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ISSUE DATE: October 22, 2001
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U.S. EDITION
Full Table of Contents
Cover Story
Up Front
Readers Report
Corrections & Clarifications
Books
Technology & You
Economic Viewpoint
Economic Trends
Business Outlook
News: Analysis & Commentary

In Business This Week
Washington Outlook
Developments to Watch
People
Economics
Sports Business
BusinessWeek Investor
The Barker Portfolio
Inside Wall Street
Figures of the Week

Editorials


INTERNATIONAL EDITIONS
International -- Letter From Cambodia
International -- Readers Report
International -- Int'l Business
International -- Asia's Future
International -- Int'l Figures of the Week



COVER STORY

The Future of New York
Will it remain the preeminent global and financial capital?


UP FRONT

Talk Show

Rescuing Workers' Palates

How Long Will the Fear Factor Last?

Reality Catches Up with Real Estate

Best Places to Be Unemployed

No Silver Lining for Tech Sales

Now, Cyber Solace


READERS REPORT

Intel Corrects Our Arithmetic

Government Spending Doesn't Hurt the Private Sector

September 11: What's behind the Hatred

Steer Hijacked Planes from the Control Tower


CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS

"The worst may not be over" (Finance, Oct. 8, 2001)

"The suddenly sexy...government bond" (Finance, Oct. 8, 2001)

"The new Netrepreneurs" (e.biz, Oct. 1, 2001)


BOOKS

The Fragile Charm of Cities

Unflinching Eye

In Harm's Way


TECHNOLOGY & YOU

Windows XP: It's a Keeper


ECONOMIC VIEWPOINT

Don't Be Surprised If the Recovery Is Rapid


ECONOMIC TRENDS

Capital Spending: Further Cuts?

Health Care Is Looking Healthy

Hurting in Lockstep


BUSINESS OUTLOOK

U.S.: Why Washington Can Contain This Recession

Brazil: A Plunging Currency and a Trapped Economy


NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY

What's at Stake

Fighting a Spreading Fire

In Tajikistan, Calls for a Jihad Fall on Weary Ears

Commentary: A Rare Chance for Israeli-Palestinian Progress

Partisanship Creeps Back into Politics

Pandora's Cargo Boxes

Preparing for a Cyber-Assault

Commentary: How an Ace Mechanic Could Fix Motorola

How Low Can Big Blue Go?

As Global Crossing Sinks, Gary Winnick Stays Dry


IN BUSINESS THIS WEEK

Nicholas Scheele: First, Build a Better Car

Microsoft's Foes See Hope in Europe

Enron Recharges Its Utility Sale

More Competition Is in the Cards

Polaroid Could Be Gone in an Instant

Et Cetera...

Healthy Risk


WASHINGTON OUTLOOK

Wartime Politics: The Downside for Democrats

Rudy for the CIA?

Good News, Bad News

Liberal Landslide


DEVELOPMENTS TO WATCH

Seeking an Anthrax Cure in Your Spice Garden

A Design Tweak for Cleaner Engines

Coming Soon: Jets That Land Themselves

How Sea Turtles Steer


PEOPLE

At Ethan Allen, Selling Furniture and Tolerance
RESUME:  M. Farooq Kathwari


ECONOMICS

Commentary: Why Markets Misbehave


SPORTS BUSINESS

Small-Time Football, Big-Time Buzz


BUSINESSWEEK INVESTOR

"The Biggest Wake-Up Call of My Life"

Taking the Edge Off Getting the Ax
VIDEO:  If the Ax Falls

Coach, Help Me Out with This Interview

Résumés: Beware of Getting "Creative"

Should You Spend a Fortune on Your MBA?

Mutual Funds: You Can Sit on Two Stools


THE BARKER PORTFOLIO

The Nervous Rush to Munis


INSIDE WALL STREET

A Brisk Trade in Cars

Orchid: A Soldier in the Biotech War?

Looking Fierce at Griffon


FIGURES OF THE WEEK

Figures of the Week (.pdf)


EDITORIALS

Globalization's Next Frontier
VIDEO:  The View from BW's Paul Raeburn

New York Can Reinvent Itself Again


INTERNATIONAL -- LETTER FROM CAMBODIA

As Unions Grow, an Industry Booms


INTERNATIONAL -- READERS REPORT

Sounding the Alarm

Note to America: Don't Gun the Engine

PC Sellers Shouldn't Forget about the User

Treat Drug Addicts Like Other Sick People


INTERNATIONAL -- INT'L BUSINESS

Texas Pacific: Ready, Set, Buy!

Yugoslavia: An Economy Back from the Dead

Commentary: Berlusconi's Accidental Gift to Bin Laden

A Bond Market Headed for the Junk Heap?

Does Japan Really Need a $16 Billion Gas Pipeline?
ONLINE EXTRA:  Q&A with ExxonMobil's Neil Duffin


INTERNATIONAL -- ASIA'S FUTURE

China and the WTO
Has Penang Lost Its Pizzazz?
Look Who's Stepping on Mexican Shoemakers' Toes
A Touch of China in Tuscany
Matsushita's Payoff


INTERNATIONAL -- INT'L FIGURES OF THE WEEK

International Figures of the Week (.pdf)


ARTICLES PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN INTERNATIONAL EDITIONS

September 3, 2001
Letter From Kosovo: From the Ashes, Entrepreneurs

BW MagazineOnline Highlights from page 12 of this issue
BW MagazineMagazine Forums


BW Magazine

Cover Photograph by www.danheller.com


Cover Photograph by Greg Messier, U.S. Navy/D.O.D.

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