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Telemarketers' Next Target
Those annoying sales pitches won't be confined to the dinner hour. Tracking down cell-phone numbers will soon be easier, so marketers will find you, wherever you are.

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Retail Outlook
Will weakness in housing and rising energy prices mean consumers are running out of gas? We talk with a retail analyst and a consumer expert about the outlook for the holiday season

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Best Global Brands
These 100 brands are among the world's most recognized—and most valuable

Best Places to Launch a Career
We canvassed career-services directors, employers, and students to rank the best companies for recent graduates

BusinessWeek 50
Our picks of the top-performing companies from the S&P 500. Plus, regional rankings for Asia and Europe:
Asia's BusinessWeek 50
Europe's BusinessWeek 50

Customer Service Champs
Companies that excel at pleasing customers, based on J.D. Power & Associates customer satisfaction data and our own reader survey

Hot Growth 100
From young, upstart companies to those that have been around for centuries: Plus, regional rankings of top-performing small businesses in Asia and Europe:
Asia's Hot Growth 100
Europe's Hot Growth 100

Info Tech 100
Emerging-market cellular players, wireless phone and gear makers, and Web giants are this year's stars

World's Most Innovative Companies
Nurturing, creative cultures allow these companies to wow customers with innovative products and services

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Untangling Do-Not-Call's Twists
Fifty million Americans have signed up for the registry. Confused about where things stand now -- or how they got to this point? Here are the answers to the key questions about Do-Not-Call.

 Team Bush's Tightrope Walk on China
When it comes to the yuan's value, the White House has to balance domestic political pressure against the dangers of a weaker dollar.

 Making the Case for Superpills
Drugmakers are hoping that pills packing a combination of medications for a variety of conditions will do a lot for patients -- and even more to revitalize revenues.

 How Tesco Lives Not By Bread Alone
In a Q&A, Chairman David Reid explains the grocer's success in nonfood goods: Sell the ``right products at the right price at a convenient location''.

These Are Not Your Father's Comics
Meet the latest Japanese import to make a splash in the U.S.: Youth-oriented manga, book-length ``graphic novels''.


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