COVER STORY Joe Berardino's Fall from Grace Andersen's former CEO presided over the biggest accounting scandals ever and the demise of a legendary firm. Here's what happened COVER IMAGE: Fall from Grace GRAPHIC: A Proud History Shredded GRAPHIC: Stumble after Stumble GRAPHIC: Joseph Berardino PHOTO: Joseph Berardino Learning from Mistakes UP FRONT Talk Show The Real Story of the Watkins Memo WorldCom: A Gift to the Lawyers Social Conscience with That Latte? Next Time, Just Go for It So That's Why Married Men Get Paid More READERS REPORT It's the System, Stupid Why Not Try Pay Cuts for Poor Performance? Corporate Crime--and Washington's Part in It Executive Presence: The Last Thing Women Need CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS "False alarm at Manor Care" (Inside Wall Street, Aug. 5, 2002) BOOKS Water Everywhere...And Not a Drop to Drink? TECHNOLOGY & YOU All Quiet at 35,000 Feet ECONOMIC VIEWPOINT After Irrational Exuberance, Irrational Pessimism ECONOMIC TRENDS Real Estate's Bubble Cities The Euro Zone Is Shifting Right More, Not Less, "Extremely Poor" BUSINESS OUTLOOK U.S: A Dimmer Past. A Brighter Future? Britain: Time to Head Off Inflation NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY Big Boom, Weak Profits Consumer Credit: A Crunch May Be Coming Corporate Reform: Any Idea in a Storm? Commentary: Fast-Track Authority: Don't Underestimate Its Clout Motorola: New No. 2, Same Game Plan Commentary: A To-Do List for Tyco's CEO An Unscheduled Landing for United: Bankruptcy? Shrewd Move, Big Blue IN BUSINESS THIS WEEK Joel Klein: A Quick Study Goes Back to School GE Brings Some Things to Light True Confessions from CFOs Qwest Accepts the Charges Warren Buffett's Pipeline Grows IPOs Get Fairer and Squarer Et Cetera... Tenants Wanted WASHINGTON OUTLOOK Who'll Get the Hold-Your-Nose Vote in New Jersey? GOP Stock Plunges INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Rough Shoals for Banks--and Germany's Economy With losses piling up, new loans for business are scarce, and this could dent the country's economy INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK After Saddam: A Power Vacuum May Give Washington Pause It's likely that the U.S. is planning to depose Saddam Hussein, but there are concerns this could lead to instability in Iraq A Maverick Loses His Touch THE CORPORATION Why P&G's Smile Is So Bright MANAGEMENT Xerox Has Bigger Worries Than the SEC Q&A with Xerox' Mulcahy: Lessons from a Baptism by Fire INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Whose Lunch Will Dell Eat Next? DEVELOPMENTS TO WATCH Some Uplifting News about Depression When Astronauts Glow, Time to Go Fish and Chips: How to Save a Salmon's Life Innovations MARKETING Jeep's Identity Crisis WORKPLACE Boeing's High-Speed Flight SPORTS BUSINESS More Heat on the Masters FINANCE BW's Gene Marcial: Tough Year, Smart Calls CORPORATE SCOREBOARD Profits: Don't Get Your Hopes Up--Yet The Declining Dollar: A Balm for Battered Profits Second Quarter 2002 Corporate Scoreboard (.pdf) Second Quarter 2002 Interactive Corporate Scoreboard BUSINESSWEEK INVESTOR How to Stay on Your Feet in a Bear Market Getting that 401(k) in Sync with the Times Damage Control for Junior's 529 Plan Index Funds beyond the S&P Using Options to Create a Cushion For Cold, Hard Cash, Focus on Dividends Advice for Giuliani's Lady-in-Waiting BUSINESSWEEK LIFESTYLE Nissan's 350Z: Another Classic in the Making? THE BARKER PORTFOLIO It's Never Too Late to Learn Good Investing Habits INSIDE WALL STREET A Private Martha? Eyeing Lucre from Licorice Intergraph: Set to Milk Its Patents FIGURES OF THE WEEK Figures of the Week (.pdf) EDITORIALS Reforms Fail If They Paralyze CEOs Merrill Has to Face the Music
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