Cover Photograph by Robert Cardin. INTERNATIONAL Cover Illustration by Jonathan Barkat.
Aug. 2, 1999
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UP FRONT
John Hancock, We Hardly Knew Ye
A Coffee Break at Starbucks?
PHOTO: Starbucks Logo
Uncle Sam May Hit a Gusher
A Brisk Black Market in Babies
A New Use for Turkey Leftovers
Finally, Airplane Food That's No Joke
Why Didn't Hooters Think of That?
CHART: Debt on the Rise
Footnotes
ECONOMIC VIEWPOINT
Are We Hurting or Helping the Disabled?
ECONOMIC TRENDS
Car Sales: Still Vrooming
CHART: America's Aging Cars
A Case of False Modesty
No Need to Cry over Argentina
CHART: Lower Inflows from Argentina
Women Shun the ''Dismal Science''
BUSINESS OUTLOOK
U.S.: These Growth Figures Won't Set Off Any Alarms at the Fed
CHART: A Huge Drag on Second-Quarter Growth
CHART: Y2K Spending Is Boosting Output
CHART: Mortgage Applications Are Cooling Off
Canada: A Gleam of Northern Light
CHART: Inflation Is Starting to Turn Up
NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY
This Economy Has Fuel Injection
CHART: Swimming in It
Tech Sets a Fast Pace
TABLE: An Early Look at Second-Quarter Profits (.pdf)
Go Ahead, Lay Me Off
CHART: Higher Than Ever
Can Steve Jobs Keep His Mojo Working?
CHART: Climbing Back
Commentary: Tracking Stocks Are Accidents Waiting to Happen
Why It's Not a Blockbuster IPO
CHART: Let's Go to the Tape
Do Medicare and Managed Care Mix?
CHART: Change of Pace
Commentary: George W., the Accidental Campaign Reformer
Commentary: Across America, a Troubling ''Digital Divide''
TABLE: New Economy Leaders and Laggards
IN BUSINESS THIS WEEK
Goodbye, Mr. Sims
Big Delivery from UPS: An IPO
Cincinnati Bell's Quantum Leap
J&J: If You Can't Make 'Em, Buy 'Em
Attention, Kmart Grocery Shoppers
All Right, AT&T, Open Up
Et Cetera...
Novellus: Picky, Picky
CHART: Novellus Systems Stock Price
WASHINGTON OUTLOOK
They're Democrats. They're Talking Tax Cuts. What Gives?
A Kinder, Gentler Tax Idea
Hillary's Women Problem
Al Gore, Space Cadet
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Japan's Financial Secrets Pour Out
TABLE: Japan Inc.: Lifting the Veil
Commentary: Korea: Kim Needs to Take Off the Gloves
How Airbus Could Rule the Skies
CHART: The Race for Orders
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Fresh Strains of Unzappable Germs
GRAPHIC: When Antibiotics Work...When They Don't Work
DEVELOPMENTS TO WATCH
Why I Don't Feel Your Pain
CDs That Deliver Way More Than Music
A Sensor to Catch Nuclear Thieves
Innovations
Developments to Watch Contacts
THE WORKPLACE
Labor Could Back This GM Spin-Off
TABLE: What's at Stake in Detroit's Spin-offs
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
Let's Get Real About Cutting Taxes
Profit History in the Making
Good Design: Apple Gets the Picture
INTERNATIONAL -- EDITOR'S MEMO
Covering the World's E-Revolution (int'l edition)
INTERNATIONAL -- SPOTLIGHT ON EGYPT
A Sleepy Port Wakes Up...To a Sea of Natural Gas (int'l edition)
MAP: Cairo-Port Said