COVER STORY Volkswagen Ferdinand Piëch has powered Volkswagen to the top slot in Europe. Now he is stepping down, and troubles are building. What's next? COVER IMAGE: Volkswagen TABLE: Challenges Facing VW's Next Boss TABLE: Sisters under the Skin? PHOTO: Skoda's New Octavia PHOTO: VW Golf PHOTO: VW Beetle PHOTO: Audi TT CHART: VW Has Strong Market Share... CHART: ...Earnings Are on the Rise...Margins Are Firming... Another Trip Down Memory Lane The People's Carmaker in China, for Now UP FRONT Talk Show Same Paycheck? Blame the Boss Pretty Rad, for AT&T Tech Hits the Great Wall Think Gas Is Expensive? My Fund Is More Catholic Than Yours A Dakota by Any Other Name? Now Work on Your Gut, Smedley READERS REPORT If a Utility Fizzles the Shocks Will Continue How Nike Can Regain Its Footing Ford: Going from Average to Exceptional Quality Running the Pentagon Like a Business? Novartis Does Its Part to Give Patients Access to Drugs Telecoms Can't Afford a Spectrum Auction Ichiro's Bat Speaks for Itself CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS "Skirting the tech minefield" (Cover Story, July 2, 2001) "Today, Nortel. Tomorrow..." (News: Analysis & Commentary, July 2, 2001) TECHNOLOGY & YOU A Library to End All Libraries ONLINE EXTRA: How the "Digital Object Identifier" Works BOOKS Is the Fed Mostly Smoke and Mirrors? ECONOMIC VIEWPOINT The GE-Honeywell Fiasco: Where to Go from Here ECONOMIC TRENDS Why Americans Grow Apart Consumers Tap Home Wealth Nothing Fishy in the Euro's Slide INDUSTRY INSIDER Q&A: A Crash Course in Excellence for Small Factories BUSINESS OUTLOOK U.S.: The Past Won't Be Prologue in This Recovery Britain: Weak Factories, Strong Services: A Rate Dilemma NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY AT&T: Is This the Beginning of the End? COMMENTARY: How the "Turnaround CEO" Failed to Deliver Q&A: A Frank Talk with Mike Armstrong Commentary: The U.S. Is Awash in Foreign Money. That's a Problem Q&A: Calming the Waters: A Talk with the U.S. Trade Rep A Hollow Victory for PC Makers Commentary: Webvan Left the Basics on the Shelf Commentary: Ely Callaway: He Did It His Way IN BUSINESS THIS WEEK Walter Isaacson: To Do: Revive CNN Merrill Clamps Down on Analysts A BusinessWeek Source Is Fined A Marriage Made in the Oil Field Sears Takes Off Its Makeup The Fed Gets Another Banker Et Cetera... Speed Bump? WASHINGTON OUTLOOK What's Greener and Has Legs? Bush's Energy Plan Outreach, Microsoft Style INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Hong Kong Under Siege ONLINE EXTRA: Q&A with Hong Kong Financial Secretary Leung Commentary: Rising Imports Won't Sink Japan The Champs in Online Games INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK France: This Scandal Could Hand the Presidency to Jospin Iraq Favors Russia INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SAP: Less Ego, More Success RESUME: Hasso Plattner FINANCE Time to Reel in the Financial Portals? Commentary: For Accountants, a Major Credibility GAAP Bulls in Denial E-Tailers Are Clicking INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT Brave New Factory When Machines Chat Even the Supervisor Is Expendable Commentary: Drugmakers, Heal Thy Factories MEDIA How Rodale Takes Care of Its Health THE CORPORATION Eli Lilly: Life after Prozac PEOPLE Gary Wendt: How's He Doing? RESUME: Gary C. Wendt DEVELOPMENTS TO WATCH These Bacteria May Kill Off Dry Cleaners An Electric Limo with Speed to Spare Money Talks--Thanks to Embedded Chips Innovations BUSINESSWEEK LIFESTYLE Adrenaline and Squealing Tires GM's Envoy vs. Ford's Explorer THE BARKER PORTFOLIO A Piece of the Rock You May Not Want INSIDE WALL STREET Ocean Energy Next? A Bit of Cheer from American Greetings At Teva, the Pipeline Is Full FIGURES OF THE WEEK Figures of the Week (.pdf) EDITORIALS Wall Street: The Cleanup Is Overdue No Time for Protectionism INTERNATIONAL -- READERS REPORT For Switzerland, a Cautionary Tale Koizumi Is Not Japan's First Reformer Global Warming: No Wonder Europe Is Upset at the U.S. INTERNATIONAL -- ASIAN BUSINESS Hong Kong under Siege ONLINE EXTRA: Q&A with Hong Kong Financial Secretary Leung The Champs in Online Games INTERNATIONAL -- EUROPEAN BUSINESS European Takeovers: The Big Chill Crédit Agricole: The Slumbering Giant Is Up--and Hungry If You're Wealthy, This Must Be Belgium INTERNATIONAL -- FINANCE Commentary: Land of the Rising Imports Commentary: New Delhi Should Get Out of the Fund Business Even Babushkas Are Buying Stock INTERNATIONAL -- INT'L FIGURES OF THE WEEK International Figures of the Week (.pdf) INTERNATIONAL -- EDITORIALS The Good News from Japan Volkswagen's Piëch: The Road Not Taken
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