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COVER STORY
Show Time for AOL Time Warner Bob Pittman's job is to implement the biggest merger in U.S. history. That's a tall order
COVER IMAGE: Show Time!
TABLE: Can These Two Make the Marriage Work?
TABLE: Pittman's Highest Hurdles
TABLE: What They're Saying about Pittman
RESUME: Robert Warren Pittman
The Man Who Made Levin Look Good
TABLE: Pittman's Co-Pilot
AOL Abroad: Miles to Go (int'l edition)
TABLE: A Global Report Card

EDITOR'S MEMO
An Exhilarating Ride

UP FRONT
Talk Show
New Software + Snow = SNAFUs
Conspicuous Construction
Is Pepsi Messing with Success?
TABLE: Gone with the Recount
TABLE: 2000: The Year of the Dot-Bomb
CHART: A Bad Year for Internet Stocks
TABLE: Deathwatch: Sites in Free Fall
Know About Biz? Try Our Quiz

READERS REPORT
When Politicians and the Courts Cross Paths
The Man Who Fell Furthest
Many Clicks and Tons of Bricks
Baseball Will Survive A-Rod's Sweet Deal
Chrysler's Cost-Cutting Has One Driver Scared
Choosing a CEO? Don't Take Shortcuts

EDITOR'S NOTE
''Surf at your own risk'' (October 30, 2000)

BOOKS
Shining a Light on China's Dark Side
PHOTO: Cover, ''The Chinese''

TECHNOLOGY & YOU
Sometimes, Less Is Less
PHOTO: Gateway Connected Touch Pad
TABLE: Net Cruisers

ECONOMIC VIEWPOINT
Bush's New Tax-Cut Logic Is No Better Than the Old

ECONOMIC TRENDS
The Lure of Low Business Costs
TABLE: Where Business Costs Are High--and Low
Natural Gas Will Deflate Wallets
CHART: The Explosion in Gas Prices
Extra Pounds, Slimmer Wages

BUSINESS OUTLOOK
U.S.: What Greenspan Saw in the Data
CHART: More Purchasers Say Times Are Tough
CHART: This Sign Points to Continued Slowing
CHART: Consumers Are Getting Nervous
Italy: A Waterlogged Economy with a Debt Problem
CHART: Business Confidence Is Floundering

NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY
The Kindest Cut of All
TABLE: Dr. Greenspan's Elixir
Will It Do the Trick? History Sides with the Bulls
CHART: Celebrating the Cut
CHART: Rate Cut Rallies
The Ground Is Getting Soft under Housing
CHART: Open House?
Detroit's Big Steeds Are Losing Traction
CHART: With Sales Stalling, Incentives Grow
TABLE: Cash Cows
Heavy Traffic on Memory Lane
Microsoft and Intel: Moving in on PC Makers' Turf
Commentary: California's Utilities Doth Protest Too Much
TABLE: Win Some, Lose Some

IN BUSINESS THIS WEEK
Jay Walker: Walking Away from Priceline
Ford: A Better Idea on Warranties
Ringing in the New with a Rate Hike
Engine Trouble at GE?
LTV: Chapter 11, Book 2
Microsoft: Back before the Judge
Et Cetera...
Office Cutbacks
CHART: Office Depot Stock Price

WASHINGTON OUTLOOK
A Battle for the Soul of the DNC
Interactive Activity
Targeting Helms

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Chrysler's Rescue Team
CHART: Chrysler's Crunch
TABLE: The New Crew Running Chrysler
Commentary: Japan: This Time, It Could Get Nasty

INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK
Mideast Peace: From Narrow Gap to Disastrous Chasm?
More Spies in Russia
Battle for Mexico's PRI

PEOPLE
Thinking out of the Cereal Box
RESUME: Carlos Gutierrez

FINANCE
Options Put Giants in a Jam
TABLE: Playing the Put Game
TABLE: What Three Big Players Could Lose
Funny Money, or Real Incentive?
CHART: The Value Gap in Stock Options
Commentary: Undermining Pay for Performance
TABLE: Zero-Cost Collars 101
TABLE: Profiting in a Slump
Commentary: How Penny Pricing Is Pounding Investors

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
PeopleSoft's Hard Guy
TABLE: How CEO Craig Conway Fixed PeopleSoft
Give Me Your Tired.com, Your Poor.com
TABLE: Eco's Recent Bets

LEGAL AFFAIRS
Redistricting: Where Do You Draw the Line?
TABLE: Puzzling Precedent

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Commentary: A Killer App for the Wireless Web?
TABLE: The Rocky Road to Europe's Mobile Net

DEVELOPMENTS TO WATCH
Bacteria That Make Sewage Smell Sweeter
Boosting That Other Bull Market?
A Better Patch for Broken Bones
The Year's Top Stories in Science, Says Science

BUSINESSWEEK LIFESTYLE
Hands on the Wheel, Not on the Phone
PHOTO: AT&T's Portable Phone Car Kit
TABLE: Have Cell Phone, Will Travel

BUSINESSWEEK INVESTOR
When the Mutual Fund Thrill Is Gone
TABLE: Private Accounts on the Web
Steer Clear of the Rollover Wringer
TABLE: Watch It, Now

BW INVESTOR -- THE BARKER PORTFOLIO
IPOs: Sifting Through the Wreckage
TABLE: A New-Issues Shopping List

BW INVESTOR -- INSIDE WALL STREET
White-Hot at OSI
CHART: The Stock Has Been on a Tear
Why Pioneer Could Get Ambushed
CHART: Battered in the Tech Wreck
Lincoln National's Firm Grip on Life
CHART: Buoyant in a Ho-Hum Market

FIGURES OF THE WEEK
Figures of the Week (.pdf)
The Week Ahead
Production Index Components

EDITORIALS
The Fed--and Technology--to the Rescue
Tax Cuts: Take Greenspan's Advice

INTERNATIONAL -- SPOTLIGHT ON BRITAIN
A Prince's Dream Town Is a Hit...And So Are His Organic Goodies (int'l edition)
MAP: Britain

INTERNATIONAL -- LETTER FROM GUATEMALA
Weaving Mayans into the Fabric of Society (int'l edition)
MAP: Guatemala

INTERNATIONAL -- READERS REPORT
When Politicians and the Courts Cross Paths (int'l edition)
Will Oil and Government Mix? (int'l edition)

INTERNATIONAL -- ASIAN BUSINESS
Japan: This Time, It Could Get Nasty (int'l edition)
TABLE: A Hazardous Year Ahead
For Acer, a Bad Year Turns Brutal (int'l edition)
TABLE: The New Strategy
Commentary: A Ray of Sunlight for Thai Reform (int'l edition)
TABLE: Bad Loan Bunch

INTERNATIONAL -- EUROPEAN BUSINESS
Chrysler's Rescue Team (int'l edition)
CHART: Chrysler's Crunch
TABLE: The New Crew Running Chrysler
Commentary: Can Europe Stop the ''New Ignominy''? (int'l edition)
A Tough Job for Poland's Tough Guy (int'l edition)
CHART: Poland's Current Account

INTERNATIONAL -- LATIN AMERICAN BUSINESS
Can Fox Make Mexico a Nation of Homeowners? (int'l edition)
CHART: Mexico's Mortgage Shortfall
Embraer: The Sky's the Limit (int'l edition)
CHART: Brazilian Highflier

INTERNATIONAL -- FINANCE
Global Bourses? Hold Your Horses (int'l edition)
TABLE: Bourses Get the Urge to Merge
A Common Market, but Not for Equities (int'l edition)
ONLINE EXTRA: "European Regulation Today Is Totally Outdated"

INTERNATIONAL -- INT'L FIGURES OF THE WEEK
International Figures of the Week (.pdf) (int'l edition)
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