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Technology Special Report: Wi-Fi's Growing Pains

High-speed wireless-network access won't hit the big time until it overcomes obstacles now keeping it stuck in a techno-limbo. Plus: How the Wi-Fi future might look, and how to set up your own network.


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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

  SPECIAL REPORTS
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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Liz and Jones vs. Tommy and Ralph
The stocks of Tommy Hilfiger and Ralph Lauren have had a good run of late, but the party may be over. Shares of women's clothiers Liz Claiborne and Jones Apparel may have more appeal now.
Halliburton: A Buy on the Street, a Sell at the Polls?
Despite the controversy swirling around Cheney's former company, its businesses remain strong and investors have been bidding up its shares. But it still could be a liability for Bush in a tight election.


Outsourcing Isn't ``a Zero-Sum Game''
Tech entrepreneur Marc Andreessen says it's ``the story of history.'' Lower-value jobs may disappear offshore, but new jobs will arise in the U.S. as new industries are born.

For Jack Welch, It's Now a ``Dream Life''
In this extended Video Views segment with BusinessWeek Editor-in-Chief Steve Shepard, GE's former CEO talks about what's keeping him busy -- and happy -- during his retirement days.


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