From drugmakers to utilities, this year's BW50 is dominated by companies that produce familiar products or services, but excel by operating in novel ways. All share the ability to consistently deliver growth
The Ranking How did these giants climb to the top? The real stars mixed a smart overall strategy with an eye for detail
THE BEST PERFORMERS The Best Performers In the wake of the tech bloodbath, scads of highfliers--Microsoft among them--fell off the list. Their replacements show there's plenty of life left in the old economy
THE BEST PERFORMERS The BW 50: Standouts and Surprises In this Q&A, two BusinessWeek editors take you inside the magazine's fifth annual performance rankings
THE BEST PERFORMERS Gurus of Growth When it comes to achieving economic prosperity, there's more than one road map to the future. From Wall Street to Main Street, our visionaries point the way
THE BEST PERFORMERS Q&A: Apache's Secrets of Success CEO Raymond Plank's company -- No. 8 on the list -- insists on growth in good times and bad Best Performers: More Stories, Videos and Data
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VIDEO VIEWS
BW Roundtable
BW's Mark Morrison, Dan Beucke, and Margaret Popper take you behind the numbers
INVESTING Q&A
Merrill's Komansky
The financial giant's CEO talks about globalization and the current tough environment
THE BEST PERFORMERS
Grading the BW50
Great performances, and how to measure them: A look at our criteria
Masters of Innovation Only innovators survive today, and not just by new designs. They passionately pursue serving their customers
MASTERS OF INNOVATION Bioinformatics It's the buzzword for the convergence of info tech and biology: bioinformatics. The giant drugmakers will be the first to cash in
MASTERS OF INNOVATION Virtual Prospecting From oil exploration to neurosurgery, new tools are revealing the secrets hidden in mountains of data
MASTERS OF INNOVATION Time to Buy Tech Again -- Carefully If you stick with the big caps, buy gradually, and stay the course for at least a year, you should see strong returns
MASTERS OF INNOVATION Approaching a Silicon Bottom? Chip stocks have been so battered that some are becoming attractive -- if you're a selective, long-term investor
MASTERS OF INNOVATION Looking for a Turnaround in Telecom? Cell-phone handsets and PDAs, Baby Bells with strong local-phone businesses, and even some optical makers will revive -- later this year
STREETWISE Applied Materials: It's Wounded but Not a Weakling Sure, the chipmaking-equipment industry is slumping. But as its leader, Applied is taking market share from lesser rivals, and should rebound robustly
• Masters of Innovation: More Stories, Videos and Data
VIDEO VIEWS
BW Roundtable
BW's Mark Morrison, Jeff Laderman, and Alex Salkever survey the BW 50 tech stocks, circa 2001
MASTERS OF INNOVATION
Photo Essay
From nano technology to extraterrestrial manufacturing, these 10 technologies will change our lives. Take a special picture and text tour
VIDEO VIEWS
Milton Ezrati
Lord Abbett's chief economist suggests that it's time for investors to stick a toe back into tech stocks
ONLINE SPECIAL REPORT
After the Dot-Com Meltdown
Yes, the carnage will get worse. But survivors -- and a healthier overall climate -- will ultimately emerge. Here's what's next
Investing for Growth Hungry for stocks with real potential? The BW 50's screening method offers 12 key things to look for
INVESTING FOR GROWTH Rebound Stocks or Deadwood? Once-golden companies at fire-sale prices might be hard to resist, but choose the wrong ones and you will get burned
INVESTING FOR GROWTH Mid-Cap Stars Midsize companies often get ignored. But where the crowds don't go may be where the opportunities lie
INVESTING FOR GROWTH Small-Cap Stars BW sifts through the S&P Smallcap 600 Index to find the best performers
INVESTING FOR GROWTH New Tools for Index Investing A portfolio of innovative exchange-traded funds can be custom-tailored to suit you
STREETWISE SEI: Whatever It Is, It Works The company operates in the area where technology meets banking. Think back-office services with a twist, and think steady growth
• Investing for Growth: More Stories
VIDEO VIEWS
S&P 500's Secret Sauce
David Blitzer, S&P's chief strategist explains how this benchmark index is built -- and why it's so important
INVESTING FOR GROWTH
Alternative Approaches
The criteria used to create the BW50 is one way -- but hardly the only one that could also give you good returns
VIDEO VIEWS
Brad Zigler
Barclay Global Investor Service's head of investor education talks about the pluses of exchange-traded funds
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