Cover Story
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INVESTORS BEWARE: CHOP STOCKS ARE ON THE RISE
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COVER IMAGE: Ripoff!
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TABLE: Anatomy of a ''Chop-Stock'' Deal
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TABLE: Are Brokers Being Paid Off to Sell These Stocks?
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HOW BRIBES WORK--FROM ONE WHO'S BEEN THERE
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THE MOB IS BUSIER THAN THE FEDS THINK
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International -- European Cover Story
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MOVE OVER, HOLLYWOOD! (int'l edition)
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EUROPEAN COVER IMAGE: Move Over Hollywood, Here Comes Euro TV
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TABLE: Europe's Hit Parade
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CHART: Commercial Stations Are Growing...Advertising Is Surging...And Local Programming Is Taking Off
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International -- Asian Cover Story
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JAPAN'S HYBRID CARS (int'l edition)
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ASIAN COVER IMAGE: Hybrid Cars
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TABLE: A Peek Under the Hood
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PHOTO: Toyota Prius
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PHOTO: Honda's EV Plus Electric Vehicle
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STEERING THE HYBRID THROUGH A TEEMING TOKYO (int'l edition)
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DETROIT: IT ISN'T EASY GOING GREEN (int'l edition)
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PHOTO: Chrysler ESX Hybrid
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Up Front
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ONE OF OUR GUIDANCE SYSTEMS IS MISSING
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PHOTO: Global Positioning System Satellite
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ACORN: WILL ITS FEE HIKE GET SQUASHED?
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CHART: Expense Ratios
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FOR ONCE, THE FUR DIDN'T FLY
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BIG KNIVES OF 1997
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TABLE: Who's Laying Off
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STAR TREK: THE DELAY
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PHOTO: Artist Rendering of Star Trek: The Experience
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A DIFFERENT KIND OF SHELL GAME
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BANGLADESH'S HUMAN PAY PHONES
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CHART: Sleepless at the Top
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FOOTNOTES
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Editor's Memo
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BLOODHOUND ON THE WALL STREET BEAT
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Readers Report
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KODAK IS FOCUSED, ALL RIGHT, BUT IT'S A WIDE FOCUS
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WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW...ISN'T MORE BUREAUCRACY
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THE TRUSTBUSTERS WOULD HANDCUFF U.S. HIGH TECH
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AT THE SMITHSONIAN, HISTORY IS WRITTEN BY BIG OIL
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ANOTHER CHILD WHO GOT A BETTER CHANCE
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A BLACK MARK FOR A 'GREEN' DUPONT
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COME TO COLLEGE IN CANADA
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Corrections & Clarifications
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''Do I hear two bits a trade?'' (Finance, Dec. 8)
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''The Best and Worst Boards'' (Cover Story, Dec. 8)
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''The buck keeps on buckin'' (News: Analysis & Commentary, Nov. 24)
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Books
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THE BEST BUSINESS BOOKS OF 1997
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TABLE: Must Reads
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Technology & You
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THESE MACS ARE BUILT FOR SPEED
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PHOTO: Apple G3 Laptop
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FEELS LIKE REAL LIFE
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PHOTO: Microsoft Force Feedback Pro Joystick
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CUTTING CORD MESS
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Economic Viewpoint
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WHISTLING PAST THE GRAVEYARD IN ASIA
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Economic Trends
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GOOD NEWS ON WAGE INEQUALITY
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CHART: Some Wage Gaps Have Been Narrowing
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THE HAZARDOUS TRADE DEFICIT
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LIVING LONGER--AND STAYING FIT
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Letter From Denver
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A COLONY OF ELVES IN COLORADO
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MAP: Colorado
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Business Outlook
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U.S.: SIZZLING GROWTH IS KEEPING THIS EXPANSION WARM
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CHART: Heading South to 6%
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CHART: Delivery Times Are Getting Longer
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CHART: Profitability Is Soaring
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FRANCE: THIS REBOUND IS IN CONSUMERS' HANDS
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CHART: French Consumption Is Rebounding Again
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News: Analysis & Commentary
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JACK WELCH CRACKS THE WHIP AGAIN
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CHART: To Retain His Stellar Returns...
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TABLE: ...Welch Is Looking at Where to Boost Efficiency
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ROUGH WATERS FOR EXPORTERS
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CHART: Twin Trends: Exports and Economic Growth
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COMMENTARY: TO HURT THE MULLAHS, END SANCTIONS
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BATTLE OF THE BEST-SELLER LISTS
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TABLE: A Tale of Two Lists
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COMMENTARY: REZULIN: THE FDA MADE THE RIGHT CALL
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TABLE: The Toll of Type II Diabetes
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AT&T: HONEYMOON IN JERSEY
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BOB EATON'S NEW CO-PILOT AT CHRYSLER
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A GOLDBUG BITES INTO REAL ESTATE
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PHOTO: Peter Munk, Chairman & CEO of TrizecHahn Corp.
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OUTLAW ONLINE BETTING? DON'T BET ON IT
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TABLE: Setting Limits on Cybercasinos
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CABLETRON IN A TANGLE
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NO PC? SURF THE WEB BY PHONE
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CHART: Opportunity Calling
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In Business This Week
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THE PRINCESS AND THE PIRATES
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MORE VARIETIES AT HEINZ?
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A HAPPY MARRIAGE FOR MIDWEST BANKS
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INTERSTATE AND PATRIOT HOP IN BED
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MICROSOFT MAKES NICE WITH HOTMAIL
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SOFTBANK BOUNCES BACK A BIT
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ET CETERA...
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ALTERA: LAPSE IN LOGIC
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CHART: Altera Corp. Stock Price
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Washington Outlook
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HOW THE RENO DECISION COULD REALLY HURT REPUBLICANS
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A HOUSE ETHICS PROBE?
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THAT BULGING ASIAN BAILOUT
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FAST-TRACK END RUN
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International Business
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ASIA'S NEXT CASUALTY?
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PLENTY OF LAND MINES AHEAD FOR SEOUL
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COMMENTARY: AFTER KLAUS: CAN THE CZECHS DO MORE THAN TALK ABOUT REFORM?
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A PENSION BONANZA BECKONS ON THE CONTINENT
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International Outlook
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JAPAN'S TEETERING ECONOMY COULD BRING HASHIMOTO DOWN
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ASIAN BACKWASH HITS RUSSIA
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Marketing
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CAN YOU KEEP 'EM DOWN ON THE MALL?
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CHART: Shopper Fatigue
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Sports Business
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COMMENTARY: SAYING 'ENOUGH!' TO BIG-LEAGUE DEMANDS
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Developments to Watch
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COOL AIR: A SOUND APPROACH
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PHOTO: MacroSonix Corp. Resonator
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FLATLAND: THE FINAL FRONTIER?
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SOLVE THIS RIDDLE AND WIN $50,000
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THE END OF ASTHMA AS WE KNOW IT?
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Developments to Watch Contacts
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Inside Wall Street
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SUN HOTELS MAY BE SET TO RISE
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CHART: A Brighter Dawn?
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TALKING THE CUSTOMERS' LINGO
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CHART: Vulnerable in a Downturn?
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A BIG DEAL FOR BIG E
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CHART: The Stock Has Yet to Bloom
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Information Processing
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MICROPROCESSORS ARE FOR WIMPS
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CHART: A Shrinking Chip Share
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THE MAC OF INTERNET PROVIDERS
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TABLE: Putting EarthLink on the Map
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Bits & Bytes
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A NO-FUSS ROUTE TO INTERACTIVE TV
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A NET PARADISE FOR JOCKS
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WEB RINGS: AN INTERNET MARKETER'S DREAM
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DICTATE AT WILL, DOWNLOAD WHEN CONVENIENT
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PHOTO: Sony ICD-70 Portable Recorder
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Bits & Bytes Contacts
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The Corporation
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WACKENHUT GOES DIRECTLY TO JAIL
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CHART: For Wackenhut, Crime Does Pay
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STILL WAITING FOR THE NEW NCR
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CHART: NCR's Slow Start...Leaves Investors Jittery
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Economics
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THE TIES THAT LEAD TO PROSPERITY
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TABLE: A Primer on Social Capital
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CHART: How Social Capital Is Performing in the U.S.
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A TOWN WHERE COOPERATION IS KING
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Personal Business
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ADVENTURES IN REFINANCING MY HOUSE
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TABLE: Where to Go for Help on the Web
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TABLE: How Much You Can Save
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MORTGAGE INVESTORS: HAUNTED BY RATE SHOCK
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TABLE: Protecting Your Mortgage Assets
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FINALLY, TOYOTA GETS A MINIVAN RIGHT
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PHOTO: 1998 Toyota Sienna XLE
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PHOTO: 1998 Toyota Sienna XLE (interior)
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WORTH NOTING
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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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DEAR IMF: DON'T MAKE ASIA'S FLU WORSE
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DEAR CONGRESS: DON'T LET IT INFECT THE U.S.
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International -- Spotlight on Poland
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AS WORKERS TURN INTO RISK-TAKERS...ONE PLANT REALLY TURNS ON THE STEAM (int'l edition)
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MAP: Poland
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International -- Readers Report
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LET'S HEAR MORE ABOUT VALUE INVESTING (int'l edition)
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MERCEDES RATES AN 'F' IN THE A-CLASS AFFAIR (int'l edition)
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A CLEAR VIEW OF THE MESS IN KOREA (int'l edition)
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IN INDIA, TELCO IS KING OF THE ROAD (int'l edition)
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International -- European Business
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EUROPE'S PENSION BOOM (int'l edition)
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TABLE: Status Report
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DAIMLER AEROSPACE: BREAKING THROUGH THE PROFIT BARRIER (int'l edition)
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CHART: DASA Climbs Back
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COMMENTARY: NOW, CAN THE CZECHS RISE TO THE REFORM CHALLENGE? (int'l edition)
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International -- Asian Business
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ASIA'S NEXT CASUALTY? (int'l edition)
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ONE BANKER'S LESSONS FROM THE TURMOIL (int'l edition)
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INDIA'S CRISIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH CURRENCIES (int'l edition)
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CHART: India's Slide
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ARE MALAYSIA'S BOOTSTRAPS STRONG ENOUGH? (int'l edition)
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TABLE: Malaysia's Self-Reliant Rescue Plan
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THE PHILIPPINES' RAMOS: 'WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS' (int'l edition)
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International -- Editorials
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EUROPE NEEDS PENSION REFORM NOW (int'l edition)
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