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INDEX
FORTUNE Magazine
December 30, 2002
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Cover Stories
Wall Street
Can This Bull Run Again?
Yes, but the new Wall Street will look much different. And that's good news for investors.
by Nelson D. Schwartz and Jeremy Kahn
Frank Quattrone's Heavy Hand
Newly obtained e-mails show how CSFB's bankers pushed analysts around.
by Jeremy Kahn
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First
Airlines
Friendly Skies Aren't Out of the Picture
United is a mess. So are most of the other major airlines. Yet the turbulence may finally put customers in charge.
by Shawn Tully
Hot/Not
Funding Feuds/Vivendi
by Julie Schlosser
Energy
Feds Move Up the Enron Food Chain
Expect a fresh round of indictments early next year, aimed at ultimately bagging the former CEO.
by Peter Elkind and Bethany McLean
Leaders
New Coke Honcho Steve Heyer
by Patricia Sellers
Technology
How Sharp Is AOL's New Vision?
The media company needs to address two key issues: outside partnerships and product innovation.
by David Kirkpatrick and Stephanie N. Mehta
Compensation
John Snow: Reformer or Welch Wannabe?
Snow has given up (some) lavish perks.
by John Helyar
Music
The Silver Lining in Music Theft
by Christine Y. Chen
Wall Street
Banks Cruisin' for an E-Mail Bruisin'
Is UBS Warburg violating SEC rules?
by Richard Behar
Box Office Bombs
The Losers
by Julie Schlosser
Photo Essay by Jeff Jacobson
Deck the Halls With Desperation
by Jessica Sung
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Features
The Tax-Cut Plan
He's Gotta Have It
With the economy sputtering, President Bush is making a big push for tax relief. He's going to get his way. Should you be happy?
by Justin Fox
He's Gotta Sell It
The President's tax-cut plan may be a tougher marketing job than many think.
by Jeffrey H. Birnbaum
Gillette
Jim Kilts Is an Old-School Curmudgeon
Nothing could be better for Gillette.
by Katrina Brooker
PlayStation
Sony's Big Bazooka
PlayStation is blowing away its competitors. But keeping it up might not be easy.
by Eryn Brown
Aircraft
Stealth Rules
A radical aircraft secretly developed by Boeing provides a rare glimpse into the veiled but vital business of stealth technology.
by Stuart F. Brown
Fiat
Running on Empty
Fiat chairman Paolo Fresco is facing mounting losses, angry workers, and a fractious board. Can anyone save Italy's largest company?
by Janet Guyon
Newell Rubbermaid
Joe Galli's Army
Newell Rubbermaid's new recruits are young, energetic, and fighting for shelf space.
by Matthew Boyle
Intertrust
Can Victor Shear Bring Down Microsoft?
Maybe not. But his company's patent suit is the biggest legal threat to Microsoft since the antitrust case.
by Roger Parloff
Western Digital
The Survivor
Drivemaker Western Digital was written off for dead. Now it's become a model of how to make it in the tech downturn.
by Adam Lashinsky
2002: A Good Year
What Went Right
The year was better for business than you might have realized. We highlight a few of the bright spots--including some you probably missed (like how a religious website became "un-bankrupt").
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Industrial Management & Technology
General Electric
GE Bets Big on Jet Engines
Despite airlines' woes, it is counting on efficiently produced new models to generate decades of profits.
by Philip Siekman
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Columnists
Against the Grain
Placing a Bet On Biotech
Right now, biotech is a bust. Naturally, I think it's attractive.
by Herb Greenberg
Alsop on Infotech
The West Will Rise Again
People who say the era of tech entrepreneurship is over could not be more wrong.
by Stewart Alsop
Ask Annie
Did Bill and Monica Teach Us Nothing?
It's readers' turn to give advice: on sexual harassment, win-win sales tactics, ADD, and pot-smoking youths.
by Anne Fisher
Birnbaum on Washington
Firms Unite to Leave Asbestos in the Dust
Talks between the warring factions.
by Jeffrey H. Birnbaum
Street Life
There's No Place Like Home
David Wittig went from Wall Street wunderkind to titan in Topeka. Is the Big House next?
by Andy Serwer
Value Driven
Sarbanes & Co. Can't Want This
Under the reform law, Alan Greenspan would not qualifyas a board's financial expert.
by Geoffrey Colvin
While You Were Out
How Not to Succeed in Business
Bing on "the interview."
by Stanley Bing
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Investing
Strategies
Is There a Magic Money Machine?
No. But investors are always looking for a way to beat the system. We found a couple of strategies that worked--um, this year at least.
by David Rynecki
Update
What We Said
McDonald's Value meal or value trap?
by David Stires
Fund Managers
This Man Is an Island
Fund manager Jim Gilligan is on a run Bill Miller can't match, and poised to knock Peter Lynch out of the record books.
by David Stires
Taking On the Street
Clueing In Investors
Market tips from fictional sleuths? One investing pro says yes.
by Grainger David
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Technology
Peter Lewis on Technology
The Best Products of 2002
It was not a year for breakthroughs in personal technology, but there was plenty of improvement in familiar products, from PDAs and graphics cards to digital cameras and cellphones.
by Peter Lewis
Technology of the Year
WiFi
Worst of 2002
With Any Luck, It Won't Work
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Departments
Letters to FORTUNE
The Board and Bill Ford
Editor's Desk
How Much Will Investment Banking Change?
by Rik Kirkland, Managing Editor
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International First
Hot/Not
Lastminute.com/Single-Hull Tankers
by Richard Tomlinson/Jonathan Sprague
Tourism Troubles
Putting a Smile on a Dark Cloud
TUI's Michael Frenzel doesn't like to slow down.
by Peter Gumbel
Fashion
Esprit Takes the Long Way Home
Esprit draws plenty of women to its Shanghai store. Can it do the same in the U.S.?
by Charles S. Lee
The Question Authority
More Debt, Please!
Interview with Shizuka Kamei of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party.
by Clay Chandler
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International Features
Portfolio
The Year in Pictures
With the world economy limping and business in low repute, little news was good news. Here are some snapshots from a difficult year.
BAE
Arms Across the Atlantic
BAE has bet its future on America. But the U.S. could
shift the odds against it.
by Richard Tomlinson
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