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The fight for digital dominance
Nov 21st 2002


The convergence of mobile phones and computers is bringing the giants of the two industries into direct conflict ... more

FROM THE WEB
Court Approves Partial WorldCom Settlement
(New York Times) Wed 01:11 GMT

Economy Grows at Brisk 4% Rate
(Washington Post) Tue 13:56 GMT

Cable & Wireless ditches new chairman
(BBC) Tue 08:02 GMT

U.S. to Seek to Abolish Many Tariffs
(New York Times) Tue 04:53 GMT

U.S. Bankruptcies Break Record
(Washington Post) Tue 04:10 GMT

Ford boss urges euro membership
(BBC) Mon 08:22 GMT




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Viacom and News Corporation
The glory days may be over for most media moguls. But Sumner Redstone and Rupert Murdoch are still going strong
Nov 21st 2002

Corporate social responsibility E+
A new report raises concerns about the dangers of corporate social responsibility
Nov 21st 2002

Electricity in America E+
Can the energy traders save themselves?
Nov 21st 2002

More questionable power plays E+
More questionable power plays
Nov 21st 2002

Boeing's futuristic fast jet is grounded E+
The sonic cruiser is not going to take off
Nov 21st 2002

Brave online grocers
Will Ocado go the way of Webvan?
Nov 21st 2002

Royal Ahold E+
Ahold, a big global food retailer and distributor, is in trouble
Nov 21st 2002

The branding of Saint Rudy
Rudolph Giuliani is venturing into America's hottest new market: for virtue
Nov 21st 2002

America's car makers
Things look bleak for the motor industry
Nov 14th 2002

Company pensions and benefits E+
Unfunded benefit promises to retired employees are now too big to ignore
Nov 14th 2002

The rise of the virtual network
Should telecoms firms own a big network, or no network at all?
Nov 14th 2002

HP and Compaq E+
What does the departure of Michael Capellas say about the merger of HP and Compaq?
Nov 14th 2002

Italian Vespa in America E+
Will NY love Italian scooters?
Nov 14th 2002

Poland versus foreign investors E+
Nationalists are stirring up a revolt against foreign investors
Nov 14th 2002

Business books in trouble E+
Can the market for business books re-engineer itself?
Nov 14th 2002

A hot French business book E+
Jean-Marie Messier, the disgraced boss of Vivendi, lets fly in a new book
Nov 14th 2002

Michael Jensen, business professor
Mr Jensen still thinks he has the answer to how to pay bosses
Nov 14th 2002

Transformed?
A survey of the defence industry
A survey of the defence industrySince September 11th, the world's interest in defence has revived for the first time since the end of the cold war. But the industry has to reinvent itself to suit changing needs, writes Iain Carson ... more


Business this week
Nov 21st 2002


Microsoft and the long shadow of Big Blue
Nov 7th 2002

Trees, Adobe and Microsoft E+
Nov 7th 2002

Lufthansa flies high
Nov 7th 2002

Regulating Europe's skies E+
Nov 7th 2002

Barry Diller and Vivendi universal
Nov 7th 2002

European football clubs E+
Nov 7th 2002

Japanese firms
Nov 7th 2002

Naomi Klein and her flawed brand of anti-brandism
Nov 7th 2002

Management consultants brought low
Oct 31st 2002

Echostar and DirecTV E+
Oct 31st 2002

France's backward mobile-phone market E+
Oct 31st 2002

Canon can E+
Oct 31st 2002

Art for the masses E+
Oct 31st 2002

Can free source-code stop Microsoft?
Oct 31st 2002

Brand wars in the Middle East
Oct 31st 2002

Derek Higgs, boardroom cleaner-upper
Oct 31st 2002

The future of General Electric
Oct 24th 2002

ABB in crisis E+
Oct 24th 2002

The angst of German bosses E+
Oct 24th 2002

AOL Time Warner's controversial merger
Oct 24th 2002

Foreign firms in Japan
Oct 24th 2002

Aviation in greater China E+
Oct 24th 2002

Sub-Saharan African oil E+
Oct 24th 2002

Eli Lilly's pipeline full of new drugs E+
Oct 24th 2002

Mario Monti of the European Commission
Oct 24th 2002

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