Cover Photograph by David Strick. INTERNATIONAL COVER Illustration by Daniel Pelavin.
July 13, 1998
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UP FRONT
Talk Show
Opening at the Fed: Economists Need Not Apply
American Airlines Lightens Up
When in Beijing, Mum's the Word
A New Team at Business Day
Hey, It's Green--It Must Be Healthy
At the Ballpark: 'Get Yer Red-Hot--Er--Chef's Salads!'
When the Pc Runs the Household
CHART: Genus Et Scientia
Footnotes
ECONOMIC VIEWPOINT
Milton Friedman: Being Right Is the Best Revenge
ECONOMIC TRENDS
How to Cure Medicare's Ills
CHART: Two Patterns of Care for the Seriously Ill
Rival Reports on Consumers
New York City's Widespread Revival
CHART: Growth Spurts in the Big Apple
LETTER FROM FINLAND
Where Music Sets the Tempo
MAP: Finland
BUSINESS OUTLOOK
U.S.: Consumers Are All Smiles and Open Wallets
CHART: Optimism Shows No Sign of Topping Out
CHART: Home Sales Are Going Through the Roof
CHART: Purchasers Say Asia Is Taking a Toll
Spain: Cruising into the Euro Era
CHART: Job Growth Is Accelerating
NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY
The Shutdown GM Needs?
CHART: Stuck in Reverse
TABLE: Whatever Happens in the Strike, Outsiders Say GM Should...
Commentary: Why It's Time to Lay Down the Placards
Commentary: Spend the Dough on Social Security and the Tax Code
TABLE: The Many Ways Congress Could Squander the Surplus
Medicare's Squeeze Play
TABLE: The Budget Effect
Commentary: Finally, a Corporate Tip Sheet on Sexual Harassment
TABLE: The Court Strikes a Balance
Commentary: The U.S. and China: Now for the Follow-Through
Small Exporters Turn Their Size into a Big Advantage
TABLE: Soaring Dollar? No Problem
El Nino's Nasty Sister
IN BUSINESS THIS WEEK
Frank Quattrone: Team Quattrone Rides Again
Packard Bell Rings in a New CEO
A Toxic Privatization?
In the Bidder's Box for Saks
It's Looking Like Good News Corp.
Boeing Production Takes Wing
Et Cetera...
Nike: Barely Doing It
CHART: Nike Stock Price
WASHINGTON OUTLOOK
Newt May Have Put Fast-Track on an Even Slower Boat
The Gop's Gift to the Dems
Run, Jesse, Run?
GOVERNMENT
Got a Problem? Dr. Ickes Is In
TABLE: The Ickes Files
SPORTS BUSINESS
Basketball's David Stern: This Time, It's Personal
CHART: Revenues Are Rising...But Not As Fast As Salaries...So the League Is in the Red
PHOTO: Shaquille O'Neal Reebok Ad
FINANCE
Dubious Dealings before Dreyfus
TABLE: The Schonberg Affair: Some Unanswered Questions
Does Wharton's Jeremy Siegel Have Alan Greenspan's Ear?
PHOTO: Jeremy Siegel
TABLE: The Top Twenty, 1998 vs. 1964
These Hedges Have Some Thorns
TABLE: How the Big Funds Fared
MARKETING
Now, Tennis Balls Are Chasing the Dogs
CHART: Tennis Ball Bust
DEVELOPMENTS TO WATCH
This Microscope Can Poke at Atoms
A Tiny Turbine to Power Your Laptop
To Zap Sand Flies, Try Buffalo Breath
Virtual Skiers Can 'feel' the Moguls
Developments to Watch Contacts
INTERNATIONAL -- EUROPEAN BUSINESS
Eastern Germany's Jenoptik Rises from the Rubble (int'l edition)
TABLE: Saga of a Makeover
Financial Supermarkets? Aegon Says 'bah!'(int'l edition)
RESUME: Kees J. Storm
The Cell Phone As Handheld Miracle (int'l edition)
INTERNATIONAL -- ASIAN BUSINESS
Asian Revolt against the IMF (int'l edition)
'We Are Not Protecting Anybody' (int'l edition)
A Talk with Singapore's Elder Statesman (Extended) (int'l edition)
Matsushita: The Electronic Giant Wakes Up (int'l edition)
TABLE: Remaking Matsushita
INTERNATIONAL -- EDITORIALS
Equity Makes the World Go 'round (int'l edition)