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Where Technology Could Bubble Next Year

With the arrival of a new version of Windows and next generation video-game boxes still a long way off, the tech industry looks stuck in neutral. But some promising products could give it a lift in 2005.


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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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The Good News About Costly Oil
With oil prices surging, some fear the age of cheap energy is coming to an end. Expect prices to come down slowly, says S&P Chief Economist David Wyss. But if they don't, fear not -- even at $75 a barrel, the U.S. wouldn't see a recession.
Comcast: More Than Buffett Is Behind the Recent Runup
Whether or not it was Warren Buffett who made the call at Berkshire Hathaway to buy 5 million shares of Comcast, chances are it was a good call, given the cable giant's prospects.


Telcos Get a Message from Beijing
Sanctions levied on Chinese wireless-service providers by China Mobile were clearly made at the government's behest, and it shows just how little power these entrepreneurial outfits have in China's schizo regulatory scheme.

Bush or Kerry: The Impact On the Stock Market
Some market strategists are well into the game of figuring which sectors win and which sectors lose under either possible President.


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