ISSUE DATE: JANUARY 8, 2001
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COVER STORY

  The Top 25 Managers
These execs had what it took in what turned out to be a tough year. Plus: The Top Entrepreneurs; The Top Regulators; The Losers and Dot-Conned; and Managers to Watch in 2001
      COVER IMAGE: The Top 25 Managers of the Year
 

SPECIAL REPORT

  Industry Outlook 2001
Companies will be competing more fiercely than ever for fewer dollars -- and the expansion looks more vulnerable. A preview for 21 key industry sectors  

UP FRONT

  Talk Show
  Is Challenger Math-Challenged?
  A Rich Deal for Fast Company
  TABLE: Plush Rides, Gritty Race
  Cupid Logs into the New Year
 

READERS REPORT

  What Companies Expect from Their CEOs
  AT&T Is Paving the Broadband Highway
  OSHA's Approach: Government Knows Best
  What the Big City Papers Are Up Against
  The Clear Voice of Small Business
  The Uphill Battle against Global Warming
 

CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS

  ''Curing an industry's ills'' (e.biz, Dec. 11, 2000)
  ''Microsoft's little bro''' (Information Technology, Dec. 11, 2000)
  ''Workers of the world: Welcome'' (Government, Nov. 20, 2000)
 

BOOKS

  Bringing the City Back to Life
      PHOTO: Cover, ''Comeback Cities''
 

TECHNOLOGY & YOU

  Information All Over Your House
 

ECONOMIC VIEWPOINT

  It's Time for NAFTA to Look Farther South
 

ECONOMIC TRENDS

  E-Commerce: The Buyer Wins
      CHART: As Internet Use Grew, Insurance Costs Fell
  What's Boosting Health Costs
      CHART: Healthy Hikes for Health Services
  On Wall Street, Green Is Golden
 

BUSINESS OUTLOOK

  U.S.: Are We Talking Ourselves into a Recession?
      CHART: Demand Is Slower but Still Rising
      CHART: Manufacturing Is Looking Soft
      CHART: Cars Are Pumping Up Retail Inventories
  Spain: The Running of the Bulls May Be Slowing
      CHART: Output Has Flattened Out
 

NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY

  California's Power Failure
      TABLE: How California Short-Circuited
      TABLE: What's Being Done to Fix the Mess
  Mauled at the Mall
      CHART: Shoppers Grow Skittish...and Growth Is Slowing...But Retailers Keep Building
  Amazon and Yahoo: All That Glitters...
  Commentary: Who Will Watch AOL's Watchdog?
  Bush vs. McCain, Round Two
      TABLE: John McCain's Agenda
  Commentary: Give ''Fair Disclosure'' Time to Work
  This HMO Needs Resuscitating
      CHART: That Sinking Feeling
  Prilosec Time Is Just About Up
      CHART: Drug Dilemma
 

IN BUSINESS THIS WEEK

  William Larson: I-Way Fatality
  A Withdrawal from Reimported Drugs
  Milk Is Also the Real Thing
  VISX Refocuses Expectations
  Organic Food Is Now Easier to Spot
  Microsoft Makes a Software Purchase
  Et Cetera...
  Positive Charge
      CHART: Williams Cos. Stock Price
 

WASHINGTON OUTLOOK

  Why Business Might Torpedo New Free-Trade Deals
  Smoking Out Thompson
  Sacagawea Stumbles
  No Pardon for Milken?
 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

  The Euro: Back from the Depths
      CHART: The Euro Is on a Tear...As U.S. Growth Slows...and Bond Yields Converge
  Terra Lycos: Mano a Mano with Yahoo?
      CHART: Terra Lycos Heads Back to Earth
  Pollution: Digging Up Trouble in Japan
      TABLE: Black Spots
  Enron Switches Signals in India
      TABLE: Try, Try Again
 

BUSINESSWEEK INVESTOR

  Houses Aren't Just for Couples
      TABLE: Shelter and Singles
 

BW INVESTOR -- INSIDE WALL STREET

  A Go for ''Stop''
      CHART: High Hopes for a New Product
  Will Smart & Final Get Swallowed?
      CHART: Not Showing Much Zest Yet
  Learning Fast at Saba Software
      CHART: Tarred with the Tech Brush
 

FIGURES OF THE WEEK

  Figures of the Week (.pdf)
      The Week Ahead
      Production Index Components
 

EDITORIALS

  A Look Back, a Look Ahead
 

INTERNATIONAL -- TO OUR READERS

  Managers for the New Millennium (int'l edition)
 

INTERNATIONAL -- SPOTLIGHT ON CAMBODIA

  Banking on Poor Borrowers...While Many Banks Face the Abyss (int'l edition)
      MAP: Cambodia
 

INTERNATIONAL -- INDUSTRIAL MONITOR

  A New Recipe May Make Titanium Less Pricey (int'l edition)
  Cotton Sprouts in the Petri Dish (int'l edition)
  Tracking Corn, from the Silo to the Taco Shell (int'l edition)
  Innovations (int'l edition)
 

INTERNATIONAL -- READERS REPORT

  The Perils Ahead for Argentina (int'l edition)
  There's Just One E-Mail System at Nestle (int'l edition)
  Taiwan's Banks Are in Fine Shape, Thanks (int'l edition)
  What Do Companies Expect from Their CEOs? (int'l edition)
 

INTERNATIONAL -- ASIAN BUSINESS

  Pollution: Digging Up Trouble in Japan (int'l edition)
      TABLE: Black Spots
  The Yank Who Pulled BHP out of the Shaft (int'l edition)
      CHART: Upward Bound
 

INTERNATIONAL -- EUROPEAN BUSINESS

  France Telecom's $53 Billion Burden (int'l edition)
      TABLE: CEO Bon's Shopping List
  Commentary: The Neuer Markt Needs a Watchdog with Teeth (int'l edition)
 

INTERNATIONAL -- INT'L FIGURES OF THE WEEK

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


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