Investor's Business Daily articles from January 2000

Investor's Business Daily archives from January 2000

- CHROMAVISION MEDICAL SYSTEMS / San Juan Capistrano, California - Device May Get Red Out Of Pathologists' Eyes.
January 3, 2000... Byline: Gloria Lau, Investor's Daily NA Bottom for 1-3-00 Relief may be in sight for pathologists with weary eyeballs. Tiny ChromaVision Medical Systems Inc., a diagnostic test maker, has created an automated software-based system designed...

- MICROSTRATEGY INC. / Vienna, Virginia - Company's Programs Slicing And Dicing Data.
January 3, 2000... Byline: Nancy Gondo, Investor's Daily NARIGHT for 1-3-00 Ever wonder how your department's doing? The 5,500 workersat business software maker J.D. Edwards & Co. wanted to know. The company had three choices: It could e-mail canned profit...

- THINKING SMALL - Software Maker Poised For Age Of Smaller Internet Appliances.
January 3, 2000... Byline: Steven J. Stark, Investor's Daily Ravisent Technologies Inc. is poised to take advantage of a coming trend in consumer electronics. As personal computer manufacturers try to discover the next big trend that will drive sales,...

Technology Triumphs In Millennium Market.
January 3, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily Last spring, it looked as if the doomsayers would have their day. On the strength of rising inflation fears, cash rotated into old-line industrial and commodity stocks. The months of February, March and April...

** TITLE - NATIONAL ISSUE: Is China Ready To Bully Taiwan?
January 3, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily bf/aclThis was brought to mind as we read the mostly sheepish reviews other newspapers did of their own forecasts heading into 1999, or in some cases into the 1990s. "Most of the speculation about the '90s,"...

Trends & Innovation.
January 3, 2000... Byline: Amy Reeves, Investor's Daily Practice makes perfect in liver-transplant field Researchers from the United Network for Organ Sharing reviewed all 9,623 liver transplants done in the U.S.from 1987 to 1994. The results were published...

Retailer Richard W. Sears - His Vision Helped Build The Largest Mail-Order Business In The World.
January 3, 2000... Byline: Michael Richman, Investor's Daily Richard Sears knew opportunity when he saw it. As far as he was concerned, itcould always lead to something big. Case in point: In 1887, Sears (1863-1914) saw the burgeoning of the railroads and...

Leaders Aren't Always Biggest, Best-Known.
January 3, 2000... Byline: Christina Wise, Investor's Daily At the racetrack, the odds tell which horse has the best chance to finish first. The stock market is a surer bet than playing the ponies, but the laws ofprobability still apply. An industry leader is...

- Acupuncture: Old Cure For New Millennium? - Brain Scans Yield Clues To Painkilling Power Of 'Chi' Force.
January 3, 2000... Byline: Cynthia Drake, Investor's Daily Americans have been turning to acupuncture in increasing numbers the last fewdecades. Now new high-tech research shows how the ancient Eastern medical technique may actually work. New Jersey Medical...

President George Washington - Commitment To Freedom Made Him The Father Of Our Country.
January 3, 2000... Byline: K.E. Grubbs Jr., Investor's Daily Twentieth-century visitors to Mount Vernon might marvel at the splendor of the mansion on Virginia's Potomac shore. But there's something vastly more inspirational than the majestic surroundings....

Forrester Research's Mary Modahl On Future Of E-Tailing.
January 3, 2000... Byline: Charles Oliver, Investor's Daily The war for Internet consumers is heating up. So far, the winners have been mostly the new, nimble companies that started on the Net. But big traditional retailers are coming on. IBD spoke to Mary...

The 1990s Made Americans Rich; - pect In 2000? New-look Fed has a more hawkish bent; will higher rates kill off the Golden Goose?
January 3, 2000... Byline: Jim Christie, Investor's Daily What should we call the past decade? One Wall Street investment house suggested "the decade of the affluent American." That's obvious if you've held stocks. Shareholders benefited greatly from Federal...

acl - NAFTA's Boom - It's been nearly six years since the North American Free Trade Agreement turned the entire continent into a free-trade zone. Was it as good as promised?
January 3, 2000... Byline: Jim Christie, Investor's Daily aclThe verdict is in. NAFTA is a winner. But there was doubt about that earlier in the decade when Congress debated the treaty. Opponents said the treaty would cost the U.S. jobs and hurt our economy....

'Little' Black Box Gets Bigger Through Series Of Acquisitions.
January 4, 2000... Byline: Alan R. Elliott, Investor's Daily Companies In The News for 1-4-00 Good old lightning's not fast enough any more. The Internet, driven by user demand for more speed and capacity, is reaching the performance limits of the electrical...

Use The Crowd's Fear To Your Advantage.
January 4, 2000... Byline: Ed Carson, Investor's Daily You should never let emotions cloud your trading judgment. But you can turn the crowd's fear and greed to your advantage. To exploit market psychology, youmust act in a contrarian fashion, taking the...

- Smart Firms Addressing Worker Burnout - You Can Balance Work And Life Stresses By Planning Ahead.
January 4, 2000... Byline: Gary M. Stern, Investor's Daily Do you work 50 to 60 hours a week, spend your weekends at home answering e-mail, respond to client requests from your beeper at night and can't rememberyour last two-week vacation? Then you're a...

From New Media.
January 4, 2000... Byline: Kevin Butler and Douglas Austin, Investor's Daily Internet China seeing UFOs as Year of Dragon dawns Twelve Chinese cities havereported seeing extraterrestrial visitors, and researchers are investigating an alien abduction in...

Boat Maker Christopher Columbus Smith - His Perseverance And Vision Helped Chris-Craft Sink The Competition.
January 4, 2000... Byline: Sonja Carberry, Investor's Daily After setting world speed records with his unbeatable Chris-Craft racing boats, Christopher Columbus Smith found himself down to his last 7 cents in 1913. But he didn't give up on his dream, and by...

Y2-Much.
January 4, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily mvsrrThe U.S. spent anywhere from $ 150 billion to $ 225 billion on correcting the Y2K computer glitch. And to those who foresaw the sky falling, it was money well spent. If we hadn't spent it, think of the...

Basketball Coach Phil Jackson - Focus On Teamwork Took His Players To The Top.
January 4, 2000... Byline: Michael Mink, Investor's Daily New York Knicks rookie forward Phil Jackson was goofing around with teammateson the bench during a game in the 1967-68 season. Suddenly, Knicks coach Red Holzman was in Jackson's face. How much time...

DirecTV Wants To Get Local In Cable TV's Neighborhood.
January 4, 2000... Byline: Patrick Seitz, Investor's Daily / DirecTV Inc., the nation's largest satellite TV broadcaster, hopes to take a big bite out of cable TV now that it can offer local channels to subscribers.El Segundo, Calif.-based DirecTV believes it...

Internet Sellers Start New Year With Big Hopes - With the holiday headaches behind them, Web businesses see 2000 as year of investment and tough lessons learned.
January 4, 2000... Byline: Pete Barlas, Investor's Daily Internet IT Infrastructure# YearAmount 1998$ 110 billion 1999$ 176 billion 2000$ 239 billion 2001$ 320 billion Internet Business Infrastructure* YearAmount 1998$ 101 billion 1999$ 190 2000$ 273 2001$...

Chipmaker s Put On Trial In Cancer-Risk Lawsuits.
January 4, 2000... Byline: Jennie L. Phipps, Investor's Daily The civil case of a 13-year-old boy in East Fishkill, N.Y., blind with severeskeletal deformities, likely will throw a spotlight on an issue that won't go away: Does making microchips pose cancer...

Computers Made Plain - Financial Fitness Your Resolution? A Portfolio Of Web Sites Can Help.
January 4, 2000... Byline: Andrea Williams, Investor's Daily It's possible to balance your checkbook and plan your finances with help right at the tip of your modem. The new year is the time to review your finances. It's also the season of New Year's...

Cornell Ph.D. Robert Olsen On Relevance Of Economics Programs.
January 4, 2000... Byline: Ira Carnahan, Investor's Daily Economics departments are filled with students pursuing Ph.D.s. But some observers ask whether the subjects offered to these graduate students are of much value in the real world. Over the past couple...

Growth In Factory Activity Slows, But Input Prices Advance: NAPM - Weaker manufacturing data a surprise, but there's more concern over inflation, rate hikes.
January 4, 2000... Byline: Claire Mencke, Investor's Daily A report from the National Association of Purchasing Management gave mixed signals to economy watchers and some cause for concern. The NAPM's index for the factory activity suffered its third straight...

- Bye-Bye, 20th Century - It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. But mostly, it was the best of times. What made the last century so special? Some trends and events stand out.
January 4, 2000... Byline: Claire Mencke, Investor's Daily The income tax. Few things in American economic life are so hated as the income tax. It's hard to imagine that, as a way of funding government, the income tax is a relatively recent phenomenon. It was...

Buchanan's Trade Contradiction.
January 4, 2000... Byline: Tom Bethell, Investor's Daily There was a pleasant surprise from presidential campaigner Pat Buchanan the other day. Speaking at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., he called for an end to U.S....

** TITLE Y2-Much.
January 4, 2000... Byline: Tom Bethell, Investor's Daily Hillary, The Welfare Queen Addressing the New York Theological Seminary in November, she suggested that Giuliani, given the opportunity, would have manhandled that homeless trio from Beth-lehem - Mary,...

Stock Pickers Close Gap On Almost 50% Of Actively Managed Funds Beat S&P 500 In '99.
January 4, 2000... Byline: Adam Shell, Investor's Daily Call it the revenge of the stock pickers. Bolstered by big gains in small- and mid-cap tech stocks, 46.82% of actively managed U.S. diversified stock funds beat the 20.92% gain posted by the S&P 500 in...

Bell Atlantic Offers Long Distance - Finally - It Rolls Out Price Plans As Appeals Court Rejects AT&T Challenge.
January 5, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily Bell Atlantic introduced its long-distance telephone service in New York Tuesday, which will make it the first Baby Bell to offer out-of-state calling from a market where it provides local service. The company...

- Too Much Fear, Greed Can Turn A Market.
January 5, 2000... Byline: Ed Carson, Investor's Daily It's always good to maintain a healthy dose of skepticism. When most investors are convinced the market is headed for the sky, get ready for stocks to come crashing down. A bull market climbs a wall of...

How To Find The Treasures In Your Trash - Collectibles Can Prove Both A Fun And Rewarding Pastime.
January 5, 2000... Byline: Michael J. Pachuta, Investor's Daily Sometimes antiques and other rare collectibles can fall right into your hands. Kyle Husfloen recalls an elderly woman who once asked him to assess the value of items in her home. Husfloen, an...

QRS Plays Internet Auctioneer For Bargain-Hunting Retailers.
January 5, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily Companies In The News for 1-5-00 KERTNancy Gondo Internet shoppers have demonstrated their enthusiasm for auction Web sites such as EBay Inc. QRS Corp.thinks it's high time to see if retailers also will buy and...

Washington & World.
January 5, 2000... Byline: Kevin Butler and Douglas Austin, Investor's Daily Elizabeth Dole endorses Gov. Bush for president Speaking in New Hampshire, former GOP presidential candidate Elizabeth Dole endorsed Texas Gov. George W. Bush for president. "I...

ScientistGeneticist? Barbara McClintock - Steadfast Determination Helped Her Discover Groundbreaking Genetics.
January 5, 2000... Byline: Susan Vaughn, Investor's Daily Barbara McClintock must be crazy, her fellow scientists thought. She'd just announced that genes could move, and in 1951, geneticists believed that genes stayed in set places on chromosomes - like...

OrganizerNationalist? Mohandas Gandhi - His Determination To Stay Advocacy of Passive Resistance or Peaceful Resistance Helped Free A Nation?Peaceful Helped Free A Nation.
January 5, 2000... Byline: J. Barnes, Investor's Daily Timid and self-conscious, young Mohandas Gandhi was having trouble succeedingas a lawyer. In his first case in Bombay over a $ 10 claim, Gandhi was so nervous he couldn't speak a word during the...

- Converging In Las Vegas: Digital Gadgets And PCs.
January 5, 2000... Byline: Patrick Seitz, Investor's Daily Replay (private) Art: Expo hall photo from last year Consumer electronics companies are enjoying a golden age, thanks to a new breed of devices for digital entertainment and information. At the same...

emc - CyberSource Looks To Life After Holidays - The Internet transaction handler has seen its share price dip but hopes a focus on businesses will pay off.
January 5, 2000... Byline: Jed Graham, Investor's Daily Investors have been discarding shares of most electronic retailers like Christmas wrapping after the gifts have been opened. Perhaps reports of dissatisfied online shoppers are behind the trend. Or maybe...

Computers Made Plain - Take A Glimpse Of University Life Through Big Web Cams On Campus.
January 5, 2000... Byline: Doug Tsuruoka, Investor's Daily In the protest-prone 1960s, college students might have rioted over video cameras on campus to monitor their activities. Times change. College students seem less worried about Big Brother these days....

Bradley Sets Plan To Raise $ 125 Bil In Corporate Taxes.
January 5, 2000... Byline: vestor's Business Daily, Investor's Daily Democrat Bill Bradley called Tuesday for shutting down corporate tax breaks worth an estimated $ 125 billion over 10 years. "When a tax break is created tohelp only a few people or a company...

Home Worker Safety Is Employer's Problem - Labor Department Says Health, Safety Rules Apply There, Too.
January 5, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily The Labor Department has concluded that companies that let employees work at home are responsible for federal health and safety violations in home work space. "Ensuring safe and healthful working conditions for...

Bradley Sets Plan To Raise $ 125 Bil In Corporate Taxes.
January 5, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily Democrat Bill Bradley called Tuesday for shutting down corporate tax breaks worth an estimated $ 125 billion over 10 years. "When a tax break is created tohelp only a few people or a company finds a way not to...

emc - Clinton Nominates Greenspan To Fourth Term As Fed's Head.
January 5, 2000... Byline: Claire Mencke, Investor's Daily Ending months of speculation, President Clinton on Tuesday nominated Alan Greenspan to his fourth four-year term as head of the U.S. central bank. "Clearly, wise leadership from the Fed has played a...

Construction Spending Jumps 2.6% As Builders Shrug Off Higher Rates - These broad-based gains break a three-month losing streak - and catch economists by surprise.
January 5, 2000... Byline: Charles Oliver, Investor's Daily Spending on construction projects around the country shot up a sharp 2.6% in November, the biggest increase in 17 months. "The size of this increase, if notthe increase itself, was a big surprise,"...

emc - The Big Mistake - Communism was the great story of the 20th century. It destroyed nations, ruined economies and murdered millions. As a new century starts, what have we learned?
January 5, 2000... Byline: Charles Oliver, Investor's Daily Historian Stephane Courtois wrote: "Incredibly, the crimes of Communism have yet to receive a fair and just assessment from both historical and moral viewpoints." Recently, Courtois and a group of...

Global Chip Sales Up Sizzling 29% In Nov. On Memory Strength.
January 5, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily SAN JOSE, Calif. (Reuters) - Worldwide sales of semiconductors rose to a record $ 14.2 billion in November, trouncing a benchmark set just a month ago as the industry experiences its strongest growth since 1995,...

Major Airlines Follow TWA Lead And Cut Fares For Leisure Travel.
January 5, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily Major U.S. airlines on Tuesday followed the lead of Trans World Airlines Inc. and set lower fares for winter and spring travel as the carriers looked to fillseats ahead of a post-holiday lull. TWA, the...

Magellan Fund Seeks Weighting Flexibility.
January 5, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily Fidelity Investments is asking investors in its Magellan fund - the world's largest - to allow it to invest up to a quarter of its assets in a single company. The proposal, revealed this week in a proxy filing...

MIAMI COMPUTER SUPPLY CORP. / Dayton, Ohio - Web Site Designer Zengine Holds Hidden Value.
January 5, 2000... Byline: Vance Cariaga, Investor's Daily The fact that Mike Peppel can't talk about Zengine Inc. may go a long way toward explaining why some stock analysts can't stop talking about it. Formed in August, Zengine is a subsidiary of Miami...

Ford Officials Meet Daewoo's Creditors Over Planned Auction.
January 5, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily Ford Motor Co. executives are due to meet on Wednesday with representatives ofKorea Development Bank (KDB), the largest creditor of Daewoo Motor Co., to discuss the planned auction of the ailing automaker, bank...

- Four More Years.
January 5, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily That's because there are, to our mind, two Alan Greenspans. There's the Alan Greenspan who, named to head the nation's central bank in mid-1987, immediatelyset about trying to prove his anti-inflation bona...

** TITLE - NATIONAL ISSUE: Can Internet Survive The Market?
January 5, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily In a blinding example of national nannyism, OSHA wants businesses to inspect home offices for federal safety violations. These would include poorly designedwork areas that could lead to injuries, and...

- Positive Price Reversals Reveal Key Support.
January 6, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily At some point, even a superior stock will fall. But when that happens, it maystill stand apart from the rest of the pack. Institutional investors who favorthe issue usually take steps to make sure a stock's...

- How To Triumph In The Face Of Adversity - If You've Got A High AQ, You're More Likely To Succeed.
January 6, 2000... Byline: Morey Stettner, Investor's Daily Everyone knows about IQ, a test of raw intelligence. Then there's EQ to measure emotional intelligence. Now comes AQ, which stands for adversity quotient. It's a new predictor of success that may...

Life In General.
January 6, 2000... Byline: Kirk Shinkle, Investor's Daily Cop cuffs a 9-year-old boy during helmet spat A Florida sheriff's deputy spotted the child riding his bicycle without a helmet after telling him to wearone. Palm Beach County officials said the...

Inventor Samuel F.B. Morse - His Perseverance Helped Revolutionize 19th Century Communications By The Telegraph--omit reference to 19th century?
January 6, 2000... Byline: Michael Richman, Investor's Daily It was 1835, and Samuel F.B. Morse was nearly broke. He made a paltry living as a professor of art at New York University. He barely had enough money for food. But Morse, who had long been...

Tennis Champ Billie Jean King - She Relied On Guts To Elevate Women's Tennis.
January 6, 2000... Byline: David Saito-Chung, Investor's Daily The first time tennis-playing male chauvinist Bobby Riggs challenged Billie Jean King to a showdown of the sexes on the court, she flatly refused. The second time around, she had little choice....

Will Bell Atlantic Connect In Long-Distance Market?
January 6, 2000... Byline: Reinhardt Krause, Investor's Daily It's finally OK for local phone company Bell Atlantic Corp. to go fishing forlong-distance customers, federal regulators say. But it'll take a while for Bell Atlantic to reel in the big fish of the...

Cox Channeling Its Cable Efforts - Subscribers starting to dial in on Web access and Internet phone calls as features they can get from cable TV providers.
January 6, 2000... Byline: Reinhardt Krause, Investor's Daily How high is high? For cable firm Cox Communications Inc., that's a key question. It's tied to how many customers sign up for new services, such as fast Internet access, over upgraded cable wiring....

Computers Made Plain - If You're Digital Camera Shopping, Focus In On Pixels, Lenses, Screens.
January 6, 2000... Byline: Russell Shaw, Investor's Daily With busy schedules, who has time to mess with taking a roll of holiday photos to the drugstore and then picking it up a couple of days later? Why not get your pictures back just a few seconds after...

Cox Communications Claims Cable Can 'Outbundle' Rivals.
January 6, 2000... Byline: Reinhardt Krause, Investor's Daily /, , , , , , , , Jimmy Hayes Chief Financial Officer Cox Communications Inc. 47 years old Cox Communications Inc. wouldn't be a bad choice as a role model for AT&T Corp., a new player in the cable...

Global Tech Expert Paul Weaver On IT Demand After Y2K.
January 6, 2000... Byline: Claire Mencke, Investor's Daily Just last fall, some corporate information technology chiefs expected to tighten their purse strings in 2000. They'd just paid out big bucks for IT in 1999 to brace for Y2K. But closer to the big...

Factory Orders Rose 1.2% In Nov., Broke A Two-Month Losing Streak - Electronics lead, transportation orders lag. Bodes for a -point rate hike when Fed meets in Feb.
January 6, 2000... Byline: Jim Christie, Investor's Daily U.S. manufacturing is clawing its way back: November's new factory orders posted their first rise since August, thanks to a surge in demand for electronic goods. New orders rose a...

- Incentives Matter - Want to know what a politician really thinks about an issue? Tired of all the confusing rhetoric? Just find out how he feels about incentives.
January 6, 2000... Byline: Jim Christie, Investor's Daily If you know what a politician thinks of the minimum wage, you can make a pretty good guess what he thinks of tax cuts. Or of free trade. Or the death penalty. In some ways, that's not a surprise. We...

Chechen Rebels Attack Russians, Retaking Parts Of Capital Grozny.
January 6, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily Chechen fighters launched a strong counterattack against Russian forces in Grozny's northern outskirts, despite Moscow's claims that the rebels were closeto collapse. Rebel fighters retook parts of the Grozny...

Biotech Slips, Then Snaps Back To Make Rare Visit Into Black.
January 6, 2000... Byline: Catherine Lacoursiere, Investor's Daily Companies In The News for 1-6-00 In September, highflying biotech IDEC Pharmaceuticals slipped a little bit on the revenue side. The developer of breakthrough drugs to treat cancer and...

VIEWPOINT.
January 6, 2000... Byline: Ariel Cohen, Investor's Daily A Russian Spring? The resignation of Boris Yeltsin ended a transitional era in Russian politics, which began with Mikhail Gorbachev's ascent to power in 1985. Yeltsin accelerated Gorbachev's reforms,...

** TITLE - NATIONAL ISSUE: Can You Keep A Medical Secret?
January 6, 2000... Byline: Ariel Cohen, Investor's Daily Clinton's package is expected to total $ 36.2 billion over five years. Whew! That's responsible tax cutting. This plan is worth less than one soft drink a week per American - so we don't have to worry...

Transamerica Equity Favors Wireless Stocks - Manager Jeff Van Harte Registers 33% Return For 1999.
January 6, 2000... Byline: Leo Fasciocco, Investor's Daily Portfolio manager Jeff Van Harte applies an artistic touch to the way he runshis top-performing Transamerica Premier Equity Fund. He searches for what he calls "masterpieces in the making." What that...

- You Will Leave Your Heart In San Francisco - Dot-Coms, Silicon Valley Remaking City - Enhancing Allure.
January 7, 2000... Byline: Larry Olmsted, Investor's Daily Internet start-ups, proximity to Silicon Valley and the city's natural beauty- plus beautiful surrounding areas - are remaking San Francisco and making it one of the hottest places to be. The biggest...

Economy.
January 7, 2000... Byline: Jim Christie, Investor's Daily rgY2K's guru of glum now expects bullish trends Ed Yardeni, chief economist at Deutsche Bank Securities, spent a good deal of time last year warning that the millennium computer bug would have an...

Inventor Jacob Schick - His Innovation Brought Convenience And Comfort To Everyday Shaving.
January 7, 2000... Byline: Michael Mink, Investor's Daily A former military officer, Jacob Schick was bothered. He'd been working for years to get a better shave than his traditional razor gave him. Why couldn't he come up with a razor that didn't require a...

Architect I.M. Pei - His Vision Changed The World's Skylines.
January 7, 2000... Byline: Christopher L. Tyner, Investor's Daily Walking down a New York street in the 1950s with one of his designers, architect I.M. Pei gestured at the staid buildings around him. Looking up Madison Avenue, Pei told his protege, "We are...

- The Cable Guy's New Role: Create Web-Hosting Leader.
January 7, 2000... Byline: Reinhardt Krause, Investor's Daily Buzzword Digital television: TVs that receive and display digital signals. They offer better pictures, sound and interactive features than analog sets because they use the language of computers - a...

Computers Made Plain - Kids After Your Digital Camera? Get One That's Priced For Them.
January 7, 2000... Byline: Ted Needleman, Investor's Daily KERKB Gear Interactive Digital cameras were some of the hottest items in consumer electronics this holiday season. High-resolution models that rival film cameras in quality are the most popular. But...

Mercury Rising As An 'Ancient' New Net Player - Company's ability to let users test their networks, Web sites makes this firm an overnight success-10 years after birth.
January 7, 2000... Byline: Robert Poe, Investor's Daily It took Mercury Interactive Corp. 10 years to become an overnight star. SinceApril, shares of the software testing supplier have jumped from 21 to about 90. Late last year, Merrill Lynch & Co. put...

- Stanford's Lau On China's Moves To Attract Private Investors.
January 7, 2000... Byline: Claire Mencke, Investor's Daily Earlier this week, Chinese planning officials announced that the government has decided to actively encourage more private investment. In doing this, the Chinese are trying to level the playing field...

- Nov. New-Home Sales Fell 7.1%; Higher Interest Rates Take A Bite - Jobless claims suddenly shot up. Maybe this will keep the Fed from hiking you-know-what.
January 7, 2000... Byline: Charles Oliver, Investor's Daily New data on home sales and jobless claims suggest the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes of last year may finally be doing their stuff. Still, the numbers probably aren't enough to keep the Fed...

/rr - Common Ground? - Democrats and Republicans spend a lot of time debating economics. Democrats usually push for liberal policies, Republicans for conservative ones. Can they ever agree?
January 7, 2000... Byline: Charles Oliver, Investor's Daily What's most striking about these political debates is how rarely someone on one side convinces someone on the other. Take, say, the debate over the inheritance tax. If you ask a Republican what we...

Software Company A Key Force In Battle Of Operating Systems.
January 7, 2000... Byline: Mike Angell, Investor's Daily Companies In The News for 1-7-00 As the ongoing war between Microsoft and rival operating systems heats up, companies are staking out their various camps. One increasingly important ally is Santa Cruz...

- Flatten The IRS.
January 7, 2000... Byline: James Carter, Investor's Daily Flatten the IRS & Tevi Troy In 1996, Steve Forbes reshaped the tax debate in this country by advocating the flat tax. Forbes' simple, elegant solution to the overly complex and costly tax code made...

Will Fund Managers Lose Their Concentration In '00?
January 7, 2000... Byline: Peter McKenna, Investor's Daily Here are two theories on how the economy and the stock market will unfold in 2000 and beyond. Which prognostication is the correct one? Grab a ticket and stand on line, because no one knows. But...

** TITLE - Flatten The IRS.
January 7, 2000... Byline: Peter McKenna, Investor's Daily Bill Clinton and Executive Orders Were Clinton to be offered a crown, he might just take it, since he appears to find representative democracy a nuisance. The Constitution establishes a process for...