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SPECIAL REPORTS
Best Global Brands
These 100 brands are among the world's most recognized—and most valuable
Best Places to Launch a Career
We canvassed career-services directors, employers, and students to rank the best companies for recent graduates
BusinessWeek 50
Our picks of the top-performing companies from the S&P 500. Plus, regional rankings for Asia and Europe:
Asia's BusinessWeek 50
Europe's BusinessWeek 50
Customer Service Champs
Companies that excel at pleasing customers, based on J.D. Power & Associates customer satisfaction data and our own reader survey
Hot Growth 100
From young, upstart companies to those that have been around for centuries: Plus, regional rankings of top-performing small businesses in Asia and Europe:
Asia's Hot Growth 100
Europe's Hot Growth 100
Info Tech 100
Emerging-market cellular players, wireless phone and gear makers, and Web giants are this year's stars
World's Most Innovative Companies
Nurturing, creative cultures allow these companies to wow customers with innovative products and services
More Special Reports
COVER STORY
The MySpace Generation They live online. They buy online. They play online. Their power is growing
COVER IMAGE: The MySpace Generation
GRAPHIC: Can't Find America's Youth? LOL
GRAPHIC: MySpace.com
GRAPHIC: Yo, what r u doin online?
GRAPHIC: Teen Wallets Are Bulging
GRAPHIC: Xanga.com
GRAPHIC: Facebook.com
Protecting Your Kids From Cyber-Predators Tips for parents as their teenagers venture into social networks
GRAPHIC: Think B4 U Click
ONLINE EXTRA: Keeping Kids Safe Online
ONLINE EXTRA: The Networked Life of a 21-Year-Old
ONLINE EXTRA: Taking the Ypulse of the MySpace Generation
INTERNATIONAL COVER STORY
Rise Of A Powerhouse How the young knowledge workers of Central Europe are pushing the region to a new level
Int'l Cover Image: Central Europe: Rise Of A Powerhouse
CHART: The Goods On Central Europe
CHART: Where The Brains Are
GRAPHIC: Regional Report Card
GRAPHIC: How Central Europe's Workers Stack Up
Hotshots From The Continent's Heart High-tech startups from Central Europe are overcoming fierce odds to become global contenders
GRAPHIC: Going Global...Ain't Easy
A New Export: Style The region's design shops are starting to gain international attention
Sitting Pretty In Prague: DHL's Tech Triumph It finds plenty of tech talent as it opens a network services center
Based In New Jersey, Thriving In Bulgaria Bathroom fixtures maker American Standard's Central European factory is humming
The Stat
Looking For Innovation In The East, Where The Engineering Pool Is Deep The former East Bloc is an R&D gold mine for Microsoft, Nokia, and others
GRAPHIC: High-Tech Hot Zone
ONLINE EXTRA: Slide Show: Central Europe's Passion For Design
ONLINE EXTRA: Filmmaking's Battle in Bulgaria
ONLINE EXTRA: Hungary's Gen-X Finance Minister
ONLINE EXTRA: The B-School Boom Goes East
ONLINE EXTRA: Central Europe: Tech Hot Spot
SPECIAL REPORT
Top Green Companies How major companies, responding to the race against climate change, are seizing the initiative to reduce greenhouse gases. Plus, rankings
UP FRONT
Talk Show
And Now, The High Cost Of Pellets
Making The Most Of Cyber Monday
Clearing The Decks At Clipper
Gamer Boys, Shove Over.
Richard Clark: The Right Medicine For Merck?
Hoofy And Boo Have Hot Tips For You
Buddha -- The Case Study
READERS REPORT
The Power Of Open-Source Software
How The Bond Market Sizes Up The Economy
Chinese Designers: Copycats -- Or Worse?
Uncle Sam: 230 And Broke
The Dutch Way To Plug Holes In The Web
FedEx Drivers' Role In Litigation
CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS
"The Big Picture" (Up Front, Dec. 5, 2005)
"Krispy Kreme Has That Glazed Look" (News: Analysis & Commentary, Dec. 5, 2005)
"The Ground War At FedEx" (News: Analysis & Commentary, Nov. 28, 2005)
"Cars That Brake When You Don't" (Global Business, Nov. 14, 2005)
VOICES OF INNOVATION
George Heilmeier: Flat-Panel Pioneer
How George Heilmeier Met the Future
TECHNOLOGY & YOU
Xbox: A Winner Only At Games
MEDIA CENTRIC
Modern (Sigh) Media Maturity
THE BARKER PORTFOLIO
Low Profiles, High Yields
BUSINESS OUTLOOK
U.S.: Why Economic Growth Is Galloping
The Dollar Is Still Defying Gravity
THE BUSINESS WEEK
Bush's Immigration Strategy
Icahn Goes To War
Surprising Economic Numbers
RIM's Latest Setback
China's Toxic River
A Union Victory
Rolling In Tax Receipts
Why Gold Looks Golden
Spitzer Watch
Cable à la Carte?
Forging A Steel Deal
EBay v. MercExchange
Frenzy Of The Week
NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY
Fat Merger Payouts For CEOs
ONLINE EXTRA: How Golden Parachutes Unfurled
ONLINE EXTRA: Platinum Promises
What If GM Did Go Bankrupt...
Prepaid Cards: Candy For Criminals?
Norton Gets A Bit Less Secure
E-Tailers Try New Holiday Tricks
WASHINGTON OUTLOOK
Eyeing A Tax On Company Benefits
ASIAN BUSINESS
Banking On Reform In China
The Buying Of The Indian Ad Industry
EUROPEAN BUSINESS
Nano, Nano, On The Wall...
GLOBAL OUTLOOK
Mexico's Elite Has A Message For Politicians
Russia's Civic Groups May Face New Rules
Kirchner Tightens His Grip In Argentina
ECONOMICS
The Melting Pot Is Still Melting
THE CORPORATION
Coldwater Creek's Hot Run
ConocoPhillips: The Making Of An Oil Major
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Can Google Go Glossy?
MANUFACTURING
A Tough Sell For Lenovo
WORKING LIFE
The Easiest Commute Of All
FINANCE
Trump's Angry Apprentice
Making The Fine Fit The Crime
A Stronger Dollar? Don't Bet On It
GOVERNMENT
The Final Frontier At Costco Prices
SPORTS BIZ
ManU Gets Kicked In The Head--Again
PEOPLE
Cancer Cells With A Death Wish
PERSONAL BUSINESS
Bubbly That's Not Only For Toasting
Away From It All On The Slopes
Safari In The Snow
Funds Made To Deliver
Against The Grain Investing
PLUS
Spice It Up With Holiday Brews
A New Year's Bet
Ben Franklin's 300th Birthday
INSIDE WALL STREET
Liberating Liberty's Value
Why Spectranetics Is Special
Sohu.com Spreads Its Web
FIGURES OF THE WEEK
Figures of the Week (.pdf)
Online Extra: Production Index Components
IDEAS -- BOOKS
How The Mighty Fall
IDEAS -- VIEWPOINT
Those Manufacturing Myths
IDEAS -- EDITORIALS
Green Leaders Show The Way
Bush's Missed Opportunity
INTERNATIONAL -- READERS REPORT
What's Really Wrong In France
The Way To Keep U.S. And European Workers Working
Computer Associates: The Board Is Sound
INTERNATIONAL -- CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS
"A Growing Taste For Exotic Fare" (Finance, Nov. 28, 2005)
INTERNATIONAL -- FINANCE
Patience Pays Off At Investor
INTERNATIONAL -- GLOBAL FIGURES OF THE WEEK
Global Figures Of The Week (.pdf)
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