COVER STORY
The Fall of Enron
How ex-CEO Jeff Skilling's strategy grew so complex that even his boss couldn't get a handle on it
COVER IMAGE: The Fall of Enron
CHART: Now You See It, Now You Don't
CHART: Stunning Collapse
TABLE: Skilling's Strategy: What Went Wrong?
TABLE: A Star Is Born, Then Burns Out
TABLE: Everyone Loved Enron
Aftershocks in Europe
TABLE: Indecent Exposure
INTERNATIONAL -- ASIAN COVER STORY
Hyundai Gets Hot
Chairman Chung has boosted quality and design while keeping prices low. And as sales soar, the big leagues beckon
SPECIAL REPORT
The Best Products of 2001
BusinessWeek e.biz: Our Favorite Clicks
Products to Watch
UP FRONT
Talk Show
Something New for MBAs: Job Treks
Victims of Valley Law?
A Family Affair--in Advertising
Harry Potter & the Translators' Toil
Silicon Valley Keeps On Giving
Martha Cuddles Up to Tech
How Hot Are They?
READERS REPORT
Putting an End to the Corporate Numbers Game
Polluting Plants Get Built Because People Need Jobs
Protecting Your Identity from Theft
Deciphering the Fine Print on Medical Privacy Rules
Did the Donald's Creditors Get Trumped?
CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS
"Turning a bad year into tax savings" (BusinessWeek Investor, Nov. 26, 2001)
"Don't let crooks steal your identity" (BusinessWeek Investor, Nov. 19, 2001)
BOOKS
Remembering the Titans
Listening to China's Dissidents
TECHNOLOGY & YOU
Finally, a Hybrid That Really Works
ECONOMIC VIEWPOINT
The Wrong Time for Companies to Beat a Global Retreat
ECONOMIC TRENDS
Money, Money Everywhere
Lost Job, Lost Spouse
They Still Buy American
BUSINESS OUTLOOK
U.S.: Corporate America Is Clearing a Path to Recovery
Japan: The World's No. 2 Economy Teeters on the Brink
NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY
AOL Time Warner: What the Shocker Means
Q&A: Rumsfeld on the War, Iraq, and High-Tech Help (extended)
Commentary: Interest Rates: Is the Fed Fretting Too Much?
Commentary: Tech: Not Much of a Wave in Sight
A Sock in the Eye for Labor
Look at That Line outside Fenway
Commentary: Ginger Can't Run on Hype Alone
IN BUSINESS THIS WEEK
William Ford: Road Test
The Gavel Falls on Sotheby's
The Super Bowl's Super Ad Drop
Tough Tidings at CNA
When Pro Forma Is Bad Form
Micron: Hankering for Hynix
Et Cetera...
One Flu Over
WASHINGTON OUTLOOK
A Bush Recession? For the Dems, the Right Weapon at the Wrong Time
The Bush-Microsoft Team
Privacy: Double Standard
Spectrum Standoff
GOVERNMENT
Charlotte Beers' Toughest Sell
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Cleaning Up Japan's Banks--Finally
The Battle for the German TV Screen
Spiffing Up Brooks Brothers
INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK
The Mideast: Is Arafat on the Way Out?
Russia's Truce with OPEC
An American in the Hot Seat
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Excite@Home: A Saga of Tears, Greed, and Ego
FINANCE
The Mutual Fund Mess
Small Wonders
RESUME: Mellody Hobson
RESUME: David A. Corbin
RESUME: Marilyn Holt-Smith & Kristin Yates
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Commentary: Mental Health: Better Benefits Won't Break the Bank
DEVELOPMENTS TO WATCH
The Chip War Moves to Terahertz Terrain
A New Way to Attack Type 1 Diabetes
Hunting Genes in Iceland to Fight Arthritis
Innovations
MARKETING
Chrysler's Wink-Wink, Nudge-Nudge Campaign
THE CORPORATION
Merck Could Use a Few Pep Pills
BUSINESSWEEK LIFESTYLE
A Wine Cellar for Every Home
Mid-Price Delights from California
A French Revolution
BUSINESSWEEK INVESTOR
Your Performance Review: Make It Perform
Merger Funds Find Their Place in the Sun
THE BARKER PORTFOLIO
It's Tough to Find Fund Whizzes
INSIDE WALL STREET
A Play for Take-Two?
Drilling Hard at GlobalSantaFe
Register.com: Its Domain Expands
FIGURES OF THE WEEK
Figures of the Week (.pdf)
EDITORIALS
Enron: Let Us Count the Culprits
INTERNATIONAL -- LETTER FROM BUCHAREST
A Live-Wire Mayor for a Tired Old City
INTERNATIONAL -- READERS REPORT
Shedding Light on the Special Saudi-U.S. Relationship
Germany's Pampered Civil Servants
Financial Planning Made Very, Very Simple
Putting an End to the Corporate Numbers Game
Why BMW Should Read This Letter
The Teensy-Weensy Appeal of Teensy-Weensy Cell Phones
INTERNATIONAL -- ASIAN BUSINESS
When Eager Lenders Meet Eager Borrowers
Jockeying for a Piece of the Action
INTERNATIONAL -- EUROPEAN BUSINESS
In Sweden, It's No Longer a Family Affair
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like an E-Christmas
INTERNATIONAL -- FINANCE
The People's Republic of Mutual Funds
Cleaning Up Japan's Banks--Finally
Looking Lively in Bombay
INTERNATIONAL -- INT'L FIGURES OF THE WEEK
International Figures of the Week (.pdf)
ARTICLES PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN INTERNATIONAL EDITIONS
November 5, 2001
Letter From Paris: The Deadly Glitz of a Grand New Hospital
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