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July 26, 1999




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COVER STORY
Ben Rosen: The Lion in Winter
   COVER IMAGE: The Lion in Winter
   TABLE: A Digital Life
   TABLE: Rosen's Turnaround Plan
   CHART: Compaq's Growth Has Slipped...and Its Stock Price Has Swooned
   TABLE: They Say No Thanks
   ''I Was an Asset...Rather Than a Meddler''
   ONLINE ORIGINAL: As Compaq Slumbers, Apple Soars
 
INTERNATIONAL -- ASIAN COVER STORY
Indonesia's Kingmaker (int'l edition)
   ASIAN COVER IMAGE: Indonesia's Kingmaker
   TABLE: Power Play
   Suharto Billions May Be Sneaking Back (int'l edition)
      TABLE: All the President's Children
 
INTERNATIONAL -- EUROPEAN COVER STORY
How Microsoft Busted the Euro-Pirates (int'l edition)
   EUROPEAN COVER IMAGE: Piracy!
   TABLE: On the Trail of Software Piracy
   CHART: Key Markets for Counterfeiters
 
BUSINESS WEEK E-BIZ
Business Week e.biz -- Special Report: The Information Gold Mine
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UP FRONT
Talk Show
Privacy Is in the Eye of the Surfer
   TABLE: An Acceptable Trade-Off
Driving Away the No-Credit Blues
Race on Sunday, Sell on Monday
TABLE: Adapt or Die
From Yacht Race to Book Race
   PHOTO: Electronic Version of Simon & Schuster's ''Knockdown''
Now the Feta's in the Fire
Killing E. Coli with Water Power
CHART: Work 'Til You Drop
Footnotes
 
READERS REPORT
Compuware Women ''Set the Record Straight''
Ban All Guns for All Kids
They Should Bottle This Stuff
Straight Talk about Online Insurance
This Technocrat Is No Technophile
They're My Wires and I'll Surf If I Want To
The U.S. Is Ready to Fight, but Not Ready to Win
Are They Looking After Grandma or Shareholders?
''Now the Saturn Is Just Another Car''
 
CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS
''The Dragons Bulk Up'' (Information Technology, some editions, July 19)
''Unveiling the Secrets of the CPI'' (Business Week Investor, July 12)
The BUSINESS WEEK Global 1000 Country-by-Country tables for the United States (July 12)
''Building the best retirement plan'' (Business Week Investor, July 19)
 
TECHNOLOGY & YOU
A Sharp Advance in Digital Photos
   TABLE: The Promising MX-2700
   PHOTO: Fujifilm's MX-2700
 
BOOKS
Why America Had Better Wise Up
   PHOTO: Cover, ''Building Wealth''
 
ECONOMIC VIEWPOINT
Let the Great Surplus Debate Begin
 
ECONOMIC TRENDS
Cut Working Seniors' Taxes
   CHART: The Hefty Tax on Social Security Earnings
How Higher Fees Hurt Banks
Europeans Load Up on U.S. Stocks
   CHART: The Market's Foreign Connection
 
TALKING TECHNOLOGY
A Chat with Sony's Digital Dr. Dolittle
 
BUSINESS OUTLOOK
U.S.: So Much Wealth, So Little Restraint
   CHART: Wealth Gains Are Accelerating
   CHART: Households Splurge on Big Ticket Items
   CHART: Consumer IOUs Are Piling Up Again
Germany: At Last, a Fitful Recovery
   CHART: Factory Orders Are Starting to Rebound
 
NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY
China-Taiwan: Dire Straits Again
The UAW's Next Battleground
Commentary: Got a Surplus? Simplify Taxes
   TABLE: If I Had a Trillion...
Can Corporate Bonds Replace Treasuries?
   CHART: Corporates on the Rise
Are T-Bills Y2K Insurance?
   CHART: Y2K Effect in Bonds
Commentary: The Fed: Some Red Tape Is Worth Keeping
Ready for a Profit Gusher
   CHART: Oil Earnings Heat Up
Finally, the PC-on-a-Chip--for Less Than $100
   CHART: Process This
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Multiplex
   TABLE: Tickets, Please
   PHOTO: ''South Park''
   PHOTO: ''Eyes Wide Shut''
   PHOTO: ''Tarzan''
   PHOTO: ''Austin Powers''
 
IN BUSINESS THIS WEEK
Herbert Allison Jr.: Warmer and Fuzzier, Please
Intel: Not Just a Bag of Chips
Lockheed Martin's Endangered Species
Housecleaning at Waste Management
A Murder Rap in the Valujet Crash
Time Warner Rocks to an Online Beat
Et Cetera...
Printing Money
   CHART: World Color Press Stock Price
 
WASHINGTON OUTLOOK
Can Dollar Bill Go Beyond Fancy Dribbling?
Sheltering the Tax Shelters
Targeting Airport Slots
Chamber: Resume Cuba Trade
 
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Korea's Chaebol: So Much for Reform
   TABLE: A New Chip Giant
Sweating in Buenos Aires
   CHART: Investor Jitters over Argentina
 
INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK
Why Syria's Assad May Be Ready to Deal
Setback for Iran's Khatami
 
MARKETING
J. Walter Thompson: A Star Is Reborn
   TABLE: Low Standing
   TABLE: JWT's Bumpy Road
   RESUME: Charlotte Beers
   The Shape of Things to Come.com?
 
MEDIA
Tom Hicks: An Ambition As Big As Texas
   TABLE: Hicks Muse's Growing Empire
 
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Lyme Disease's Vexing Vaccine
 
DEVELOPMENTS TO WATCH
Someday Tobacco May Save Lives, Too
Can Science Kill Your Appetite?
These Chips Are Wired from Within
   PHOTO: ''Logic Gate'' Self-Wiring Molecular Chip
Innovations
Developments to Watch Contacts
 
ENVIRONMENT
Cracks in the Greenhouse?
   CHART: Breaking the Link
 
THE CORPORATION
Marriott's New View of Downtown
   TABLE: Marriott: Something for Everyone
When Wal-Mart Flexes Its Cybermuscles...
   TABLE: A Retail Giant Plays Catch-Up
   Fingerhut Finds E-Commerce Riches in the Back Office
 
INDUSTRIES
A Diesel in Every Drive?
   CHART: Diesel Power
   PHOTO: VW Lupo
 
FINANCE
Transforming the Art of the Deal
   TABLE: The Old Way and the e.biz Way
   If the Investor Won't Go to the Road Show...
Offshore Trusts: Not So Watertight
   TABLE: How the Courts Are Undermining Offshore Trusts
A Flight to Small Caps?
   CHART: Small-Cap LBO Deals Skyrocket
 
SPORTS BUSINESS
Commentary: The ''Babe Factor'' in Women's Soccer
   PHOTO: Newsweek's Cover of Brandi Chastain
 
BITS & BYTES
What's Private, and What's Not? Ask IBM
Cyberspace Turns to Outer Space
A New Tool in the Doctor's Bag: The Web
   TABLE: Net Health
Keep Your Black Book Up to Date
Bits & Bytes Contacts
 
BUSINESSWEEK LIFESTYLE
New Weapons Against Colon Cancer
   TABLE: Colon Cancer Drugs
   TABLE: Colon Cancer Resources
   TABLE: Healthy Habits
Gone Fishin'--With High Tech
   TABLE: Technotackle for Modern Anglers
   PHOTO: Cabela's High-Tech Reel
   PHOTO: Eagle's Fish Finder
 
BUSINESSWEEK INVESTOR
Grading the Funds: New Names on the A-list
   TABLE: New A-Rated Equity Funds
   TABLE: New A-Rated Bond Funds
   Where 4.9% Makes You a Star
      TABLE: SSgA Emerging Markets
   Gabelli: The Value of Focusing on Growth
      TABLE: Gabelli Growth
 
BUSINESSWEEK INVESTOR -- THE BARKER PORTFOLIO
Net Banking Is Here, but Has It Arrived?
   TABLE: My Online Banking Experience
 
BUSINESSWEEK INVESTOR -- INSIDE WALL STREET
Navigant Sets Sail
   CHART: A Bon Voyage for Travel Services
Cybersource Looks After E-Business
   CHART: Heady Gains Since the IPO
A Second Chance for Take-Two?
   CHART: Still Down in the Basement
 
FIGURES OF THE WEEK
Figures of the Week
   CHART: Production Index
   Production Index Components
   HISTORICAL DATA: BW Index Back to 1992
   CHART: Mutual Funds
   CHART: S&P 500
The Week Ahead
 
EDITORIALS
The New Economy Finally Gets Some Respect
 
INTERNATIONAL -- SPOTLIGHT ON MOSCOW
A Brisk Market in Babies...Sparks Action for Reform (int'l edition)
   MAP: Moscow to Moldova
 
INTERNATIONAL -- READERS REPORT
Will National Pride Get in the Euro's Way? (int'l edition)
Indian Pop's Stealth Buyers (int'l edition)
 
INTERNATIONAL -- CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS
''Honda: Can the company go it alone?'' (Cover, some editions, July 5) (int'l edition)
''The company that got Japan to log on'' (July 12) (int'l edition)
 
INTERNATIONAL -- ASIAN BUSINESS
Korea's Chaebol: So Much for Reform (int'l edition)
   TABLE: A New Chip Giant
 
INTERNATIONAL -- EUROPEAN BUSINESS
A Diesel in Every Driveway? (int'l edition)
   CHART: Diesel Power
Global One: One Big, Unhappy Telecom Family? (int'l edition)
Net Stocks Could Soon Hit Warp Speed (int'l edition)
   TABLE: Europe's Next Internet IPOs
 
INTERNATIONAL -- LATIN AMERICA
Colombia: A Very Bizarre ''Peace Laboratory'' (int'l edition)
   The President's Mission: Pacifying the Rebels, Calming the Economy (int'l edition)
 
INTERNATIONAL -- FINANCE
Sweating Blood in Buenos Aires (int'l edition)
   CHART: Investor Jitters over Argentina
NEC: This Is a Japanese Company? (int'l edition)
   CHART: NEC Feels the Pinch
 
INTERNATIONAL -- EDITORIALS
Indonesia: The Army's Democratic Role (int'l edition)



 
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