Briefing
Green America
Waking up and catching up
Belatedly, and for many reasons, America is embracing environmentalism
Pharmaceuticals
Billion dollar pills
An overhaul at Pfizer, the biggest and most conservative of drugs firms, shows what ails the industry
Microsoft
Peaks, valleys and vistas
The launch of a new version of Microsoft Windows, called Vista, is not quite the event it used to be. Has the software giant reached the pinnacle of its power?
Vista and Office
An end to that blue screen of death?
Microsoft's latest upgrades should make PC users happier
America in Iraq
The president's last throw
George Bush announces one more push for “victory”. Is he just reinforcing failure?
Manufacturing in Asia
The problem with Made in China
China is choking on its success at attracting the world's factories. That has handed its Asian neighbours a big opportunity
Manpower
The world of work
To see how the nature of work is changing around the world, look at the evolving strategy of a global employment provider
The United Nations
Mission impossible?
As Ban Ki-moon takes charge at the United Nations, we look at the prospects for this troubled body and for its peacekeeping efforts round the world