Investor's Business Daily articles from February 2000, page 5

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Message To Giuliani: Court Soccer Moms.
February 2, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily bfrr Message to Giuliani: Court Soccer Moms By Jerry Nachman There's little doubt it's going to happen. Despite the ham-handed missteps, the sitting by quietly while anti-Semitic mortars were thrown over her...

Europe's Dirigistes.
February 2, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily The model plainly hasn't worked. In fact, it's failed miserably. But have theeurocrats learned their lesson? Not at all. We've been treated to lectures foryears from them about America's "global...

A Right To Be Uninsured?
February 2, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily Depending on the legislation's final wording, a patients' bill of rights would give patients license to sue their insurance providers over the quality of their medical care. Never mind that lawsuits will...

Hillary May Gore Clinton.
February 2, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily By David Brock The Hillary Clinton-Rudolph Giuliani Senate race in New York promises to be one of the most volatile and exciting political races of this year, or any year for that matter. The outcome is...

How To Preserve Priceless Family Imagery - Restoration Experts Reveal Their Top Tips For Best Results.
February 2, 2000... Byline: Russell Shaw, Investor's Daily Investor's Business Daily You've cleared the dust off that box of photos and are leafing through the grayed pictures of your ancestors. The 1900-era portrait of your great-grandmother is unusable as...

From New Media.
February 1, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily Internet Staffers' memos warned Gore of honesty issue Two staffers for Al Gore's 1988 presidential bid warned the man who inspired "Love Story" and invented the Internet that his "main pitfall is...

Meat Packer Gustavus Swift - His Determination And Vision Helped Change The Way Americans Shop.
February 1, 2000... Byline: Amy Reynolds, Investor's Daily Gustavus F. Swift knew he looked ridiculous. There he was - a large, sturdy man riding around his large meat packing plant on a small pony, his toes brushing the ground. People laughed at him, but...

Jockey Willie Shoemaker - Relentless Determination Helped Put Him In The Lead.
February 1, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily By Michael Richman Willie Shoemaker was riding high. After winning the 1955 Kentucky Derby, he'd claimed repeated victories to become the nation's premier jockey by the end of 1956. So when the gates opened...

Investors Eyeing The Exits Could Drive Phone Deals.
February 1, 2000... Byline: Reinhardt Krause, Investor's Daily Where buyout firms go, can industry consolidation be far behind? Among upstarts in local phone markets, more mergers and acquisitions are likely, experts say. Buyout firms like Forstmann Little &...

Carmaker BMW Forced To Shift Into A Net - Rover dealerships in Spain found a company that could translate between new system and an old computer system.
February 1, 2000... Byline: Pete Barlas, Investor's Daily cpsiArt:HED: (Re)Building Their Legacies DECK: The market for software to help companies adapt their old mainframe or minicomputer systems, so-called legacy systems, is expected to triple from 1998 to...

Computers Made Plain - If Your E-Mail Engine Is Slowing, You Might Look Under The Hood.
February 1, 2000... Byline: Paul Korzeniowski, Investor's Daily Investor's Business Daily The computer network at New York law firm Robinson,Silverman, Pearce, Aronsonn & Berman was slowing to a crawl in 1998. No one knew why. Like many other businesses, the...

Educators Debate How Much Net Helps Learning.
February 1, 2000... Byline: Sheila Riley, Investor's Daily Basic math and reading skills are at the center of the storm in public education. Studies repeatedly show that U.S. students don't do as well in math as those in other countries, while tech employers...

Japan's Toshiba Seeks Partners, May SpinOff Some Businesses.
February 1, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - The chief executive of Toshiba Corp., confident about the Japanese electronics company's prospects, said on Monday that its strategy of reasonable alliances could lead to an...

The Business Cycle In America:Still Alive, Just Less Severe.
February 1, 2000... Byline: Charles Oliver, Investor's Daily Today's a red-letter day for the U.S. economy. It just entered its record-breaking 107th straight month of expansion. Is the business cycle dead? No, economists say. One of the hallmarks of the...

Consumer Spending Jumps Again; Savings Rate Hits All-Time Low - Personal income can't keep up with spending just as the Fed is set to meet on monetary policy.
February 1, 2000... Byline: Jim Christie, Investor's Daily Investor's Business Daily Personal income rose in December, and consumers were quick to spend it - as they did all last year. That made for two milestones: Last year's holiday retail season was one...

Give And Take - Who wins and who loses? When it comes to federal taxes and spending, the answers might surprise you. But they say a lot about why we haven't cut the size of government.
February 1, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily For 23 years, Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, D-N.Y., has compiled an annual report, "The Federal Budget and the States." For several years now, he's had the help of the Taubman Center for State and Local...

Truth And Consequences.
February 1, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily Part of President Clinton's legacy, then, is to bequeath to his chief cheerleader an intense disrespect for the truth. Gore's willingness to fudge for political gain extends to matters, both large and...

Backing Taiwan.
February 1, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily bf Pass the Taiwan Security Enhancement Act The People's Daily last week printed a series of regulations attempting to impose greater control over the Internet. Publishing new information on Web sites will...

VIEWPOINT.
February 1, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily bf How To Waste More Money than LBJ By J.T. Young Ten months before the presidential election, the two Democratic Party contenders have promised spending increases that eclipse President Clinton's health care...

Semtech Emerges From Slump To Broaden Its Chip Horizons.
February 1, 2000... Byline: Alan R. Elliott, Investor's Daily bf Companies In The News for 2-1-00 David Letterman's cardiogram should look so good. Semiconductor makers have managed a solid recuperation since last year's bounce off the bottom of an industry...

Naps Help Boost Energy, Reduce Stress - Sleep Experts Say On-The-Job Breaks Improve Productivity.
February 1, 2000... Byline: Gary M. Stern, Investor's Daily Investor's Business Daily You snooze, you lose? Not so, say sleep experts. Research reveals that napping for a short period may benefit overworked and sleep-deprived workers. A NASA study shows that...