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Sept. 21, 1998




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COVER STORY
 Failed Wizards of Wall Street
    COVER IMAGE: Misfire
    TABLE: Why the Computer Models Misfired
    CHART: One Way the Quants Got Creamed
    Commentary: When Computer Models Slip on the Runway
       TABLE: A Rogue's Gallery of Failures
    ONLINE ORIGINAL: Hedge Funds and You: Yes, There's a Connection
 
INTERNATIONAL -- EUROPEAN COVER STORY
 Bank Eat Bank (int'l edition)
    COVER IMAGE: Troubled Banks
    TABLE: Who Got Burned in Emerging Markets
    TABLE: Where Banks Are Bulking Up
    TABLE: Europe's Biggest Banks
 
INTERNATIONAL -- ASIAN COVER STORY
 Japanese Car Design (int'l edition)
    COVER IMAGE: Japanese Car Design
    PHOTO: Lexus Harrier
    PHOTO: Nissan Cube
    PHOTO: Isuzu VehiCross
    PHOTO: Toyota Nadia
    PHOTO: Toyota Yaris
    Tokyo's Sneakiest Car Buff (int'l edition)
 
SPECIAL REPORT
 The Daddy Trap
    CHART: Dad's Dilemma
    James F. Halpin: Weekend Commuter
    Darian Berry: Day Job, Night Dad
    Eric Weisler: 'No Balance'
    Vincent P. Aubrun: Breadwinner, for Now
    Cesar Gomez: Worlds Apart
    ONLINE ORIGINAL: Donald J. Carty: The Boss Makes Time
    ONLINE ORIGINAL: Bob Donna: Full-Time Dad
    ONLINE ORIGINAL: Richard Jaworski: Flexibility Works
    ONLINE ORIGINAL: Ken Johnson: Harder Times Ahead?
    ONLINE ORIGINAL: Giorgio Kulp: Jealous of Mom
    ONLINE ORIGINAL: Harvey Pitt: Better the Second Time
    ONLINE ORIGINAL: Q&A: 'An Unwitting Collusion Between Men and Women and Employers'
    ONLINE ORIGINAL: Survey: Work & Family: How Men and Women Compare
    ONLINE ORIGINAL: Survey: Work & Family: Differences by Occupation and Age
    Commentary: Men: 'Coming Around, but They've Got a Long Way to Go'
 
UP FRONT
 Talk Show
 It's Hard to Kick That Rjr Habit
 Two Junk-Bond Stars Feel Trashed
 No Excuses Not to Go to Minneapolis
 Smoke and Mirrors from Big Tobacco?
 Monitors: I Can See Clearly Now
 When You Wear What You Eat
 Pigskin Palaces in the Sky
 CHART: What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?
 Footnotes
 
READERS REPORT
 New Economy or an Echo of the 1980s?
 Science Jobs Just Don't Pay Well...
 ...And Outlays for Research Are Paltry, Too
 This Time, Let Japan Solve Its Own Problems
 Stormy Weather Ahead for Offshore Investors
 Home Loan Banks Get No Government Subsidy
 The Risks of Tinkering with Canadian Health Care
 The Cpi Takes All Charges into Account
 A Deluge of Warnings from the Weather Service
 
CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS
 ''Why the pace has to pick up'' (Cover Story, Aug. 24-31)
 
BOOKS
 The Book Murdoch Tried to Quash
    PHOTO: Cover, ''East and West''
 Death Kit
    PHOTO: Cover, ''The American Way of Death Revisited''
 Tea Ceremony
    PHOTO: Cover, ''The Accidental Office Lady''
 
LETTER FROM MEXICO
 Making Life Bearable in the maquiladoras
    MAP: Texas/Mexico Border
 
TECHNOLOGY & YOU
 Giving the Office Printer a Touch of Color
    PHOTO: Epson Stylus Color 850 Printer
    PHOTO: HP 2000CN Printer
 Rex Gets Smarter
    PHOTO: Franklin Rex Plus
 Web Destinations
 Help Desk
 
ECONOMIC VIEWPOINT
 A Few Home Truths Amid the Global Tumult
 
ECONOMIC TRENDS
 Which Way Are Wages Headed?
    CHART: Americans Still Fret about Job Security
 To Have, to Hold, to Prosper
 The Rewards of Quality Awards
    CHART: How Winners Win on Wall Street
 
BUSINESS OUTLOOK
 U.S.: A Key Prop under Demand Is in Danger
    CHART: A Prelude to Looser Labor Markets?
    CHART: The Two Sides of the Trend in Payrolls
    CHART: Where Pay Gains Are Hot--and Cold
 France: Letting Up on the Accelerator
    CHART: Is French Economic Growth about to Slow?
 
NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY
 Tech to the Rescue?
    CHART: High Tech on a Slow Tack?
 Commentary: Is America Where the Growth Is?
 Is the Global Currency Crisis Greek to You?
 Brazil's Ill Winds
    CHART: Brazil's Shrinking Reserves
    Feeling the Squeeze in Mexico
       CHART: Mexico's Sinking Peso
 Commentary: Greenspeak: When Rhetoric Creates Reality
    CHART: Alan Speaks, the Markets Move
 Justice vs. Microsoft: The Case of the Missing PC Makers
    TABLE: Key Justice Witnesses...And Conspicuous Omissions
 Commentary: Star Wars Jr.: Pricey Pie in the Sky?
 For Lucent, Hunting Season Is About to Begin
    TABLE: Lucent's Most-Wanted List
 
IN BUSINESS THIS WEEK
 Rupert Murdoch: He Shoots, He Scores
 The SEC Gets Tough on Bonds
 What's Grounding Northwest Talks
 A New Diesel on Gm's Easel
 An Offer France Could Refuse
 A Completed Pass for the Browns
 Et Cetera...
 Boeing: Up, Up, and Away?
    CHART: Boeing Stock Price
 
WASHINGTON OUTLOOK
 With Democrats Defecting and Starr Reporting, Is Clinton a Goner?
 
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
 Malaysia's Renegade Economy
    CHART: Malaysia's Economy Is Shrinking...And Its Currency Has Tumbled
    A Fired Finance Chief Speaks Out
 Russia: 'The Oligarchs Have Overplayed Their Hand'
    TABLE: Tycoons in Hock to the West
 Commentary: Tight Money: The Wrong Shelter for This Storm
 What Happened to Europe's Deal Boom?
    TABLE: The Changing Business of European Banking
 
INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK
 North Korea Plays a Scary Game of Chicken
 For Swiss Banks, a Big Gap
 Dumping on the Border?
 
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
 A Fresh Shot at Malaria?
    TABLE: Foiling a Devious Invader
 
DEVELOPMENTS TO WATCH
 Making Sex Safe from Disease
 Now, It's Mutually Assured Survival
 Take My Fat--Please
 Innovations
 Developments to Watch Contacts
 
PEOPLE
 Like Father, Like Son at Comcast
    RESUME: Brian Roberts
    PHOTO: Brian Roberts in 1977
 
MANAGEMENT
 Flight Simulators for Management
    TABLE: A Short Guide to Complex Systems
    TABLE: What Macy's Hopes to Gain
 
MARKETING
 Billboards Aren't Boring Anymore
    TABLE: Back on the Boards
 
SPORTS BUSINESS
 Holy Cow, Was That a $25 Million Homer?
 
GOVERNMENT
 Is Minnesota Ready for the Conservative Revolution?
 
INSIDE WALL STREET
 Is Eagle Hardware Set for Splicing?
    CHART: Vast Home Improvement
 Making a Rush for Sugen
    CHART: A Slump Ripe for Exploiting
 Solid Comfort at La-Z-Boy
    CHART: It's Sitting Pretty
 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
 A Hollywood Star Called...Newtek?
    RESUME: Tim Jenison
 For the Exec on the Run, a Digital Valet
 
BITS & BYTES
 Player without a Band? Log On, Dude
 Fashion Plates Nip at the Net
    TABLE: Who Buys Clothes Online
 A Souped-Up VCR without the Tape
 Oracle's Boss Can Still Butter His Turnips
 Bits & Bytes Contacts
 
INDUSTRIES
 Megaships: Seeking a Deep Harbor
    TABLE: Ports of Call
    PHOTO: Container Ship Regina Maersk Entering New York Harbor
 
PERSONAL BUSINESS
 Investing: When a 'carve-Out' Is a Good Deal
    TABLE: Carve-Outs Past and Pending
 Commentary: Why You Still Need Stocks
 Cars: Road Rockets for the Jaded
    TABLE: Three Screamers
    PHOTO: Panoz AIV Roadster
    PHOTO: Mosler Raptor
    TABLE: How to Find the Cars
 
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
 Lessons from the Brink
 
INTERNATIONAL -- SPOTLIGHT ON BRAZIL
 Giant Farms Sprout in the Heartland...As the Forests Keep on Burning (int'l edition)
    MAP: Brazil
 
INTERNATIONAL -- READERS REPORT
 U.S. Venture Capital Is Welcome in Europe (int'l edition)
 In Japan, Lack of Innovation Was Not the Problem (int'l edition)
 Comparing Prices on the Net: Caveat Emptor (int'l edition)
 Is the Fed's Past a Good Guide to Its Future? (int'l edition)
 
INTERNATIONAL -- EUROPEAN BUSINESS
 What Happened to Europe's Deal Boom? (int'l edition)
    TABLE: How Market Turmoil Is Changing Investment Banking in Europe
 The Russian Bear Hasn't Mauled Central Europe (int'l edition)
 
INTERNATIONAL -- ASIAN BUSINESS
 Malaysia's Renegade Economy (int'l edition)
    CHART: Malaysia's Economy Is Shrinking...And Its Currency Has Tumbled
    An Ousted Heir Apparent Fires Back (Extended) (int'l edition)
 Commentary: Coddling the chaebol--and Courting Disaster (int'l edition)
 'Undoubtedly, the Worst Is Not Over'--a Talk with Indonesia's Economic Czar (int'l edition)
 Commentary: Japan's Banks: Why Tokyo Is Crying Wolf (int'l edition)



 
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