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This Tech Rebound May Have Less Bounce

Corporations are buying again, but their spending strategies are Spartan, and no innovative tide is likely to sweep in and overcome that conservatism. Plus: Brighter times ahead for Sun, and the rise of RFID.


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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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Oracle vs. PeopleSoft: A Battle to Avoid
S&P thinks Oracle CEO Larry Ellison's increasingly costly urge to merge with the enterprise-software provider will benefit neither party--and investors least of all .
Between the Covers with Jack and Suzy
Sorry, gossips. ``This book has nothing to do with my [personal] life,'' says GE's ex-honcho Jack Welch, who will pen his new book with his bride-to-be, Suzy Wetlaufer.


The Hiring Outlook for 2004
In a special two-part series, our fourth annual survey of career experts reveals a guarded optimism for employment prospects in fields such as tech and health care. But sending jobs offshore isn't going away.

China: New Plague, Same Cover Up?
As suspicions grow that officials kept silent when avian flu emerged--just as they did with sars--hopes are fading for the freedom of the Chinese press to question government accounts.


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