 CHANGING FORTUNES
The German Exception
Germany will escape the merger slowdown because of a new law that allows companies to sell their cross-holdings of stock in other companies without paying capital gains tax. Although the law doesn't take effect until 2002, firms can now begin the process of selling off shares they have held since World War II. Expect a huge restructuring of corporate Germany.
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The Year Ahead
Politics
Business
Investing
Trends
- Fewer Marriages
- The German Exception
- Italy Awakes
- More Takeovers
- Auto Rout
- Luxury Goods Sale
- Euro Revival
- Oil Pressure
- Japan Opens
- Eastern Revival
- China Boom
Viewpoint: Pass the Buck
Technology
Arts & Media
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