Cover Photograph by Gregory Heisler. ASIAN COVER Illustration By Alan Baseden/BW.
Feb. 2, 1998
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INTERNATIONAL -- ASIAN COVER STORY
India's Hot Cities (int'l edition)
ASIAN COVER IMAGE: India's Hot Cities
TABLE: The Big Four
MAP: India
Hyderabad: High-Tech Upstart (int'l edition)
Madras: Harmonious Harbor (int'l edition)
Pune: Where PhDs Grow on Trees (int'l edition)
Ahmadabad: 'Ahmadabad Municipal Corp.' (int'l edition)
UP FRONT
Talk Show
Boeing's 737: Not Quite Flying Colors, But...
Incomplete Pass at Fox
Did Marine Midland Shield a Crook?
Bill and Newt's Excellent Rapport
Richard Branson Rides Again
When the Chips Are Down--Hesitate
TABLE: What McHugh Sold
Now, for Olympia's Next Role
PHOTO: Olympia Dukakis
CHART: These Are the Good Old Days
Footnotes
EDITOR'S MEMO
Online Help for Investors
READERS REPORT
A Second Opinion on Japan's Ills
This Viacom Shareholder Is Unhappy
HarperCollins: Back in the Black
Deregulation Flops Again
Speaking Up for Bill Gates
Supermarkets Are Still the Food Kings
'Social Capital Is Not Capital at All'
CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS
''It's About Capturing Eyeballs'' (News: Analysis & Commentary, Jan. 19)
''It's the Best of Times--or Is It?'' (News: Analysis & Commentary, Jan. 12)
''Trustbusters get Lockheed on Radar'' (Up Front, Dec. 29/Jan. 5)
BUSINESS OUTLOOK
U.S.: Domestic Demand May Offset Wobbly Foreign Trade
CHART: Industrial Output Surged at Yearend
CHART: Trade Was a Plus for Growth Last Quarter
CHART: Are Inventories Getting Chubby?
Canada: Growth Slips in the Ice Storm
CHART: Rising Demand Will Keep Factories Busy
IN BUSINESS THIS WEEK
Barbie: Valley of the Doll
PHOTO: Bead Blast Barbie
KKR's Man behind the Man
Northwest Wants More from Japan
Nissan Has a Spat with Republic
Phone Wires Will Sizzle with Data
The Asian Bug Starts to Bite
Et Cetera...
Mexico's Bolsa: Heading South
CHART: Mexico Bolsa Index
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Cheaper Exports? Not So Fast
TABLE: Why Asia's ''Export Boom'' May Fizzle
Europe's Cartels Are Finally Crumbling
Jaguar Starts to Claw Its Way Back
CHART: Jaguar: Off the Endangered List
PHOTO: New Jaguar XK8 Coupe
INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK
Quebec: Has Separatism Been Frozen Out?
Airbus Highflier Grounded
Standoff in Turkey
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Gene-Altered Seeds of Discontent
TABLE: The Pros and Cons of Gene-Spliced Foods
DEVELOPMENTS TO WATCH
Now, Robocop Is More Than Just a Movie
A Way to Cool Planes for a Leap into Space
Less Irritating Implants? Add Sugar
Innovations
Developments to Watch Contacts
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
Courage and the State of the Union
Mutual Funds: The Risk Factor
INTERNATIONAL -- EDITOR'S MEMO
The Team Covering the New Europe (int'l edition)
INTERNATIONAL -- SPOTLIGHT ON VENEZUELA
Fresh Oil Money Pumps Up Caracas...And a Sleepy Town Stirs, Too (int'l edition)
MAP: Venezuela
INTERNATIONAL -- READERS REPORT
Did Japan's Industrial Policy Pay Off? (int'l edition)
INTERNATIONAL -- EUROPEAN BUSINESS
The Death of Europe's Cartels (int'l edition)
TABLE: Monopolies under Fire
The Long Arm of Europe's Free-Market Czar (int'l edition)
No More Boardrooms As Usual in Sweden? (int'l edition)
TABLE: Sweden Inc., Barnevik-Style
He's Got the Oil. Now Can He Make Money? (int'l edition)
TABLE: Russia's New Oil King
INTERNATIONAL -- ASIAN BUSINESS
Singapore: An Island Fortress It Isn't (int'l edition)
TABLE: The Stress Points
Battling over an Ocean of Suds in the Philippines (int'l edition)