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Best Global Brands
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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
COVER STORY
Carlyle Changes Its Stripes By diversifying into a broad range of assets and deals, it aims to flourish long after the buyout boom fizzles
COVER IMAGE: Carlyle Steps Into The Light
Slide Show: New Faces at Carlyle Group
CHART: Money, Money, Money
GRAPHIC: Bigger Prey
Bio: Carlyle's Founders
CHART: Carlyle's Path To Riches
ONLINE EXTRA: Slide Show: The Carlyle Group Hunts Bigger Prey
UP FRONT
Talk Show
Excuse Me, Mr. Chairman...
Buffett: The Silence Of The Sage
No Exit For The Glowing Red Signs
The Biggest Backdaters (So Far)
Crank Up The Forecast, Ma
Devil's Advocates
Number Crunch
Question Of The Week
UP FRONT -- ANALYZE THIS
When "Get Well Soon" Isn't Enough
READERS REPORT
Revenge In Business: Handle With Care
How To Make Sure "New" Home Listings Really Are New
EMC Had "A Very Good Year"? Not By The Stock Price
If Indexes Are The Best Bet, Why Keep Pushing Mutual Funds?
Simple, Pleasant Wines Deserve More Plaudits
A Medical Student Defends His Mentors
Where To Find Out Which Funds Are Open For Business
TECHNOLOGY & YOU
Turbocharging The Tablet
MEDIA CENTRIC
Edgy Days At The Top Of Time Inc.
BUSINESS OUTLOOK
Bernanke's New Burden: Tight Labor Markets
Multinationals: Expanding AbroadAnd Growing At Home
THE BUSINESS WEEK
Icahn Calling
Drug Merger Talk
Dell Takes Over
Reining In Regulators
A Deal Shot Down
Go-Go GDP
Citigroup Fallout
New Dawn For Vista
Detroit: Red Ink City
Spin-Off Of The Week
NEWS & INSIGHTS
CEOs: Hello, You Must Be Going
Slide Show: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
Is Dell Too Big For Michael Dell?
All This And Icahn, Too
It Just Got Hotter In Kraft's Kitchen
Campaign 2008: Cranking Up The Money Machine
Bill Takes A Bite Out Of Apple
GLOBAL BUSINESS
Stem-Cell Refugees
Who's Cashing In On The Weak Yen
Putting Ford In The Rearview Mirror
INFO TECH
Lightspeed's Slow Start
Google Steps Into Microsoft's Office
Bigger Bucks For The Blogosphere
FINANCE
ARMed And Dangerous?
ENVIRONMENT
Green Homes: The Price Still Isn't Right
THE CORPORATION
Hipster Appeal, Mall Prices
PEOPLE
My Year At Wal-Mart
Playbook: The Right Way To Shake Up A Company
HEALTH
Precision-Guided Cancer Weapons
ONLINE EXTRA: Radiation Therapy: New Rays Of Hope
MARKETING
Super Bowl Sunday's Hail Mary Ad
SPORTS BIZ
Building A Megabrand Named Dwyane
Playbook: Way Beyond Sneakers
EXECUTIVE LIFE
Cold Comfort: A Taste Of Vermont
Pure Chocolate Indulgence
Sniff Before You Bite
ONLINE EXTRA: Slide Show: Designed for Your Valentine
ONLINE EXTRA: Valentine's Day Stokes the Chocolate Factory
EXECUTIVE LIFE -- PARKER ON WINE
The Good, The Bad, And The Overpriced
PERSONAL FINANCE
Private Equity: Not Just For The Big Guys
Trade Currencies Like A Hedge Fund
INSIDE WALL STREET
Weyerhaeuser: A REIT?
The Lurking Hunger For ADM
How Access Helps Treat Cancer
FIGURES OF THE WEEK
Figures of the Week (.pdf)
Online Extra: Production Index Components
IDEAS -- BOOKS
The Indian Paradox
The BusinessWeek Best-Seller List
Online Extra: Slide Show: The BusinessWeek Best-Seller List
IDEAS -- FACE TIME WITH MARIA BARTIROMO
The Good News Economy
IDEAS -- THE WELCH WAY
Company Man Or Free Agent?
TODAY'S MOST POPULAR STORIES
MARKET INFO