Cover Photograph by Graham Troll; Photo Illustration by David Rudes/BW. ASIAN COVER Illustration by Josh Gosfield.
Aug. 10, 1998
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INTERNATIONAL -- ASIAN COVER STORY
China's Army under Fire (int'l edition)
ASIAN COVER IMAGE: China's Army under Fire
TABLE: How Jiang Plans to Change the Military
TABLE: The PLA's Business Dealings
UP FRONT
Talk Show
Bean Fight on Capitol Hill
Why Perot May Go with an IPO
Powerful Yen for Horses
Rank Has Its Privileges
TABLE: Popular Perks
More Cracks in the Glass Ceiling
Nbc's New Comic Is No Leno
Call It Jock Couture
CHART: For Gen X, ''M&A'' Is A-Ok
Footnotes
ECONOMIC VIEWPOINT
Tax Cuts? Let's Not Give Away the Store
ECONOMIC TRENDS
A Rate Hike Is Way Down the Pike
What Sparked Asia's Miracle
CHART: Asia's Worker Boom Is Ending
A Penny Earned Is a Penny Saved
Are HMO Users Shortchanged?
CHART: Fee-For-Service Surgeons Are More Practiced
BUSINESS OUTLOOK
U.S.: Capital Spending: The Caution Flags Are Out
CHART: More Construction Is on the Way
CHART: Capital-Goods Orders: No Downtrend Yet
CHART: A Widening Gap: Cash Flow vs. Outlays
Britain: New Worries for an Old Economy
CHART: Growth Is Slowing. Will It Be Enough?
IN BUSINESS THIS WEEK
William Baumhauer: Man with the Golden Burger?
Michael Price Makes His Move
Credit Unions 1, Banks 0
Warning: Dangerous E-Mail
Downshifting at Trw
Patent Plethora Pending
Et Cetera...
Sinking at Royal Caribbean
CHART: Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock Price
WASHINGTON OUTLOOK
Mr. Starr's Endgame Has Everyone Running Scared
'No-Holds'-Barred Fight
Hopeful Sign in Tokyo?
Sliding Support for Sanctions
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
China's Army under Fire
TABLE: How Jiang Plans to Change the Military
TABLE: The PLA's Business Dealings
Commentary: Japan: Obuchi Just May Surprise Everyone (int'l edition)
Nakasone: 'Japan Can Make a Comeback'
Brothers Grim: The Scandal in Brunei
Commentary: Brazil Shouldn't Squander This Telecom Windfall
INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK
Why India's Ruling Party Is Flirting with Disaster
Blair's Power Play
A Telling Vote in North Korea
THE CORPORATION
Half a Loaf at Blimpie
TABLE: Two Rivals, One Name
THE WORKPLACE
Divided at United
TABLE: United's ESOP Dilemma
DEVELOPMENTS TO WATCH
Unsnarling Traffic Jams at U.S. Airports
A Shot a Day Keeps Thrombosis Away?
A Truer Test for Breast Cancer
Innovations
Developments to Watch Contacts
SPORTS BUSINESS
The High Cost of Playing with a Golf Legend
INTERNATIONAL -- EUROPEAN BUSINESS
Europe's Startup Fever (int'l edition)
TABLE: Europe's Hottest Little Stocks
Better Start Hoarding Those Duty-Free Goodies
TABLE: The Cost of Closing Europe's Duty-Free Stores
Commentary: France Fudges on Aerospatiale (int'l edition)
INTERNATIONAL -- ASIAN BUSINESS
Taiwan: Even This Chip Champ Can't Duck the Asian Flu (int'l edition)
INTERNATIONAL -- FINANCE
Merrill's Global Money Magnets (int'l edition)
TABLE: Big Plans for International Fund Management
TABLE: Where Mercury Manages Money
INTERNATIONAL -- EDITORIALS
A Flimsy Case against Duty-Free (int'l edition)