Our 2001 Investment Guide...Bush: Conciliator In Chief?...More Pink Slips

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE DECEMBER 25, 2000/JANUARY 1, 2001, ISSUE OF BUSINESS WEEK*

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The job market is still tight. But new layoffs are giving bosses more clout
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