COVER STORY The New Blue Lou Gerstner saved Big Blue. Now it's up to new CEO Sam Palmisano to restore it to greatness COVER IMAGE: Remaking IBM GRAPHIC: IBM's Bold Bets GRAPHIC: Blueprint for Big Blue GRAPHIC: The Evolution of E-Business on Demand Q&A: "We Have Reinvented Ourselves Many Times" (extended) ONLINE EXTRA: "Start Small. And Go from There" SPECIAL REPORT -- OIL AND WAR Oil and War Gauging the impact around the globe Feeling the Pain If oil prices stay high, countries in Asia and Europe will suffer the most Commentary: Only a Glancing Blow to the U.S. Economy SPECIAL REPORT -- CFOS ON THE HOT SEAT CFOs on the Hot Seat Since the scandals, they're struggling to restore confidence. But along with the pressure comes more power ONLINE EXTRA: Complete Results of the BW/Deloitte Poll (.pdf) UP FRONT Talk Show Different Schools of Thought Older, Wiser Napsters States in a Sorry State Piloting JetBlue and eBay Operation Enduring Stains READERS REPORT The Oil Debate Goes On Getting It Right at McDonald's BOOKS How Andersen Turned to the Dark Side TECHNOLOGY & YOU In Search of the Perfect Combo ECONOMIC VIEWPOINT Why War with Iraq Is Not about the Oil BUSINESS OUTLOOK U.S.: Consumers Are on Hold, but They Haven't Hung Up Global Demographics: The Group of Seven's Senior Moment NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY The Cash Squeeze on Terror Inc. Ready for the War Dividend? Commentary: The Airlines' Unlikely Catalyst for Change Laptop Makers Don't Want This Intel Inside IN BUSINESS THIS WEEK Frank Quattrone's Quagmire Musical Chairs with Media Assets Depressing News for Paxil The SEC: Post-Pitt Precautions Fleming Takes a One-Two Punch Martha's Lower Standard of Living Et Cetera... Fender Bender WASHINGTON OUTLOOK Ire over Iraq Starts Tripping Up Trade with Europe Dean Gets Some Buzz The Envelope, Please What's Cooperation INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS The Race to Succeed Carlos Ghosn That Sinking Feeling at Suez A Brouhaha over German Bond Ratings Executives are up in arms over ratings downgrades and are asking for a "European" agency INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK The U.S. Is Wading Deeper into Colombia's War Exchanging Arab Insults Troubles in Warsaw PEOPLE The House of Pritzker ECONOMICS Commentary: Bush's Guns-and-Butter Dilemma WORKPLACE Palace Coup at the AFL-CIO A Life Insurer in Need of a Lifeline DEVELOPMENTS TO WATCH Introduction When Physicists Team Up with Physicians Computing at the Atomic Scale--and Below Left-Handed Lenses Innovations SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Why Settle for 20/20? MARKETING An "American BMW"? Don't Hold Your Breath BUSINESSWEEK INVESTOR B-Schools: Should You Go for It? What B-Schools Want Now When an MBA Isn't Enough Where's the Pacifica's Power? Look Out, Bells: The Web Is Calling The Extra-Innings Job Search Q&A: Table for One, Please Martini Marvels DIVIDENDS The Stat Hedge That Trip No Tangles I-Way Haggling THE BARKER PORTFOLIO Will Energizer Give Schick a New Edge? INSIDE WALL STREET "Buyouts Are Back" Why Kinross Could Gleam Brighter Still A Promising Partner for Matrix FIGURES OF THE WEEK Figures of the Week (.pdf) EDITORIALS The Bear Market: A Little Perspective CEO Risk-Takers Will Take All A Believable Bottom Line Is Back INTERNATIONAL -- READERS REPORT Why Young Koreans Back President Roh 20th Century Organizations, 21st Century Problems Taking on Saddam: What Role Does Public Opinion Play? INTERNATIONAL -- ASIAN BUSINESS India Is Living Up to Its Promise INTERNATIONAL -- EUROPEAN BUSINESS Foreign Carmakers Gain in Russia Online Travel Companies Get the Last Laugh INTERNATIONAL -- FINANCE Europe's Insurers Take Cover Making the Stodgy Look Brilliant Better Ammo for Angry Shareholders? INTERNATIONAL -- INT'L FIGURES OF THE WEEK International Figures of the Week (.pdf) INTERNATIONAL -- EDITORIALS Time to Act on the Oil Supply
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