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The Week Ahead

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Retailer Earnings

Macy's, J.C. Penney, and Nordstrom will come out with their fiscal 2009 first-quarter earnings this week, and analysts predict weaker consumer spending has begun to catch up with the department stores.

 

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Those Federal Stimulus Checks

What will Americans do with their tax rebate checks, and will it give the economy a much needed boost? We hit the mall to see if shoppers are buying or just browsing

The Debate Room

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Unemployment Checks: Keep 'Em Coming

The U.S. government should stimulate the economy by extending unemployment benefits past the traditional six months. Pro or con?

 

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Inside Microsoft's War Against Google

With Yahoo off the table, Microsoft plans to challenge Google's online-ad juggernaut alone. A behind-the-scenes look at its provocative strategy

The Fires May Not Be Out

The crisis appears to have passed for the U.S. financial system, but scores of companies still face default and bankruptcy

When Small Biz Can't Get a Loan

With lending tight, more entrepreneurs are turning to controversial "merchant cash advances"

The Business Week

News You Need to Know

Now, It's Services vs. Recession

Slide Show: As Interest in B-Schools Surges, the Outlook for Grads Is Mixed

Online Extra: Figures of the Week (.pdf)

BusinessWeek TV

Business @ Work

Calendar

Analyze This

BTW: Technology's Wunderkinder Myth; Ice Cream Makers' Recession Recipes; and More

Bill Joy on Going Green, Google, Apple, and Microsoft

News

The Slump: It's a Guy Thing

LG Closes in on Motorola

Big Drug R&D on Campus

A Secret Identity for Marvel

In Depth

Is Your Kid Covered?

In India, Death to Global Business

What's Next

Rewiring Westinghouse

Blu-ray Isn't Getting Much Traction

Beating a Path to Toronto's Exchanges

Managing

The Doctor vs. Device Makers

Personal Business

Veteran Managers, Nimble New Funds

A Peek at Pimco's Long View

Stocks: Three Pros, Three Scenarios

Inside Wall Street

Beating the Heat in Sunny Provence

Opinion

A Touch of Genius

Can Craigslist Stay Oddball?

Cheap Shots Over Free Trade

Feedback

Corrections & Clarifications

The New New World Order

Red Flags for the Decade Ahead

IN YOUR FACE: LOW PRICES COULD BACKFIRE

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Reader Ron Boto Writes:

"The focus should be on continually improving your position in the customer's mind while maintaining necessary pricing. Thinking you can compete on price alone can kill you."

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Bill Joy on Going Green, Google, Apple, and Microsoft

"I think you'll see some exciting IPOs in the mobile space…and some of them will probably become the next Yahoos, Googles, and Amazons"