ISSUE DATE: JANUARY 15, 2001
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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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