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ISSUE DATE: June 13, 2005

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Full Table of Contents
Cover Story
Special Report -- Public Pensions
Up Front
Readers Report
Corrections & Clarifications
Books
Technology & You
Economic Viewpoint
Business Outlook
News: Analysis & Commentary

In Biz This Week
Washington Outlook
Asian Business
European Business
Latin America
The Corporation
Social Issues
Information Technology
Finance
Marketing
People
Footnotes
Personal Business
The Barker Portfolio
Inside Wall Street
Figures of the Week
Editorials

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International -- Readers Report
International -- Int'l Figures of the Week
International -- 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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COVER STORY

Biotech, Finally
Yes, the business remains risky, but medical progress is stunning.
COVER IMAGE: Biotech, Finally
ONLINE EXTRA: The Next Wave
GRAPHIC: A Gift Of Time
GRAPHIC: It Does A Heart Good
CHART: Biotech Growth...And Promise

Why Biotech Stocks Are Sedated
CHART: Not Following The Leader

Online Extra: The NIH's Roadmap for Research
Charting the human genome was just the beginning. Now the focus is creating pathways that will lead to practical applications

Online Extra: A Boost for Broken Hearts?
The Institute of Regenerative Medicine in Barbados is convinced that stem cells from fetuses can repair cardiac damage

Online Extra: Biotech's "Fantastic Future Ahead"
Some bold predictions on what's coming for the industry from Ernst & Young's Scott Morrison

Online Extra: Mending A Broken Heart Interactive Graphic

SPECIAL REPORT -- PUBLIC PENSIONS

Sinkhole!
How public pension promises are draining state and city budgets

Online Extra: San Diego's Widening Pension Woes
A fund shortfall has prompted the mayor's exit, felony charges against pension-fund board members, and talk of bankruptcy

Online Extra: How the Garden State Dug a Hole
Borrowing aimed at boosting the assets of New Jersey's pension plans went way awry. It's a lesson to governments everywhere

Online Extra: Public Pension Hot Spots: An Interactive Map

Online Extra: Video View with Standard & Poor's Parry Young

UP FRONT

Talk Show

Real Estate, Unreal Applications

No More Playing Chicken

Not So Phat Financials After All

Booked

Trip Hawkins: He's Got Game On Your Cell

Black Box...Or Big Brother?

For Salton, A Sea Of Debt

READERS REPORT

Of Megachurches And Megabucks

The Ethos And Influence Of John Coffey

CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS

"The Kings Of Class Actions" (Legal Affairs, May 16, 2005)

BOOKS

Decades Of Terror Blunders

TECHNOLOGY & YOU

From The Internet To Your TV

ECONOMIC VIEWPOINT

How The Fed Could Channel Greenspan

BUSINESS OUTLOOK

U.S.: More Caution In The Corner Office

Canada: Can Policymakers Keep Inflation Quiet?

NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY

Donaldson: A Legacy That May Not Last

Spitzer May Get His Day In Court

How To Harpoon A Cyber Shark

Nice Flying. Here's Your Parachute

IN BIZ THIS WEEK

Glenn Tilton: Came The Dawn

The Green Golden State

A Familiar Face At Fannie

Bargain Broadband

Take That, Airbus

Et Cetera...

Closing Bell: Kohl's

WASHINGTON OUTLOOK

Breathing Fire At The Chinese Dragon

Just How Reviled Is The Press?

Small Business Targets Tort Reform

ASIAN BUSINESS

U.S. Web Giants Target China
And The Web Race Is On In Europe

Japan's Shinsei Midsize Bank, Supersize Ambitions

Singapore: Parkway's Big Payoff In High-End Hospitals

EUROPEAN BUSINESS

For Europe, Opportunity Knocks

The Selling Of Germany's Would-Be Chancellor

British TV: If You Can't Beat 'Em, Merge

LATIN AMERICA

Mexico's Carmakers In A Ditch

THE CORPORATION

Online Extra: BW 50: Delivering The Goods At FedEx

SOCIAL ISSUES

The Fight Brewing Over Family Leave

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Hey, Come To This Site Often?
ONLINE EXTRA: "A Way to Connect with My Fans"

FINANCE

401(k)s Spring A Leak

A Wing, A Lot Of Loans, And A Prayer

Building Bonds For The Little Guy

MARKETING

Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh...
ONLINE EXTRA: "I Forgot about Computers"

Online Extra: Camps Where Kids Can Unplug Slide Show

PEOPLE

He's Giving Hooters A Lift

FOOTNOTES

Betting On Morale

Tax Tactics For Bond Funds

Now That's A Wrap

Avant-Garde On The Hudson

PERSONAL BUSINESS

Report Cards On Governance

HSAs Could Keep You In The Pink

A Pickup With Plenty Of Panache

Hunting For Hospitals That Measure Up

Toast Summer At A Beer Fest

THE BARKER PORTFOLIO

Iron Mountain's Immovable Shares

INSIDE WALL STREET

Peet's Tempting Aroma

Alaska Air: Circling Over The America West Deal

ASEI: A Defense Stock Lying In A Trench

FIGURES OF THE WEEK

Figures of the Week (.pdf)

Online Extra: Production Index Components

EDITORIALS

Transparency Is For Pols, Too

How Blair Could Unite The EU

INTERNATIONAL -- READERS REPORT

Economists And Execs Need To Revisit Ayn Rand

The U.S. Has No Business Doing Business With EADS

INTERNATIONAL -- INT'L FIGURES OF THE WEEK

Int'l Figures of the Week

INTERNATIONAL -- EDITORIALS

Broken Scales In Russia

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