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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

ASIAN COVER STORY

Korea's LG
Will it be the next Samsung?
COVER IMAGE:  Korea's LG
GRAPHIC:  A Three-Headed Monster...
CHART:  ...That Can't Stop Growing
CHART:  What Else?
Putting Investors First -- Sometimes


EUROPEAN COVER STORY

Siemens' New Boss
World-class profits have been elusive. Can Klaus Kleinfeld deliver them?
COVER IMAGE:  Siemens' New Boss
GRAPHIC:  Germany's New Age Executives
RESUME:  Klaus Kleinfeld
GRAPHIC:  Kleinfeld's Challenges
GRAPHIC:  Siemens vs. GE


COVER STORY

Social Security
Are private accounts a good idea?
COVER IMAGE:  Social Security: Are Private Accounts A Good Idea?
GRAPHIC:  How To Fix Social Security
GRAPHIC:  Private Accounts, Protracted Payoff?
GRAPHIC:  New Formula
GRAPHIC:  Transition Costs
The Beltway Battle Ahead
GRAPHIC:  Players To Watch In The Coming Debate
Windfall On Wall Street?
COMMENTARY:  Lesson From Abroad: Make Them Mandatory
ONLINE EXTRA:  John Snow: "Let's Get It Fixed Forever"

Online Extra: Social Security Photo Essay


UP FRONT

Talk Show

A New Reason For Fannie To Squirm

Ah Pierre, You Are So Everywhere

Autograph Hounds, Take Heart

Seaworthy

Julia Stewart: Maple Syrup With That Pot Roast?

Plug In, Turn On, Fight Fat

Foreigners Back Off U.S. Properties


EDITOR'S MEMO

Hail To The Press Chief


READERS REPORT

A Devastating Blow To Textile Manufacturers

Microsoft vs. The EU: Who'll Win This Round?

Gazprom: The Model Of An Inefficient Monopoly

How E-Tailers Can Keep Shoppers Coming Back

A Real Measure Of Personal Charity


BOOKS

They're Watching You


TECHNOLOGY & YOU

On The Road To HDTV Paradise


ECONOMIC VIEWPOINT

How Tax Reform Drives Growth And Investment


BUSINESS OUTLOOK

U.S.: Profits Should Stay Perfectly Presentable

International Trade: Why the U.S. Deficit Is Stubbornly Huge


ASIAN BUSINESS

Indonesia: The Right Leader In A Time Of Trial?

Small Is Beautiful For Daihatsu


EUROPEAN BUSINESS

Commentary: Europe: Can The Bureaucrats Pump Up R&D?

Why It Pays To Reinvent The Mop


INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK

So Much For China's "Great Healer"

An American Chief For Israel's Central Bank


AMERICAN NEWS

Apple's Bold Swim Downstream

How Intel Ruined AMD's Happy New Year

Commentary: One Way To Hammer At Windows

Can Jeep Bust Out Of Its Rut?

Commentary: Waiting For The First Airline To Die

Out Of Indiana, Into The Frying Pan

Corporate Cases: Time To Cut A Deal?

Commentary: Leaving Harvard Greener


FINANCE

The Polite Agitator

Brazil: Betting On The Working Poor

A Bad Case Of Double Vision in Japan


INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

The Gnat Nipping At Microsoft

Mining The Middle Kingdom
ONLINE EXTRA:  What IDG Saw in China -- Early


SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Hydrogen Cars Are Almost Here, But...


PEOPLE

The Jack Welch Of The Meat Aisle


THE CORPORATION

On A Fast Boat To China?
A Milestone For Human Rights


DEVELOPMENTS TO WATCH

Coming Soon: A Flu Vaccine For All Seasons?

Taking Lessons In Optics From The Octopus

Foreign Students Feel A Chill

Robo-Pharmacist And Toxic Lawsuits


LEGAL AFFAIRS

What If Companies Fessed Up?


PERSONAL BUSINESS

Spotting The Very Brightest Stars
ONLINE EXTRA:  A Steady Hand Beats the Bears
ONLINE EXTRA:  Searching for "Emerging Quality"
ONLINE EXTRA:  "We Know What We Own"

Online Extra: Interactive Mutual Fund Scoreboard

Equity-Fund Scoreboard (.pdf)


THE BARKER PORTFOLIO

Marriott Stock: Should You Check In?


INSIDE WALL STREET

GenCorp's Earthly Assets

Curing Spectrum's Headaches?

Bandag May Be Laying Rubber


INT'L FIGURES OF THE WEEK

International Figures of the Week (.pdf)


EDITORIALS

Will The Chaebol Let LG Shine?

Get Germany Hiring Again


NORTH AMERICA -- READERS REPORT

Revamp Social Security? Just Tweak 401(k)s And IRAs

Not All BRICs Are Created Equal

To Invest Like Harvard, Remain Skeptical

Taking The House Out Of Household Net Worth

Is China An "Elephant On Steroids"?

How The GOP Called The Dems' Bluff


NORTH AMERICA -- CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS

"Cornell May Be Poised For A Breakout" (Inside Wall Street, Jan. 17, 2005)

"Auditors: The Leash Gets Shorter" (News: Analysis & Commentary, Dec. 27, 2004-Jan. 3, 2005)

"Why Collectors Are Crazy For Chinese Art" (Where to Invest, Dec. 27, 2004-Jan. 3, 2005)


NORTH AMERICA -- EDITORIALS

Social Security: The Pros And Cons Of Private Accounts


NORTH AMERICA -- FIGURES OF THE WEEK

Figures of the Week (.pdf)

Online Extra: Production Index Components
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