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TREATMENT IMPROVES BIOGEN'S LOT - Drug Aids Multiple Sclerosis Victims, Funds Biotech's Growth.
February 22, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily bf Companies In The News for 2-22-00 BgenBy Mike Angell Biogen Inc. can't cure multiple sclerosis, a dreaded disease that can leave its victims wheelchair-bound. But recent studies confirm the biotech...

Demand Stellar Sales Growth For Your Stocks.
February 22, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily By Christina Wise Investor's Business Daily Though you can figure a slew of ratios to gauge a company's performance, its future ultimately hinges on two things: selling something and making a profit. And a...

What You Can Do To Combat Voter Apathy.
February 22, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily By Lia Haberman Investor's Business Daily Roosevelt was president and "Casablanca" was in theaters in 1942. That's the last time voter turnout, 35.5%, was as bad as the 36.1% of the 1998 election, according...

Artist Marc Chagall - His Determination, Vision Made Him One Of The Century's Greatest Painters.
February 22, 2000... Byline: Susan Vaughn, Investor's Daily Young Marc Chagall wanted to become an artist, but Russian art school authorities said he had no talent. A prestigious art institute rejected him, declaring his entrance drawing of a bunch of grapes...

Advertising Titan Leo Burnett - He Stuck To The 'Truth Simply Told'.
February 22, 2000... Byline: Curt Schleier, Investor's Daily By his own admission, advertising mogul Leo Burnett was a nerd in high schoolin Michigan - "a pimply faced kid, who, except for the pimples, wasn't much noticed." His outlook on life changed when a...

Ford Cutting 1,500 Jobs At Plant In Britain - Long-Term Structural Problem Needs To Be Fixed, Company Says.
February 22, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily Ford cuts UK jobs to fight overcapacity LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. automaker Ford Motor Co. announced Friday it would cut 1,500 jobs at Dagenham, its largest British plant, warning that it may take further...

Expansion Triples Global's Loss In Fourth Quarter.
February 22, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily gblx rcal lvltNEW YORK (Reuters) - Global Crossing Ltd., the No. 5 U.S. long-distance telephone company, said Friday its fourth-quarter loss more than tripled due to costs to expand its undersea fiber-optic...

Company Says No Longer PC To Label Compaq A PC Firm.
February 22, 2000... Byline: Nick Turner, Investor's Daily Compaq Computer Corp. wants to shake its image as "just" a personal computer company. Sales and servicing of higher-end computers, such as servers and storage systems, now account for 55% of Compaq's...

Linux Plugging Into Hot Market For - Companies starting to use the open operating system in the emerging field of non-PC devices that connect to Net.
February 22, 2000... Byline: Rex Crum, Investor's Daily bf RHATMSFT SNE INTC NSM BEOS TiVo TiVo Inc. makes TV set-top boxes that can digitally record and store several hours of programming on a hard disk drive. With the TiVo box, you can delay a show, leave...

Safeg uard Offers Clients 'Investment'Consulting.
February 22, 2000... Byline: Jed Graham, Investor's Daily Investor's Business Daily Electronic commerce is like a new-age tonic for some old-line industries. The ability to buy, sell or auction goods via the Webis providing companies new ways to relieve...

Commuters Made Plain - First Came Comedy Traffic School, Now Come Internet Road Lessons.
February 22, 2000... Byline: Lynn Walford, Investor's Daily Investor's Business Daily From the state that brought us comedy traffic school comes a new twist: Internet traffic school. Los Angeles Municipal Court's pilot online traffic school program was...

Jan. CPIData Showed Tame Prices; Dec. Trade Gap Slimmed To $ 25.5 Bil - If inflation can be kept in the energy sector, might the Fed ease up on its harsh monetary posture?
February 22, 2000... Byline: Charles Oliver, Investor's Daily Consumer prices edged up 0.2% in January as the biggest drop in clothing prices in nearly 11 years helped offset rising costs for energy products, the government said Friday. The government also...

M&As: New Rules For ABrave New World.
February 22, 2000... Byline: Janet Purdy Levaux, Investor's Daily Investor's Business Daily U.S. companies like AOL and overseas firms such as England's Vodafone are spending more than $ 2 trillion a year on global acquisitions. Yet the vast majority of...

Reagan's 'Voodoo' Isn't So Frightening In Light Of 17-Year Economic Expansion.
February 22, 2000... Byline: Paul Craig Roberts, Investor's Daily BRAIN TRUST Reagan's 'Voodoo' Policy Vindicated By 17-Year Economic ExpansionHas an economic miracle happened in America? Yes. The U.S. economy's expansionnow stretches across 17 years, if we...

Primary Strategy In New Millennium: Infiltrate The Opposition, Then Bail.
February 22, 2000... Byline: John Berlau, Investor's Daily Bob Kunst has a busy schedule. As a Democratic activist and head of the Miami-based Oral Majority, a gay rights group, Kunst travels around the countryto protest against the Vatican, the World Trade...

UNIONS' CHOICE IS NONE AT ALL.
February 22, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily The law, SB 645, forces 75,000 staff and faculty members of California's public universities to fund a union they chose not to join. Under the law, the California State Employees Association can take up to $...

CORNRULEHow To Track Institutional-Quality Stocks.
February 22, 2000... Byline: Christina Wise, Investor's Daily Just as a surge of fans can push prices for tickets to a hot concert sky-high, a swell in demand for a stock can send it to the stratosphere. The law of supply and demand dictates that an item many...

Boston Scientific's Clogged Artery: New Product Blockage Hurts Sales.
February 21, 2000... Byline: Gloria Lau, Investor's Daily Last year, medical device giant Boston Scientific Corp. received no government approval for a single new product. That's not good when you rely on innovations to survive. So Boston Scientific watched...

Daily, Weekly Charts Reveal Distinctive Clues.
February 21, 2000... Byline: Ed Carson, Investor's Daily When planning a road trip, you probably look at a highway map as well as detailed street maps of your final destination. Taking both a long and short view also makes sense in the stock market. Investors...

Jan. PPI Rose Only 0.1%; Tobacco Drags.
February 18, 2000... Byline: Jim Christie, Investor's Daily Investor's Business Daily January wholesale prices were unchanged, as a sharpdrop in cigarette prices offset rising prices for gasoline, heating oil and other energy products. The Labor Department's...

Internet Users Leary Of Online Financial Transactions.
February 18, 2000... Byline: Paul Katzeff, Investor's Daily Investor's Business Daily Old Man Winter isn't the only thing sending a chillthrough online shoppers. So are the burglarious misdeeds of hackers. On Feb. 10, a "cracker" penetrated the defenses of...

Invesco's Tim Miller Gets A Jump On Rapidly Growing Companies.
February 18, 2000... Byline: Peter McKenna, Investor's Daily Rvtss Investor's Business Daily If you want to understand why a well-managed mid-cap growth fund can be a spectacular investment over the long haul, look nofurther than $ 6 billion Invesco Dynamics...

With A Web Site And Moxie, Roxy Taking Gadgets Online.
February 18, 2000... Byline: Grace W. Weinstein, Investor's Daily From snowstorms in Mississippi to killer tornadoes in Georgia, the U.S. seemsto be having more than its usual share of natural disasters. If you've suffered from slings and arrows aimed by...

Industry Leader Isn't Always The Largest.
February 18, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily By Ed Carson Winning the silver is nice. But it's the gold medalist who stands at the top of the podium. During a market rally, dozens of stocks will break out. You want to latch onto the very best. Over...

ECONOMYTOOHOT, GREENSPAN SAYS - Warns Of Even Higher Rates Unless Spending And Stocks Cool.
February 18, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily By Claire Mencke Investor's Business Daily Running out of patience with an economy he thinks is growing too fast, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan Thursday suggested he'll raise interest rates to cool...

When The Usual Vacation Spots Won't Do.
February 18, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily By Larry Olmsted Investor's Business Daily Boom times are leading to a boom in the number of adventure-seeking luxury travelers. The travel industry has responded with a number of edgy - but luxurious - new...

Grow The Economy And Boost Jobs? Cut Red Tape With Deregulation.
February 18, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily M ANPOWER AND GROWTH By William H. Peterson Seeing unemployment at a 29-year low - 4.2% - Bob McTeer, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, in an op-ed article last May called for abolishing earnings...

Pottery Maker Josiah Wedgwood - He Used A Setback As A Springboard To Move His Industry Into The Future.
February 18, 2000... Byline: Michael Mink, Investor's Daily In 1742, smallpox struck 12-year-old Josiah Wedgwood. Yet as he fought off the killer disease, the English youth turned his misfortune into opportunity. During his convalescence, he became an avid...

Educator Mary McLeod Bethune - Dedication Helped Her Pioneer School For African-Americans.
February 18, 2000... Byline: Jed Graham, Investor's Daily Investor's Business Daily Mary McLeod Bethune went to Daytona (today Daytona Beach), Fla., in 1904 to realize her dream - opening a school for black children. She had no place to stay, no students and...

Laggards Sybase, Informix Suddenly Getting Spunky.
February 18, 2000... Byline: Matthew Benjamin, Investor's Daily After having been written off as all but finished, two tech names from the past are back. In the mid-1990s Sybase Inc. and Informix Corp. were mentioned in the same breath as Oracle Corp. The...

TVSets, VCRs Via The Web: A Vexing Issue - Gear makers and big retailers are wrestling with the issue while Amazon.com and other upstart Web sellers move in.
February 18, 2000... Byline: David Isaac, Investor's Daily Investor's Business Daily As with books, computers and even pet products, theNet is changing the way consumers shop for electronics. To be sure, the Web offers a new way to sell TVs, stereos and other...

With A Web Site And Moxie, Roxy Taking Gadgets Online.
February 18, 2000... Byline: Patrick Seitz, Investor's Daily Michael Jeans Roxy.com Inc. President and chief executive officer 52 years old B.A., mathematics, College of the Holy Cross, MBA, Dartmouth College Buyingconsumer electronics products can be...

Computers Made Plain - Software Pirates May Meet Match With Microsoft's Windows 2000.
February 18, 2000... Byline: Nick Turner, Investor's Daily Windows 2000 is just hitting store shelves this week, but the work of counterfeiters has already begun. Even before Microsoft Corp.'s new operating system was officially available Thursday, pirates...

President Clinton's Economic Report: The Good Times Can Continue If ... - ... the next government follows his lead. Clinton takes credit for current boom. Some wonder.
February 18, 2000... Byline: Charles Oliver, Investor's Daily Steady economic growth, big federal budget surpluses and rising productivity.That's what lies ahead for the U.S., according to the latest annual Economic Report of the President. So what's wrong...

No Violence At Bangkok Trade Talks, But 'Globalization' Still ADirty Word.
February 18, 2000... Byline: Bradley Martin, Investor's Daily As in the World Trade Organization's troubled December meeting in Seattle, the loudest voices coming out of a global gabfest in the Thai capital this weekopposed free trade. Big differences,...

CAMEL'S NOSE UNDER THE TENT?
February 18, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily Over time, the commission has gradually divided into three basic factions on the issue of taxes. One faction supports Utah Gov. Michael Leavitt and Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk, who are aggressively trying to set up...

A TAX CUT FOR INVESTORS.
February 18, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily The rest of the money was funneled into the Treasury, where it's used to fundprograms that have nothing to do with stock transactions. Reps. Rick Lazio, R-N.Y., and Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y., have introduced a...

Big Brokers Are Moving To Stop Client Exodus To Online Upstarts.
February 18, 2000... Byline: Paul Katzeff, Investor's Daily It keeps getting easier and cheaper to trade online. That's largely because the whales of the Web-based brokerage business are slashing prices and rolling out new services. They must. It's the only...

Microsoft Setting Lofty Goals For Windows 2000 Software.
February 17, 2000... Byline: Nick Turner, Investor's Daily C&T Page-- Q&A with Keith White Microsoft Corp. Director of Windows marketing((tk)) years old ((Education tk)) Investor's Business Daily Windows 2000 arrives Thursday, after a long and bumpy trip....

CheckFree Deal: Money In The Bank.
February 17, 2000... Byline: Jed Graham, Investor's Daily Maybe CheckFree Corp. should consider changing its name to CheckMate. The leading provider of billing and payment services via the Internet on Tuesday said it plans to buy its biggest rival,...

Austria And The European Union: An Internal Rattle Shakes The Family - The EU dislikes Haider and his Freedom Party, causing tension between Continent and country.
February 17, 2000... Byline: Jim Christie, Investor's Daily The European Union's reaction to Austria's right turn was fast, furious and, many analysts now say, overblown. Maybe even self-serving. And, they add, it points more to insecurity within the EU than...

Housing Starts Shot Ahead 1.5%In January.
February 17, 2000... Byline: Claire Mencke, Investor's Daily Investor's Business Daily The interest rate-sensitive housing industry again showed it's the sector that just will not fade away. Housing starts and building permits posted more strong showings....

Tracking Hack Attackers Not Easy, Reno Says - Averting Cybercrime A ' Critical Issue,' She Tells Senate Panel.
February 17, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily Attorney General Janet Reno Wednesday acknowledged substantial challenges in tracking the hackers responsible for last week's attacks against major Web sites, even as the FBI was contacting several vandals in...

TheStreet.com Seeking Marriage; Portal Or A News Site Might Do.
February 17, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily Online financial media company TheStreet.com Inc. said Wednesday it has hired an investment banking firm to help the company find a buyer or partner. The news follows last month's announcement that...

Don't Stop Presses: Oscar Lurches Left In This Year's Derby.
February 17, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily bf OSCAR TRAVELS LEFT YET AGAIN By Michael Medved In this political season, the first significant Hollywood vote shows the movie business casting primary ballots for abortion and against the death penalty, for...

McCain's Maverick Presidential Bid Gets Hit By Inside-The-Beltway Flak.
February 17, 2000... Byline: Daniel J. Murphy, Investor's Daily You've seen all the magazine covers and could hardly miss the news: Sen. JohnMcCain, R-Ariz., is riding a wave in his bid for the White House. South Carolina voters will help decide whether that...

TIME TO TALK TOUGH WITH OPEC.
February 17, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily Oil prices have shot above $ 30 a barrel - a level last seen just before the Gulf War in 1991. The near-tripling in the price of crude over the past year has some fearing a global economic downturn - and...

ARE YOUR MEDICAL RECORDS SAFE?
February 17, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily One of the insidious little provisions included in the 1993 Clinton health plan was the creation of a "unique health identifier," a patient ID number thatwould let the government identify and track everyone's...

Sectors Shed Extra Light On Market Trends.
February 17, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily By David Saito-Chung Investor's Business Daily Teenagers and successful growth investors have at least this in common: They follow the latest trends. While teens typically chase the hottest names in music and...

SUN PUTS ITSELF INTO A NEW ORBIT - Server Maker Gravitates To Data Storage For Future Growth.
February 17, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily bf Companies In The News for 2-17-00 By Rex Crum Sun Microsystems Inc. is fanning out from dots to data as the server-making giant tries to find new sources of revenue. Sun plans to battle the king of data...

Top Managing Tips For Hot Team Leaders.
February 17, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily By Morey Stettner Investor's Business Daily When Janet Dolan runs a project team, she wants everyone to get along. So she takes preventive steps to avoid personality clashes within the group. "A lot of...

Sportswriter Grantland Rice - His Emphasis On The Positive Made Athletes Into Myths, Won Him Renown.
February 17, 2000... Byline: Michael Richman, Investor's Daily Grantland Rice loved sports. He wasn't one of his neighborhood's better athletes, and it wasn't unusual for him to lose. But his efforts weren't all for naught. "From the start, I learned a lot...

Dow's William Stavropoulos - Attention To High Tech, Customers Renewed His Company.
February 17, 2000... Byline: Christopher L. Tyner, Investor's Daily Dow Chemical Co. President and Chief Executive William S. Stavropoulos knows he's in the bottom of the ninth inning of his career. Some people might coast into home plate. Not Stavropoulos....

Will Electricity's Liabilities Pull Plug On Net's Growth?
February 17, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily By Doug Tsuruoka Web surfers know the havoc created by power surges and otherelectrical disruptions. Screens freeze, computers crash and data get lost. Getready for more such challenges. Some analysts say the...

Going To Net A Good Option For Executives Stock options fuel the move of plenty of bosses with older companies to the front lines of Internet's New Economy.
February 17, 2000... Byline: Deborah Lacy, Investor's Daily By Deborah Lacy Many executives are leaving high-paying jobs at big places like Walt Disney Co. and Coca-Cola Co. to join privately held Internet start-ups. Why are so many executives leaving...

Computers Made Plain - Windows 2000 Aimed At Networks, And May Also Suit Some PC Users.
February 17, 2000... Byline: Michael Lyster, Investor's Daily Your computer just crashed for the second time today. And all you have to go on is some baffling onscreen error message. Could Windows 2000, the new operating system out Thursday from Microsoft...

XILINX TAKES AIM AT JOE CONSUMER - Chipmaker Sheds Staid Image With New Marketing Move.
February 16, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily bf Companies In The News for 2-16-00 By James DeTar Investor's Business DailyXilinx Inc. wants to shed its dowdy image. But first it has actually to get animage. Until now, the chipmaker has specialized in...

Diet Pills: Boon Or Bane For Weight Loss?
February 16, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily By James Peter Rubin Investor's Business Daily Are diet pills bad for you? That depends on how you use them. If you simply want to look better, or are in a rush to lose weight, you're taking them for the...

Greek Leader Themistocles - His Determination And Daring Strategies Sparked The 'Golden Age Of Greece'.
February 16, 2000... Byline: Scott S. Smith, Investor's Daily Victory in the Battle of Marathon gave the Athenians and their leader, Themistocles (c. 524-c. 460 B.C.), reason to believe that even huge odds could be overcome. At Marathon, northeast of Athens,...

Football Coach Tom Landry - His Innovations Changed The Way The Game Is Played.
February 16, 2000... Byline: Michael Mink, Investor's Daily Tom Landry wanted everything done well the first time - even more than he wanted to win. As a player-coach for the New York Giants in the NationalFootball League in 1954, Landry was in charge of...

Qwest, US West Awaiting Next Call From BellSouth.
February 16, 2000... Byline: Reinhardt Krause, Investor's Daily Qwest Communication International Inc.'s pending purchase of US West Inc. will give the telecom industry a company to keep its eye on . BellSouth Corp. How's that? Well, it once seemed likely...

Computers Made Plain - Forget About Quicker, Faster PCs; Old Commodores King For Many.
February 16, 2000... Byline: David Noack, Investor's Daily Investor's Business Daily In an age of ever-faster computers, splashy color monitors and blazing Internet links, Mark Freid is content in a bygone world. Freid is the proud owner of a computer that -...

Corel Aims To Shut Windows By Opening Doors To Linux.
February 16, 2000... Byline: Nick Turner, Investor's Daily C&T Page-- Q&A with... Michael Cowpland Corel Corp. CEO and president 56 years old B.S., engineering, Imperial College; M.S., Ph.D., electrical engineering, Carleton University Dale Fuller...

As E-Commerce Insurance Gains But slowly, as policy writers still trying to grasp all of the liability issues associated with doing business in cyberspace.
February 16, 2000... Byline: Doug Tsuruoka, Investor's Daily There's a lot riding on electronic commerce these days, and not just the saleof goods and services. Lawsuits are likely if e-commerce systems stumble. That's why some say the time is ripe for...

Web Sites Scramble To Unite Small-Business Buyers.
February 16, 2000... Byline: Tim McCollum, Investor's Daily bf Art: Bar graf HED: 'Small's' Big DECK: E-commerce purchases by small businesses are doubling-plus YearPurchases (in billions) 1998$ 2 1999$ 4 2000(e)$ 9 ERT GTE Patrick Burns says the Internet...

Malaysia's Rebound: Big And Fast, But Can That Recovery Be Trusted? - The numbers show stellar economic growth. But some analysts warn the recovery is built on sand.
February 16, 2000... Byline: Charles Oliver, Investor's Daily Just one year ago, Malaysia's economy was mired in a deep recession, a flashpoint for - and victim of - the Asian economic crisis. Today Malaysia has emerged from the worst of its problems. But is...

Wrightson's Crandall On Greenspan's Clues.
February 16, 2000... Byline: Claire Mencke, Investor's Daily Investor's Business Daily Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan will give his Humphrey Hawkins testimony Thursday, an ordeal he must go through twice yearly. All eyes - and ears - will be on...

U.S. Stock Futures: It's Time To End Two Decades Of Federal Neglect.
February 16, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily By David Brennan and Thomas R. Donovan After 18 years of unjust exile, futures on individual U.S. stocks may receive their due. It's about time, because stock futures already exist under other labels and in...

GOP's New Strategy On Tax Cuts: Narrow The Focus, Sell The Benefits.
February 16, 2000... Byline: Peter Cleary, Investor's Daily The House GOP last week fired the first salvo in its annual tax-cut war with the Democrats. The shot across the Democrats' bow? A $ 181 billion plan to easethe marriage penalty tax that was lifted...

Relative Strength: How Does Your Stock Rate?
February 16, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily By Ed Carson In a strong market, most stocks will head higher. The key is finding the issues that outperform the vast majority of run-of-the-mill companies. A stock's Relative Price Strength Rating lets you...

Is Florida's Gov. Bush Really Interested In Establishing A Colorblind Society?
February 15, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily By John J. Miller 'The last two weeks I have carried a heavy heart around," confessed Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on Feb. 3 at a Miami forum on the Sunshine State's affirmative action programs. Bush's heart...

AS LUCENT SLIPS, NORTEL FILLS PIPE - Gear Maker Races Ahead In High-Speed Optical Networks.
February 15, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily By Steve Watkins Investor's Business Daily It might be an understatement to say that Nortel Networks Corp. had a good year in 1999. Nortel just snatched the lead in optical networking from Lucent Technologies...

Lifetime Learning Can Be A Real Adventure.
February 15, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily By Audrey Lew Investor's Business Daily Ever wonder what it's like to pilot aSpace Shuttle mission? David Dammassa, 45, did - and did something about it. The design engineer from Milford, Conn., recently got...

Missile Defense By Land Or By Sea? The Debate On Development Begins.
February 15, 2000... Byline: Brian Mitchell, Investor's Daily Hank Cooper was building a missile defense for 2002. It was to be a "robust" defense, able to destroy 200 enemy warheads, from bases on land, at sea and in space. Then Bill Clinton won the White...

Hotelier J. Willard Marriott Sr. - Careful ListeningAnd Observation Helped Him Build Up His Company.
February 15, 2000... Byline: Curt Schleier, Investor's Daily J. Willard Marriott Sr. didn't think rules should prevent him from reaching his goals. So he worked to change those rules. Marriott opened his first business, a Washington, D.C., A&W root beer...

Musician Herb Alpert - Discipline Helped Him Play Right To The Top.
February 15, 2000... Byline: James DeTar, Investor's Daily In the spring of 1962, a young Los Angeles trumpet player named Herb Alpert had spent the better part of a day honing a tune called "Twinkle Star." What hedid next would change the history of pop...

Computers Made Plain - When Your Baby's Crying At 2 a.m., You Can Turn To The Net For Help.
February 15, 2000... Byline: Julie Mitchell, Investor's Daily If there's one thing new parents need more than sleep, it's support and good advice. Even if you've read every baby book, there still will be times, usuallyin the wee hours, when your newborn does...

Web's Healtheon Stitches Together - Word that it will buy main rival CareInsite comes just months after its merger with other big rival, WebMD.
February 15, 2000... Byline: Jed Graham, Investor's Daily Investor's Business Daily Healtheon/WebMD Corp.'s healthy appetite for success hit an apex on Monday when it said it will buy CareInsite Inc., its biggest rival in the emerging Internet medical field....

Exar Hoping To Make Music With Broadband A Conductor.
February 15, 2000... Byline: James DeTar, Investor's Daily /Q&A with Exar CEO Donald Ciffone by James DeTar Art: Photo (in L.A. already)and bio box, below. I've also written up a buzzword, below Buzzword Broadband:A network system that carries multiple lines...

SO, DO YOU WANT A PAY RAISE?
February 15, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily While some are dumbfounded that Americans aren't clamoring for a tax cut, there are reasons for the public's tepid interest. Chief among them is the booming economy. Average families are making more money,...

Microsoft Has New View Through Windows 2000.
February 15, 2000... Byline: Nick Turner, Investor's Daily Investor's Business Daily Microsoft Corp. spent Monday underscoring customer enthusiasm ahead of this week's launch of its Windows 2000 software. And no wonder. Facing antitrust charges and a threat...

Corning Buying NetOptix, Teaming Up With Samsung.
February 15, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily Fiber optics company Corning Inc. on Monday unveiled three deals aimed at bolstering its role in the optical networking market, including a $ 2 billion pact to buy NetOptix Corp. Analysts said the deals would...

Web Sites Made Stronger By Hacking.
February 15, 2000... Byline: Doug Tsuruoka, Investor's Daily Last week's hacker attacks on big-name Web sites drove home how vulnerable these networks are to computer vandals. Devastating. Unstoppable. That's how experts described the assaults on...

Japan's Economy:Signals Are Mixed, And Fledgling Recovery's In Doubt - Is Asia's No. 1 economy climbing out of a 10-year slump or has it slid back into a recession?
February 15, 2000... Byline: Jim Christie, Investor's Daily Investor's Business Daily Is Japan recovering from its economic dire straits?Market watchers are getting mixed signals - and the jury's still out. Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa said last week...