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Feb. 1, 1999




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COVER STORY
Reviving GM
   COVER IMAGE: Reviving GM
   TABLE: Wagoner Is Driving GM Forward...But He Still Faces Major Challenges
   RESUME: Rick Wagoner
   CHART: GM's Profits Are on the Mend...And Its Shares Are Soaring...
   CHART: ...But Its Rivals Make More Money...And U.S. Market Share Is Still Falling
   Delphi Pushes a Peace Program
   ONLINE ORIGINAL: Is GM's Hot Stock Heading for a Stall?
 
INTERNATIONAL -- EUROPEAN COVER STORY
Danone Hits Its Stride (int'l edition)
   EUROPEAN COVER IMAGE: Danone
   TABLE: Riboud's Game Plan
   RESUME: Franck Riboud
   TABLE: Danone's Buying Spree
   PHOTO: Minute Maid Juice
   PHOTO: Pim's Biscuits
   Achievement Is a Family Affair (int'l edition)
      PHOTO: Antoine Riboud with His Mother and Siblings, 1934
 
INTERNATIONAL -- ASIAN COVER STORY
Asia Logs On (int'l edition)
   ASIAN COVER IMAGE: Asia Logs On
   CHART: Asians Are Going Online...And Business Leads the Way
   TABLE: Who's Ahead in Asia's Internet Race
   Welcome to Internet Island (int'l edition)
   Beijing Sees Hope--and Danger--in the Net (int'l edition)
 
SPECIAL REPORT
The Best Mutual Funds
   TABLE: The A-List
   TABLE: The Best Performers in Their Categories
   TABLE: The Largest Funds
   TABLE: The Fund Categories
   Bigger May Just Be Better
      TABLE: Sizing Up the Mutual-Fund Supermarkets
   Sailing Past the S&P
      TABLE: Stansky's Top 10
   Scoreboard: Equity Mutual Funds (.pdf)
 
ENTERPRISE
Timely Insights for Small Business
 
UP FRONT
Talk Show
High Tech, Low Comedy
Can Congress Stop Time?
Darla's Bank & Trust
Rebooting a Bookseller's IPO
Rock Hound to the Rescue?
The Beanie Baby That Wasn't
   PHOTO: Leonardo di'Cookie'o Beanie Baby
Tee Time for Investors
CHART: Kids Can Be Costly
Footnotes
 
READERS REPORT
Long-Term Capital: A Good Investment
For Economists, the Politics Is What Counts After All
What Dark Cloud over Andersen?
 
CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS
''Insured for Y2K? Don't count on it'' (News: Analysis & Commentary, Jan. 25)
 
TECHNOLOGY & YOU
Digital Snapshots in a Snap
Go for a Zip...
   PHOTO: Iomega's Zip USB Drive
...Or Dive into DVD
 
LETTER FROM BROOKLYN
A Cyber-Community Grows in Brooklyn
   MAP: Brooklyn
 
BOOKS
Firepower for the Antigun Lobby
   PHOTO: Cover, ''Making a Killing''
Guidebooks for the Road to Riches
 
ECONOMIC VIEWPOINT
The Economy: Clinton Has Played His Cards Well
 
ECONOMIC TRENDS
Capital Outlays vs. Buybacks
   CHART: Corporate Debt Has Been on a Tear
CEO Success Is Its Own Reward
GDP: Cruising Into the New Year
   CHART: Those Bouncy First Quarters
 
BUSINESS OUTLOOK
U.S.: So How Much Momentum Is There, Exactly?
   CHART: The Phenomenal Growth in Consumer Spending
   CHART: Housing Ended 1998 on a Strong Note
   CHART: Capacity Is Growing Faster Than Output
Argentina: Heading for a Fall
   CHART: Growth Has Already Slowed Sharply
 
NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY
Advantage, Clinton
   TABLE: Key Points of the Clinton Proposal
   Will the Witnesses Play in Peoria?
Commentary: Investing Social Security Funds: Calm Down, Everyone
   TABLE: Pros and Cons
A Baby Bell Tries Going Long
Linux Might Not Break Windows, But...
Is the Net a Bargain at Any Price?
   TABLE: A Flurry of Online Deals
   The Net Bubble Is Bothering Brokers
   ONLINE ORIGINAL: Here's One Way for Big Media to Make Big Money on the Web
Commentary: Why the Law Should Adopt More Family Leave
''Build a Better Mousetrap'' Is No Claptrap
   TABLE: Where the Pricing Power Is
 
IN BUSINESS THIS WEEK
Edward Whitacre: ''You Gotta Keep Moving''
The Auto Derby Isn't Over Yet
Mickey D., Meet Larry Z.
A Futures Exec Calls It Quits
Dancing in the Street
''What Am I Cyberbid For...''
Et Cetera...
Phelps Dodge: Copper Bottom
   CHART: Phelps Dodge Stock Price
 
WASHINGTON OUTLOOK
Term Limits? Did Somebody Say Term Limits?
Peter Knight Sees Daylight
 
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Danone Hits Its Stride
   TABLE: Riboud's Game Plan
Toyota: This Isn't Your Simple Flat Tire
Commentary: Brazil: Still on the Edge of a Cliff
 
INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK
Rice Bowl Protests Have Beijing Quaking
Deutsche Deal Gets Costlier
Israel Keeps Control of Firm
 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
What Makes Rick Belluzzo Run?
   TABLE: How Belluzzo Aims to Refocus Ailing SGI
   RESUME: Richard Belluzzo
 
DEVELOPMENTS TO WATCH
Turning a Gooey Mess into Gobs of Cash
A Smarter Path to Smart Appliances
Cellular Deliveries That Hit the Spot
Innovations
Developments to Watch Contacts
 
THE CORPORATION
Flying: Revolt of the Executive Class
   CHART: Business Fares Take Off
   PHOTO: ProAir Plane
 
INSIDE WALL STREET
Spicing Things Up at the A&P
   CHART: Reading the Leaves
A Visual-Arts Web Spin-Off?
   CHART: Turning an Eye to an IPO
The Net May Make Hanover Bounce
   CHART: Lately, a Little Lackluster
 
SOCIAL ISSUES
Commentary: Make Charter Schools Accountable, Too
 
PERSONAL BUSINESS
Taxes: Now, What Did I Forget...
   TABLE: Tax Sites
   Tax Tips
File Your Taxes--and Save a Tree
   TABLE: Filing Your Taxes the E-Way
Time to Give Tax Software a Try?
   TABLE: Computer Helpers
A Kinder Gentler IRS?
   TABLE: New Protections
Senior Alert
Tax Plays for Unmarried Couples
   TABLE: Reducing the Bite for Partners Who Aren't Hitched
A Tab Meant for the Few Will Nab Many
   TABLE: What Triggers the AMT...And How to Avoid It
ONLINE ORIGINAL: Tax Help on the Web: A Multilevel Map
ONLINE ORIGINAL: Q&A: What Small Biz Should Watch Out for This Year
ONLINE ORIGINAL: An Annual Checkup for Your IRA
 
BUSINESS WEEK INDEX
Business Week Index
   CHART: Production Index
The Week Ahead
 
INVESTMENT FIGURES OF THE WEEK
Investment Figures of the Week
   CHART: Mutual Fund Returns
   CHART: Stocks and Bonds
 
EDITORIALS
Social Security: Here We Go Again
 
INTERNATIONAL -- SPOTLIGHT ON BELGIUM
A Proud Team Gets a Helping Hand...and Young Players Get Their Chance (int'l edition)
   MAP: Belgium
 
INTERNATIONAL -- READERS REPORT
Morality Is the Long-Term Solution to Crime (int'l edition)
Mobil's Indonesia Record: Two Critical Views (int'l edition)
Let the ''Death Tax'' Buy the Farm (int'l edition)
A Demystified Look at Microsoft (int'l edition)
 
INTERNATIONAL -- EUROPEAN BUSINESS
Europe: Raiders Rising (int'l edition)
   TABLE: A Raider's Who's Who
GEC: From Dowager to Sexy High-Tech Star? (int'l edition)
   TABLE: Simpson Shakes Up GEC
A Titan Looks Way Past the Pyrenees (int'l edition)
   TABLE: Snapshot of Spain's New Megabank
Look Who's in the Chips (int'l edition)
   TABLE: European Chipmakers Outpace Their Rivals
 
INTERNATIONAL -- ASIAN BUSINESS
Getting Out from under in Indonesia (int'l edition)
   TABLE: Debt Deals, Indonesian Style
Thailand: Pay Our Creditors? What a Crazy Idea! (int'l edition)
   TABLE: Mountains of Debt
 
INTERNATIONAL -- LATIN AMERICA
A Venezuelan Rebel Who Already Sounds Less Rebellious (int'l edition)
   TABLE: The President-Elect's Action Plan
 
INTERNATIONAL -- FINANCE
Offshore Funds: Asia Shakes the Flu (int'l edition)
   TABLE: The Best...
   TABLE: ...The Worst
   TABLE: How the Biggest Funds Fared
The Dazzling Debut of the Euro Bond (int'l edition)
   TABLE: A Market Takes Off
 
INTERNATIONAL -- EDITORIALS
In Brazil, the IMF Made Things Worse (int'l edition)
Asia's Net Snoops Are Wasting Their Time (int'l edition)



 
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