 CHANGING FORTUNES
Oil Pressure
Last year saw some high-profile bankruptcies in Japan, but these had little impact on share prices. With U.S. and other foreign investors taking a more active role in Japanese firms, expect to see more of them being forced to open up their books with U.S.-style accounting standards that will make it easier for shareholders to determine whether they are getting a raw deal. "Value-added" will be the catch phrase of 2001.
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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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