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ISSUE DATE: October 28, 2002
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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
International Business
International Outlook
Information Technology
Science & Technology
Entertainment
The Corporation
Workplace
Finance

BusinessWeek Investor
BusinessWeek Lifestyle
The Barker Portfolio
Inside Wall Street
Figures of the Week
Editorials


INTERNATIONAL EDITIONS
International -- Corrections & Clarifications
International -- Asian Business
International -- European Business
International -- Finance
International -- Int'l Figures of the Week



COVER STORY

High Tech in China
Is it a threat to Silicon Valley?
COVER IMAGE:  High Tech in China
GRAPHIC:  Why China Is Spooking Silicon Valley
CHART:  How China Stacks Up Against Global Competitors
CHART:  Silicon Habit
COMMENTARY:  Beating Imported Plowshares into Swords
GRAPHIC:  Research Rush
The Well-Heeled Upstart on Cisco's Tail


UP FRONT

Talk Show

Saying Yes to Rehab

Janitors with Friends at the Top

What's Black and White and Bright Red All Over?

Trying to Scare Up Some Fall Business

Online Beggar Hits Pay Dirt

Sue 'em--Then Run for Governor


READERS REPORT

Bush's Foreign Policy: Righteous or Reckless?

How Do You Structure a Corporate Board?

Putting the Lid on E-Mail Spam

Come Back, Glass-Steagall

Wireless Has Plenty of Room to Run


CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS

"The housing boom's dark side" (Finance, Oct. 7, 2002)


BOOKS

The Sound and Fury of John McCain


TECHNOLOGY & YOU

Have Your Photos Edited by a Pro: You


ECONOMIC VIEWPOINT

In the Dollar We (and All Other Nations) Trust


ECONOMIC TRENDS

The Party's on the House

Doing a Job on Labor

A Tech-Spending Boom Ahead?


BUSINESS OUTLOOK

U.S.: Why This Recovery Feels Like a Recession

Britain: The Perils of a Fast-Slow Economy


NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY

The Bulls May Get Trampled
Dive Right in, Siegel Says, the P-Es Are Fine

Bush's Econo Crew: Time to Call for Backup?

"Heartburn" Races That Keep Bush and Daschle Up at Night

Commentary: An Airwave Windfall. A Whole New Ballgame

Commentary: In Tech, One Cork Popping Does Not a Party Make

Picturing Martha--Minus Martha


IN BUSINESS THIS WEEK

Bill Ford: A Tough Test Course

AOL Shoots Down Its Pop-Ups

A World Series in Need of Viewers?

The Silver Lining for ImClone

Investors Tune Out on Motorola

Another Energy Trader Cries Uncle

Et Cetera...

Spoilsport


WASHINGTON OUTLOOK

The Greens vs. the Dems: Another Nightmare on Election Street?

The SEC's Cash Crunch


INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

Look Out, Boeing

Why Irish Eyes Aren't Smiling
Voters are up in arms over the mismanaged economy as the hangover from the economic boom becomes evident


INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK

Fallout from Bali May Clobber Southeast Asia

India Pulls Back

Holland's Political Mess


INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

For Big Blue, the Big Enchilada

The Wizard of Intuit


SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

The Cholesterol Sweepstakes


ENTERTAINMENT

Island Def Jam Brings on Da Noise


THE CORPORATION

Delta Gets Down and Dirty with the Discounters


WORKPLACE

How Wal-Mart Keeps Unions at Bay


FINANCE

Where the Risk Went
A Deluge of Debt Downgrades
A New Early-Warning System for Investors

Revenge of the Boutique Banks
Turning the Arms Industry's Scraps into Gold


BUSINESSWEEK INVESTOR

Time to Squeeze Those Lemons?
The Art of Selling Your Losers

The Imperfect Science of Valuing Options

B-Schools Where Zookeepers and Ballerinas Are Welcome


BUSINESSWEEK LIFESTYLE

Fridge on the Fritz? Log On for a Fix


THE BARKER PORTFOLIO

Auditing the Auditors


INSIDE WALL STREET

Home Depot: Hammered

Outback Turns Up the Flame

Smoother Sailing for Suez?


FIGURES OF THE WEEK

Figures of the Week (.pdf)


EDITORIALS

Chinese High Tech: Promise and Peril

The Kick the Economy Needs


INTERNATIONAL -- CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS

"How to get Germany rolling again" (Editorials, Oct. 7, 2002)


INTERNATIONAL -- ASIAN BUSINESS

Bali's Heavy Damage

Rough Terrain for Subaru
And from Kia, a Poor Man's Volvo

Commentary: China: Jailing Tax Cheats Is Just a Start


INTERNATIONAL -- EUROPEAN BUSINESS

Commentary: A Fiat Bailout: Berlusconi's Moment of Truth
If the Italian Prime Minister rescues the faltering carmaker, it will signal that the old protectionist ways are unchanged


INTERNATIONAL -- FINANCE

Battle of Europe's Bourses
It's Frankfurt vs. Paris for the title of the busiest stock exchange in the euro zone

Old Japanese Debt in New Packages

Canadian Banks' Southern Exposure


INTERNATIONAL -- INT'L FIGURES OF THE WEEK

International Figures of the Week (.pdf)


ARTICLES PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN INTERNATIONAL EDITIONS

October 14, 2002
Has GM Pulled Opel Out of Its Skid?

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Cover Illustration by Tim O'Brien; Photo Reference Yang Liu/Corbis

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