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The IT 100 Emerging-market cellular players, wireless phone and gear makers, and Web giants are this year's stars
Math's New Era
More math geeks are calling the shots in business. Is your industry next?
Tech Trends 2006
The war for the digital home, social networks, Vista, game consoles, tech hiring, and more
Dream Machines
Auto makers are innovating at full speed -- and giving buyers the power to shape their vehicles
2006 Investment Outlook
Prospects are basically positive: Growth is brisk and corporate profits are climbing
Battling Global Warming
How top companies are reducing emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases
What's Hot at CES
What's on tap at the big Consumer Electronics Show? A slew of new flat-panel sets and falling prices
Tech Buying Guide
Products for the digital home: HDTV, Wi-Fi cameras, iPod-run home audio and more
Next for Apple...
How can Jobs & Co. keep its lead? Here are some possibilities
Best of the Web
No longer for idle wanderings or passive viewing, the Web is about socializing, sharing -- and creating
Open Source: The Next Generation
Now it's an ecosystem -- and VCs are eager to help
Global Brands
The companies that best built their images -- and made them stick
Europe's Hot Growth Companies
High taxes, rigid rules, and elusive capital aren't stopping these powerhouses
China and India
The balance of power will shift to the East as China and India evolve
Stars of Europe
25 leaders at the forefront of change
Stars of Asia
The 2005 lineup reflects the growing importance of China and India
EMBA Rankings
Northwestern's Kellogg School solidified its hold on the No. 1 spot
Head of the Class
Ranking B-school executive education
Winners
The best product designs of 2005 from the Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Hot Growth
Talent, teamwork, and creativity powered this year's list of the 100 best small companies
The BW50
Our 2005 picks for the top performers among the S&P 500
More Special Reports
COVER STORY
Rewiring The Body First came pacemakers. Now exotic implants are bringing new hope to victims of epilepsy, paralysis, depression, and other diseases
COVER IMAGE: Rewiring Your Body
TABLE: The Body Electric
GRAPHIC: A New Path To Weight Loss: Pace Yourself
GRAPHIC: Who's Who In Neurostimulation
ONLINE EXTRA: Dr. Oesterle's Stimulating Work
ONLINE EXTRA: "Pacemakers" for the Rest of You
Online Extra: The Body Electric Slide Show
UP FRONT
Talk Show
Visas: Enough With The Hardball
Is That A Genuine Mellencamp?
Charity Begins In The Boardroom
Cameo
Brisk Turnover In CEOs
Joe Mansueto: His Kind Of Town For A Magazine
Geffen's East Coast Close-Up
EDITOR'S MEMO
A Fond Farewell
READERS REPORT
Nanotechnology's Obstacles Are Tremendous
Taxes: Does Warren Buffett Practice What He Preaches?
A Brisk Trade In Ideas For Boosting U.S. Exports
Social Security: The Pols Aren't Listening
CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS
"Not Your Father's Ethanol" (Industries, Feb. 14, 2005)
BOOKS
A Most Victorious Vaccine
Online Extra: The BusinessWeek Best-Seller List (.pdf)
TECHNOLOGY & YOU
Beaming Into Your PC From Anywhere
ECONOMIC VIEWPOINT
Don't Just Throw Money At The World's Poor
BUSINESS OUTLOOK
U.S.: Oil Could Have Global Growth Over A Barrel
Mexico: It's Hot South Of The Border
NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY
Is That A Whiff Of Inflation?
COMMENTARY: Who Wants The Yuan To Rise?
Social Security: A Trial Balloon That's Dropping Fast
For High Earners, a Higher Limit?
Commentary: Private Accounts: Right Idea, Wrong Time
A Drug Company On Growth Hormones
Commentary: Side Effects Of The Drug Scares
Will Drugmakers Back Off The Hard Sell?
Is Having Martha Back A Good Thing?
ONLINE EXTRA: "People Want Her to Succeed"
Harvard: No Longer Most Likely To Succeed
IN BIZ THIS WEEK
Steve Jobs: An iPod A Day...
Home Depot Gets Nailed
New Pacific Overtures
GM's Sticker Shocker
Fresh Woes For Fannie
Et Cetera...
Closing Bell: Cablevision Systems
WASHINGTON OUTLOOK
Trial Lawyers Will Take Their Case To The People
No Corn, No Wheat, No Treasury Nominees
The Public To Rice: You're No Powell
ASIAN BUSINESS
A Global Telecom Titan Called...ZTE?
Taipei's Mayor Is On The Move
Japan's Livedoor: From Web Hosting To DVD Rentals To...
India: The Reforms Keep On Coming
EUROPEAN BUSINESS
In Europe, Every Little Reform Counts
Dassault May Be Next In Line For Takeoff
Steel: The Mergers Aren't Over Yet
In Russia, The Taxman Cometh -- Again And Again
INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK
The Sands Are Shifting Under Egypt's Mubarak
A Banner Year For Israeli Arms Exports
Dublin And London Step Up Pressure
WORKPLACE
Big Labor's Day of Reckoning
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Rescuing Tech's Orphans
Commentary: Ousting Carly Was Just The Start
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Mad Cow's Stubborn Mystery
FINANCE
Multibillion Dollar Baby
Where VCs Fear To Tread
Tech IPOs: Here Comes The Next Wave
MEDIA
The Next Generation
Graphic: 25 Of Media's Up-And-Comers (.pdf)
ONLINE EXTRA: Memo to Today's Media Execs
The Sarnoffs: Great-Uncle Dave Would Be Proud
Online Extra: Magazine Survival Slide Show
MARKETING
A Green Flag For Booze
GOVERNMENT
States' Rights vs. Free Trade
PERSONAL BUSINESS
When Givers Get Together
How Clean Are The Books?
A Bottom Fisher's Big Haul
Now This Is One Smart BMW
ONLINE EXTRA: How BMW Drives the Bugs Out
Plain Truth About Plane Seats
FOOTNOTES
Hurricane Helper
A Fund To Savor
Simple Remedy?
THE BARKER PORTFOLIO
Why These Times Are Not So Taxing For Intuit
INSIDE WALL STREET
Consolidation, Ho?
Why This Stock May Be Hot And Juicy
Small Eyes That Are Starting To See A Bigger Future
FIGURES OF THE WEEK
Figures of the Week
ONLINE EXTRA: Production Index Components
EDITORIALS
Harvard's Lessons In Management
The Courts vs. The Press
INTERNATIONAL -- READERS REPORT
Better Products: The Simple Way For Companies To Compete
Why "Life's Good" -- And Challenging -- At LG Electronics
Some Basic Math To Solve Oxford's Financial Dilemma
INTERNATIONAL -- FINANCE
A Red Carpet For Americans
Meet Goldman's Rock Star
Welcome To China's Mutual Fund Jungle
A Bumpy But Rewarding Ride At PIMCO
INTERNATIONAL -- INT'L FIGURES OF THE WEEK
Int'l Figures of the Week
INTERNATIONAL -- EDITORIALS
WTO, Listen To The States
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