ISSUE DATE: JULY 31, 2000
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COVER STORY

Apple
Yes, Steve, you fixed it. Congrats! Now what's Act Two?
      COVER IMAGE: Apple
      TABLE: What Apple Has Done Right
      PHOTO: New iMacs
      TABLE: The Challenges Facing Apple
      CHART: Research Takes a Backseat
      CHART: Apple Is Growing at a Healthy Pace...Pushing Up Gross Profit Margins...So Apple's Stock Price Is Outpacing Rivals'
      TABLE: The PowerMac G4 Cube
      PHOTO: Macintosh G4 Cube with 15-inch Flat Panel Monitor
      PHOTO: Cube CPU with Chimney Top
      TABLE: Steve Jobs's Unfinished Business
      TABLE: Computer Design According to Jobs
      ''If the PC Doesn't Change, It'll Go the Way of the Dodo''
      ONLINE ORIGINAL: This Dip Makes Apple Look Even Riper
 

UP FRONT

  Talk Show
  A Whole New Class of Hotshot
  Let's Take an E-Meeting
  What's up Your Sleeve, Doc?
  TABLE: Canada's Tech Stars
      MAP: Canada
  The Web Tag That Nearly Got Away
  Polly Wants a Download
  CHART: The Rewards at the Top
  Footnotes
 

READERS REPORT

Seeing Clearly Through the Amazon Jungle
P&G: Good Strategy, Bad Execution
FleetBoston: Only Rich Customers Need Apply
IMF Remedies for Japan's ''Post-Bubble Blues''
A Design That Could Make Space Travel Doable
Kudos for Kuttner's Take on Ireland
 

CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS

''The list'' (Up Front, July 10, 2000)
''You can slow down the clock'' (Business Week Investor, July 17, 2000)
 

LETTER FROM THE LOIRE VALLEY

From Haute Cuisine to Cause Celebre
      MAP: France
 

BOOKS

Sex, Duels, Jailbreaks--and High Finance
      PHOTO: Cover, ''Millionaire''
Saga of a Song
      PHOTO: Cover, ''Strange Fruit''
Chopsocky Tale
      PHOTO: Cover, ''Planet Hong Kong''
 

TECHNOLOGY & YOU

Windows Me: Not Worth the Trouble
 

ECONOMIC VIEWPOINT

  Mexico: Democracy Is Great, but What About Economic Reform?
 

ECONOMIC TRENDS

  Death Knell for Death Taxes?
      CHART: Wealth Explodes at the Top
  Venture Funding Flows Overseas
      CHART: Cash for Europe's Entrepreneurs
A Firing by Any Other Name
 

BUSINESS OUTLOOK

  U.S.: One Quarter Does Not a Soft Landing Make
      CHART: Foreign Trade Remains a Drag on Growth
      CHART: Inventories Grow at a Rapid Clip
      CHART: Core Import Prices Are Creeping Higher
Italy: A Strong Push from a Weak Euro
      CHART: Business Spirits Rise to New Heights
 

NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY

Will the Bull Run Again?
      CHART: Recent Rallies Fizzle
      TABLE: Nasdaq Leaders and Laggards
      TABLE: S&P's Top 20 Performers
  The Earnings Train Chugs On
      TABLE: Business Week's Flash Report on Second Quarter Profits
It's Happy Time Again for B2B
      TABLE: Business-to-Business Big Shots
  The Merger That Can't Get in Gear
      TABLE: Chrysler's Sales Are Sliding...Despite Industry-Beating Rebates
  Commentary: It's Open Season on the EPA
The '70s Specter That's Haunting Greenspan
  Commentary: The Single Life May Not Agree with Sprint
      CHART: Post-Merger Blues
 

IN BUSINESS THIS WEEK

  Stephen S. Sanger: Doughboy Recruiter
  Strong Medicine for Bank One
  CNET Nets a Big Fish
  Blockbuster: A Dip in the Video Stream
  Aetna Takes Another Tumble
  Rewriting the FCC Rule Book?
  Et Cetera...
  Elf-Esteem
      CHART: Keebler Stock Price
 

WASHINGTON OUTLOOK

  Digital Piracy: Now the Spotlight Is on Congress
  New NASD Chief?
  Visas for Votes
 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

  Bernard Arnault's Shaky E-Empire
      TABLE: Arnault's Troubled E-Dreams
Asian Currency Crisis, Part Two?
      CHART: Southeast Asia's Slumping Currencies
Net Shopping: Why Japan Won't Take the Plunge
Super Factory--or Super Headache
      CHART: Revving Up
 

INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK

  Germany: Can the CDU Recover from Schroder's Tax Triumph?
  Villalonga: On His Way Out?
 

ECONOMICS

  Putting a Human Face on Economics
      TABLE: How People Really Behave
 

PEOPLE

Wiring Europe the American Way
      RESUME: Jack McMaster
      VIDEO: Q&A with Jack McMaster
 

MANAGEMENT

  Ernst & Young: Cozying Up to the Ref
      TABLE: Who's Writing the Regulations?
 

FINANCE

Online Banks Can't Go It Alone
      TABLE: Internet Banks: The New Mating Dance
  Up in Arms over a Trading System
      TABLE: An Advance--or an Unfair Advantage?
''Designer'' Stock Lists
      TABLE: How the Top Picks Fared
Commentary: A Raw Deal for Fund Shareholders
 

LEGAL AFFAIRS

Whose Net Is It, Anyway?
      TABLE: Where the Debate Is Raging
 

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

  I Can See Clearly Now
      TABLE: Growing a New Cornea
 

SPORTS BUSINESS

  Psst! Wanna Buy an Illegal Golf Club?
      ONLINE ORIGINAL: Test-Driving Callaway's ERC
 

BUSINESSWEEK LIFESTYLE

Sick Abroad: Who You Gonna Call?
      TABLE: What to Ask When Choosing a Service
      TABLE: Services That Could Save You
 

BUSINESSWEEK INVESTOR

When a Guru Manages Money
      TABLE: Disruptive Companies
Like Risk? Have We Got a Fund for You
      TABLE: Peaks and Valleys
  Shop 'Til You...Save
      TABLE: Sites to See
That Nest Egg May Have Hidden Cracks
      CHART: The Danger of Using Averages
      CHART: How Long Does $1 Million Last?
Biotech Is Back from the Dead (int'l edition)
      TABLE: Top Sectors
      TABLE: How the Biggest Funds Fared
      TABLE: The Best Offshore Mutual Funds
      TABLE: The Worst Offshore Mutual Funds
An Uncanny Eye for Pharma Finds (int'l edition)
      TABLE: Healthy Returns
Europe's Plain Joe Venture Capitalists (int'l edition)
      TABLE: For Further Information
 

BW INVESTOR -- THE BARKER PORTFOLIO

Making Sense of the Options Morass
      TABLE: Help Online with Your Stock Options
 

BW INVESTOR -- INSIDE WALL STREET

Hot Phone Prospects
      CHART: Warbling a Bit Louder
Software Plays That Should Firm Up
Don't Reject BioTransplant
      CHART: Still Beaten Down
 

FIGURES OF THE WEEK

  Figures of the Week (.pdf)
      Production Index Components
      HISTORICAL DATA: BW Index Back to 1992
 

EDITORIALS

  The Net Is No Place for Monopoly
  Apple Wins with Design
 

INTERNATIONAL -- SPOTLIGHT ON ARMENIA

As a Mountain Works Its Magic...Health-Care Help Comes from Afar (int'l edition)
      MAP: Armenia
 

INTERNATIONAL -- READERS REPORT

Alleviating Japan's ''Post-Bubble Blues'' (int'l edition)
''The Global 1000'': Don't Disqualify Emerging Markets (int'l edition)
Further Rate Hikes? Not with These Indicators (int'l edition)
 

INTERNATIONAL -- ASIAN BUSINESS

Freeport-McMoRan: A Pit of Trouble (int'l edition)
      MAP: West Papua, Indonesia
      TABLE: Freeport's Checkered Record
Asian Currency Crisis, Part Two? (int'l edition)
      CHART: Southeast Asia's Slumping Currencies
A Bold Mechanic for Matsushita's Creaky Machine (int'l edition)
      CHART: Matsushita Needs Help
 

INTERNATIONAL -- EUROPEAN BUSINESS

Arnault's Shaky E-Empire (int'l edition)
      TABLE: When Big Plans Go Awry
Diageo Hits the Bottle (int'l edition)
      TABLE: Walsh's Recipe for Growth
Commentary: German Banks Still Don't Get It (int'l edition)
 

INTERNATIONAL -- LATIN AMERICAN BUSINESS

Doing Business among the Body Snatchers (int'l edition)
      CHART: Another Record-Breaking Year
 

INTERNATIONAL -- INT'L FIGURES OF THE WEEK

International Figures of the Week (.pdf) (int'l edition)
 

INTERNATIONAL -- EDITORIALS

  Germany's Singular Shot at Reform (int'l edition)
 

ARTICLES PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN INTERNATIONAL EDITIONS

JULY 24, 2000
  Saudi Arabia
  Toshiba Tries to Reboot
  Breaking into a Takeover Sweat
  Commentary: India: Paying Lip Service to Corporate Disclosure
  Saint Laurent's Newest Look
  Commentary: The Battle for Europe's Blue Chips


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