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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

Where To Invest '05
You thought 2004 was tough? Get ready, because the coming year will be brutal. The economy will be dealing plenty of wild cards. What kind of hand should you be holding?
COVER IMAGE:  Where To Invest '05


UP FRONT

Talk Show

All The News You See Fit To Write

Will They Get The Gray Out?

Another Stellar Year For Honchos

Scrooged

What Are You Watching On Your Cell?

Michael Porter: Inner Cities Are Where The Money Is

Dear Santa: The Word On The Street

Presto! More Cash For The Pentagon


THE GREAT INNOVATORS

Larry Page And Sergey Brin: Information At Warp Speed


READERS REPORT

Trading Opinions About Free Trade


CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS

"Tractor Plows Ahead" (Inside Wall Street, Nov. 29, 2004)

"Minimum Wage: The States Get It" (Social Issues, Nov. 29, 2004)

"The Salts Of The Seas" (Personal Business, Dec. 6, 2004)


BOOKS

In A Flash You Just Know


TECHNOLOGY & YOU

Hey, Movie Studios -- Join The Digital Party


ECONOMIC VIEWPOINT

What Killed Off The GOP Deficit Hawks?


BUSINESS OUTLOOK

U.S.: Consumers Are Piling On The Presents

Japan: Will Tokyo Stay Focused On Reform?


NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY

The Cash Heads Home

Commentary: Pricing Power Is Back -- But Inflation Isn't Likely To Follow

Why Sprint And Nextel Got Hitched

Commentary: The Soft Underbelly Of Software Deals

GM And Daimler Are Stepping On It

Why The Grokster Case Matters

Hedge Funds Find An Escape Hatch

Auditors: The Leash Gets Shorter


IN BIZ THIS WEEK

Jeff Immelt: Good Things Come To Life

A Billionaire For Berkshire

Mopping Up After AOL

Google Hits The Books

A Potent Pair Of Cards

Et Cetera...

Closing Bell: Las Vegas Sands


WASHINGTON OUTLOOK

The Selling Of Social Security Reform

The Telecom Battle Ahead

At The SEC, Score One For Wall Street


ASIAN BUSINESS

Honda's First U.S. Bruiser

Hindustan Lever Takes A Bath

High Times For Hong Kong's Airport


EUROPEAN BUSINESS

A Strong Sterling -- And No Complaints

Will Microsoft Wriggle Free Again?

Commentary: Is Airbus Caught In A Downdraft?
ONLINE EXTRA:  Looking Down from the Airbus Cockpit

Growing Pains At Sanofi
The End Of Obesity As We Know It


THE BARKER PORTFOLIO

Kellogg: A Little Payoff In The Box?
ONLINE EXTRA:  James Jenness: "I Am Kellogg"


INSIDE WALL STREET

Alltel: Expecting A Call?

InterOil: Hot Prospects In The South Pacific

Web Players Need What Keynote Has


FIGURES OF THE WEEK

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


EDITORIALS

Savvy Investments For A Year Full Of Surprises


INTERNATIONAL -- BOOKS

When The Blues Had A Baby


INTERNATIONAL -- INT'L FIGURES OF THE WEEK

International Figures Of The Week (.pdf)
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