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- Stocks falter after downbeat ISM report
- 7-year sentence in movie piracy case
- Workers pick traditional health plans
- Analysts: Kerkorian puts focus on plan
- Newspaper print ad sales seen to fall
- Continental traffic grows in November
- CBOT, Chicago Merc: DOJ seeks more info
- Warner Music Group reports 4Q profit
- Stores struggle to fill holiday jobs
- New E-Discovery Rules Benefit Some Firms
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Vista's Many Turnoffs
Microsoft's new OS has a surprising answer to the question, How many geeks does it take to shut down a computer?
The Economy's Gloomy December Start
Thanks to the contracting manufacturing sector and a drop in construction spending, expectations for fourth-quarter GDP growth have been lowered
Wagoner's Fighting Chance
GM's CEO has slashed $9 billion in costs and eked out a profit. That buys him time to cut billions more
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The Google/YouTube Come-On
Google and YouTube are dangling nine-figure sums in front of major programming and network players
Technology
Comcast's C-TV: Channeling Disney
A new video-on-demand deal is only the beginning of a new era of cooperation between the cable giant and the Magic Kingdom
Microsoft's Message on Vista Security
Companies
Pfizer Seeks to Cure Its Ills
While hopes remain high for Pfizer's new cholesterol drug, the pharma giant is ready to run a leaner operation and look beyond its own labs
Radio's High-Definition Blitz
Investing
Seven Top-to-Bottom Winners
S&P's latest screen finds seven outfits that have been able to grow both revenues and earnings per share at impressive rates
A Downbeat End to November's Data
Vital Signs: Pumping Up Payrolls
Home Depot: A Big Orange Buyout?
Federated Gets a Markdown from Citigroup
Prudential Downgrade Saps Nasdaq Shares
Cheesecake Factory Sounds a Sour Note
Global Business
Challenges Await Mexico's New Leader
After a much-contested election, Felipe Calderón takes the oath of office, promising reforms and welcoming his foes
Surprise: Oil Woes in Iran
Thinking Simple at Philips
Korea: Where A Teacher Can Make Millions
Yahoo! China, Out of the Game?
Daimler to Help Drive Trucks in China
Alcatel-Lucent CEO's Tricky Trip to Paris
Nokia Expects 4 Billion Handsets by 2010
Innovation & Design
Designed For Success
It takes more than just a pretty facade to win a BusinessWeek/Architectural Record Award
- Slide Show: Genzyme Goes Green
- Slide Show: Nissan's Artful Surroundings
- Slide Show: Novartis in Candyland
The New God Game
Autos
L.A. Auto Show Thinks Green
Looking beyond the luxury models on display, energy diversity is the theme this year in Los Angeles
Saturn's Great New Outlook
Rare Ferrari
It's the End of Clink! Clatter!! Clash!!! Smelly! Smokey!! Sluggish and Noisy!!!!
Small Business
Taking Small Business on the Road
Mobile businesses are a fast-growing sector of the franchise industry due to growing demand by office workers, and low startup costs
Dealing with Sales Disasters
Today's Tip: Purchasing Health-Care Coverage
B-Schools
Swimming With the Sharks
A Georgia grad spends summers running an eco-tourism company in Mexico. Here's a typical day—in and out of the water
MBA From Deep in the Heart of Tech
Careers
Walt's Not So Wonderful World
A well-researched portrait of the real Walt Disney is at times plodding and overwhelmingly detailed
After Work
Luxury Real Estate Snapshot: Vermont
For second-home buyers, Vermont offers natural beauty and luxury properties at a fraction of the price of the Hamptons or the Vineyard
Great Gifts for Kids
Featured Video
Coffee-Table Books
We look at the most talked-about coffee-table books this holiday, including Annie Leibovitz' A Photographer's Life and Cartoon America: Comic Art in the Library of Congress.
Gift Guide 2006
Great Gifts for Kids
From classics like baseball bats and toy trains to a trip to Disney World, these gift suggestions are guaranteed to light up children's faces
Featured Special Report
Chinese Luxury Cars Debut at Beijing Show
At this year's Beijing auto show, China will introduce high-end vehicles it hopes will compete in both the international and the domestic markets
Lamborghini's Newest Raging Bull
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Maybach's New Flagship
Europe's Newest Supercar
Jay Leno's EcoJet Concept
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