COMPANY INDEX

A

Acer Inc., 298

Ag-Chem, 359

AIG, 8

AirTran Airways, 459

Amazon.com, 13, 230, 233, 469, 590

AMD, 647

American Airlines, 173, 447, 508

American Cancer Society, 570

American Express, 401, 417, 536

American Pharmaceutical Partners, 60

Anaheim Angels, E7

Apple, 166, 412, 466, 569, 625, 642–643, 644, 645, 646

AT&T, 694

Avis, E7

B

Bank One Corporation, 109

Barnes & Noble, 469

Berkshire Hathaway, 588

Best Buy, 47, 54–61, 63, 64, 174, 467

BHP Billiton, 467

Blockbuster, Inc., 20

Boeing, 447, 449, 462

Boeing Capital Corporation, 452

Boise Cascade Corporation, 478

BP, 296

Bristol-Myers Squibb, 186, 294, 707

C

Callaway Golf Company, 60

Campbell Soup Company, 294, 456

Capital Cities/ABC, Inc., E7

Cargill Inc., 570

Caterpillar, 283, 284–285, 296, 302, 417, 570

Caterpillar Financial Services, 417

CBS, 470

Cendant, E7

Century 21, E7

Chicago Cubs, 115

Chrysler, 505

Cisco Systems, 706–707

Citicorp, 7

Citigroup, 5, 58, 164

Clif Bar & Company, 3

CNH Global, 302

Coca-Cola, 5, 472–473

Coldwell Banker, E7

Commonwealth Edison, 583

Computer Associated International, 186

ConAgra Foods, 185–186, 244, 584

ConocoPhilips, 467

Continental Bank, 452

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, 51

Costco Wholesale Corp., 240, 629

Countrywide Financial Corporation, 413

Craig Consumer Electronics, 286

Credit Suisse Group, 121

D

Daimler-Benz, 505

Daimler-Chrysler, 505

Dayton Hudson, 360

Deere & Company, 411–412

Dell, 285

Dell Financial Services, 452

Delta Air Lines, 64, 164, 173, 359, 462, 474–475

Dick's Sporting Goods, 248, 249

Discover, 417

Disney, 7, 461, 467

Disney World, E7

Disneyland, E7

Dow Chemical, 13

Duke Energy, 7

Dunkin' Donuts, Inc., 64

Dynergy, 7, 640

E

EarthLink, 582

Eastman Kodak, 60, 626

eBay, 244

Eli Lily, 337

Enron, 7, 8, 244, 522, 525, 573, 707

ESPN, E7

ExxonMobil, 5, 296, 352

F

Facebook, 569, 570, 572, 573, 575, 579, 582, 584, 594

Fannie Mae, 109, 177

Fitch, 705

Ford Motor Company, 7, 120, 285, 298, 417, 467, 506, 523, 524, 527–528, 644

Ford Motor Credit Corp., 417

Fox, 470

Frito-Lay, E7

G

Gatorade, 468, E7

GE Capital, 417

General Dynamics Corp., 691

General Electric (GE), 7, 186, 229, 230, 234, 238, 337, 417, 570, 584, 708

General Mills, 456, 697, 702

General Motors (GM), 5, 7, 60, 102, 103, 285, 505, 506, 513, 522, 523, 536, 570, 574, 706

Global Crossing, 522

Goldman Sachs, 7

Google, 468, 569, 570, 588, 708

Green Bay Packers, 101

Groupon, 163

Gulf Oil, 574

H

HealthSouth, 8

Hershey Company, B1–B4

hhgregg, 54–55, 58, 60

Hilton, 452

Home Depot, 286

Honeywell International, 694

Howard Johnson, E7

Hughes Aircraft Co., 691

Humana Corporation, 192–193, 249

I

IBM, 186, 244, 469, 570, 588, 632, 694, 695

Institutional Shareholder Services, 573

Intel Corporation, 360, 414, 647–648

InterContinental, 452

International Outsourcing Services, LLC, 117

J

JCPenney, 360, 400, 629

JetBlue Airways, 447, 448–449, 452, 463, 465, 466–467, 644

John Deere Capital Corporation, 452

J.P. Morgan Leasing, 452

JPMorgan Chase, 109

K

Kansas Farmers' Vertically Integrated Cooperative, Inc., 129–132

Kellogg Company, 594, 697, 709–710

Kmart, 413

Kodak, 642

Kohl's Corporation, 629

Kraft Foods, 117

Krispy Kreme, 186

Kroger Stores, 249, 294

L

LDK Solar Co., 298

Lease Finance Corporation, 452

Leslie Fay, 286

Linens'n Things, Inc., 413

Lockheed, 462

Loews Corporation, 577

M

Manitowoc Company, 303

Marcus Corporation, 52

Marriott, 186, 452, 456

MasterCard, 417, 418

Mattel Corporation, 364–365

Maxwell Car Company, 505

McDonald's Corporation, 7, 467, 536

McKesson Corp., 230, 359, 418

Merck, 249, 708

Merrill Lynch, 7

MF Global Holdings Ltd., 101, 112, 129, 573

Microsoft, 5, 60, 103, 119, 238, 244, 467, 569, 594, 625, 632, 643, 644, 645, 646

Mighty Ducks, E7

Moody's, 705

Morgan Stanley, E10

Morrow Snowboards, Inc., 233

Motley Fool, 47

Motorola, 294, 693

Mountain Equipment Cooperative, 251–252

N

NBC, 470

New York Stock Exchange, 5

Nike, 361, 397, 398, 404, 415–416, 418, 468, 571, 575, 577, 580, 588, 593–594, 595, 644, 708

Nortel Networks, 406

Novartis AG, 526

O

Office Depot, 230, 299

Office Max, 186

P

Packard Bell, 414

PairGain Technologies, 47

Parmalat, 639

PepsiCo, 117, 250, E7

Pilgrim's Pride, 186, 244

PricewaterhouseCoopers, 20

Procter & Gamble (P&G), 7, 53, 577, 592, 693

Prudential Real Estate, 7

Q

Quaker Oats, 297, E7

R

Radio Shack, 249

Ramada Inn, E7

Recreational Equipment Incorporated (REI), 229, 230, 234, 238, 241–243, 248–250

Reebok, 294, 581

REL Consultancy Group, 59

Rhino Foods, 6

Royal Dutch Shell, 296

S

SafeNet, 576

Safeway, 249

Saks Fifth Avenue, 249

Salvation Army, 570

Sara Lee Corporation, 592

Sears, Roebuck & Company, 418

Sears Holdings Corporation, 60, 244, 418, 462

Skechers USA, 406, 414, 415–416, 421

Skype, 244

SkyTrax, 447

Softbank Corp., 471

Sony, 300

Southwest Airlines, 50, 447, 448–449, 458–459, 463, 465, 466–467, 526, 708

Sports Illustrated, 508

Sprint Nextel Corporation, 508

Standard & Poor's, 586, 644, 705

Standard Oil Company of California, 478

Stanley Black & Decker Manufacturing Company, 294

Starbucks, 294

Stephanie's Gourmet Coffee and More, 335, 336, 339, 343, 347

Subway, 470

T

Target, 249, 286, 299, 352, 360, 629

Tektronix Inc., 591

The Receivables Exchange, 418

Tiffany and Co., 249

Time Warner, 7, 51, E5, E7

Tootsie Roll, 5, 9–11, 16–20, 102, A1–A32, E12

Toyota Motor Corporation, 470, 523, 524

Trek, 7

Tropicana, E7

True Value Hardware, 286

Turner Broadcasting, E5, E7

Tweeter Home Entertainment, 67

U

United Airlines, 7, 173, 447, 509, 626

United Parcel Service (UPS), 694

United States Steel Corp., 513

United Stationers, 230

US Bancorp Equipment Finance, 452

USAir, 513

V

Valujet, 447

Verizon Communications, 694

Visa, 417, 418

W

Wachovia, 401

Wal-Mart, 229, 230, 249, 286, 299–300, 352, 594, 629, 644

Walgreens, 230, 294

Walt Disney Company, 64, E7, E13

Waste Management Company, 109

Wells Fargo, 401

Wendy's International, 294

Weyerhaeuser Co., 692

WorldCom, 8, 186, 344, 460, 522, 573, 703, 707

X

Xerox, 186

Y

Yahoo! Inc., 50, 697

Z

Zetar plc, C1–C4