Investor's Business Daily articles from August 2005

Investor's Business Daily archives from August 2005

Gasoline, Oil Futures Surge As Refineries Might Stay Offline; Sept. Gas Up 20% To $2.47; Oil jumps 4% to $69.81 as damage looks bleak; get ready for $3 at pump.(A)
August 31, 2005... Byline: MIKE ANGELL Energy prices soared as Hurricane Katrina shut down a significant amount of the U.S. oil and gas sector. Whether prices stay high remains unclear until actual damage to rigs, refineries and pipelines can be seen. ...

On-Demand Fast Forcing Change In Staid Business Software World; SAP, Microsoft, Siebel, other big firms facing a horde of rising upstarts.(A)
August 31, 2005... Byline: J. BONASIA Buying business software has never been fun or easy. Many companies pay for software functions they don't use. Integrating various software programs into a company's computer system can be complex, costly and time...

IBD'S TOP 10.(A)
August 31, 2005... More Torrid Gains For Oil, Gas 1Oct. crude oil, which rose $1.07 Monday, tacked on $2.61 to $69.81 a barrel, a new high close, as damage reports rolled in. Sept. gasoline, set to expire Wed., soared 41.39 cents, or 20%, to $2.4745, as...

AFTER THE CLOSE.(TO THE POINT)
August 31, 2005... TIME WARNER may face a takeover bid from a Carl Icahn-led group that owns 2.6% of the stock, reports say. The group may up its holdings to 10% and lobby the company to add to its buyback program and spin off its cable unit. SIGMA DESIGNS...

BUSINESS BRIEFS/IN BRIEF.(TO THE POINT)
August 31, 2005... TRANSPORTATION ** Ford Motor will fire 400 U.S. salaried employees in its largest white-collar-worker reduction in 30 years. The automaker is planning to cut 2,750 total jobs this year. Shares dipped 2 cents to 9.75. ** GM told an...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
August 31, 2005... ENERGY Settlement news lifts McDermott The offshore engineering firm leapt 26.5% to 32.15 on heavy trading after McDermott agreed to a revised asbestos settlement for its Babcock & Wilcox unit. The firm will pay $350 mil to a trust...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
August 31, 2005... FINANCE Mortgage brokers downgraded Countrywide Financial and Golden West Financial, the country's two biggest mortgage lenders, were cut to sell by Bank of America. Golden West was expected to see a drop in its origination business,...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
August 31, 2005... RETAIL/APPAREL Texas-La. chain beats, shares fall Conn's, a 54-store home appliance and electronics chain, tumbled 7.5% to 23.88 after it reported Q2 profit rose 34% to 39 cents a share, 3 cents over views. Revenue rose 20% to $164...

THE ECONOMY.(TO THE POINT)
August 31, 2005... Factory orders drop 1.9% in July Orders for manufactured goods sank less than expected, but it was still the biggest drop since April '04. Ex transportation, they fell 0.5%. Durable goods dived 4.9%, unrevised from last week, with big...

TRENDS/INNOVATIONS.(TO THE POINT)
August 31, 2005... Internet traffic growth slowing The amount of data traffic traveling between nations via backbone cables has increased 49% this year, a slower growth rate than '04 when it doubled, reported the consultancy Telegeography. Asia and Latin...

NATION.(TO THE POINT)
August 31, 2005... Mad cow rules to be expanded A ban on using cattle parts in cattle feed to protect against mad cow disease will be expanded "in the next month or two," the FDA said. The agency formally closed its investigation of the first native U.S....

WORLD.(TO THE POINT)
August 31, 2005... Security personnel held in slaying The commander of Lebanon's presidential guards, 3 former security chiefs and a former lawmaker were held in Beirut in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, a billionaire who...

Folkman At A Glance.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)
August 31, 2005... Folkman At A Glance Born: 1933 in Cleveland. Education: B.A. in chemistry and English literature from Ohio State in 1953. M.D. from Harvard Medical School in 1957. Achievements: ** Invented the first miniaturized pacemaker...

Drive, Focus Helped Her Spring Right To The Top; Be Determined: Gymnastics champ Nadia Comaneci let no obstacles bar her from giving her all in competition -- and life.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)(BEST OF LEADERS & SUCCESS)
August 31, 2005... Byline: CURT SCHLEIER For Nadia Comaneci, gymnastics was more than a combination of strength and athletic ability. To win, she felt, she had to use all her skills -- including brainpower. Before an exercise, Comaneci, a world-class...

TAKE ACTION Get The Results You Want.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)(IBD'S 10 SECRETS TO SUCCESS)
August 31, 2005... Byline: Cord Cooper 3 You've clarified your company's goals. But how do you get there? Have Plans B and C in the wings, second-guess failure and make sure workers know what's expected daily, experts advise. Along the way: ...

Pushing For Better Solutions; Keep Learning: Judah Folkman's discoveries have given new life to thousands.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)
August 31, 2005... Byline: CURT SCHLEIER Judah Folkman knew from a young age that he wanted to minister. His father was a rabbi, and young Judah occasionally accompanied his father on hospital rounds to visit ailing congregants. He liked what he saw;...

On-Demand Pioneer Has Ambitions To Be Its Field's Microsoft; Salesforce Plans Big Initiative; Company molds itself as an operating system platform for all on-demand programs.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
August 31, 2005... Byline: J. BONASIA Salesforce.com already pioneered the growing market for on-demand software that's delivered as a hosted service over the Web. Now the company is aiming for something much bigger. Since its start in 1999,...

Prices Of Recent IPOs.(THE NEW AMERICA)
August 31, 2005... Enterprise GP Holdings EPE/NSE8/2428.0028.000.0032.5916.39Oil&Gas-Transprt/PipelneCitigroup Ready Mix Inc RMX/ASE8/2411.0011.000.0012.4513.18Bldg-Cement/Concrt/Ag Ladenburg Thalmann Williams Partners LP...

LIFETIME BRANDS INC. Westbury, New York; It Has Designs On Increased Sales Of Tabletop Products.(THE NEW AMERICA)
August 31, 2005... Byline: MARILYN MUCH When Lifetime Brands makes a buyout, it usually does so to expand its offerings, add popular brands and bolster its position in various product categories. The company met each of those objectives last month when...

Stock Fund Inflow Passes $10 billion; July Numbers Improve; Bond funds also report inflow in past month as money markets soar.(MUTUAL FUNDS)(INVESTMENT TRENDS)
August 31, 2005... Byline: MURRAY COLEMAN Investors warmed to rising markets in July and pumped $10.08 billion of new money into stock mutual funds. That was up from $6.16 billion inflow a month earlier, which was the slowest of the year. July's inflow...

Good Gas Guys.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)(Editorial)
August 31, 2005... Prices: Low taxes and competition can make a big difference. So here's to Wal-Mart, Costco and states that understand what pump-shocked motorists need. Hawaii has been getting a lot of coverage for its scheme to introduce a new...

Poor In Judgment.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)(Editorial)
August 31, 2005... Education: New poverty data are out, so get ready for more guilt-mongering about the divide between rich and poor. Other data, however, reveal another "divide" that helps explain why some have and others have not. These data (also...

Green Suits.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)(Editorial)
August 31, 2005... Environment: The green lobby hasn't been able to get much traction legislatively on global warming, so it has turned to the courts, where a friendly federal judge has opened the door wide. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White has ruled in...

Summoned By A Hurricane.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)(Editorial)
August 31, 2005... Katrina: Among the images was that of a man straddling the peak of his roof, water rising around him, as he waited for a Coast Guard chopper. Stretched out at his feet to dry was the American flag he'd managed to save. Yes! Americans...

THE REAL MOST ACTIVE Casino Stocks Number Among Katrina Victims.(MAKING MONEY)
August 31, 2005... Byline: KATHARINE STALTER The S&P 500 slumped 0.3%, the Dow 0.5% Tuesday as trading volume rose. Despite the market dip, several stocks with strong sales and earnings growth moved ahead in above-average turnover. Among...

Analyze, Profit From IBD's Market Charts.(GENERAL MARKET & SECTORS)
August 31, 2005... Analyzing the price and volume changes in the major market averages each day is essential to successful investing. They reveal major tops and bottoms in the stock market. Most stocks follow the general market's trend. They tend to rise...

MGM Hurricane Loss: Around $1 Mil Per Day.(B)(NYSE STOCKS IN THE NEWS)
August 31, 2005... Byline: Katharine Stalter MGM Mirage broke out of a four-month cup-shaped base in October. It rallied 59% by mid-February, then pulled back into a new base. It cleared its 39.90 buy point in June, pulled back to its 10-week line, and...

THE REAL MOST ACTIVE Katrina Drives Oil Prices Higher, Stocks Lower.(B)
August 31, 2005... Byline: JONAH KERI Damage caused by Hurricane Katrina along the Gulf Coast sent oil prices higher and stocks lower Tuesday. The Nasdaq composite and Nasdaq 100 both fell 0.4% in higher volume. Immucor gapped down 3.54, or 13%, to 24...

Watch-List Tasks Come Together With Resources At Investors.com.(SERIES: Building A Watch List)(B)(INVESTOR'S CORNER)
August 31, 2005... Byline: JUAN CARLOS ARANCIBIA Building A Watch List: Last In A Series In the past several days, this column has explained how to create a watch list. To bring it all together, we'll tour IBD's Web site to show how it can help...

Follow IPOs Even In A Choppy Market Cycle.(B)(NASDAQ STOCKS IN THE NEWS)
August 31, 2005... Byline: Jonah Keri Even during a tough market, it pays to keep a close eye on IPOs. A new issue that shows fundamental and technical strength out of the gate can take off when the market's skies finally do clear. Websidestory went...

Powerful Hurricane Shuts Rigs, Refiners As Oil, NatGas Gain; But Far Off Overnight Peak; Katrina's damage unclear, but experts say key issue is the impact on refineries.(A)
August 30, 2005... Byline: LAURA MANDARO Oil and gas prices jumped after Hurricane Katrina swept through the Gulf of Mexico over the weekend, shuttering platforms and raising fears of less refinery capacity. October crude oil surged as high as $70.80 a...

Dems Will Press Judge Roberts, But Don't Expect Big Revelations; High court picks tend to say little at hearings; loose-lipped Bork sunk.(A)
August 30, 2005... Byline: BRIAN MITCHELL Judge John Roberts won't likely need the vote of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., to join the U.S. Supreme Court. But he will need three-fifths of the Senate to vote for cloture before he can be confirmed. ...

IBD'S TOP 10.(A)
August 30, 2005... Katrina Rips Gulf, New Orleans 1Hurricane Katrina plowed into the Gulf Coast with 145-mph winds, blinding rain and a 20-foot storm surge, spreading destruction across La., Miss., and Ala. Its eye passed east of New Orleans, sparing it...

AFTER THE CLOSE.(TO THE POINT)
August 30, 2005... ELECTRONICS BOUTIQUE'S Q2 profit slid 12.5% from the year ago and missed views at 14 cents a share ex items. It blamed costs from its impending merger with GameStop. Shares fell. JOY GLOBAL earned 57 cents a share ex items in Q2, up from...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
August 30, 2005... GAMING Pinnacle doubles St. Louis stake The casino operator will invest $400 mil in a downtown St. Louis project, nearly twice its original commitment of $208 mil. Pinnacle Entertainment also boosted its stake in a hotel and casino...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
August 30, 2005... BUILDING Home builders' shares in a slump Residential builders fell after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan cautioned over the weekend that "the housing boom will inevitably simmer down." D.R. Horton dropped 2% to 33.77; Toll...

THE ECONOMY.(TO THE POINT)
August 30, 2005... Yuan climbs on hints of freer float Senior bank officials said the July 21 2.1% revaluation is the first step in letting the yuan move freely in the foreign exchange market. Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People's Bank of China told the...

IN BRIEF.(TO THE POINT)
August 30, 2005... Armor Holdings will take a $19.4 mil Q3 charge to replace vests containing the fiber Zylon, which deteriorates over time and offers poor protection from bullets, according to a government report. Shares fell 1% to 42.65. Boeing is...

NATION.(TO THE POINT)
August 30, 2005... Air Force to tone down prayers The Air Force's new guidelines for religious tolerance will discourage public prayer at official functions and urge commanders to be "sensitive" about personal expressions of religious faith. The guidelines...

WORLD.(TO THE POINT)
August 30, 2005... Russia sorry for stopping senators Officials apologized to 2 U.S. senators who were detained after their U.S. military flight was delayed by airport inspectors. The arrival of Sens. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., and Barack Obama, D-Ill., in the...

TRENDS & INNOVATIONS.(TO THE POINT)
August 30, 2005... U.S. will help China fight AIDS Facing a 1,000% surge in HIV cases in the next 5 years, China's Center for Disease Control and Prevention will partner with the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland for clinical...

Revising Your Retirement.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)(IBD'S 10 SECRETS TO SUCCESS)
August 30, 2005... Byline: Amy Alexander 2 What happens when retirement just isn't what it was cracked up to be? Many retirees find that once they leave work, they feel aimless. It's not that they want their old jobs back. It's just that they're not...

Ryland Group's R. Chad Dreier; Turnaround: His constructive change has home builder's profit booming.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)
August 30, 2005... Byline: AMY REEVES It was 1993, and R. Chad Dreier was in full-on renovation mode. Ryland Builders was losing money and had hired Dreier as chief executive to fix the problem. The way he saw it, it was time for a complete rebuild....

Dreier At A Glance.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)
August 30, 2005... Dreier At A Glance Born: 1947 in Los Angeles. Education: B.A. in accounting from Loyola Marymount University in 1969. Achievements: ** Has led Ryland Group as chief executive since 1993. ** Restructured the company in...

Verizon Cuts Price Tag For Wireless Data.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
August 30, 2005... Byline: REINHARDT KRAUSE Targeting laptop computer users, Verizon Wireless slashed the price of its wireless broadband service by 25% Monday to $60 monthly. For that money, customers get unlimited wireless Internet access. But first...

Satellite TV Plans An Offensive Aimed At Better Local Channels; Cable Rivals Have Lead; DirecTV and EchoStar taking steps to leapfrog cable in picture quality.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
August 30, 2005... Byline: REINHARDT KRAUSE Satellite TV broadcasters' plans to overtake cable rivals in high-definition programming remain a bit fuzzy and behind schedule. Satellite firms DirecTV and EchoStar are waiting for a new generation of...

Katrina's Proving To Be A Tough Test For Technology; Many Outages, Many Lifelines; Local phone, Net links may be spotty for a while; social networker finds needed aid.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
August 30, 2005... Byline: DONNA HOWELL Water, wind and wires make a bad mix. Hurricane Katrina tangled with technology as it blew into Louisiana Monday. The storm spurred power, phone and Internet outages that could linger. On the plus side,...

Printer Anti-Counterfeiting Technology Raising Privacy Hackles.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
August 30, 2005... Byline: SHEILA RILEY As printers and copiers get more sophisticated, there's a greater risk they'll be used to counterfeit IDs, documents -- even currency. That's why printer makers are adding anti-counterfeiting features to their...

Vonage Story Gives Street Something To Talk About.(NEW ISSUE AMERICA)
August 30, 2005... Byline: AMY REEVES The busy summer for initial public offerings has gone on vacation this week. At press time, none were on deck. But IPO watchers still have things to talk about. Chief among them was a published report last week...

Managers Stick With Proven Winners Fund Likes Mega Caps TCW Galileo Equities searches for mature leaders cheaply priced.(MUTUAL FUNDS)(MUTUAL FUND PROFILE)
August 30, 2005... Byline: MURRAY COLEMAN Co-managers Thomas McKissick and John Snider demand that stocks added to their TCW Galileo Equities Fund have a proven earnings track record. "We only buy companies with a history of success," said McKissick,...

Remain Calm.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)(Editorial)
August 30, 2005... Energy: "No More Oil! Economy Will Collapse! Millions Will Starve!" shrieks one headline. "The Breaking Point," shouts another, about the coming collapse of oil output in Saudi Arabia. Time to worry? Maybe not. Actually, the first...

Jesse In Caracas.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)(Editorial)
August 30, 2005... Demagogues: Jesse Jackson was in top form, flying into Caracas to take a cheap shot at Pat Robertson and sing the praises of Hugo Chavez's Venezuela. But amid the huzzahs, something ugly was happening outside. Seems that Chavez was in...

Sticking Point.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)(Editorial)
August 30, 2005... Junk Science: The death of a 5-year-old boy after receiving a controversial treatment to remove heavy metals from his body may be the result of unproven fears of mercury in vaccines and in fish causing autism. The boy went into cardiac...

Inside Iraq's Historic Draft Constitution: 'Basic Principles, Rights And Freedoms'.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)
August 30, 2005... Excerpts translated by The Associated Press: Preamble We the sons of Mesopotamia, land of the prophets, resting place of the holy imams, the leaders of civilization and the creators of the alphabet, the cradle of arithmetic: on our...

THE REAL MOST ACTIVE Oil, Gas Stocks Climb Slightly In Heavier Volume.(MAKING MONEY)
August 30, 2005... Byline: KATHARINE STALTER The S&P 500 and the Dow climbed 0.6% Monday as volume increased. Oil and gas stocks rallied in heavy volume as Hurricane Katrina raged through the Gulf of Mexico. But most of those stocks failed to notch...

Analyze, Profit From IBD's Market Charts.(GENERAL MARKET & SECTORS)
August 30, 2005... Analyzing the price and volume changes in the major market averages each day is essential to successful investing. They reveal major tops and bottoms in the stock market. Most stocks follow the general market's trend. They tend to rise...

IBD BIG CAP 20.(IBD BIG CAP 20)
August 30, 2005... 1Google Inc288.5999996+104+134+93+9842354C Launches instant messaging and voice service called Google Talk. 2Genentech91.12999796+43+58+25+3513301D Biotech's drug Lucentis viewed as favored macular degeneration treatment. ...

Keep Tabs On Best Stocks Even In Tough Market.(IBD BIG CAP 20)(INSIDE BIG CAP 20)
August 30, 2005... Byline: JONAH KERI In the IBD Big Cap 20, you'll typically see black borders encasing stocks that show strength and lie near proper buy points. But in recent weeks we've avoided using those borders. With the major indexes pulling...

Q2 Sales Up 53% At Gear Maker NS Group.(B)(NYSE STOCKS IN THE NEWS)
August 30, 2005... Byline: Katharine Stalter NS Group broke out of a four-month cup-with-handle base in quiet volume on July 8. It rallied 25% to an intraday high of 43.78 on Aug. 2, then pulled back, tagging its 50-day line on Aug. 18 before finding...

THE REAL MOST ACTIVE Nasdaq Climbs Despite Oil's Brush With $70.(B)
August 30, 2005... Byline: JONAH KERI Nasdaq stocks survived an early oil-related scare, closing higher in subdued volume Monday. The Nasdaq composite and Nasdaq 100 each rose 0.8% as crude oil prices crested at $70 a barrel, then pulled back amid pounding...

In Choppy Market, Be Willing To Take Smaller Gains When Needed.(SERIES: Building A Watch List)(B)(INVESTOR'S CORNER)
August 30, 2005... Byline: NANCY GONDO Building A Watch List: Fifth In A Series Holding leading stocks is often easier when the market's heading up. But when the market gets choppy or heads south, it makes sense to take quicker profits and keep...

Travel Firms Expedia, Ctrip Aim To Fly Right.(B)(NASDAQ STOCKS IN THE NEWS)
August 30, 2005... Byline: Jonah Keri Expedia made its debut as a spinoff from Internet giant IAC/Interactive on Aug. 9. Treat Expedia as you would any IPO: Wait at least a few weeks to see if the stock forms a valid base before mulling a possible buy....

Greenspan Offers Cautious Outlook, Concerns On Debt; Fed Chief Cites 'Imbalances'; Housing boom, federal deficit, protectionism may undermine economy.(A)
August 29, 2005... Byline: KIRK SHINKLE Soaring home values, the bloated budget deficit and trade protectionism pose threats to future U.S. economic growth, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan cautioned. While his remarks largely mirrored...

MARKET TOOL BAR.(A)
August 29, 2005... S&P 500 INDEX 1205.10 -7.29 (-0.6%) Home builders lead another down week DOW JONES IND. 10,397.29 -53.34 (-0.5%) Wal-Mart rebounds, but still 21% off high NYSE VOL. (MIL) 1,301 +95...

Could The Stock Market Benefit If Housing Prices Start To Cool?; Reverse situation drew aggressive investors to real estate after 2000.(A)
August 29, 2005... Byline: JONAH KERI If the real estate market softened -- or the bubble actually burst -- would people funnel their money into stocks instead? The question isn't academic. Interest rates are rising and real estate stocks are...

IBD'S TOP 10.(A)
August 29, 2005... Greenspan Sees Economic Risks 1Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan renewed warnings that the correction of "imbalances" like climbing home prices could hurt economic growth. Budget deficits and protectionism also pose risks, he said. Greenspan,...

AFTER THE CLOSE.(TO THE POINT)
August 29, 2005... BARR LABS said the FDA again postponed a decision on its morning-after pill targeted for over-the-counter sales. According to Barr, the FDA says the data show the Plan B contraceptive is safe for women over 17, but that government officials...

BUSINESS BRIEFS/IN BRIEF.(TO THE POINT)
August 29, 2005... DIVERSIFIED Eaton proposes $437 mil buyout Manufacturer Eaton's bid, all cash, was for British filtration company Domnick Hunter Group. The parties didn't disclose terms of the proposal, but the Financial Times did. The offer would...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
August 29, 2005... MEDICAL California targets drug makers State regulators levied charges against 39 new companies claiming that they illegally inflated drug prices, bilking taxpayers of millions of dollars. Amgen, Bristol-Myers Squibb,...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
August 29, 2005... GAMING Penn National vote postponed The Illinois Gaming Board delayed its scheduled vote on Penn National Gaming's proposed $1.4 bil takeover of rival Argosy Gaming. Penn National said the delay may have been prompted by the board's...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
August 29, 2005... MEDIA Pixar drops on SEC probe news The computer-animation studio's shares slid 2.5% to 41.99 after the SEC disclosed an informal probe into Pixar's 68.75% drop in Q2 profit to 10 cents a share. Pixar had also previously lowered its...

THE ECONOMY.(TO THE POINT)
August 29, 2005... Flatter yield curve risks inversion Yields on 10-year Treasury notes fell 23 basis points over the last week to 4.19%, narrowing the spread with 2-year Treasuries to 13 basis points by Friday. With the Fed poised to hike short-term rates...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
August 29, 2005... New malaria drug shows promise Thousands of lives could be saved every year worldwide by treating people suffering from severe malaria with the drug artesunate rather than traditional quinine, a study in The Lancet medical journal...

NATION.(TO THE POINT)
August 29, 2005... CBO: Asbestos fund too small A $140 bil asbestos compensation fund being considered by Congress might be too small to cover all the claims of asbestos victims over the next 50 years, the Congressional Budget Office said. The proposed fund...

WORLD.(TO THE POINT)
August 29, 2005... Italy Red Cross aided militants The Italian Red Cross treated 4 Iraqi terrorists to secure the release of two Italian hostages last year, a top Red Cross official said. Maurizio Scelli said the deal was kept secret from the U.S. "Had the...

Babe Didrikson Zaharias Had One Aim -- To Excel; Winning Attitude: To her, obstacles were simply challenges to be overcome with innovation and practice, practice, practice.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)(BEST OF LEADERS & SUCCESS)
August 29, 2005... Byline: NANCY GONDO Other girls played with dolls. Babe Didrikson Zaharias lifted weights. From the time she was a girl, she had boundless energy. More than that, she trained hard not just in one field but also in all the major...

HOW YOU THINK IS EVERYTHING Make Them Want To Stay.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)(IBD'S 10 SECRETS TO SUCCESS)
August 29, 2005... Byline: Cord Cooper 1 Do clients tend to stay with your firm -- or stream through a revolving door? Boosting retention levels is the toughest part of any customer-care program. To keep clients within the fold: ** Raise the...

Giving Rise To A Hot Concept; Visionary: Ronald Shaich's keen customer focus keeps Panera Bread expanding.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)
August 29, 2005... Byline: KEN SPENCER BROWN You'll probably never see Ronald Shaich holding a paintbrush, sculpting clay, singing an aria or dancing his way onto Broadway. Still, the 51-year-old founder and chief executive of Panera Bread considers...

Intel Investment Gives It Role In Mobile TV; Inks Pact With Pioneer; Intel and DiBcom plan to develop chips that will bring TV to cell phones.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
August 29, 2005... Byline: JAMES DETAR "Gilmore Girls" -- coming soon to a cell phone near you. TV shows likely will soon be streaming onto handsets in the U.S. And Intel wants a starring role. On Monday, privately held French chipmaker DiBcom...

Handsets' Deadly Use: Detonators; A Tool For Terrorist Bombers; Jamming devices can stop explosions; carriers urged to help defuse the problem.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
August 29, 2005... Byline: MIKE ANGELL More and more terrorists are using cell phones to remotely detonate bombs -- and there's not much authorities can do about it. At least, not that they can say. Cell phones have been connected to terrorist bombings...

Banks Giving Clients Single-Use Pass Code; Way To Boost Security; Authentication vendors sell financial companies ways to thwart ID theft.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)(Q & A)
August 29, 2005... Byline: DONNA HOWELL Catering to banks helps Vasco's balance. Years ago, Vasco Data Security International locked onto better safety in the financial industry. It became that field's top provider of products for strong user...

PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Wilmington, North Carolina; High Drug Development Costs Mean More Business For This Firm.(THE NEW AMERICA)
August 29, 2005... Byline: ALAN R. ELLIOTT Anyone who works in or around the pharmaceutical industry will tell you the cost of developing new drugs has gone through the roof. The complex trial and error of the drug business requires 10,000 candidate...

MED BRIEFS.(HEALTH & MEDICINE)
August 29, 2005... Debt Impacts Career Choices Medical school grads with high levels of debt were less likely to seek careers in the lower-paying primary care field, says a study in the September issue of Academic Medicine. Eighty-four percent of medical...

Market-Leading Medical Stocks.(HEALTH & MEDICINE)
August 29, 2005... 1Quality Systems Computer SftwrQSII64.28-89897A214642.936 Develops computer-based practice management, medical records and e-business applications for medical and dental practices. 2Cutera Systems/EquipCUTR23.53-1.389896B930010043 ...