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ISSUE DATE: April 14, 2003
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Full Table of Contents
Cover Story
Up Front
Readers Report
Corrections & Clarifications
Books
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Economic Viewpoint
Business Outlook
In Business This Week
Washington Outlook



International Business
International Outlook
Information Technology
Finance
Social Issues
The Corporation
Management
Industries
BusinessWeek Investor
Dividends
The Barker Portfolio
Inside Wall Street
Figures of the Week
Editorials


INTERNATIONAL EDITIONS
International -- Asian Cover Story
International -- Special Report -- Asia Tech
International -- FashionWeek Supplement
International -- To Our Readers
International -- Readers Report
International -- European Business
International -- Finance
International -- Sports Business
International -- Int'l Figures of the Week



COVER STORY

War & the Economy
Short term: Higher government spending makes recession unlikely. Long term: Globalization and innovation may suffer, threatening productivity


INTERNATIONAL -- ASIAN COVER STORY

Deadly Virus
The economic toll: Delayed deliveries, closed factories, and the specter of recession
GRAPHIC:  Halting a Global Outbreak
COMMENTARY:  While China Stonewalled
One Scary Bug
GRAPHIC:  A Gallery of Scourges


INTERNATIONAL -- SPECIAL REPORT -- ASIA TECH

Asia Tech
China's drive to become a tech superpower is putting pressure on all of its neighbors
Master of Innovation?
CHART:  Greater China Is Climbing the Tech Ladder
TSMC: Trying To Keep Up with the Pack
Japan: A Tiny Leap Forward
GRAPHIC:  The Nano Market
Broadband Boom


UP FRONT

Talk Show

An Unwelcome Western Export

Hitting the Delete on Compaq

The Wall Street of the Mideast?

Gay-Friendly B-Schools

To Give You a General Idea...

A Great Place to Bring Up Kids


READERS REPORT

The Pritzkers: Proud of Marmon's Results

Kodak's Wide-Angle View

Are the "Embeds" Giving Us the Straight Goods?

Diplomacy: Is There a Time for Drawing Lines in the Sand?

Who Runs Corporations? Certainly Not Capitalists


CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS

"Richard Perle is not alone" (Cover Story, Apr. 7, 2003)

"Should you pay with plastic?" (BusinessWeek Investor, Mar. 31, 2003)

"Classy cars" (Special Report, Mar. 24, 2003)


BOOKS

Limiting the Risk -- and Pain -- of Capitalism


TECHNOLOGY & YOU

Cell Phones: Not Just for Talking Anymore


ECONOMIC VIEWPOINT

Deregulation: Why Michael Powell Is Wrong


BUSINESS OUTLOOK

U.S.: With Spending Paralyzed, the Economy May Just Limp Along

Japan: Confronting Corporate Debt -- Again


IN BUSINESS THIS WEEK

Antonio Perez: The Man to Focus Kodak?

Altria: Calling the Bondsman

AMD and Fujitsu Make Memories

Taking Stock of a Bank Merger

The Oh-So-Popular Sears Card

It's Car-Incentive Season Again

Et Cetera...

Sour Note


WASHINGTON OUTLOOK

How Far Will the Peace Train Carry Howard Dean?

On the Record


INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

Chirac: Last Days of Grace?


INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK

Can This Palestinian Reformer Speed the Search for Peace?

Financial Scandal in Chile


INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Can Mike Z Work More Magic at Motorola?

Commentary: Stock Options Aren't the Only Option
ONLINE EXTRA:  Options: "Probably the Worst Incentive"


FINANCE

Will the Bough Break?

Accounting Games in the Grocer's Aisle


SOCIAL ISSUES

Commentary: College Admissions: The Real Barrier Is Class


THE CORPORATION

Audi, Volvo, Acura...Chrysler?
An Image U-Turn?


MANAGEMENT

Too Good to Be True
Missing the Red Flags

Why Deloitte Didn't Divide


INDUSTRIES

Commentary: How to Fix the Airlines


BUSINESSWEEK INVESTOR

Shopping for Safety
Auto Pilot

Eat Well, Behave Better

MADI: A New Museum Does Dallas Proud

Time to Bet against Bonds?

If You Donate Your Clunker

Airline Stocks with Tailwind


DIVIDENDS

The Stat

Up from the Deep

Return of the P-E

Dry As Pixel Dust


THE BARKER PORTFOLIO

Are the Golden Arches That Tarnished?


INSIDE WALL STREET

Go-Go Disk Drives

At Celeritek, Things Could Really Accelerate

More Bounce at Span-America?


FIGURES OF THE WEEK

Figures of the Week (.pdf)


EDITORIALS

Finding Prosperity on the Far Side of War


INTERNATIONAL -- FASHIONWEEK SUPPLEMENT

BusinessWeek's FashionWeek


INTERNATIONAL -- TO OUR READERS

Our Team in the Gulf


INTERNATIONAL -- READERS REPORT

The French Don't All Agree with Chirac

What the Bush Administration Lacks in Vision


INTERNATIONAL -- EUROPEAN BUSINESS

Eutelsat Sets Its Sights on the Internet

Germans Aren't Reading All About It


INTERNATIONAL -- FINANCE

Commentary: Set This Bank Free
DEPFA: The Newcomer with Street Smarts


INTERNATIONAL -- SPORTS BUSINESS

The Grand Slam Eluding Women's Tennis


INTERNATIONAL -- INT'L FIGURES OF THE WEEK

International Figures of the Week (.pdf)
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