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Aug. 2, 1999




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COVER STORY
HP's Carly Fiorina: The Boss
   COVER IMAGE: The Boss
   RESUME: Cara Carleton S. Fiorina
   PHOTO: Carly Fiorina, as a Child
   CHART: Profits May Rebound...And Sales Should Rise...So HP Shares Are Surging
   TABLE: Making a New HP Way
   TABLE: HP's Executive Branch
   TABLE: Leadership over the Years
   ONLINE ORIGINAL: Lew Platt on HP's Ups and Downs--and the HP Way
   ONLINE ORIGINAL: Why Fiorina Convinced "an Icon" to Become Chairman
   ONLINE ORIGINAL: HP's Stock Rocket Will Need Some Refueling
 
INTERNATIONAL -- INT'L COVER STORY
China's Web Masters (int'l edition)
   INT'L COVER IMAGE: China's Web Masters
   TABLE: The Heavyweights of Chinese Cyberspace
   ONLINE ORIGINAL: Viewing Chinese Sites: A How To (int'l edition)
   ONLINE ORIGINAL: ''We Are Building a Roof before the Foundation and Walls'' (int'l edition)
 
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
 
READERS REPORT
Why Canada's Economy Is So Stunted
Good Reasons for Jesse to Visit the Valley
A Welfare Class of College Grads?
Why Should Taxpayers Subsidize Sky Boxes?
 
BOOKS
The Man Who Brought Nature to the City
   PHOTO: Cover, ''A Clearing in the Distance''
 
TECHNOLOGY & YOU
Ask Jeeves: This Butler Didn't Do It
   TABLE: Never Mind, Jeeves
 
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''
 
DIGITAL DISPATCH
Undergrads: Log On, Cash In--Drop Out?
   TABLE: Pointers
 
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
 
INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK
Mexico: Could This Scandal Sink the PRI?
A Chinese Devaluation?
Staying Put in France
 
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
 
THE CORPORATION
Film vs. Digital: Can Kodak Build a Bridge?
   TABLE: The Hand Kodak Is Playing
 
FINANCE
A Revolt at NASD?
   TABLE: Under Fire
Bank One: Nothing but Net
   TABLE: Wingspan: Ready to Fly?
Small Caps: So Who Needs the Street, Anyway?
   CHART: Out of Fashion
 
LEGAL AFFAIRS
Commentary: How the High Court Is Penalizing Corporate America
   CHART: Intellectual Gold Mine
 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
BellSouth: Is Standing Firm Enough?
   CHART: My, How You've Grown
Qwest-U S West: They're Merging, but Is It Worth It?
 
BITS & BYTES
Making Net Phoning Less Tangled
A 12,000 Dow? Ladies and Gents, Place Your Bets
Teach a New PC Your Old Tricks--Fast
E-Retailers Aren't Reaching Out Enough
   TABLE: Missed Opportunities
Bits & Bytes Contacts
 
PEOPLE
Marty Wygod Rides Again
   TABLE: Health Care Meets the Net
 
BUSINESSWEEK LIFESTYLE
What Unites Europe? Delayed Flights
   TABLE: Europe's Tardy Airports
What Using a Sunblock Will Really Get You
   TABLE: Preventing Skin Cancer
 
BUSINESSWEEK INVESTOR
The Market's Sparrows Are Flying High
   TABLE: The Marks of a Good Microcap Fund
   TABLE: Microcaps' Big Returns
   The Picks of a Sizzling Microcap Maven
      TABLE: BlackRock Micro-Cap
 
BUSINESSWEEK INVESTOR -- THE BARKER PORTFOLIO
Fidelity's New ''Invest and Forget'' Fund
   TABLE: The Four-in-One Solution
 
BUSINESSWEEK INVESTOR -- INSIDE WALL STREET
Betting on Biotech
   GRAPHIC: Weisbrod's Biotech Picks
A Phone-Gear Star Named Andrew
   CHART: Looking Toward a Telecom Boom
This Reinsurer Is Ripe for Reassessment
   CHART: Down to Ridiculous Levels
 
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
 
INTERNATIONAL -- READERS REPORT
Prepaid Cards? Caller Beware (int'l edition)
It Takes Two Parties to Make a Bad Loan (int'l edition)
Why Canada's Economy Is So Stunted (int'l edition)
 
INTERNATIONAL -- ASIAN BUSINESS
Japan's Financial Secrets Pour Out (int'l edition)
   TABLE: Japan Inc.: Lifting the Veil
New Delhi Is Up and Running at Last (int'l edition)
   TABLE: The BJP's Surprises Since June
 
INTERNATIONAL -- EUROPEAN BUSINESS
Overhauling Airbus (int'l edition)
   TABLE: Remaking Airbus
   CHART: The Race for Orders
France Telecom: Now the Hunting Begins (int'l edition)
   ONLINE ORIGINAL: France Telecom's Bon: ''We Will Look for Opportunities'' (int'l edition)
Russia's Image Doctor Has a New Patient (int'l edition)
   TABLE: Rise of an Advertising Whiz
Will Foreigners Rule Poland's Banks? (int'l edition)
   TABLE: Who Holds Stakes in Poland's Banks
 
INTERNATIONAL -- FINANCE
The Mutual-Fund Party Gets Hotter in Asia (int'l edition)
   TABLE: The Best...
   TABLE: ...The Worst
   TABLE: Top Sectors
   TABLE: How the Biggest Funds Fared
 
INTERNATIONAL -- EDITORIALS
Boeing: Compete, Don't Complain (int'l edition)
Even China Can't Cage the Internet (int'l edition)



 
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