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Japan's Reformer
Cover Image: Japan's Reformer
Photo: Junichiro Koizumi
Chart: Japan's Predicament
Table: Koizumi's Platform...and How He Could Fare
Table: The Koizumi Cabinet: Who Might Join?
A Prime Minister with Pizzazz
Table: Japan's Rock 'n' Roll Leader
What Will Africans Make of Africa?
Photo: Cover, "The Shadow of the Sun"
Photo: Cover, "The Graves Are Not Yet Full"
Photo: Cover, "In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz"
Beisbol Story
Photo: Cover, "The Duke of Havana"
Urban Gloom
Photo: Cover, "America's Undeclared War"
DVDs Aren't Ready for Home Movies Yet
Argentina's Cavallo May Not Play the Hero This Time
U.S.: A Shrinking Trade Gap Looks Good Stateside
Chart: Imports Plunge as Demand Weakens
Chart: Capital-Goods Orders Continue to Slump
Chart: The Dollar Soars to New Heights
Video: The View from BW's Jim Cooper
The U.S. Coughs--and Mexico May Catch a Cold
Chart: Industrial Activity Drops Off Sharply
The States Get Squeezed
Table: The Drain on State Coffers
State Lotteries Are Coming Up Snake Eyes
Commentary: The Real Trade Wars Will Be at Home
Table: Why Bush and Business Want a Free-Trade Zone
The Profit Picture Is Getting Ugly
Table: An Early Look at First-Quarter Profits (.pdf)
Spending Less: The Liposuction Can Wait
The IPO Market: Pipsqueaks Need Not Apply
Table: In the IPO Hopper
Commentary: HP's Woes Are Deeper Than the Downturn
Table: Trouble Begins at Home
Commentary: Relax, Mom. Day Care Won't Ruin the Kids
Commentary: God and Man at Madison Square Garden
A Long Romp for the Shorts?
Table: Short Funds, Tall Gains
Hedge Funds: Let the Bad Times Roll
Table: Beating the S&P
Never Underestimate an Investor Named Warren
Resume: F. Warren Hellman
Commentary: Fair Disclosure Is Even Better Than Advertised
MBA Programs Are Going Back to School
Table: What's Next for B-Schools?
Canada: Nirvana for MBAs?
Table: Enlightened Education
Lebow Turns Over a New Leaf
Table: The Lebow File
Commentary: Blowing Smoke over Ventilation
Table: The Hazards of Secondhand Smoke
The Bush Cabinet: Muzzling "King Tommy"
Table: Off Message
Visteon: Thrown into the Deep End
Table: Visteon: Searching for the Right Mix
PetroChina: An Oil Giant Stirs
Table: Shaping Up PetroChina
Commentary: The IMF Should Quit Playing Politics
Ericsson: In Need of a Recharge
Table: What Ails Ericsson
So Far, Fox Can't Rally His Own Troops
Table: The Rift Between Fox and the PAN
Lucent's Dark Days
Chart: Lucent's Loss
Table: Lucent's Challenges
Q&A: "There Are No Silver Bullets Available"
Commentary: Nursing Home Care: Code Blue
Table: Nursing Home Squeeze
Commentary: How Bad Is the NBA Hurting?
Giving the Baby Bimmer a Run for Its Money
When You Want to Whisper "Class"
"It's a Qvale." "A What?"
Not Your Mother's Station Wagon
What's New on the Lot? A Safer Ride
Safety in Numbers
Table: What the Ratings Mean
The Clicks-and-Bricks Way to Buy That Car
Table: Car Talk
Video: Kicking Tires on the Net
Warren Buffett: Slave to Fashion?
Table: Buffett Falls into the Gap
A Jiffy Stock Story
Chart: Revving Up the Engines
Will Viacom Be a Blockbuster?
Hotjobs May Start Lookin' Way Cool
Chart: Ready to Recruit More Buyers
Figures of the Week (.pdf)
The Week Ahead
Production Index Components
A Mandate for Change in Japan
Bush: The Next 100 Days May Be Tougher
Video: The View from BW's Bruce Nussbaum
Graham Greene Would Still Adore This Hotel
Map: Haiti
A Wetland Hangs in the Balance...And Villagers Are Up in Arms
Map: Spain
Commentary: India Is Making Its AIDS Disaster Worse
Table: Silent Crisis
Q&A: French Growth This Year Will Take a Hit (extended)
Ericsson: In Need of a Recharge
Table: What Ails Ericsson
Photo: Ericsson T20 Phones
Online Extra: Q&A with Ericsson CEO Hellstr?m
Sweden's High-Tech Star Loses Its Glitter
Table: Why the Tech Slump Could Sock Sweden
Did Brazil's Lights Just Flicker?
Chart: Brazil's Power Sources
Power Struggle, Italian-Style
Table: Generali's Crowd
"Iron Lady" to Poland's Rescue
International Figures of the Week (.pdf)
Europe: Keep Those Markets Open
Talk Show
China: Aggressor or Victim?
"The Bloomberg Machine" (Cover Story, Apr. 23, 2001)
The U.S. Spreads the Pain
Chart: USX-U.S. Steel Stock Price
How Long Will the Dems Carry the Torch?
I Get No Kick from...Nicotine
Rogue States: Why Washington May Ease Sanctions
A Jiffy Stock Story
China: Aggressor or Victim?
"Stalled in Singapore" (Asian Business, Apr. 23, 2001)

In Robot Surgeons vs. Lawyers, a Win for the Machines
As Rich Parisians Flee the Taxman, Real Estate Prices Fall
'Return of the Jedi,' 30 Years Later: When the Force Found its Cute Side
Q: When Is a Cliff Dive Good For Sales? A: When It's Sponsored by Red Bull
Your Paris Dream Home, at a Price
Solar-Powered Plane Soars Across the U.S.
At Boston Charter Schools, Higher Standards Mean Fewer Graduate in Four Years
On Tax Reform, It's Time to Change the Debate

In Robot Surgeons vs. Lawyers, a Win for the Machines
As Rich Parisians Flee the Taxman, Real Estate Prices Fall
'Return of the Jedi,' 30 Years Later: When the Force Found its Cute Side
Q: When Is a Cliff Dive Good For Sales? A: When It's Sponsored by Red Bull
Your Paris Dream Home, at a Price
Solar-Powered Plane Soars Across the U.S.
At Boston Charter Schools, Higher Standards Mean Fewer Graduate in Four Years
On Tax Reform, It's Time to Change the Debate

Tesla Pays Off Its $465 Million 'Loser' Loan
America’s Gift to Rival Economies? The Absurd H-1B Visa Cap
Is This Google X's Plan to Wire the World?
What's for Dinner, Big Mac or Egg McMuffin?
'Fast and Furious' Scandal Returns to Haunt Obama
Google Is Winning the Innovation War against Apple
Tim Cook, Taxes, and Avoiding the Right Thing
If Yahoo Buys Tumblr, What Will It Do With All That Porn?

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May 06, 2001

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