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SPECIAL REPORTS
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
The Soul Of A New Microsoft Edgy thinkers like J Allard are looking far beyond Windows for the next big thing
COVER IMAGE: The Soul Of A New Microsoft
Slide Show: Microsoft: The Change Agents
CHART: A Tale Of Two Microsofts
Bio: J Allard
Polishing The Windows, Spiffing Up The Office
ONLINE EXTRA: Video Q&A with Executives in Charge of Windows and Office
THE FUTURE OF TECH
Upward Mobility
Where Opportunity Is Knocking For Small Business
ONLINE EXTRA: Slide Show: The Many Faces Of Mobile
ONLINE EXTRA: Slide Show: The New M-Commerce Barons
ONLINE EXTRA: Bang & Olufsen Makes the Call
UP FRONT
Talk Show
A Revival May Not Be In Store
Guess Who's Cutting Deals
Newspapers' New Online Delivery Boy
Corner Office Crawl
Japan's Friend No. 1
What Spitzer Leaves Behind
Ads People Play
A Big Blue Brain
UP FRONT -- ANALYZE THIS
Getting Steamed By The Small Stuff
READERS REPORT
Brickbats And Kudos For Jeff Bezos
SarbOx: More Paperwork But Few Prosecutions
It Doesn't Have To Be The End Of The Line For Coal
Maybe Universities Shouldn't Rush To Beef Up Biotech
Don't Fire Productive Workers Who Need Help桟oach Them
If Illegals Could Travel Freely, More Might Head Home
TECHNOLOGY & YOU
PlayStation 3: It's Got Game
MEDIA CENTRIC
London's New Media Lessons
BUSINESS OUTLOOK
U.S.: The Housing Grinch Won't Steal Christmas
A Good Time To Ask Santa For A New House
THE BUSINESS WEEK
Deals, Deals, Deals
A Bid For A Bourse
Schwab Unloads A Unit
Freeport Wants Phelps
Yahoo! And The Dailies
Implants Get The Nod
Rupert Regrets
Options Watch
Tempest In A Dollhouse
Obituary Of The Week
NEWS & INSIGHTS
Catalogs, Catalogs, Everywhere
Big Brawls Overs Malls
Did Sam Zell Get The Right Price?
What's Behind The Buyout Binge
Slide Show: Merger Monday
There's Not Enough "Me" In MySpace
Commentary: If Google Shopped Until It Dropped
GLOBAL BUSINESS
Power Play At VW
Up Against The Wall In The City
Public Scorn For Private Equity
THE CORPORATION
Six Sigma Still Pays Off At Motorola
MEDIA
You Oughta Be In Webcasts
MANAGING
Flight Plan
FINANCE
Duane Reade: An LBO On The Critical List
PEOPLE
Lighting A Fire Under Campbell
Graphic: The Key Ingredient At Campbell: People
HEALTH
A Shock To The System
B-SCHOOLS
China MBAs: Most Likely To Fall Short
WORKPLACE
*!#@ The E-Mail. Can We Talk?
DEALS
Snuggling In The Voile Sheets
EXECUTIVE LIFE
Big, Powerful, And Smooth
Slide Show: The Gift Of Time
The Making Of A Jazz Classic
EXECUTIVE LIFE -- PARKER ON WINE
A Reason To Veer Off The Chianti Trail
PERSONAL FINANCE
Don't Wait Till April
A Dearth Of Deals
Taking Stock Of Taxes
FIGURES OF THE WEEK
Figures of the Week (.pdf)
Online Extra: Production Index Components
INSIDE WALL STREET
Boyd: Buyout In Vegas?
Armor's Defenses Are Looking Formidable
Ripe For Progress At Sangamo
IDEAS -- BOOKS
Walt's Not-So-Wonderful World
The BusinessWeek Best-Seller List
Online Extra: Slide Show: The BusinessWeek Best-Seller List
IDEAS -- FACE TIME WITH MARIA BARTIROMO
Romano Prodi Opens Up
IDEAS -- THE WELCH WAY
Don't Play The Office Cop
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