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EDS: Slow Going on the Comeback Trail

Electronic Data Systems CEO Michael Jordan has undertaken a methodical makeover of the info-tech services giant. But with rivals making inroads, EDS doesn't have the luxury of time.


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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 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
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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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Renault's ``Adventure in Design''
In a Q&A, the French auto maker's chief designer Patrick Le Quement talks about Euro auto-styling trends and why it is a sin to ``exploit old design to death''.
Tales from the Aisles Of Wal-Mart
A recent story on the megaretailer's labor practices generated a shopping-cart full of reader responses. From comments about access to health care and low wages to quality-of-life issues, the debate is on.


The Biggest Bomb in the U.S. Budget
The Bush Administration's budget for fiscal 2004 would run a mind-bending deficit of nearly $500 billion -- not including operations in Iraq. This debt pile-up means lots of bad things -- with starvation funding for education, R&D, and infrastructure the worst.

It's Time for the iMac To Lose Its Head
When the new iMac was introduced in 2002, the faithful roared. Now, its integrated tilt-swivel flat-panel monitor has gone from a competition killer to just plain deadly. Apple should set it free.


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