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World's Most Innovative Companies
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COVER STORY
Software Programming jobs are heading overseas by the thousands. Is there a way for the U.S. to stay on top?
COVER IMAGE: Software
GRAPHIC: The Software Pyramid
GRAPHIC: The Software Vitality Drain
RESUME: Deepa Paranjpe
RESUME: Stephen Haberman
RESUME: Florentin Badea
RESUME: Hal Reed
Forget India, Let's Go To Bulgaria
TABLE: Where English Doesn't Rule
COMMENTARY: Now More Than Ever, Innovation Is The Answer
TABLE: Keeping The U.S. Software Industry Strong
ONLINE EXTRA: Outsourcing Isn't "a Zero-Sum Game"
ONLINE EXTRA: A Gamemaker's Risky Adventure
UP FRONT
Talk Show
Pay That Raises IRS Eyebrows
A Battle For The Sierra Club's Soul
Headaches For Tablet PCs
Search Tampering
Here, Banker Banker Banker...
Richard Saul Wurman: A Big Talent Targets Health Care
Vegas Likes The Odds On Britain
Marquis Jet's Prime-Time Infomercial
READERS REPORT
How Much Distress In The Stern Dynasty?
How The Dollar Plays Havoc With Oil Prices
Tuition Hikes? Sure -- But Subsidize Science Students
There's More To This Georgia Town Than Met Our Eye
The Real Reason Jobs Won't Be Coming Back
CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS
"Megamedia" (Cover Story, Feb. 23, 2004)
BOOKS
Adding Customers To The Design Team
Fools Rush In
The BusinessWeek Best-Seller List
The BusinessWeek Best-Seller List (.pdf)
TECHNOLOGY & YOU
Linux For The Desktop: It's A Contender
ECONOMIC VIEWPOINT
It's The Spending, Stupid -- Not The Deficit
BUSINESS OUTLOOK
U.S.: Why The Ever-Widening Trade Gap Is So Worrisome
Europe: For Euro-Zone Hopefuls, A Longer Wait
NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY
The Case Against Jeff Skilling
How The Cingular Deal Helps Verizon
Broadband: What's The Holdup?
Commentary: Keeping Little Voices In Big Media
Cute New Planes, Same Old Problems
Commentary: Let's Wage War On Gas Guzzlers
IN BIZ THIS WEEK
Jürgen Schrempp: One Tough Second Lap
Big Beef With Tyson
Money Where Your Mouse Is
El Paso's Slow Leak
No Right To Pester
Et Cetera...
Closing Bell: Rambus
WASHINGTON OUTLOOK
Outsource This: The Dems Smell Blood
A New Vietnam Issue In Iraq
Happy Day For Kentucky Dems
ASIAN BUSINESS
Japan's Joyride On China's Coattails
Commentary: The Gaijin Aren't At Fault Here
For High Technology, A Bolt From The Blue
EUROPEAN BUSINESS
All Eyes On The Corner Office
Young Bloods On The Rise
When Bankers Keep Saying Non
Russia Gets A Crash Course In Insurance
Commentary: Parmalat: A Corporate Version Of "Clean Hands"?
INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK
Pyongyang: Will Its Recovery Speed A Deal?
Heading Off More Violence In Haiti
A Backlash Against Europe's Immigrants
SPORTS BIZ
Commentary: Put These Owners In The Penalty Box
MARKETING
Coke: Wooing The TiVo Generation
GOVERNMENT
Do The Democrats Need Dixie?
SOCIAL ISSUES
Will Safeway's CEO Get Locked Out?
FINANCE
Dividends Are Simply Divine
Is The Bull Ready To Catch Its Breath?
The Small-Biz Job Machine Sputters
MANAGEMENT
Is There A Doctor In The B-School?
Commentary: Options: A Modest Proposal
INDUSTRY INSIDER
The Quest For A New Energy Prize
INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT
Hot Debate Over A Cool Fuel
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
A High-Tech Race To Corral Mad Cow
Now Is Not The Time To Drag Our Heels On Testing
DEVELOPMENTS TO WATCH
Introduction
Tiny "Smart Bombs" vs. Cancer?
"Damaged Beyond Repair": Why Coral Reefs Are Dying
Eco-Laws Boost Land Values
Innovations
THE CORPORATION
Ford Learns The Lessons Of Luxury
PERSONAL BUSINESS
Jazzing Up Your New Car For Less
An Ancient Drink, Newly Exalted
Brushing Your Teeth Away
ETFs: What The Buzz Is About
Funds In A Feeding Frenzy
FOOTNOTES
Reading Rate Risk
This Board Knows Snow
The Broker Next Door
THE BARKER PORTFOLIO
GE's Insurance Offspring: A Good Risk?
INSIDE WALL STREET
TiVo Raises The Volume
The Chemistry's Right At American Vanguard
Net2Phone Is Ready For Cable Calls
FIGURES OF THE WEEK
Figures Of The Week
Online Extra: Production Index Components
EDITORIALS
The Answer To Outsourcing
Japan's Chance For Real Growth
INTERNATIONAL -- READERS REPORT
Mourning The Reuters Of Yesteryear
How About The CEO Who Wasn't In Black Tie?
A Different View Of Beijing's Role In The Hong Kong Boom
INTERNATIONAL -- FINANCE
Mexican Standoff For ING
INTERNATIONAL -- INT'L FIGURES OF THE WEEK
International Figures of the Week (.pdf)
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