COVER STORY
CEO on the Spot Can Computer Associates CEO Sanjay Kumar overcome jilted investors, angry customers, and an SEC probe--all at the same time?
COVER IMAGE: CEO on the Spot
GRAPHIC: Kumar's Roller-Coaster Ride
GRAPHIC: Kumar's Turnaround Strategy
GRAPHIC: Sanjay Kumar
Getting to the Bottom of Computer Associates' Books
CHART: Before and After
INTERNATIONAL -- EUROPEAN COVER STORY
Michelin Edouard Michelin puts his own stamp on the 113-year-old company, taking it to new heights
UP FRONT
Talk Show
Seton Hall's Hall of Shame
Remember Sweatshops?
Whatever Happened to Seat-Back Phones?
Where the Boomers Are Flocking
A U.S. Gift to Iraq: Deadly Viruses
ONLINE EXTRA: The CDC's 1995 Letter to the Senate
READERS REPORT
Don't Underestimate the Power of Sandy Weill
Helping States Gives More Bang for the Buck
Starbucks Still Has Plenty of Room for Growth
AmeriCredit Has No Problem with Asset-Backed Securities
CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS
"A big fat slap at B-schools" (Up Front, Sept. 23, 2002)
"Mano a mano in Hispanic TV" (Entertainment, Sept. 9, 2002)
"The Cadillac of Cadillacs?" (Up Front, Sept. 9, 2002)
"Samsung shows off" (Annual Design Awards, July 8, 2002)
BOOKS
Everything a Manager Needs to Know?
TECHNOLOGY & YOU
Software Scams on Internet Time
ECONOMIC VIEWPOINT
China's Slow Yet Steady March to Reform
ECONOMIC TRENDS
The Incredible Swelling Tax
Europe: Steady as She Goes
Cranking Out the Patents
BUSINESS OUTLOOK
U.S.: A Strong Third Quarter--but at the Expense of the Fourth
Italy: Growth Slows to a Stroll
NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY
The Educated Unemployed
Boeing's Big Win: It's Too Soon to Crow
Going Sideways on the Corporate Ladder
Commentary: Tyco: How Did They Miss a Scam So Big?
You Deserve a Better Break Today
Making Family Leave Family-Friendly
Commentary: Is Business Cheaping Out on Homeland Security?
IN BUSINESS THIS WEEK
William Harrison Jr.: A Banker Gets Battered
At Merrill, They're History
Hershey Kisses Off a Deal
Oracle's Outlook Is Cloudy
Tough Talk at the Conference Board
Phew! GM Dodges a Strike
Et Cetera...
Growing Stale
WASHINGTON OUTLOOK
As War with Iraq Looms, Little Help on the Oil Front
Name Game
The Hillary Card
An Rx from Uncle Sam
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
The IMF Mess
Q&A: O'Neill on Bailouts: "We Need an Alternative"
INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK
The Perils of Giving Putin a Green Light in Georgia The Russian President wants to chase terrorists in the neighboring country, but a U.S. agreement could set a dangerous precedent
South Korea's New Candidate
MEDIA
Public TV's Identity Crisis
MARKETING
This Merlot's for You
GOVERNMENT
The GOP's New Darlings: Moderates
BOOK EXCERPT
Arthur Levitt's Crusade
FINANCE
A Magic Bullet for NASDAQ?
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
The Hydrogen Balm?
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Commentary: The Decision That Could Reshape Telecom
SPORTS BUSINESS
Baseball: So Long, Montreal. Hello, Washington?
BUSINESSWEEK INVESTOR
Mastering Your Market Mood Swings
Placing Bets in a Volatile World
Catch of the Week: 9.8%
Personal Bankruptcy: Beware the Next Chapter
BUSINESSWEEK LIFESTYLE
Watch What You Put in that Office E-mail
THE BARKER PORTFOLIO
Handicapping Citigroup's Future
INSIDE WALL STREET
Adapting at Emulex
AirNet: A Sale Could Be Unavoidable
A Lagging MTR May Catch a Buyer's Eye
FIGURES OF THE WEEK
Figures of the Week (.pdf)
EDITORIALS
Congress' Own Corporate Scandals
Security Planning: Give Business a Voice
INTERNATIONAL -- READERS REPORT
Government Subsidies Keep Air France Flying High
Getting to the Bottom of Corporate Numbers
How to Bring Transparency to Corporate America
There's No Secret to Becoming a Qualified Swiss Voter
INTERNATIONAL -- ASIAN BUSINESS
Li Ka-shing's Long Shot--or Sure Thing?
Where There's Smoke, There's Profit--for Beijing
LG's White-Hot White Goods
INTERNATIONAL -- EUROPEAN BUSINESS
The Telecom Disaster: Now It's Getting Political
Commentary: Europe: The Road to Reform Peters Out
Ferragamo Has Nautor Running Before the Wind
INTERNATIONAL -- FINANCE
Now on Sale: Corporate Europe
A Bank Breakthrough in China?
INTERNATIONAL -- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
The e.biz 25: Staying Power?
INTERNATIONAL -- INT'L FIGURES OF THE WEEK
International Figures of the Week (.pdf)
INTERNATIONAL -- EDITORIALS
A Second Wind for IMF Reform
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