Investor's Business Daily articles from June 2000

Investor's Business Daily archives from June 2000

Time For Midyear Tally Of If Profits Not Expected In '00, Consider Carrying Losses Forward.
June 30, 2000... Byline: Stuart Weiss, Investor's Daily This is the last day of the second quarter, one that many investors would like to forget. If you've traded at a feverish pace, trying to cut your losses,midyear is a great time to take inventory of...

Artist Thomas Hart Benton - Kept Learning And Experimenting To Find His Distinctive American Style.
June 30, 2000... Byline: Grove Pashley, Investor's Daily Thomas Hart Benton wanted to use his art to speakto people from all walks of life. The best way to do that, he decided, was to show them the world around them. Born in Neosho, Mo., Benton...

Baseball Player Roberto Clemente - Set High Standards For Himself And Met Them.
June 30, 2000... Byline: Michael Mink, Investor's Daily Roberto Clemente had a mandate for himself: Play every game as if it were theseventh game of the World Series. It was 1972, and Clemente, who'd starred in two dramatic seventh-game World Series wins...

GOP Exults As House OKs Bill On Prescription Drugs.
June 30, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily Republicans are hailing their House-passed prescription drug bill as a historic new Medicare benefit, but its prospects are iffy in the Senate. Also, President Clinton has threatened a veto to force major...

Experts Urge Delay On Building Missile Defense System.
June 30, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily Forty-five U.S. experts on China have written to President Clinton urging him to delay his decision on building a national missile defense. They argue that a"precipitous decision" would increase tensions and...

Senate Passes Bill To Identify Groups Paying For Campaign-Style TV Ads.
June 30, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily Congress sent President Clinton legislation forcing secretive groups to say who is paying for campaign-style TV ads, radio spots and phone calls that are being used to influence elections across the country....

Computers Made Plain - Thanks To New, Simpler Products, Home Can Be Where The Network Is.
June 30, 2000... Byline: Ted Needleman, Investor's Daily Easy Networking: Part Two-Getting Wired New gear that connects computers via phone lines or wireless networks makes home networking simple and fast. But these sorts of networks have a big drawback...

Unisys Playing Familiar Song Of - Computer services company once again says profit, sales won't meet expectations as transition takes a slow road.
June 30, 2000... Byline: Matthew Benjamin, Investor's Daily In what is beginning to seem like a pattern, Unisys Corp. executives Thursdayguided analysts to lower-than-expected second-quarter results. Executives withthe computer services company blamed...

Lucent May See The Light, Spin Off Fiber-Optic Unit.
June 30, 2000... Byline: Mike Angell, Investor's Daily Investor's Business Daily Is Lucent Technologies Inc.'s parts business worth more than the sum of the whole? Consider that Lucent's microelectronics and communications unit saw revenue grow 38% to $...

Young Chipmaker Aching For Bluetooth Wireless Era.
June 30, 2000... Byline: James DeTar, Investor's Daily Rock Wireless Chip Boat No wires. That's the mantra in electronics these days. And many semiconductor makers, including Intel Corp., Motorola Inc. and National Semiconductor Corp., are rushing to...

More HMOs To Drop Medicare Patients.
June 30, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily At least 711,000 elderly and disabled Americans would be jettisoned by HMOs planning to close their doors to Medicare beneficiaries next year, an industry group says. HMOs say Medicare payment limits and...

Oracle Case Shines Light On Corporate Spying - Boardroom Tricks Can Range From Sex Traps To Bugging Offices.
June 30, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily The disclosure that Oracle Corp. hired a private detective agency to investigate groups that support rival software giant Microsoft has drawn renewed attention to boardroom spy tricks that can range from...

Internet Retailers Settle False-AdvertisingClaimInternet retailers settle with FTC infalse advertising claim.
June 30, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily The Federal Trade Commission agreed Thursday to a settlement in the case of three large Internet retailers it said were engaged in deceptive advertising inthe sale of low-cost computer systems. In a consent...

FCC Denies It Ruled On SBC Application.
June 30, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily A lawmaker said on Thursday that SBC Communications won approval from the Federal Communication Commission to offer long-distance service in Texas, although the agency denied any final decision had been made....

Southwest Places Orders Up To 290 Boeing 737s.
June 30, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily Boeing will supply Southwest Airlines with up to 290 narrow-bodied 737 aircraft over 12 years, the companies said on Thursday, in an unprecedented deal for the low-fare carrier and the aerospace giant's...

E-COMMERCE - Online Toy Sellers Are Having Little Fun.
June 30, 2000... Byline: Julie Mitchell, Investor's Daily By Julie Mitchell For proof that e-commerce isn't a game, look to toys. In few cyberplaces is the struggle to survive more clearly defined than in the online toy business. Already several shiny new...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS - Deutsche Telekom Ponders Sprint Merger.
June 30, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily Deutsche Telekom would be "crazy" not to be eyeing a $ 100 billion-plus bid for Sprint Corp, but will not charge headlong into a deal for fear of a third, high profile merger failure. Despite openly seeking...

Agency Will Perform Special Audits Of Airline Repairs.
June 30, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily Federal inspectors will launch special maintenance audits of the nation's largest airlines over the next four months, the Federal Aviation Administrationsaid Thursday. The announcement came as the FAA...

Ford Has The Inside Track In Bid For Korea's Daewoo.
June 30, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily Ford chosen as sole negotiating partner in bidding for South Korea's Daewoo SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Ford Motor on Thursday won a bidding contest to become the sole negotiating partner of debt-ridden Daewoo...

Report: GTE Donated Services Illegally.
June 30, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily GTE Corp. on Thursday acknowledged it illegally gave millions of dollars worthof telecommunications services to California customers. GTE reportedly wooed Steven Spielberg and other Hollywood heavyweights with...

IBM Introduces Fastest Computer In The World.
June 30, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily International Business Machines on Thursday unveiled the fastest computer in the world, which the U.S. government will use to simulate nuclear weapons tests. The supercomputer, able to process more in a...

U.S. Economy Cools Off Some More, - Oddly, government now says the slowdown was from a faster pace than was thought previously.
June 30, 2000... Byline: Charles Oliver, Investor's Daily The government released more data Thursday that showed the economy is cooling. But the big surprise was that the pace of growth from which it is slowing was faster than first thought. A Commerce...

Estate Tax: Great Equalizer Or Unjust Burden?
June 30, 2000... Byline: Ira Carnahan, Investor's Daily The estate tax raises only about 1% of federal revenue, but that doesn't meanit escapes attention. Far from it: The recent vote in the House of Representatives to phase out the tax over 10 years...

Gov. Frank Keating: Possible Bush Veep Piles Up Vetoes Over Local Statists.
June 30, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily By Brandon Dutcher It appears Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating is emerging as the leading candidate to be George Bush's running mate. Americans remember Keating's grace and dignity in the aftermath of the Oklahoma...

'Smart Growth' Is More Than Slogan; It's A Threat To Landowners' Rights.
June 30, 2000... Byline: John Berlau, Investor's Daily Does Smart Growth Discriminate? LaVerne Neal looks over the South Carolina land that's been in her family more than 130 years. What began as 75 acres of woodlands near the Congaree Swamp - purchased...

Heating Oil Grabs Energy's Lead As Supply Concerns Boost Prices.
June 30, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily Supply concerns pushed heating oil futures up 3.5% in trading Thursday on theNew York Mercantile Exchange, leading crude and other energy futures higher. On other markets, grain and soybean futures prices...

A LOST CONTINENT?
June 30, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily Consider: In 16 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, more than 10% of adults aged15-49 are infected with HIV, says the United Nations AIDS program. Seven of those countries saw HIV infection rates over 20%. Some...

A PATENTLY WRONG APPROACH.
June 30, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily Whether they ward off subsequent attempts to attach these sweet deals elsewhere remains an open question. Here's hoping they succeed. The coziness involves Schering-Plough Corp. and Columbia University and...

It's Pricey, But Disability Insurance Can Make Sense.
June 30, 2000... Byline: Dan Moreau, Investor's Daily Here are the odds. Three of 10 of us will be disabled for three months or more before we reach age 65. One of five will be out of action five years or more, the American Council of Life Insurance says....

BARBELL - Robert Loest Splits IPS Millennium Between Wild Techs, Calm Utilities.
June 30, 2000... Byline: Claire Mencke, Investor's Daily Robert Loest resists having his top-performing IPS Millennium Fund pigeon-holed by conventional thinking. Fund rating outfits such as Morningstar Inc. list IPS Millennium as a growth stock fund....

Stock Funds Gyrate To 3.54% In 2nd-Qtr Loss.
June 30, 2000... Byline: Ken Hoover, Investor's Daily Most mutual fund managers are glad the second quarter of 2000 ends this week.A lot of them lost money for their shareholders after breathtaking gains in the last quarter of 1999 and the first quarter...

Fund Inflows Rebound In June After Weak May.
June 30, 2000... Byline: Peter McKenna, Investor's Daily Fund inflow figures for June show that investors still think the glass is half full rather than half empty. Investors have poured $ 28.6 billion into stock mutual funds in June, according to...

Conference Panelists See Attractive Values Overseas.
June 30, 2000... Byline: Paul Katzeff, Investor's Daily The answer to mutual fund investors' perennial question used to be easy. "Last year, if you asked where to look for the best returns, the answer was, 'The new economy, stupid!'" Don Phillips, chief...

Vanguard Funds Big Buyers Of Exxon Mobil - Group's Managers Also Add To Tech, Trim Financial Stocks.
June 30, 2000... Byline: Leo Fasciocco, Investor's Daily The Vanguard Group of funds - one of the largest in the country - was a buyerof tech stocks and seller of financial stocks in its funds' latest reporting periods. But the fund group's largest...

Merck's Raymond Gilmartin - Taking A Risk Brought A Cure For His Company.
June 29, 2000... Byline: Curt Schleier, Investor's Daily Raymond V. Gilmartin believes in taking risks. In 1985, Gilmartin headed a division that generated 60% of profits for medical supply maker Becton Dickinson & Co. when the firm's chief executive...

Computers Made Plain - For Those With Several Home PCs,Networking Is Now Faster, Easier.
June 29, 2000... Byline: Ted Needleman, Investor's Daily Networking isn't just for the office anymore. Many homes now sport two, threeor four personal computers. Thathasn't gone unnoticed by tech companies. They're hawking all sorts of gear to help...

Yahoo, Priceline To Make Money As investors demand profits from dot-coms, portal leader boosts e-mail services while Web retailer targets Europe.
June 29, 2000... Byline: Pete Barlas, Investor's Daily even leaders such as Yahoo Inc. and Priceline.com Inc. - are scrambling to find ways to make money and restore investor confidence following this year's sell-off of tech stocks. On Wednesday, Yahoo,...

E-Commerce Weak Spot: It Lacks Easy Way To Pay.
June 29, 2000... Byline: Murray Coleman, Investor's Daily Complex business-to-business online trading is getting easier. Software is user-friendlier. Internet auctioneers offer more hand-holding. But what happensonce an online deal is done? That,...

UPS Speeds Web Commerce With Its Technology, Services.
June 29, 2000... Byline: Murray Coleman, Investor's Daily United Parcel Service Inc. is looking to recast itself as the courier of the digital age. The Atlanta shipping company, which was formed in 1907, has invested more than $ 10 billion in new...

THE INTERNET - Today's E-Mail, Tomorrow's Legal Evidence.
June 29, 2000... Byline: Donna Howell, Investor's Daily Errant e-mail can't be entirely blamed for the ruling against Microsoft Corp.in the recent antitrust suit. But it certainly didn't help the company make its case. Embarrassing missives about browser...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS - Europeans Block WorldCom-Sprint Merger.
June 29, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily EU Says Prohibits WorldCom/Sprint Merger BRUSSEL S, Belgium (Reuters) - The European Commission on Wednesday blocked the planned merger of U.S. telecom giants WorldCom Inc. and Sprint Corp., the first time...

FCC To Hold Hearing On AOL-Time Warner.
June 29, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily The Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday it would hold a publichearing July 27 on the proposed $ 124 billion combination of America Online and Time Warner during which top executives of the two...

Oracle Had Allies Of Microsoft Investigated - Report: Microsoft Paid Groups To Gain Support In Antitrust Suit.
June 29, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily ERREDWOOD SHORES, Calif. (AP) - Oracle Corp. has confirmed that it hired a detective agency to investigate allies of rival Microsoft Corp. and said the work showed Microsoft paid the groups to influence public...

Pentium 4 Chip Boasts 1.5 Gigahertz Speed.
June 29, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily CKERSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Intel Corp. introduced on Wednesday its new high-end Pentium 4 computer chip, formerly code named Willamette, running at anadvertised 1.5 billion bits of information per second for...

Fed Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged, - But Warns It Is On Inflation Alert Some gauges show a slowing; others don't. But Fed is always watching; next meeting in 7 weeks.
June 29, 2000... Byline: Charles Oliver, Investor's Daily The Federal Reserve left its key interest-rate target unchanged Wednesday. But it left open the chance of another rate hike in the near future. The Federal Open Market Committee, the Fed's...

Rising Rates Might Not Hurt Banks This Time.
June 29, 2000... Byline: Gerard A. Achstatter, Investor's Daily What are the effects of rising interest rates on bank revenues and profitability? There are plenty, as it turns out. Conventional wisdom has it that higher interest rates - especially...

House GOP Moves Ahead On Prescription Bill.
June 29, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily Democrats walked off the floor of the House in protest Wednesday as Republicans began pushing toward passage of a Medicare prescription drug bill in an atmosphere of intense partisanship. President Clinton...

FedEx Income Increases 16%, Beats Estimates.
June 29, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily FedEx Corp., the world's largest air-express package shipping company, said Wednesday its net income rose 16% in its fiscal fourth quarter, surpassing estimates, helped by growth in its international priority...

Businesses Fare OK In Court Rulings.
June 29, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily Many of the court's decisions this term were favorable to business. In two ofthe most watched cases, the justices clamped down on suits against carmakers and health maintenance organizations. hey said...

Divided Court Finishes Unpredictable Session.
June 29, 2000... Byline: Kevin Butler, Investor's Daily Don't call the Supreme Court timid. From abortion to the Miranda warnings, the justices tackled so many controversial matters this term that their 1999-2000 rulings will likely resound for years to...

THE NEXT PRESIDENT'S CHOICE.
June 29, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily Yes, it's a matter of the obvious: The president chooses who will sit on the Supreme Court - for life. Thus, he can set the course of public law for decadesto come. The next president could name as many as...

THE ORDEAL OF ELIAN GONZALEZ.
June 29, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily FORGETTING FREEDOM THE ORDEAL OF ELIAN GONZALEZ That's not the ending for which his mother died. When she and a small party of raft-bound Cubans braved the waters last November, she knew the possibility of...

Econ Speak That Helps Get Message Across.
June 29, 2000... Byline: Morey Stettner, Investor's Daily Use Economists' Language To Think Smarter The only thing more dangerous than an economist is an amateur economist. Like many jokes, this one has a grain of truth. But even amateurs can borrow...

Managers Find Hedge-Fund Shorting And Leverage Sharpen Investing Senses And Skills.
June 29, 2000... Byline: Peter McKenna, Investor's Daily A ballplayer who wants to sharpen his skills can take extra batting practice.But what can a fund manager do to hone the disciplines of his craft? Accordingto fund managers contacted by Investor's...

Investment Conference Under Way In Chicago - Top Guns Explain How They Aim At Tech, Global Investing.
June 29, 2000... Byline: Paul Katzeff, Investor's Daily The first full day of the 12th annual Morningstar Investment Conference starts Thursday morning in Chicago, with the future of investing as its theme. Drawn by a cast of mutual fund managers and...

Gold, Platinum Notch Fat Gains; Gasoline Cooled By Stocks Data.
June 29, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily Gold futures prices rose 2.4% Wednesday as the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged for the time being while warning of lingering inflation risks. On other markets, platinum futures prices were...

After Waiting For Fed Decision, Debt Futures Mostly Move Down.
June 29, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily By Reuters Most U.S. debt futures closed weaker Wednesday after the Federal Open Market Committee left U.S. interest rates unchanged at 6.50%, as analysts had predicted. The FOMC's accompanying statement...

How Your Stock Should Behave In Breakout.
June 29, 2000... Byline: Ed Carson, Investor's Daily Investors should jump on quality stocks as they break out of their bases. Butmake sure the breakouts are sound. First, focus on companies with top-notch earnings and sales growth. They should be leaders...

Heating Oil Leads Energy Higher After Kuwait Refinery Explosion.
June 28, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily Heating oil futures prices led the energy market higher on the New York Mercantile Exchange Tuesday. On other markets, orange juice futures were higher, and grain and soybean futures were mixed. F U T U R E S...

Business Lunches Are More Work Than Play.
June 28, 2000... Byline: Glenn Garelik, Investor's Daily Each business meal has its own reason for being - and it's never about food,"said Hilka Klinkenberg, a New York-based consultant on business etiquette. Peggy Post, great granddaughter-in-law of...

Block Trades Reveal Path Of Big Investors.
June 28, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily Institutional Trades: No Small Chip Off The Old Block By David Saito-Chung Which trade will really push a stock's price: a 100-share order or a block of 10,000? The latter, no doubt. In fact, a raft of such...

Deutsche Telekom Launches Record Sale Of Corporate Debt - $ 13.5 Billion Bond Sale To Help Company Buy Third-Generation Mobile Phone Licenses.
June 28, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily By Reuters As Federal Reserve members huddled in an interest rate-setting meeting Tuesday, prices of 30-year bonds clambered up on speculation the U.S. government may use a bulging budget surplus to buy back...

Author George Orwell - He Turned His Experience Into Writing That Still Warns Against Tyranny.
June 28, 2000... Byline: George Neumayr, Investor's Daily Dying of tuberculosis at 46, George Orwell wrote in his notebook that "there has literally been not one day in which I did not feel that I was idling, that I was behind with the current job." This...

Baseball Great Lou Gehrig - Persistence Made Him The 'Iron Horse'.
June 28, 2000... Byline: Murray Coleman, Investor's Daily As baseball's original "Iron Horse," Lou Gehrig set records for durability and captured the imagination of millions. Then he had to stop playing baseball.But he refused to give up on life. In his...

Computers Made Plain - Plenty Of Tasty Barbecue Products Are Cooking On Web This Summer.
June 28, 2000... Byline: Doug Tsuruoka, Investor's Daily Summer Is A Good Time To Checkout Barbecue Web Sites Some Net firms went up in flames recently after failing to control their cash "burn" rates. Others will get a better lift this summer: Web sites...

Media Metrix's Research - Two Web research companies say they'll merge to draw a better bead on all wireless and electronic-commerce trends.
June 28, 2000... Byline: Doug Tsuruoka, Investor's Daily Media Metrix Doubles Its Magnitude With Jupiter Purchase Some say two heads are better than one. Internet researcher Media Metrix Inc. drove that point home on Tuesday when it said it will buy...

B2B Content Managers: E-Comm's Noah Websters - Content Managers Bring Order To Online Bazaar.
June 28, 2000... Byline: Murray Coleman, Investor's Daily It's being billed as a cheap and relatively painless way to do business. But companies trying to sell goods over online exchanges are pointing to a growing problem - it's a logistical nightmare....

Revenge Of The Dot-Coms Might Not Be Too Far Off.
June 28, 2000... Byline: Jed Graham, Investor's Daily Bio Box: Lise Buyer; Partner, Technology Partners; B.A. in economics and geology from Wellesley College; M.B.A. Vanderbilt University's Owen School; Age:" Not relevant" . (Personal pet peeve - I am on...

INTERNET - New Search Engine Hunts For Travel Info.
June 28, 2000... Byline: Pete Barlas, Investor's Daily Stephen Kaufer has an answer for travelers having a tough time finding relevant destination information on the Web. His company, TripAdvisor Inc., plans to launch in September what may be the first...

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS - Latest Wave Of M&A Activity Sets Record.
June 28, 2000... Byline: Jed Graham, Investor's Daily Not everyone can be the New York Yankees - or Cisco Systems Inc. for that matter. Very few teams - and companies - have the wherewithal to buy the best free agents and prospects. But that doesn't stop...

Summer Electric Rates Are Soaring Despite Competition, Deregulation - If more consumers can choose among more providers, you'd think prices would be falling.
June 28, 2000... Byline: Claire Mencke, Investor's Daily There's an interesting summer phenomenon. As the heat rises, so does your electricity bill. More bad news: Cost is expected to jump as much as one-third in some markets this summer. The age of...

Recruiter Ferrara On Tech Labor Shortage.
June 28, 2000... Byline: M. Susan Basas, Investor's Daily With the information technology industry booming and the labor market tight, tech workers are scarce. The annual quota of 115,000 special H1-B visas for tech-skilled workers has already been...

Human Genome Map May Spur Investment In Biotech Companies.
June 28, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily The deciphering of the human genetic code will likely spur more investors to turn to the biotechnology industry in search of the next road to riches, industry executives predict. Scientists announced at a...

Deutsche Telekom Launches Record Sale Of Corporate Debt - $ 13.5 Billion Bond Sale To Help Company Buy Third-Generation Mobile Phone Licenses.
June 28, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily German telephone giant Deutsche Telekom AG on Tuesday launched the biggest corporate debt sale ever - a $ 13.5 billion global bond sale that analysts saidwill help the company buy third-generation mobile...

Down The Tube: TV Culture Is Window On Moral Morass.
June 28, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily One summer evening at twilight, my wife and I were out for a walk when we noticed something eerie. From the living rooms through the windows of several homes along the block, television sets were flickering....

Even As Youth Crime Rates Plunge, Conditions Remain Ripe For Upsurge.
June 28, 2000... Byline: Benjamin Kepple, Investor's Daily Juvenile arrests for violent crime dropped 19% from 1994 to 1998, according to figures from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), a unit of the Justice Department....

TILTING TOWARD WINDMILLS.
June 28, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily Gore unveiled the plan Tuesday in Philadelphia, saying it's based on market principles. Well, it's not really. Gore outlined a package of government subsidies, taxpayer-funded loans, grants and economic...

MORE POLITICKING FROM THE NEA.
June 28, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily The tax-exempt union has told the Internal Revenue Service that it spends no union dues on politics. But NEA documents reveal that money is being spent handover fist - $ 4.9 million has been budgeted for races...

Fund Company Mergers Are On The Rise - Difficulty Competing, Need For Restructuring Drive Trend.
June 28, 2000... Byline: Claire Mencke, Investor's Daily In the latest wave of money-management firm mergers, the number of deals - eight since the start of the year - is surprisingly large. But the prices offered, particularly for publicly traded firms,...

Vanguard Health Prefers Bore Fund, Up 30%, Applies Long-Term View To Volatile Sector.
June 28, 2000... Byline: Tom Gray, Investor's Daily Edward Owens, manager of the Vanguard Health Care Fund, describes it as a "boring" and "steady" place to park your money for the long haul. "I always like to emphasize to people interested in the fund...

Crop Outlook Torpedoes Cotton; Cocoa Slumps, Grains Are Mixed.
June 27, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily By The Associated Press Cotton futures prices traded sharply lower Monday on the New York Cotton Exchange, pressured by forecasts of favorable weather and speculation that the size of the crop is growing. In...

Treasury Traders Get Excited Over Expanding Budget Surplus.
June 27, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily U.S. Treasury prices climbed on Monday after the White House more than doubled its estimated 10-year budget surplus to $ 1.87 trillion, fanning optimism that the government might issue less debt and buy back...

Tips To Get The Most Out Of Your Doctor.
June 27, 2000... Byline: Tim Haddock, Investor's Daily Your doctor's appointment went great. The pills he gave you for your flu symptoms did the trick. One problem: You never got around to talking to him about the joint pain you've had the past three...

No Pain, No Gain: Bush And Gore Avoid Issues On Social Security.
June 27, 2000... Byline: By, Investor's Daily By Tim Penny For the first time since its inception, Social Security could become a major campaign issue. George Bush has proposed using a portion of payroll taxes to create personal investment accounts for...