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Table of contents: VOL. 151, NO. 12 - June 13, 2005
COVER STORY
Let's Make A Deal
by ANDY SERWER
On Wall Street, hedge funds and buyout funds are on a shopping spree--it feels like the 1980s all over again. Meet the new MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE. (more)

Features
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
The success of Palestinian cellphone operator Jawwal heralds a new optimism. (more)
DRUG WARS
by MATTHEW BOYLE
WALGREENS has racked up an amazing track record over the past 30 years. Now, as it confronts some scary new rivals, the drug chain is going to find out if it's really built to last. (more)
PROSPERITY WITHOUT PEACE
by NELSON D. SCHWARTZ
First, Israel built a controversial wall to block suicide bombers. Now it's exporting high-tech security services to the world. The result: a booming economy. (more)
Diagnosing For Dollars
by Roger Parloff
A COURT BATTLE OVER SILICOSIS SHINES A HARSH LIGHT ON MASS MEDICAL SCREENERS--THE SAME PEOPLE WHOSE DIAGNOSES HAVE COST ASBESTOS DEFENDANTS BILLIONS. (more)
KKR: The Sequel
by Carol J. Loomis
Older and wiser, THE FORMER BUYOUT KINGS are still in the thick of the Wall Street action. An extraordinary inside look at how their firm has changed with the times. (more)
Bing! While You Were Out
1,000 windows bloomed
by Stanley Bing

Brainstorming
Business Life
Disney's Eisner reports to camp
by Julie Schlosser

Not just playing around
by Peter Lewis
These next-generation game consoles from Sony and Microsoft are designed to be high-definition centerpieces for home-entertainment systems. (more)
First
Scrushy's greatest hits
by John Helyar

BETTING AGAINST THE HOUSE
by Justin Fox
The only thing crazier than buying in a bubble? Gambling on when it's going to pop. (more)
HAND JIVE
by Jennifer Crick
There's a new digital game in town, and it's one of the oldest around. Even corporations are making decisions with RPS. (more)
LOST-AND-FOUND AGENT
by Corey Hajim
Charles Holman, Pennsylvania Station, New York City (more)
Investing
Electronic Arts: Game On!
by Abrahm Lustgarten
Buffett disciple Robert Hagstrom says the videogame giant will rebound from a selloff. (more)
Take a look at HP
by Adam Lashinsky
Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd is expected to put execution ahead of vision. That's why it's time to buy the stock. (more)
Update
by Brian O'Keefe

Mr. Consistent makes a comeback
by Ellen Florian Kratz
A star in the '90s, Don Yacktman is on top of the charts again. (more)
Value Driven
WALL STREET 2005
GETTING TOO GREEDY?
by BETHANY MCLEAN
Skeptics see signs of '80S-STYLE EXCESS in some recent buyout deals. (more)
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