Table of contents: VOL. 151, NO. 3 - February 7, 2005
COVER STORY
Buying Compaq hasn't paid off for Hewlett-Packard's investors. Not by a long shot. Now, nearly three years after the merger, there is still no easy solution to HP's problems. (more)

Features
Toyota CEO Fujio Cho is driving the Japanese automaker to new heights--and straight past the competition. (more)
New Line vaulted into the big leagues with its smash trilogy, Lord of the Rings. Now comes the hard part: staying there. (more)
How companies are protecting themselves against the effects of extreme events and long-term changes. (more)
How corporate America is working to develop alternatives to oil and gas--and lower its bills. (more)
Bing!

First



PODCASTING (more)

Apple's $99 iPod shuffle suggests a new, "less is more" strategy for the rebounding music, er, computer company. (more)

The Right wants to chop benefits, the Left refuses to watch a New Deal giant be uprooted. But both sides are peddling myths. (more)


Mike Steavpack, Fox Box Operator, Jacksonville (more)
Investing
Socially responsible mutual funds have become big business in recent years. But some of their holdings may surprise you. (more)
With values scarce, FPA's Bob Rodriguez is piling up cash in his highly rated bond and equity funds. Here's what he is buying now. (more)

Fulcrum Global analyst Frank Mitsch says tight supply is a catalyst for stocks in the sector. (more)
Politics

Street Life
Value Driven
RECENT ISSUES
FEATURES
Exxon Mobil reclaimed the top spot on the Fortune 500, pushing Wal-Mart to No. 2. See the full list of America's largest corporations. |more|
These companies made it into the second 500. How long until they break into the first? |more|
Ashton Kutcher, Ellen DeGeneres and more got their start at a Fortune 500 company |more|
McDonald's, JetBlue and Nike are among the companies worth following online |more|
Times have been tough for global auto makers -- and, for many, fortunes have shifted dramatically in the past year. |more|