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The Week Ahead

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Costco

Shoppers are still flocking to the warehouse retailer. Fiscal second-quarter sales should stay strong, but investors will be looking to see if Costco did a better job of widening its profit margins after falling short of expectations last quarter.

 

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More Economic Concerns

BusinessWeek's economics editor Peter Coy analyzes the latest set of data on the economy and explains why we may already be in a recession

The Debate Room

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Podcast: Internet Gambling

Is online poker an inalienable right or a road to ruin? Anti-gaming campaigner Guy Clark and attorney Martin Owens fight it out.

 

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The Best Undergrad B-Schools

More kids—and better qualified ones—are studying business in college. And they're nailing fatter salaries when they get out. Meanwhile, academic programs are getting more specialized

Multinationals: Are They Good for America?

They're productive, innovative, and loaded with cash. But that doesn't mean they'll bail out the U.S. economy

The Cuban Economy: After the Smoke Clears

For most Cubans, life remains a slog. But here's the surprise: There's plenty of potential for growth in everything from oil exploration to upscale tourism

IN YOUR FACE: INNOVATION AT RISK

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Reader Baba Prasad Writes:

"Some companies are most innovative when times are hard, and some are innovative when the profits are rolling in. The good innovator does it all the time."

 

The Welch Way: Jack and Suzy Welch

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It's Business-Bashing Time

Election after election, there's no cheaper target than the corporation