ISSUE DATE: June 28, 2004 =Subscribers Only

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  SPECIAL REPORTS
Best Global Brands
These 100 brands are among the world's most recognized—and most valuable

Best Places to Launch a Career
We canvassed career-services directors, employers, and students to rank the best companies for recent graduates

BusinessWeek 50
Our picks of the top-performing companies from the S&P 500. Plus, regional rankings for Asia and Europe:
Asia's BusinessWeek 50
Europe's BusinessWeek 50

Customer Service Champs
Companies that excel at pleasing customers, based on J.D. Power & Associates customer satisfaction data and our own reader survey

Hot Growth 100
From young, upstart companies to those that have been around for centuries: Plus, regional rankings of top-performing small businesses in Asia and Europe:
Asia's Hot Growth 100
Europe's Hot Growth 100

Info Tech 100
Emerging-market cellular players, wireless phone and gear makers, and Web giants are this year's stars

World's Most Innovative Companies
Nurturing, creative cultures allow these companies to wow customers with innovative products and services

More Special Reports

International Business News %26 Technology Articles
COVER STORY

Investment Guide
The economy can withstand myriad pressures. But it takes cagey strategy to maximize returns



ASIAN COVER STORY

The Digital Village
India's high-tech dynamos are turning more attention to the needs of the nation's countless poor
COVER IMAGE:  The Digital Village
GRAPHIC:  Tech For The Masses
GRAPHIC:  The Stats


EUROPEAN COVER STORY

The European BusinessWeek 50
What does it take to be Europe's best? A strong brand, a close relationship with customers, and a flexible management team


UP FRONT

Talk Show

eBay's Lavish Options: The Backlash

Shortchanged On Long Distance

Scott Sassa: Friendster's New Best Friend

Fast-Forward To The DVD

Paris: City Of Light Vehicles?

A Real Hitch For The Real Thing?

Cookie Dough

The Bright Side To Offshoring


THE GREAT INNOVATORS

Jonas Salk: He Put An End To Polio


EDITOR'S MEMO

A Fresh Point Of View


READERS REPORT

Supercomputers: A New Kind Of Straitjacket?

Before Xerox, There Was Battelle

When Athletes Specialize Too Young

Promoting Diesel In The U.S. Is A Bad Idea

Buying A Gas Guzzler Can Save You Money


CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS

"Is Schwab's Latest Come-On Enough?" (News: Analysis & Commentary, June 7, 2004)


BOOKS

Ten Serious Reads For Summer


TECHNOLOGY & YOU

Want A Flat Panel? Trust Your Eyes, Not The Cost


ECONOMIC VIEWPOINT

The Social Security And Medicare Morass


ECONOMIC TRENDS

Tentative Tightening

No Shame In Bankruptcy?

The Tax Break You Call Home


BUSINESS OUTLOOK

U.S.: When A Wider Trade Gap is A Good Thing

Britain: Rising Rates Haven't Thwarted Consumers


NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY

Goldman's 1% Solution

Who's Right, The SEC Or Ned Johnson?

Mutual Funds: The Cost Of Full Disclosure

The Olympics: How Safe?

Commentary: Memo To Coke's New Boss

The Spark Plug Behind The Pistons


IN BIZ THIS WEEK

Kirk Kerkorian: Roll Them Bones

"Spammed If You Do..."

Oracle In Overdrive

Boeing's Deep Sea Treasure

Delta: The Fog Thickens

Et Cetera...

Closing Bell: Sabre Holdings


WASHINGTON OUTLOOK

How Clinton Could Help -- And Hurt -- Kerry

Putting The Pentagon On Rations

Are More States In Play This Year?


ASIAN BUSINESS

Hong Kong: How Free A Future?


EUROPEAN BUSINESS

Airbus' Megaplane Has A Weight Problem

BMW: Crashing The Compact Market

Will This Superdrug Catch A Chill?


INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK

Wanted: A New EU Competition Czar

Another Setback For Iraq's Oil Industry

Absentee Ballots In Mexico?


THE CORPORATION

The Light Is On At Hilton


SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Commentary: When Medicine And Money Don't Mix


DEVELOPMENTS TO WATCH

A Fix For Overheated, Sagging Power Lines

Filling Out The Rainbow On Your TV

The Pathology Of Percolating Particles

Medicinal Weeds And Diabetes


GOVERNMENT

Commentary: The Smart Way To Fix Intelligence


LEGAL AFFAIRS

Coverup At Boeing?

Commentary: A Free Pass For Attorneys


MANAGEMENT

Jean Therapy, $23 A Pop


INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Guess What -- You Asked For Those Pop-Up Ads
ONLINE EXTRA:  Avi Naider, Adware Crusader
ONLINE EXTRA:  Ben Edelman, Adware Scourge

Claria: The Napster Of Pop-Up Advertising

Telecom: The Day After


WORKING LIFE

Blogging With The Boss's Blessing


THE BARKER PORTFOLIO

REITs: At Today's Prices It Pays To Be Picky


INSIDE WALL STREET

Oil's Rise Will Lift Suncor

At Foamex, Things Are Firming Up Nicely

With Telkonet, You're Already Wired For Broadband


FIGURES OF THE WEEK

Figures Of The Week (.pdf)
ONLINE EXTRA:  Production Index Components


EDITORIALS

Here Comes A New Global Economy

The Lobbyists' Tax Bill


INTERNATIONAL -- READERS REPORT

German Unions, Not Workers, Are The Obstacle

Weak Greenback, Strong Gas Prices

The Balkans Are Part Of Europe, Too


INTERNATIONAL -- CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS

"Stars Of Europe" (European Edition Cover Story, June 7, 2004)


INTERNATIONAL -- FINANCE

Out-Of-Sync Markets


INTERNATIONAL -- EDITORIALS

Euroskeptics On The Rise

Technology, The Poverty Fighter


INTERNATIONAL -- INT'L FIGURES OF THE WEEK

International Figures Of The Week (.pdf)
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