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TABLE: Steinbruch's Swift Rise
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COMMENTARY: CARDOSO MAKES A START--BUT IT'S JUST A START (int'l edition)
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International -- Finance
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LBO FRENZY ON THE CONTINENT (int'l edition)
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TABLE: A Market Comes Alive
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International -- Editorials
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THE MISSING LINK IN EUROPE'S COMEBACK
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GLOBAL GROWTH AT A CROSSROADS
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KOREA IS UNDERMINING ITS OWN PROGRESS
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