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So Many Toys, So Little Joy

This Special Report looks at an industry facing painful choices as playthings become ever cheaper--and kids become more jaded. Plus: A forecast of this season's hit toys.


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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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Creditors Chase Kmart's ``Frat Boys''
The former top managers of the ailing retail giant are being sued for ``gross mismanagement'' and taking lavish perks--including luxury cars and personal trips on corporate jets--even as bankruptcy loomed.
Making the Mouse Roar Again
Disney is overhauling its licensing business, using big discount stores and fewer middlemen. It's also ditching its own shops.
Bounty Hunters for Science
Why do all of that brain-twisting r&d in-house? InnoCentive.com offers cash prizes to free-lancers who can solve corporate problems online.
Looks Like a Dry Year for French Winemakers
Beyond anti-French sentiment in America and a strong euro, vintners now fear that a U.S. anti-bioterrorism bill will hurt more.




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