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Full Table of Contents
 Cover Story
Up Front
The Great Innovators
Readers Report
Corrections & Clarifications
Books
Technology & You
Economic Viewpoint
Business Outlook
News: Analysis & Commentary



In Biz This Week
Asian Business
European Business
International Outlook
Management
Finance
Information Technology
Science & Technology
Developments to Watch
People
Personal Business
Footnotes
The Barker Portfolio
Inside Wall Street
Figures Of The Week
Editorials


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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

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International Business News %26 Technology Articles
COVER STORY

Selling The Ownership Society
Bush & Co. are pitching self-sufficiency, urging voters to take control of health-care and Social Security decisions
COVER IMAGE:  Bush's Agenda
GRAPHIC:  Piece Of The Rock vs.The Big Safety Net
GRAPHIC:  So How's Bush Doing?

Team Econ: Next Up?
They play nicely together -- but do they have the political muscle to turn the President's goals into reality?
ONLINE EXTRA:  A Chat with Bush's Budget Czar

Just Who's In The "Investor Class"?
A third of the country, and growing. No wonder Bush is wooing them so ardently
Upwardly Mobile
Middle Class With Kids
Blue Collar
Urban Professional
On A Fixed Income

Online Extra: "We're Going To Come Through This Fine" (extended)
Treasury Secretary John Snow sees a very strong underlying U.S. economy

Commentary: The Economy: Advantage Bush?
Clinton won reelection in '96 with similar conditions
GRAPHIC:  Bush vs. Clinton: Whose Economy Was Better?


UP FRONT

Talk Show

A Rare Mea Culpa From Barry Diller

Brass Rings For New MBAs

Fake Ciggies Go Into Withdrawal

Child's Play

My Client, Right Or Wrong

Charles Ardai: Knuckle Sandwiches: $6.99

The Cell Is Playing Your Song

Overtime Debate


THE GREAT INNOVATORS

Douglas C. Engelbart: From Mice To Windows


READERS REPORT

George Bush Has A Powerful Energy Program

Getting U.S. Foreign Policy On Track

A Sharp Eye On Inventors Of The Laser

How To Avoid Ruinous Litigation

Living High On $559 A Week?


CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS

Letter From Edward M. Syring Jr. (Readers Report, Aug. 16, 2004)


BOOKS

Prelude To Terror

Online Extra: The BusinessWeek Bestseller List (.pdf)


TECHNOLOGY & YOU

The World At Your Fingertips


ECONOMIC VIEWPOINT

Thorny Questions For The Next President


BUSINESS OUTLOOK

U.S.: That Last-Quarter Slowdown Is Old News

Germany: What If The Export Engine Stalls?


NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY

Pensions On A Precipice

Dell Outfoxes Its Rivals


IN BIZ THIS WEEK

John Eyler: 'R' They Or 'R'n't They?

A Fine Mess For Shell

A Mixed Bag For Boeing

Kodak Digs Into Digital

Why Housing Is Rattled

Et Cetera...

Closing Bell: Williams-Sonoma


ASIAN BUSINESS

Building A "Camry Fighter"

Air Travel Comes To India's Masses

Commentary: Malaysia And Singapore: A New Détente

Shopping Makes A Comeback In Hong Kong


EUROPEAN BUSINESS

Sex-Bias Suits: The Fight Gets Ugly

Cell Phones: Don't Count Linux Out

Karstadt: Looks Like A Clearance Sale

Commentary: Germany: Welfare Reform Won't Cut It


INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK

Can An Unknown Whip Europe Into Shape?

Russian Air Disaster

Strong Debut For Tata Consultancy


MANAGEMENT

Commentary: Smoke, Mirrors, And Shareholder Settlements

It Takes A Village -- And A Consultant


FINANCE

Putting A New Face On Janus
ONLINE EXTRA:  Janus' Scheid On "Our No. 1 Goal"

Conseco Wants Its Pound Of Flesh

The End Game At Lazard


INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Commentary: Behind In Broadband

Kissing Off The Big Music Labels
ONLINE EXTRA:  Team Love: Downloads Sell CDs
ONLINE EXTRA:  "I Give So They Can Give Back"


SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Another Dawn For Solar Power


DEVELOPMENTS TO WATCH

Arsenic And New Antidote

Cracking The Code Of A Suspect PC

This Gizmo's Rays Could Halt Even O.J.'s Bronco

Of Crooked Faces And Hormones


PEOPLE

Boeing's Favorite Supergeek


PERSONAL BUSINESS

Does It Pay To Buy Organic?

Why Off-Menu Is In Vogue

Zipping Through Airport Security

How To Spot A Closet Index Fund


FOOTNOTES

Campus Confidential On The Web

Sunset For CoCos?

Where Bourbon Remains King

Brokers


THE BARKER PORTFOLIO

This Car Dealer May Be Going Places


INSIDE WALL STREET

Higher Counts On Hires?

This Aircraft Outfitter May Weather The Storms

Ready To Rebound At Angiotech


FIGURES OF THE WEEK

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


EDITORIALS

Our Take On The GOP's Economic Plans


INTERNATIONAL -- READERS REPORT

Leading Brands -- And Companies That Lead

How To Avoid Ruinous Litigation


INTERNATIONAL -- FINANCE

Japan Logs On To Online Trading

Hang Seng Is Scaling The Wall -- Gingerly

The Discreet Charm Of A House In France


INTERNATIONAL -- INT'L FIGURES OF THE WEEK

International Figures Of The Week (.pdf)
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