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Reports on social changes in small towns in the U.S. as a result of an influx of immigrants. How the prosperity of the 1990's attracted the immigrants; Strain on social services as a result of a slowing economy; Integration of immigrants in North Carolina.

Focuses on the economic strain of the Catholic Church in the United States due to the allegations of sexual abuse committed by clergy. Payouts the church has made to plaintiffs claiming they were sexually abused by priests; Observation that the scandal could cut into donations, impacting charities the church is involved in; Demand for reform of the church's doctrine, including allowing celibacy and the ordination of women; Overall impact of the scandal on the church and its reputation.

Reports on list of the top 50 companies for 2002 according to 'BusinessWeek.' Impact of the recession and the accounting scandal of Enron Crop. on the composition of the list; Drop in the number of new economy companies on the list; How the companies on the list have focused on building their brands; Success of consumer goods companies. INSET: A BW50 Retrospective: In the Beginning, There Was High Tech.

The article reports on the expansion plans of retail stores in the United States. The Easton center in Columbus, Ohio, which was built to look like a quaint town and streets like Worth Avenue named for luxury-shopping districts around the world, has doubled in size to 1.6 million square feet since the summer season in 2001. Meanwhile, the Polaris Fashion Place, an enclosed 1.5-million-square-foot shopping mall, opened in October 2001, is bringing 149 other new stores. INSETS: KOHL'S: WHERE SMALLER TURNS OUT TO BE BETTER;BEST BUY: TIGHT FOCUS IS PAYING OFF;WAL-MART STAYING ON TOP BY STAYING CHEAP.

Reports on ways the Internet can be used effectively to save money for companies. Harrah's Entertainment Inc., a casino and hotel operator in Las Vegas, Nevada, and how they used e-mail marketing to contact and court customers; How companies can reduce workforces by putting services online.

The article reports on Marjorie Scardino, CEO of Pearson PLC. Scardino has provided an establishing element to the company's cyclical newspapers. Scardino's recent acquisitions including Simon & Schuster Inc., and Dorling Kindersley Holdings PLC have made her the first woman to head a top British company called Texan. According to Michael Lynton, who leads AOL International, Scardino has real courage for her convictions.

Introduces a series of articles which offer economic forecasts for a variety of United States industries. Computers and chips; Software; Telecommunication; Media and entertainment; Advertising; Statistics on the gross domestic product, personal consumption, consumer price index, and more.

Focuses on denial-of-service (DOS) attacks by computer hackers in early 2000 that were routed through computers at Stanford University and the University of California at Santa Barbara. Investigation by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) into the DOS attack on Web sites such as Amazon.com and eBay; How the vandals prepared for the attack; Profile of the perpetrator by the hacker-watch website, AntiOnline.com. INSET: The World's Most Hunted Hacker, by Kevin Mitnick.

Discusses the options facing the aged who need care. Trends away from nursing homes; Growth in the number of assisted living facilities; Move in nursing home care from long-term to rehabilitation care; Home care; Congregate housing; Continuing-care facilities; Methods of making a home senior-friendly; Costs of various care options; Informative websites.

Discusses the use of regional and business jets in the United States by airlines for connector flights. Comfort and speed of regional jets; Number of commuter jets on order; Jets mentioned include the Canadair Regional Jet, and the Brazilian Embraer EMB-145; Replacement of turboprop aircraft; Popularity with passengers.

Explores the March 1997 confession of the Liggett Group, a cigarette manufacturer, that cigarette smoking is addictive. Confession made to end the trials against Liggett; Other confessions from Liggett; How prosecutors hope to use this information against other cigarette manufacturers; The importance of Liggett's confession that it aims advertising directly at teenagers; How this affects the administration of President Bill Clinton.

Describes the increasing popularity of medicinal herbs, vitamins and minerals in the United States. Use of St. John's wort, echinacea, and ginkgo biloba; Safety of the herbs; Amount spent on such supplements; Use of functional foods; Report about supplements in the `Journal of the American Medical Association'; Risks for consumers; Explanation for the revival in interest in herbs; Value of ancient forms of medicine; Views of US doctors. INSETS: New Health Drinks...? by Karl Taro Greenfeld;Margarine as Health Food? by Ann Blackman;How to Invest in the Herbal-Remedy Boom, by Daniel Kadlec;Hitting the Books on Herbal Cures, by Daniel Eisenberg

Discusses service in the airline industry as of September 1998. Chart of ten airlines, ranked best to worst, according to customer complaints; The case of airline customer Benito Martinez; Conversation at a US Airways ticket counter in Boston, Massachusetts; The impact of deregulation; Reaction from airline executives. INSETS: Frequent flyers: It's tougher to get what..., by Daniel...;Aircraft Safety: Blowing smoke?, by John Greenwald, et al.

Reports on the instability in the United States stock markets in late August and into early September 1998. Economic effects the instability had on Harnischfeger Industries; Statistics; Reaction from investors; How the economic crises in areas such as Asia and Latin America are affecting investors; Possibility the US economy could falter. INSET: Why Mondays are stormy, by Daniel Eisenberg.

Reports on how electronic commerce is expanding in the late 1990s. Advantages of electronic commerce; Concerns of privacy issues; Economic statistics; Plans of Jerry Yang and David Filo on expanding their Yahoo! search engine to include more electronic commerce features.

Highlights Pope John Paul II's trip to Cuba in January, 1998. Compare and contrast of the work, beliefs, and goals of both the Pope and Fidel Castro; How Cuba has fared under Castro's Marxist rule; Why Castro invited the Pope to Cuba; The Pope's motives in going to Cuba. INSET: `You should not expect a miracle'.

Reports on earnings losses for corporations. Listings of market sectors and specific companies on the basis of their performance; Airline industry in the United States which is suffering; Forecasting.

Offers observations on productivity in the United States as of November 5, 2001. Growth of productivity between 1995 and 2000; Possibility that the U.S. may be able to maintain a 2% long-term growth rate; Economic impact of terrorist attacks against the U.S.; Importance of operating within an economy of scale; Suggestion that the technology boom of the 1990s may have laid a foundation for long-term productivity growth.

Focuses on the survival of AirTran Holdings Inc., the successor to ValuJet Airlines Inc. Efforts of Joseph Leonard to build up the airline; Financial success of the company as of October, 2000; Threat of low stock prices and enormous debt; Demands of employees and the possibility that the disruption they cause will turn off customers.

Reports on the competition between fashion industry rivals LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA and Gucci. Bernard Arnault, who is founder and president of LVMH and has tried to buy out Gucci; Efforts of Domenico De Sole of Gucci to stave off the powerful LVMH through its own acquisitions of smaller companies; Increasing popularity of Gucci and its brand name designers; Use of the fashion shows as marketing tools for the companies. INSET: From New Wave to Wavering, by David E. Thigpen.

Discusses the investigation of Sotheby's and Christie's auction houses by the United States Justice Department. Allegations that the colluded to rig the art auction market by fixing their sales-commission rates; Damage to the companies from civil suits; Question of long-term effect of the scandal on the auction industry.