COVER STORY
Wall Street's Lone Ranger
In a world of megabanks, can CEO Hank Paulson keep Goldman Sachs independent?
COVER IMAGE: Wall Street's Lone Ranger
TABLE: Health Check
TABLE: 2002 Estimates
TABLE: Big Deals
RESUME: Henry "Hank" Paulson Jr.
TABLE: What Worries Hank
UP FRONT
Talk Show
Bush Sr.'s Profitable Crossing
When Auditors Also Consult
Ol' Reliable
Sacramento or Bust
These Chewies Pack a Wallop
It Slices, It Dices, It Pays the Bills
READERS REPORT
Playing It Safe at IBM?
Weak Countries Need Democracy, Not Bombs
Another Look at Walter Hewlett
A More Tangled Web for Global Crossing Execs
Don't Expect Any Contrition from Enron
Supply and Demand in the Oil Patch
CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS
"Global Crossing tossed more cash around town than Enron" (Washington Outlook, Feb. 11, 2002)
"War of the whirls" (News: Analysis & Commentary, Feb. 25, 2002)
"The best mutual funds" (Special Report, Jan. 28, 2002)
"How to break up with your brokerage" (BusinessWeek Investor, Feb. 18, 2002)
"All the news that fits on a handheld" (BusinessWeek Lifestyle, Feb. 11, 2002)
BOOKS
George Soros, All Warm and Cuddly
The BusinessWeek Best-Seller List
TECHNOLOGY & YOU
Wireless Data: Call Back Later
ECONOMIC VIEWPOINT
Let Retiring CEOs Help Clean Up Corporate America
ECONOMIC TRENDS
A Lesson from Japan...
...And Some Bad News on the Yen
How Companies Can Marry Well
INDUSTRY INSIDER
Q&A: The Energy at the Energy Commission
RESUME: Patrick H. Wood III
BUSINESS OUTLOOK
U.S.: Production May Warm Up the First Half
The Euro Zone: Recession Forecast: Gradual Clearing
After a dismal fourth quarter, the 12-nation area is showing clear signs of economic improvement ahead
NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY
Corporate America Gets Slammed
Sideswiped by Convertibles
Options: Too Much of a Good Incentive?
Tax Dodging: Enron Isn't Alone
John McCain's 1-2-3-4 Punch
A New Chapter in the McCaw Saga: 11
Commentary: Enviros: Don't Squander Bush's Breakthrough
IN BUSINESS THIS WEEK
David Cote: The Sweet Spot at Honeywell
A Bonanza for Broadcasters
A Pact Clears United's Runway
Bristol-Myers Has a Legal Headache
Ciena: Bulking Up for a New Bout
Stahl's Beauty Plan for Revlon
Et Cetera...
Swift Upgrade
WASHINGTON OUTLOOK
More Miles to the Gallon, Please: Why Detroit Should Worry
Reagan Reconsidered
Trotting Out the Heroes
Bush: Give and Take
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Nissan Bets Big on Small
A Video-Game War That's Just Dandy for Everyone
Commentary: Memo to Jean-Marie Messier
INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK
Attacking Iraq: Can Cheney Win Over the Arabs?
Blair Stumbles
Kirch Worries the Fans
ECONOMICS
Inflation's Gone. That's a Good Thing, Right?
SOCIAL ISSUES
Who Should Get the Health-Care Bill?
THE CORPORATION
At Pepsi, a Touch of Indigestion
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Small Biz vs. the Terrorists
DEVELOPMENTS TO WATCH
Introduction
Bacterial "Soup" for the War against Cavities
Overfishing Threatens the North Atlantic's Future
Smoother Ice Cream from Winter Wheat
DNA Mug Shots May Help Deter Bioterrorism
FINANCE
Buffett: Right Again?
A New Trade for E*Trade
Commentary: Et Tu, Enron Lawyers?
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Moxi: Jazzy Product, Sizzling Start, Lots of Trouble
Curiouser and Curiouser
INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT
Keeping the Juice Flowing
Fixing the Quick Dips That Cost a Bundle
ENTERTAINMENT
Commentary: A Little Niche Music
SPECIAL REPORT
The Next Web
RESUME: Tim Berners-Lee
BUSINESSWEEK INVESTOR
When Your Fund Switches Tracks
Unlocking the Secrets of a Proxy Statement
The Danger of Deferred Compensation
Single, Jobless...And Solvent
THE BARKER PORTFOLIO
No Suckers, Those Smuckers
INSIDE WALL STREET
Steak n Shake Sizzles
The Boom at Sonic Solutions
Is Saba All Set to Be Swallowed?
FIGURES OF THE WEEK
Figures of the Week (.pdf)
EDITORIALS
Getting Investors to Trust Again
Don't Get Rid of Stock Options. Fix 'em
INTERNATIONAL -- READERS REPORT
A Fragile World--and America Is Partly to Blame
Germany Has Its Head in the Sand
What to Make of Enron's Corruption
A Cheaper Yen Would Revive Japan's Economy
A Timely Tale from Vienna
INTERNATIONAL -- ASIAN BUSINESS
How Samsung Plugged into China
INTERNATIONAL -- EUROPEAN BUSINESS
Outraged in Europe Over ABB
Former CEO Barnevik's secret $78 million severance package has stirred up anger -- and that's just one of the many problems the Swiss company faces
How Asbestos Burned ABB
Pirelli: On the Trail of the Holy Grail
Can the Italian cable maker, in partnership with MIT, be first to build an optical chip that could change the world?
Can a New Manager Pull Bertelsmann Together?
First-ever COO Ewald Walgenbach has a difficult mandate -- the media behemoth's independent unit chiefs make it tough to cut costs
INTERNATIONAL -- LATIN AMERICA
Can Bimbo Cook in the U.S.?
INTERNATIONAL -- FINANCE
Zurich Financial's Fallen Star
CEO Rolf H黳pi's bad management, say analysts, has caused the insurance giant to suffer shocking falls in profit and share price
For Spain's Botín Family, "Banking Is Everything"
The little-known clan controlling Spain's Banco Santander Central Hispano plans to become a force across Europe
This Rally Might Just Be for Real
INTERNATIONAL -- INT'L FIGURES OF THE WEEK
International Figures of the Week (.pdf)
ARTICLES PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN INTERNATIONAL EDITIONS
February 25, 2001
Taiwan's Next Hot Chip Niche
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