Investor's Business Daily articles from March 2003, page 5

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Tech Firms Near Top Of Bankruptcy Listing A Slight Improvement Annual forecast by PwC predicts 180 or so filings by publicly traded firms.(A)
March 21, 2003... Byline: BRIAN DEAGON Phone carriers, chip companies, software developers and makers of computer components rank high among industry groups that could see the most bankruptcy filings this year. So says PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in a...

In Bid For Consumer Networking Market, Cisco To Buy Linksys "Very Big Step' For Company Cisco's competitor 3Com, meanwhile, announces deal with Cisco rival in China.(A)
March 21, 2003... Byline: MIKE ANGELL As part of a major strategy shift, Cisco Systems Inc. Thursday announced its biggest acquisition since 2000. The world's top maker of networking gear is buying privately held Linksys Group Inc. for $500 million in...

TRANSPORTATION TRENDS Fast Lane Opening Up For Freight Haulers No Truck With Conflict War in Iraq might slow air travel, so more cargo will be shipped on land.(A)
March 21, 2003... Byline: MARILYN MUCH When retailers sent out distress signals during October's West Coast port lockout, many turned to big third-party transporters to come to the rescue. Now that the U.S. is at war with Iraq, you can expect a...

THE WAR'S IMPACT Construction, Engineering Firms Eye Big Gains.(A)
March 21, 2003... Byline: KIRK SHINKLE The war in Iraq is officially on. And whether it lasts days, months or years, President Bush has already outlined an aggressive plan for rebuilding that nation after the conflict. He wants Iraq up and running in...

Market Gives Growth Funds A Boost Highly Rated Holdings AIM Aggressive Growth, AXP New Dimensions buoyed by likes of eBay.(A)
March 21, 2003... Byline: DOUG ROGERS AIM Aggressive Growth and American Express' AXP New Dimensions funds responded quickly to the start of the market's latest uptrend. AIM Aggressive Growth's net asset value shot up 7.6% in the three sessions ended...

Deliver The Message.(A)(EDITORIALS)
March 21, 2003... Iraq: The battle didn't start as everyone expected it would. But the decapitation strategy executed Wednesday night underscores the sophisticated and nuanced approach to this conflict. In his first briefing after that strike, Defense...

Model Behavior.(A)(EDITORIALS)
March 21, 2003... Politics: Britain's Conservative Party conducted itself with loyalty and patriotism in Tuesday's historic Iraq vote. Contrast that with the cynicism of our Democrats. Of the 165 Conservatives in Parliament, 150 voted with Prime Minister...

Will Iraq's Troops Give Up In Face Of Massive Force?(A)
March 21, 2003... Byline: BRIAN MITCHELL In Gulf War I, some Iraqi soldiers couldn't wait to surrender. One unit turned itself in to an Italian television crew. Another threw up its hands before a flying drone. Analysts expect more of the same in Gulf...

War Can't Stop Blue Chips' 7th Straight Rally.(B)
March 21, 2003... Byline: DAVID SAITO-CHUNG The Dow industrial average fell 1.6% in the first hour of trading, but closed with a 0.3% advance Thursday. The S&P 500 edged up 0.2%. While breakouts are fewer in number than in past bull markets, current...

Analyze, Profit From IBD's Market Charts.(B)
March 21, 2003... 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...

Automobile Insurer Gets Growth Rolling.(B)
March 21, 2003... Byline: David Saito-Chung Progressive Corp. of Ohio has rocketed 15% since March 12. The stock is near the top of what appears to be a double-bottom base. The insurer of cars and other vehicles has a 75 Earnings Per Share Rating,...

Start Of War Lifts Nasdaq Stocks To Late Gains.(B)
March 21, 2003... Byline: JONAH KERI The first U.S. forays into Iraq pulled the Nasdaq up from early losses to solid gains Thursday. The composite index rose 0.4%, the Nasdaq 100 0.5%. Nasdaq volume closed above its 50-day average, but slightly below...

J2 Global Breaks Out Of Late-Stage Pattern.(B)
March 21, 2003... Byline: Jonah Keri Advanced Neuromodulation broke out of a base on Jan. 9 but couldn't advance further, thanks to the resistant market. The stock ran off a string of five straight up days last week and early this week, stopping right at...

Stock Market Climbs As War Against Iraq Ramps Up.(A)(THE BIG PICTURE)
March 21, 2003... Byline: CHRIS GESSEL Stocks moved reluctantly higher Thursday as the war against Iraq got off to a sporadic start. Rather than "shock and awe," Wall Street watched cruise missiles and precision bombs hit occasional "targets of...

IBD'S TOP 10.(A)
March 21, 2003... Missiles, Ground Forces Hit Iraq 1In a slow escalation to drive Saddam Hussein from office, missiles fell on Baghdad a second straight night, including cruise missiles fired at Republican Guard strongholds. Defense Secretary Donald...

U.S., U.K. Ground Forces Move In; "Shock And Awe' Phase Will Be Beyond Anything Seen, Rumsfeld Vows ; 2nd Wave Of Baghdad Raids; Jets face little return fire as they hit gov't facilities; explosions in south, too.(A)
March 21, 2003... Byline: FROM IBD NEWS SERVICES The U.S. attacked key targets in Baghdad with cruise missiles Thursday, setting government buildings on fire. U.S. and British troops pushed across the Kuwaiti border Thursday and Friday into Iraq . ...

Oil Prices Tumble Despite Fire Reports; No Threat To Supplies Seen.(A)
March 21, 2003... Byline: JED GRAHAM The initial clashes in the war against Iraq boosted investor confidence in a quick victory and sent oil prices down another 4% on Thursday to their lowest level since Dec. 13. May crude oil futures fell $1.24 to...

AFTER THE CLOSE.(TO THE POINT)
March 21, 2003... EDS ousted Chairman and CEO Ronald Brown in the wake of an SEC probe and plunging profit and share price. Ex-CBS chief Michael Jordan will take over. Retired EDS vet Jeffrey Heller, who quit as vice chairman a year ago, returns as COO. ...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
March 21, 2003... MEDICAL Bristol-Myers sees slower growth CFO Andrew Bonfield said expiring patents could hurt profit gains over the next few years even if annual sales rise. Bristol-Myers Squibb may lose patent production this year on its Taxol cancer...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
March 21, 2003... FINANCE Debt markets bolster brokerages Three big Wall St. firms beat Q1 views, as banner results at their fixed-income units offset weak underwriting and merger activity. Bear Stearns reported similar results Wednesday. Amid cloudy...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
March 21, 2003... ENERGY Calif., El Paso settle for $1.7 bil The provider of natural gas services reached a tentative settlement with California to end probes into El Paso's alleged price manipulation during the state's energy crisis, sources said. El...

Joffrey At A Glance.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)
March 21, 2003... Joffrey At A Glance Born: 1930 in Seattle. Died: 1988 in New York City. Education: Studied at the High School of Performing Arts in New York and the School of the American Ballet. Achievements: ** Considered one of the...

IN BRIEF.(TO THE POINT)
March 21, 2003... Renal Care Chairman and CEO Sam Brooks, 64, died of cancer. He co-founded the kidney dialysis services firm. Calpers will disclose quarterly performance figures for its private equity and venture capital investments on a new Web site. The...

TRENDS & INNOVATIONS.(TO THE POINT)
March 21, 2003... ** Taking a daily multivitamin may help some folks, especially diabetics, avoid colds. But healthy people with adequate nutrition see no recognizable benefit, researchers said in Annals of Internal Medicine. ** A weak melanocortin 4...

He Partnered Originality, Drive; Art Of Success: Choreographer Robert Joffrey committed to his dance dreams.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)
March 21, 2003... Byline: KEN HOOVER When Robert Joffrey was 11, he announced he wanted to have his own dance company. It would be the finest in the world, he said. No one took the boy seriously. Joffrey paid no mind, figuring he'd just work his...

Rambus Thrives Despite Its Many Ongoing Legal Issues; Four Cases Still Pending; Memory chip technology coveted by chipmakers because it's the fastest.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
March 21, 2003... Byline: JAMES DETAR Memory chip designer Rambus Inc. is fighting four separate legal battles at once. It's won a few rounds in courts and lost a few. But through it all, it's stayed profitable. And its stock has soared. The...

Tech Firms Near Top Of Bankruptcy Listing; A Slight Improvement; Annual forecast by PwC predicts 180 or so filings by publicly traded firms.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
March 21, 2003... Byline: BRIAN DEAGON Phone carriers, chip companies, software developers and makers of computer components rank high among industry groups that could see the most bankruptcy filings this year. So says PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in a...

In Bid For Consumer Networking Market, Cisco To Buy Linksys; "Very Big Step' For Company; Cisco's competitor 3Com, meanwhile, announces deal with Cisco rival in China.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
March 21, 2003... Byline: MIKE ANGELL As part of a major strategy shift, Cisco Systems Inc. Thursday announced its biggest acquisition since 2000. The world's top maker of networking gear is buying privately held Linksys Group Inc. for $500 million in...

TRANSPORTATION TRENDS Fast Lane Opening Up For Freight Haulers; No Truck With Conflict; War in Iraq might slow air travel, so more cargo will be shipped on land.(THE NEW AMERICA)
March 21, 2003... Byline: MARILYN MUCH When retailers sent out distress signals during October's West Coast port lockout, many turned to big third-party transporters to come to the rescue. Now that the U.S. is at war with Iraq, you can expect a similar...

Market Gives Growth Funds A Boost; Highly Rated Holdings; AIM Aggressive Growth, AXP New Dimensions buoyed by likes of eBay.(MUTUAL FUNDS)(INVESTMENT TRENDS)
March 21, 2003... Byline: DOUG ROGERS AIM Aggressive Growth and American Express' AXP New Dimensions funds responded quickly to the start of the market's latest uptrend. AIM Aggressive Growth's net asset value shot up 7.6% in the three sessions ended...

BATTLE LINES.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)
March 21, 2003... Congress Unites Behind Troops Congress struggled to ease bitter partisan conflicts and unite behind the war to oust Saddam Hussein, despite many Democrats' misgivings. Both the House and Senate took up resolutions supporting the troops...

THE REAL MOST ACTIVE War Can't Stop Blue Chips' 7th Straight Rally.(MAKING MONEY)
March 21, 2003... Byline: DAVID SAITO-CHUNG The Dow industrial average fell 1.6% in the first hour of trading, but closed with a 0.3% advance Thursday. The S&P 500 edged up 0.2%. While breakouts are fewer in number than in past bull markets, current...

Automobile Insurer Gets Growth Rolling.(B)(NYSE STOCKS IN THE NEWS)
March 21, 2003... Byline: David Saito-Chung Progressive Corp. of Ohio has rocketed 15% since March 12. The stock is near the top of what appears to be a double-bottom base. The insurer of cars and other vehicles has a 75 Earnings Per Share Rating,...

J2 Global Breaks Out Of Late-Stage Pattern.(B)(NASDAQ STOCKS IN THE NEWS)
March 21, 2003... Byline: Jonah Keri Advanced Neuromodulation broke out of a base on Jan. 9 but couldn't advance further, thanks to the resistant market. The stock ran off a string of five straight up days last week and early this week, stopping right at...

THE REAL MOST ACTIVE Start Of War Lifts Nasdaq Stocks To Late Gains.(B)
March 21, 2003... Byline: JONAH KERI The first U.S. forays into Iraq pulled the Nasdaq up from early losses to solid gains Thursday. The composite index rose 0.4%, the Nasdaq 100 0.5%. Nasdaq volume closed above its 50-day average, but slightly below...

Stocks Bounce As Deadline Ticks Down.(A)
March 20, 2003... Byline: CHRIS GESSEL Leading stocks Wednesday faced their first test of the new rally. As the deadline for Saddam Hussein loomed, most of the market traded quietly. But Oracle's disappointing earnings report and outlook weighed...

Skirmishes, Defections As Clock Winds Down For Saddam To Depart U.S. Fires On Wood Boats Planes drop two mil fliers telling Iraqis to surrender; casualties seen inevitable.(A)
March 20, 2003... Byline: FROM IBD NEWS SERVICES U.S. and British forces moved formations out of Kuwait toward Iraq as Saddam Hussein defiantly ignored President Bush's ultimatum to to yield power. Even before the deadline, some Iraqi troops began...

Alaskan Drilling Effort Is Killed In Senate As Eight Republicans Vote Against Plan Five Democrats in favor; heavy lobbying by greens in final days pays dividend.(A)
March 20, 2003... Byline: JOSEPH GUINTO The Senate dealt President Bush a big defeat Wednesday, voting to leave Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge closed to drilling. Bush made oil exploration there a key plank in his energy policy. But eight...

AFTER THE CLOSE.(A)(AFTER THE CLOSE)
March 20, 2003... APPLE elected former Vice President Al Gore to its board. The computer maker says he's a big Mac fan. Gore also advises Web search firm Google. ENRON took three North American pipelines off the block. It'll combine them into a new firm....

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(A)
March 20, 2003... TRANSPORTATION FedEx misses Q3, but raises Q4 The package delivery firm made 49 cents a share, a penny short but 26% over last year, despite severe winter storms that hampered deliveries in the East. Volume rose 9% and sales rose 10%...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(A)
March 20, 2003... FINANCE BofA broker unit exits Euro stocks After spending two years building up the business, the No. 3 U.S. bank will no longer cover European equities. Banc of America Securities will focus on higher-margin equity derivatives and...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(A)
March 20, 2003... TECHNOLOGY Cisco OKs a $5 bil stock buyback The No. 1 network gear maker has already bought $3.6 bil of its shares under an $8 bil plan set to expire in Sept. Also, Cisco will pay $13.5 mil for SignalWorks, a small maker of...

THE ECONOMY.(A)
March 20, 2003... Record mortgage activity seen Lender Fannie Mae expects $3.2 tril in new home mortgages in '03, well above its old $2.15 tril estimate. Of that, $2.02 tril is expected to be refinancings. It would be the third straight record year for...

NATION.(A)
March 20, 2003... Be vigilant, calm, Ridge advises Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said security was up across the U.S., with special emphasis on ports and airports. Ridge said terror alert status was raised from yellow to orange largely on...

WORLD.(A)
March 20, 2003... Arafat names Abbas 1st premier Yasser Arafat appointed his longtime deputy Mahmoud Abbas to the new post. He asked Abbas to form a new Cabinet. Arafat still commands security forces and would have final say in any peace talks with Israel....

TRENDS & INNOVATIONS.(A)
March 20, 2003... Killer pneumonia virus identified Hong Kong doctors said it's part of the Paramyxoviridae family, which includes viruses that cause measles. The illness, known as severe acute respiratory syndrome, starts with a high fever and dry cough...

TRENDS & INNOVATIONS.(A)
March 20, 2003... ** A majority of possible jurors in the U.S. blame parents, not fast-food restaurants such as McDonald's, for obesity in children. ** Computer viruses rose more slowly last year, up 10% vs. 13% in '01 and '02, but recovery costs grew to...

NEVER STOP LEARNING Invite Outsiders Inside.(A)(IBD 10 SECRETS TO SUCCESS)
March 20, 2003... Byline: Robin Grugal 4Managers can learn much about the health of their companies from customers, current and former employees and internal research. But such an education is often incomplete without input from independent outside...

He Let His Imagination Soar Innovate: With resolve, aeronautical pioneer Barnes Willis succeeded by design.(A)
March 20, 2003... Byline: PETER BENESH Barnes Neville Wallis badly wanted to be an engineer. But even with his training at an esteemed school and some natural skill, England's class system denied the nearly destitute Wallis entrance to a university so...

For USA Interactive, Travel Site Expedia Winner Despite War.(A)
March 20, 2003... Byline: DOUG TSURUOKA It had nothing to do with any war, but businessman Barry Diller dropped his own bombshells Wednesday. Diller, chief executive of USA Interactive Inc., said his company would buy, for $3.3 billion, the portion of...

Web Scores For Hoops Gamblers Bettors Toe (On)Line.(A)
March 20, 2003... Byline: PETE BARLAS Companies that offer gambling on the Internet expect a big payout from March Madness. The NCAA men's basketball tournament has emerged as a major driver for the industry -- a billion dollar business that keeps on...

Firms Find Search Services Good Way To Improve Sites.(A)
March 20, 2003... Byline: PETE BARLAS Internet search firms are raking in cash by sprucing up Web sites. They're helping businesses fix faulty search features so customers can better locate products and information online. Search problems are a...

Web Ad Trackers Begin Watching The Time When Do People View Ads? Nielsen/Net Ratings says service will help companies measure ad effectiveness.(A)
March 20, 2003... Byline: PETE BARLAS Web advertisers no longer have to ask for the time of day. Last week, two rival companies that measure Web usage separately began providing a new, similar service to advertisers: tracking the time of the day when...

AmberWave Makes Strides In Strained Silicon Processes.(A)(Q AND A)
March 20, 2003... Byline: JAMES DETAR Semiconductor start-up AmberWave Systems Group lives up to its name. It's starting to make waves as a leader in a new chip process called strained silicon. Strained silicon stretches out the space between silicon...

Start-Ups Still Struggle To Recruit Executives Talented People Scarce.(A)
March 20, 2003... Byline: NICK TURNER Silicon Valley is teeming with unemployed tech workers. Conventional wisdom holds that it's easy to find talented people to hire. With so many layoffs and failed businesses, a job offer is highly prized. Right?...

Q&A Energy Trading Sector Adapts To New World.(A)
March 20, 2003... Byline: AMY REEVES A few years ago, energy trading was a booming business. All the leading energy firms got in on the action: Duke Energy Corp., Dynegy Corp., Sempra Energy -- and a little outfit called Enron. Then Enron collapsed,...

DEVON ENERGY CORP. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma A Few Megadeals Later, And It's A Big Boy.(A)
March 20, 2003... Byline: MARILYN ALVA Devon Energy Corp. is no longer a quiet little energy company. In big, brash deals over the last few years, it has bought its way to the top rungs of energy independents. The firm nearly doubled in size after...

Medical Outfit Renews Its Deal With Regulators.(A)
March 20, 2003... Byline: FROM IBD NEWS SERVICES CryoLife Inc. (New America, July 18, 2001), which processes human tissue for transplant, on Wednesday said it renewed a deal with U.S. regulators allowing it to sell nonvalve heart and vascular tissue, some...

Growth Funds Reasserting Leadership Rally Ups Performance Strong Growth focuses on health care sector; Calamos revisits tech.(A)
March 20, 2003... Byline: KEN HOOVER Strong Growth Fund made a good run this past week, riding the current of a powerful rally. No one can be sure if it's the beginning of a new bull market. But the $1.4 billion fund gained 8.94% since March 11 going...

A Dry Hole.(A)(EDITORIALS)
March 20, 2003... Energy: We hoped reason would prevail. It was not to be, though. The latest attempt to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil production has failed. Kudos, though, to Sens. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., chairman of the Senate Energy...

British Resolve.(A)(EDITORIALS)
March 20, 2003... Committed: It wasn't exactly Churchillian, but Tuesday's courageous speech by Prime Minister Tony Blair was enough to ensure the support of our closest ally. In the hours before the House of Commons approved the Blair government's Iraq...

Stocks Log 6th Straight Rally; Volume Thins.(B)
March 20, 2003... Byline: DAVID SAITO-CHUNG The Dow industrial average swung from a 0.6% morning decline to finish Wednesday up 0.9%. The S&P 500 also gained 0.9%, ending at its session high. American Italian Pasta rose 1.18 to 44.45 on double usual...

Analyze, Profit From IBD's Market Charts.(B)
March 20, 2003... 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...

T-Shirt Manufacturer Enjoys Snazzy Growth.(B)
March 20, 2003... Byline: David Saito-Chung Gildan Activewear jumped out of a six-month cup-with-handle base on Jan. 6. The stock rallied 6%, but failed to move higher as the market slumped. It's built a flat base the past two months. The Canadian...

Nasdaq Falls Early, Stages Late-Day Reversal.(B)
March 20, 2003... Byline: JONAH KERI An up-and-down session that saw the market fall early ended with the Nasdaq nearly back to even and at its intraday highs. The tech-rich index finished down 0.2%, while the Nasdaq 100 lost 0.7%. Volume finished higher,...

University Of Phoenix Online Breaks Out.(B)
March 20, 2003... Byline: Jonah Keri University of Phoenix Online cleared a nine-week base-on-base pattern, notching a new high on heavy volume. Since the stock didn't pause to form a handle, add 0.10 to the top of the base and point of resistance at 40...

Skirmishes, Defections As Clock Winds Down For Saddam To Depart; U.S. Fires On Wood Boats; Planes drop two mil fliers telling Iraqis to surrender; casualties seen inevitable.(A)
March 20, 2003... Byline: FROM IBD NEWS SERVICES U.S. and British forces moved formations out of Kuwait toward Iraq as Saddam Hussein defiantly ignored President Bush's ultimatum to to yield power. Even before the deadline, some Iraqi troops began...

Alaskan Drilling Effort Is Killed In Senate As Eight Republicans Vote Against Plan; Five Democrats in favor; heavy lobbying by greens in final days pays dividend.(A)
March 20, 2003... Byline: JOSEPH GUINTO The Senate dealt President Bush a big defeat Wednesday, voting to leave Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge closed to drilling. Bush made oil exploration there a key plank in his energy policy. But eight...

IBD'S TOP 10.(A)
March 20, 2003... Iraqis Jump Deadline To Give Up 1As U.S. forces advanced toward Iraq, some Iraqi troops trekked across their lines to surrender. The White House warned Americans to expect U.S. casualties. Iraq sent a small armada of wooden fishing vessels...

AFTER THE CLOSE.(TO THE POINT)
March 20, 2003... APPLE elected former Vice President Al Gore to its board. The computer maker says he's a big Mac fan. Gore also advises Web search firm Google. ENRON took three North American pipelines off the block. It'll combine them into a new firm....

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
March 20, 2003... MEDIA S.F. Chronicle may cut 500 jobs The newspaper told labor leaders it may need to ax 20% of its staff to cut costs. Hearst bought the San Francisco Chronicle in '00 and sold the San Francisco Examiner, but kept most of both papers'...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
March 20, 2003... TRANSPORTATION FedEx misses Q3, but raises Q4 The package delivery firm made 49 cents a share, a penny short but 26% over last year, despite severe winter storms that hampered deliveries in the East. Volume rose 9% and sales rose 10% to...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
March 20, 2003... TECHNOLOGY Cisco OKs a $5 bil stock buyback The No. 1 network gear maker has already bought $3.6 bil of its shares under an $8 bil plan set to expire in Sept. Also, Cisco will pay $13.5 mil for SignalWorks, a small maker of...

IN BRIEF.(TO THE POINT)
March 20, 2003... Dresdner Bank CEO Bernd Fahrholz quit, as expected, amid mounting losses at the No. 3 German bank, a unit of Germany's No. 1 insurer Allianz. Deutsche Bank exec Herbert Walter will replace him. Microsoft announced two security issues -- and...

TRENDS & INNOVATIONS.(TO THE POINT)
March 20, 2003... ** A majority of possible jurors in the U.S. blame parents, not fast-food restaurants such as McDonald's, for obesity in children. ** Computer viruses rose more slowly last year, up 10% vs. 13% in '01 and '02, but recovery costs grew to...

He Let His Imagination Soar; Innovate: With resolve, aeronautical pioneer Barnes Willis succeeded by design.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)
March 20, 2003... Byline: PETER BENESH Barnes Neville Wallis badly wanted to be an engineer. But even with his training at an esteemed school and some natural skill, England's class system denied the nearly destitute Wallis entrance to a university so...

TECHBITS.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
March 20, 2003... Byline: Mike Angell Making A Fashion Statement The annual wireless industry trade show CTIA, which wrapped up in New Orleans Wednesday, confronted the most pressing issues in the communications technology business. One such...

For USA Interactive, Travel Site Expedia Winner Despite War.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
March 20, 2003... Byline: DOUG TSURUOKA It had nothing to do with any war, but businessman Barry Diller dropped his own bombshells Wednesday. Diller, chief executive of USA Interactive Inc., said his company would buy, for $3.3 billion, the portion of...

Web Scores For Hoops Gamblers; Bettors Toe (On)Line.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
March 20, 2003... Byline: PETE BARLAS Companies that offer gambling on the Internet expect a big payout from March Madness. The NCAA men's basketball tournament has emerged as a major driver for the industry -- a billion dollar business that keeps on...

Web Ad Trackers Begin Watching The Time; When Do People View Ads?; Nielsen/Net Ratings says service will help companies measure ad effectiveness.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
March 20, 2003... Byline: PETE BARLAS Web advertisers no longer have to ask for the time of day. Last week, two rival companies that measure Web usage separately began providing a new, similar service to advertisers: tracking the time of the day when...

Start-Ups Still Struggle To Recruit Executives; Talented People Scarce.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
March 20, 2003... Byline: NICK TURNER Silicon Valley is teeming with unemployed tech workers. Conventional wisdom holds that it's easy to find talented people to hire. With so many layoffs and failed businesses, a job offer is highly prized. Right?...

Energy Trading Sector Adapts To New World.(THE NEW AMERICA)(Q & A)
March 20, 2003... Byline: AMY REEVES A few years ago, energy trading was a booming business. All the leading energy firms got in on the action: Duke Energy Corp., Dynegy Corp., Sempra Energy -- and a little outfit called Enron. Then Enron collapsed,...

DEVON ENERGY CORP. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; A Few Megadeals Later, And It's A Big Boy.(THE NEW AMERICA)
March 20, 2003... Byline: MARILYN ALVA Devon Energy Corp. is no longer a quiet little energy company. In big, brash deals over the last few years, it has bought its way to the top rungs of energy independents. The firm nearly doubled in size after...

Medical Outfit Renews Its Deal With Regulators.(THE NEW AMERICA)(NEW AMERICA REVISITED)
March 20, 2003... Byline: FROM IBD NEWS SERVICES CryoLife Inc. (New America, July 18, 2001), which processes human tissue for transplant, on Wednesday said it renewed a deal with U.S. regulators allowing it to sell nonvalve heart and vascular tissue, some...