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Finding the Fuel for the Next Industrial Revolution

BusinessWeek Chief Economist Michael Mandel says it's time to place the blame for high oil prices where it belongs -- on the lack of progress in the development of new energy technology.


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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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Checking the White House Budget Math
The Administration projects that the deficit for the year ending on Sept. 30 will hit $445 billion -- $70 billion more than last year. But Bush budget mavens maintain they can cut the deficit in half by 2007. Do the numbers add up?
A Fountain of Youth for an Aging Microsoft
It's hard to believe, but the software giant is pushing 30. Bill Gates & Co. say that innovation will ward off a middle-age growth slowdown. A skeptical Wall Street will be tough to convince.


Piracy and Economic National Security
From lost jobs to shrunken profits, intellectual property theft is a major threat to the U.S., says the Justice Dept.'s David Israelite. Now the task force he chairs, with help from industry groups like the RIAA, is going after the pirates.

In a Hot Appliance Market, Whirlpool Is Cleaning Up
After a great second quarter, new CEO Jeff Fettig hails global manufacturing and American knowhow as the basis for a shiny future.


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