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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
Inside Intel Paul Otellini's plan will send the chipmaker into uncharted territory. And founder Andy Grove applauds the shift
COVER IMAGE: Intel Inside Out
GRAPHIC: Remaking Intel From Top To Bottom
GRAPHIC: Intel's Big Bang
GRAPHIC: Lessons For Blowing Up Your Brand
Online Extra: Of Apples and BlackBerrys Intel's chief executive expounds on the risks and potential rewards of organizing the world's largest chipmaker around end-user products over PCs
Online Extra: At Intel, "M" Means Modification The Pentium M chip is a redesign of the discarded Pentium III -- and the competition is heating up
UP FRONT
Talk Show
Get Into The Action On Your Cell
Branson Hits U.S. Headwinds
The Yearend Quiz
Hot Dates
READERS REPORT
What's Next For Generation@?
The Merger Bandit In The Corner Office
Incentives, Subsidies, And Nature All Affect Warming
How Visa Protects Its Prepaid Cardholders
CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS
"Microcredit Missionary" (Voices of Innovation, Dec. 26, 2005)
TECHNOLOGY & YOU
If BlackBerry Gets Smushed...
VOICES OF INNOVATION
Dr. Todd A. Kuiken: Bionic Sensation
MEDIA CENTRIC
The Daily Paper Of Tomorrow
BUSINESS OUTLOOK
U.S.: Can The Fed Keep Things Cooking At A Low Boil?
The Bond Market: Don't Watch This Curve Too Closely
THE BUSINESS WEEK
Solid Holiday Sales
Weird Interest Rates
Guidant's Ailments
NBC Beams Up MSNBC
No Free Lunch For Wal-Mart
A Grocery Deal Goes Sour
Alaska Drilling Hits A Rock
Microsoft's Worries In Europe
Nacchio's Nadir
Romancing ACS?
Plea Bargain Of The Week
WASHINGTON OUTLOOK
Drumming Up Business For The Democrats
Santorum: The New Favorite Of Business
Don't Even Think Of Flying Here
ASIAN BUSINESS
You Drive A What?
A Battle For Japan's Boomers
Astro Is Ready To Roll Across Asia
EUROPEAN BUSINESS
A Property Market On Ice
In Dutch At Deutsche Bank
Preventing The Pandemic
Mon Dieu , A Media Breakthrough
GLOBAL OUTLOOK
Ukraine: Shaky Ground For Foreign Investors
Japanese Spree
Don't Fence Me In
NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY
The Struggle To Measure Performance
Call It Gutenberg's Revenge
Curling Up With A Good E-Book
Should The Dow Ditch General Motors?
Memo To: Rex Tillerson
SPECIAL REPORT
China's B-School Boom
WORKING LIFE
Nice Work If You Can Get It
LEGAL AFFAIRS
The Patent Epidemic
ONLINE EXTRA: A Docket Packed with Patent Feuds
PEOPLE
The Peterman Principle
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Bucking The Odds at Amylin
Bio: Ginger L. Graham
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
Gold Rush
Money Ain't What It Used To Be
ONLINE EXTRA: Dr. Jackson's Golden Vision
ONLINE EXTRA: WebMoney and Its Customers
FINANCE
A Property Market on Ice
So Many Lenders, So Few Takers
THE CORPORATION
Penney: Back In Fashion
PERSONAL BUSINESS
Helping Your Kid Slim Down
Casanova Partied Here
The Beach Less Traveled
ONLINE EXTRA: Retreats Beyond Wilma's Reach
ONLINE EXTRA: Slide Show: Great Getaways in Central America
A New Abacus For Pensions
PLUS
And Now, The Handheld Trainer
The Helpful Index
Winter-Gear Racks
INSIDE WALL STREET
AmeriCredit Speeds Up
A Head Of Steam At Overseas Shipholding
Focus Media: Focusing On Chinese Shoppers
FIGURES OF THE WEEK
Figures of the Week (.pdf)
Online Extra: Production Index Components
IDEAS -- BOOKS
Keep Making It New
The BusinessWeek Best-Seller List (.pdf)
IDEAS -- FACE TIME WITH MARIA BARTIROMO
Stacey Snider Up Close
IDEAS -- EDITORIALS
Social Security: O.K., Gang, Back To The Table
INTERNATIONAL -- EDITOR'S MEMO
Smarter Global Coverage
INTERNATIONAL -- CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS
"The Global 1200" (International Cover Story, Dec. 26, 2005)
INTERNATIONAL -- DEVELOPMENTS TO WATCH
Blood Sugar Readings In A Painless Blink Of The Eye
More Trees, Less Warming -- And Water
Springing Ahead In Nanotech
Of Bendable Batteries And Inkjet Bones
INTERNATIONAL -- GLOBAL FIGURES OF THE WEEK
Global Figures Of The Week (.pdf)
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