COVER STORY The Besieged Banker Bill Harrison must prove J.P. Morgan Chase wasn't a star-crossed merger COVER IMAGE: The Besieged Banker GRAPHIC: A Rough Road Ahead CHART: Underperforming Its Peers TABLE: Distinguished Pedigrees RESUME: William B. Harrison Jr. J.P. Morgan Could Be Twice Burned by Enron TABLE: Targeting Enron's Bankers INTERNATIONAL -- EUROPEAN COVER STORY France: Who Speaks for Youth? As the economy falters and the social fabric unravels, more French young people feel locked out of the system BUSINESSWEEK INVESTOR
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European Cover Photograph by Patrick Kovarik/AP/Wide World
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