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Technology Special Report: Seven Trends for 2005

Though plenty of uncertainty remains, these developments promise to make the year memorable. Plus: Visit our redesigned Tech & Science channel. New features, more interactive, and easier to use.


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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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Morningstar Follows Google's Lead
The fund and stock researcher now says its long-delayed initial public offering will be an auction, similar to last year's IPO at the Internet search giant. The move should cheer individual investors, and provide some good PR in the face of regulators' probes.
The Economy: Good, Gloomy, Or Grim in the New Year?
Growth tops the wish list, says Standard & Poor's Chief Economist David Wyss, but even recession wouldn't be all that bad, given that recovery always follows. The big fear? Stagnation.


Can Toys 'R' Us Stay in the Game?
Speculation has swirled that the retailer will leave its namesake business in the face of stiff competition from the likes of Wal-Mart. If it remains in the toy biz after Babies 'R' Us goes independent, its stores must become fun-filled destinations, especially for kids.

What HDTV Is Missing: HD Content
Today's snazzy new sets are capable of showing pictures that are much better than those broadcasters and studios are yet providing.


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