Investor's Business Daily articles from March 2003

Investor's Business Daily archives from March 2003

Market Ends Week Down But Not Broken.(A)
March 31, 2003... Byline: CHRIS GESSEL Stocks drifted lower for a third straight session on Friday as the unfolding war in Iraq dominated the headlines. The latest battle was one of perceptions, rather than firefights between the U.S.-led coalition...

U.S. Battles In 3 Cities; Iraqis Shoot Their Own Trying To Escape Basra Rumsfeld Warning To Syria Fights rage in Nasiriyah, Najah and Basra; weather allows for more bombing.(A)
March 31, 2003... Byline: FROM IBD NEWS SERVICES American ground forces backed by Cobra helicopter gunships fought for control of a strategic city on the road to Baghdad on Friday. At the same time, British officials accused Iraqis of firing on civilians...

So Far, Coverage Hasn't Strained Pentagon's New Media Strategy Embedded Reporters.(A)
March 31, 2003... Byline: DOUG TSURUOKA Can the Pentagon keep its new media-friendly thing going? Twelve years after taking heavy flak for curbing combat coverage in the Gulf War, the military has done an about-face. It's placed about 600 print and...

AFTER THE CLOSE.(A)(AFTER THE CLOSE)
March 31, 2003... INSTINET will cut 175 jobs, or 12% of its work force. The electronic share-trading network operator, 63% owned by Reuters, cut 300 jobs in Q4. STANDARD & POOR'S cut its credit ratings on American Airlines parent AMR, Continental, Delta...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(A)
March 31, 2003... TRANSPORTATION War hurts auto sales somewhat Auto sales since the Iraq war started are down 3%-5% from a year ago, according to J.D. Power & Associates, citing daily sales figures from dealers. J.D. Power said sales were tracking...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(A)
March 31, 2003... MEDIA No Yankees for Cablevision users The cable operator said Yes Network, controlled by the New York Yankees, pulled the plug on a deal that would have given 3 mil Cablevision subscribers access to Yankee baseball games. On March...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(A)
March 31, 2003... TECHNOLOGY Hynix faces big U.S. import duties The Commerce Dept. will make a preliminary ruling today on a complaint by rival memory chip firm Micron Technology that Hynix got illegal state aid from South Korea. If it loses, Hynix...

THE ECONOMY.(A)
March 31, 2003... Economy gauge jumps in week The Economic Cycle Research Institute's U.S. leading index rose to 120.6 from 118.1 in the week ending March 21, hitting its highest level since Nov. Big stock market gains, a drop in initial jobless claims...

NATION.(A)
March 31, 2003... Airport screener layoffs seen Up to 3,000, or one in 18, could lose their jobs. The head of the Transportation Security Administration wants to cut the ranks from 54,000 to 51,000, and that layoff notices could go out April 1. At...

WORLD.(A)
March 31, 2003... S. Korea urges bold U.S. gesture Secretary of State Colin Powell said the suggestion could be "on the table" after N. Korea satisfies the U.S. on its nuclear and weapon programs. S. Korean Foreign Minister Yoon Young-kwan, before a...

TRENDS & INNOVATIONS.(A)
March 31, 2003... Bill aims to speed check clearing Rep. Melissa Hart, R-Pa., wants to let banks send electronic images of checks rather than wait for the paper original. Though some banks already do this under private deals, the legislation would make the...

TRENDS & INNOVATIONS.(A)
March 31, 2003... ** The FDA OK'd E-Z-EM's Reactive Skin Decontamination Lotion for use by soldiers to counter chemical weapons and other skin toxins. ** Coffee producers may hand out free beans in unhooked markets and push schools to serve coffee to...

HOW YOU THINK IS EVERYTHING Office Life During Wartime.(A)(IBD 10 SECRETS TO SUCCESS)
March 31, 2003... Byline: Cord Cooper 1Need to boost employee morale during troubled times? Think compassion. "By being available and offering support, managers can build team spirit that will outlast any crisis," business coach Terri Levine said....

Ali's Crowning Achievements Hit It Big: He proved his mettle with Olympic gold and the heavyweight title.(A)
March 31, 2003... Byline: CURT SCHLEIER As a teen-ager, Muhammad Ali studied the best fighters of his time -- and learned what not to do. As he explains in his autobiography, "The Greatest: My Own Story" (written with Richard Durham): once he decided...

New Software Manages Price Cuts.(A)
March 31, 2003... Byline: J. BONASIA It was the height of the Christmas shopping season, and managers at Northern Group Retail Ltd. had a decision to make. The Canadian chain of 280 clothing stores typically begins to mark down winter coat prices in...

Tiny Tags Thwart Fuel Tampering.(A)
March 31, 2003... Byline: J. BONASIA Motor sports teams are always looking for ways to get an edge over their rivals. Sometimes they go too far and try to boost performance by doctoring fuel. But an innovation could put the brakes on that form of...

Big Blue, BellSouth Hook Up To Offer E-Business Hosting Services.(A)
March 31, 2003... Byline: DOUG TSURUOKA Big Blue's dropping a line to a friend down South. The two plan to team up to win new customers. That's the idea behind a deal announced March 12 between IBM Corp. and BellSouth Corp. to offer e-business hosting...

NEW AMERICA REVISITED Beauty Products Seller Spruces Up Its Views.(A)
March 31, 2003... Byline: FROM IBD NEWS SERVICES Beauty products giant Avon Products Inc. (New America, March 7, 2002) on Friday said it expects to report quarterly earnings slightly above its previous forecast, bolstered by strong performance abroad. ...

FTD Inc. Downers Grove, Illinois Florist Delivers A Bouquet Of Financial Gains Restructuring Pays Dividends After combining two units into one, it cuts expenses and improves marketing.(A)
March 31, 2003... Byline: MARILYN MUCH Sometimes a company can do better combining its parts into one business instead of keeping them separate. That was the rationale behind the latest incarnation of FTD Inc. Formerly known as IOS Brands Corp.,...

Most Stock Funds Take The Week Off Fade After Solid Month Larger growth groups still leading the charge paced by health, tech.(A)
March 31, 2003... Byline: DAN MOREAU Stock funds took a breather last week after slogging through a tough wartime rally in March. Their 0.48% decline in the week of March 20-27 left U.S. diversified stock funds with a four-week gain of 3.12%, but down...

Speak Of The Devil.(A)(EDITORIALS)
March 31, 2003... Iraq: We have commented before on the criminal way in which Saddam Hussein's regime is fighting this war. But we still wonder if the public truly understands what sort of twisted man the coalition is dealing with. Though he hides behind...

Paris Peace Talk.(A)(EDITORIALS)
March 31, 2003... Alliances: Comment dit-on "chutzpah" en francais? France wants a leading role in rebuilding Iraq -- even though it's not sure who should win the war there. French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin's speech Wednesday at London's...

Party's Anti-War Element Worries Some Democrats.(A)
March 31, 2003... Byline: SEAN HIGGINS When a newspaper said that presidential candidate Howard Dean would halt his criticism of the war in Iraq after the shooting began, his campaign was quick to react. The report was false, blared a press release. ...

Stocks Slip For Third Day On Subpar Trade.(B)
March 31, 2003... Byline: CRAIG SHAW Stocks slumped Friday as a weak consumer confidence report added to concerns about a drawn-out Iraq war. The Dow industrials dipped 0.7%, the benchmark S&P 500 0.6%. It was the NYSE indexes' first string of three down...

Analyze, Profit From IBD's Market Charts.(B)
March 31, 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...

Printer Maker Clears Base-On-Base Pattern.(B)
March 31, 2003... Byline: Craig Shaw Lexmark International broke out of a 17-week base on robust trade Thursday, adding 1.6% Friday. It closed within 5% of its pivot point of 66.50, still in safe buying range. To find the pivot, add 0.10 to the high point...

Nasdaq Posts Fourth Decline In Five Sessions.(B)
March 31, 2003... Byline: DAVID SAITO-CHUNG The Nasdaq caved nearly 1.1% in lower volume Friday to finish down 3.7% for the week, ending its two-week winning streak. Some stocks in leading industry groups gave back a chunk of their recent winnings....

Software Firm Keeps Adding More Clients.(B)
March 31, 2003... Byline: David Saito-Chung Computer Programs & Sciences went public in late May last year at $17 a share. Early last week, the stock crossed above its 50-day moving average on heavy volume. The company's software helps hospitals...

Consumer Spending Remained Flat In Feb. Incomes Rose Modest 0.3% Soft job market, pricey gas meant less was available for non-energy purchases.(B)
March 31, 2003... Byline: CHRISTINA WISE Incomes edged up 0.3% in February from January, while consumer spending stayed flat for the second month in a row, as higher energy costs, lackluster job growth and war worries took a toll. It was the first...

Greenspan Hits Conflicting Poverty Data.(B)
March 31, 2003... Byline: Associated Press Groups working to improve inner-city areas and housing for the poor need to do a better job of measuring their success, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday. Greenspan told a community...

U.S. Battles In 3 Cities; Iraqis Shoot Their Own Trying To Escape Basra; Rumsfeld Warning To Syria; Fights rage in Nasiriyah, Najah and Basra; weather allows for more bombing.(A)
March 31, 2003... Byline: FROM IBD NEWS SERVICES American ground forces backed by Cobra helicopter gunships fought for control of a strategic city on the road to Baghdad on Friday. At the same time, British officials accused Iraqis of firing on civilians...

So Far, Coverage Hasn't Strained Pentagon's New Media Strategy; Embedded Reporters.(A)
March 31, 2003... Byline: DOUG TSURUOKA Can the Pentagon keep its new media-friendly thing going? Twelve years after taking heavy flak for curbing combat coverage in the Gulf War, the military has done an about-face. It's placed about 600 print and...

IBD'S TOP 10.(A)
March 31, 2003... U.S. Warns Syria On Aid To Iraq 1 Ground forces backed by Cobra helicopter gunships fought for control of the strategic city of Nasiriyah on the road to Baghdad. The combat flared as Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld sternly warned Syria...

AFTER THE CLOSE.(TO THE POINT)
March 31, 2003... INSTINET will cut 175 jobs, or 12% of its work force. The electronic share-trading network operator, 63% owned by Reuters, cut 300 jobs in Q4. STANDARD & POOR'S cut its credit ratings on American Airlines parent AMR, Continental, Delta and...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
March 31, 2003... ENERGY FERC: BP's trades inflated prices The commission says a trader at the world's No. 3 oil company sold power to a trader friend at Reliant and immediately bought it back at the same price three times. Rivals have done the same...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
March 31, 2003... TRANSPORTATION War hurts auto sales somewhat Auto sales since the Iraq war started are down 3%-5% from a year ago, according to J.D. Power & Associates, citing daily sales figures from dealers. J.D. Power said sales were tracking flat...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
March 31, 2003... TECHNOLOGY Hynix faces big U.S. import duties The Commerce Dept. will make a preliminary ruling today on a complaint by rival memory chip firm Micron Technology that Hynix got illegal state aid from South Korea. If it loses, Hynix will...

IN BRIEF.(TO THE POINT)
March 31, 2003... USA Today President and Publisher Tom Curley will succeed Louis Boccardi as president and CEO of The Associated Press on June 1. Macrovision fell 18% after J.P. Morgan said the CD copy protection technology firm might lose an Arista Records...

TRENDS & INNOVATIONS.(TO THE POINT)
March 31, 2003... ** The FDA OK'd E-Z-EM's Reactive Skin Decontamination Lotion for use by soldiers to counter chemical weapons and other skin toxins. ** Coffee producers may hand out free beans in unhooked markets and push schools to serve coffee to...

Ali's Crowning Achievements; Hit It Big: He proved his mettle with Olympic gold and the heavyweight title.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)
March 31, 2003... Byline: CURT SCHLEIER As a teen-ager, Muhammad Ali studied the best fighters of his time -- and learned what not to do. As he explains in his autobiography, "The Greatest: My Own Story" (written with Richard Durham): once he decided...

"Ankle-Biter' eMachines Chomping Away At HP's Market Share; Making Money On Cheap PCs; Privately held eMachines looks to take No. 3 spot in personal computer field.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
March 31, 2003... Byline: PATRICK SEITZ Personal computer giant Hewlett-Packard Co. is getting serious competition at retail from an unlikely source -- eMachines Inc. Many assumed the low-cost PC maker would fade away after it was taken private in...

Tiny Tags Thwart Fuel Tampering.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
March 31, 2003... Byline: J. BONASIA Motor sports teams are always looking for ways to get an edge over their rivals. Sometimes they go too far and try to boost performance by doctoring fuel. But an innovation could put the brakes on that form of...

Ali At A Glance.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)
March 31, 2003... Ali At A Glance Born: 1942 in Louisville, Ky. Education: Dropped out of school. Achievements: ** Won a gold medal as a light heavyweight at the 1960 Olympics in Rome. ** Won the world heavyweight boxing championship...

Big Blue, BellSouth Hook Up To Offer E-Business Hosting Services.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)(Q & A)
March 31, 2003... Byline: DOUG TSURUOKA Big Blue's dropping a line to a friend down South. The two plan to team up to win new customers. That's the idea behind a deal announced March 12 between IBM Corp. and BellSouth Corp. to offer e-business hosting...

Beauty Products Seller Spruces Up Its Views.(THE NEW AMERICA)(NEW AMERICA REVISITED)
March 31, 2003... Byline: FROM IBD NEWS SERVICES Beauty products giant Avon Products Inc. (New America, March 7, 2002) on Friday said it expects to report quarterly earnings slightly above its previous forecast, bolstered by strong performance abroad. The...

FTD Inc. Downers Grove, Illinois; Florist Delivers A Bouquet Of Financial Gains; Restructuring Pays Dividends; After combining two units into one, it cuts expenses and improves marketing.(THE NEW AMERICA)
March 31, 2003... Byline: MARILYN MUCH Sometimes a company can do better combining its parts into one business instead of keeping them separate. That was the rationale behind the latest incarnation of FTD Inc. Formerly known as IOS Brands Corp., FTD...

Most Stock Funds Take The Week Off; Fade After Solid Month; Larger growth groups still leading the charge paced by health, tech.(MUTUAL FUNDS)(INVESTMENT TRENDS)
March 31, 2003... Byline: DAN MOREAU Stock funds took a breather last week after slogging through a tough wartime rally in March. Their 0.48% decline in the week of March 20-27 left U.S. diversified stock funds with a four-week gain of 3.12%, but down...

BATTLE LINES.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)
March 31, 2003... Ship With Relief Supplies Docks Flanked by patrol boats and assault helicopters, Britain's Sir Galahad docked at Umm Qasr, loaded with the first military shipment of relief aid for Iraqi citizens. Just ahead of it was the British...

THE REAL MOST ACTIVE Stocks Slip For Third Day On Subpar Trade.(MAKING MONEY)
March 31, 2003... Byline: CRAIG SHAW Stocks slumped Friday as a weak consumer confidence report added to concerns about a drawn-out Iraq war. The Dow industrials dipped 0.7%, the benchmark S&P 500 0.6%. It was the NYSE indexes' first string of three down...

Printer Maker Clears Base-On-Base Pattern.(B)(NYSE STOCKS IN THE NEWS)
March 31, 2003... Byline: Craig Shaw Lexmark International broke out of a 17-week base on robust trade Thursday, adding 1.6% Friday. It closed within 5% of its pivot point of 66.50, still in safe buying range. To find the pivot, add 0.10 to the high point...

THE REAL MOST ACTIVE Nasdaq Posts Fourth Decline In Five Sessions.(B)
March 31, 2003... Byline: DAVID SAITO-CHUNG The Nasdaq caved nearly 1.1% in lower volume Friday to finish down 3.7% for the week, ending its two-week winning streak. Some stocks in leading industry groups gave back a chunk of their recent winnings....

Software Firm Keeps Adding More Clients.(B)(NASDAQ STOCKS IN THE NEWS)
March 31, 2003... Byline: David Saito-Chung Computer Programs & Sciences went public in late May last year at $17 a share. Early last week, the stock crossed above its 50-day moving average on heavy volume. The company's software helps hospitals...

Consumer Spending Remained Flat In Feb.; Incomes Rose Modest 0.3%; Soft job market, pricey gas meant less was available for non-energy purchases.(THE SMART INVESTOR)
March 31, 2003... Byline: CHRISTINA WISE Incomes edged up 0.3% in February from January, while consumer spending stayed flat for the second month in a row, as higher energy costs, lackluster job growth and war worries took a toll. It was the first...

Tootsie Gave Investors A Sugar High.(THE SMART INVESTOR)(WINNING WAYS)
March 31, 2003... Byline: KEN HOOVER Sweet profits awaited the investor who bought the seemingly boring Tootsie Roll Industries at the right moment in 1984. It's tough to resist the chewy, chocolate treats. But it might have been easy to miss the...

Stocks Reclaim Most 0f Morning Losses.(A)
March 28, 2003... Byline: CHRIS GESSEL Traders stayed focused on the war with Iraq Thursday as stocks recovered from an early sell-off. The market slumped at the open. The buzz centered on a Washington Post story that quoted military sources saying...

Bush, Blair Vow Fight Until Saddam's Gone, Hint At A Longer War Heavier Baghdad Bombing Both stress allied goals, not a timetable, are key; enemy losses mounting.(A)
March 28, 2003... Byline: FROM IBD NEWS SERVICES President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair vowed on Thursday to wage war for as long as it takes to eliminate Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, as Iraqi resistance raised questions about how long...

Many Nations Vote No On War; Their Investors Cast Ballots, Too Recent dollar weakness raises some worries, but faith in the buck holds.(A)
March 28, 2003... Byline: JED GRAHAM While France and Germany made it clear at the U.N. that they oppose the U.S.-led war against Iraq, foreign investors are casting a decidedly different vote. Every day, they and other foreign investors pump nearly...

AFTER THE CLOSE.(A)(AFTER THE CLOSE)
March 28, 2003... THE SEC wants more info on valuation methods of stable-value mutual funds, conservative portfolios that have recently won investor attention. T-MOBILE USA is selling a wireless camcorder phone that records up to 10 seconds of video and...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(A)
March 28, 2003... TECHNOLOGY Computer Sciences strikes deal The tech services firm won a $1.6 bil deal to manage cell phone maker Motorola's technology operations over 10 years. As part of the pact, some 1,300 Motorola workers will shift to Computer...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(A)
March 28, 2003... FINANCE NASD probes Grubman's ex-boss The National Association of Securities Dealers is investigating Kevin McCaffrey for allegedly failing to supervise ex-telecom analyst Jack Grubman for Citigroup's Salomon Smith Barney unit....

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(A)
March 28, 2003... ACCOUNTING FASB chief gives options warning Robert Herz, chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, said some firms may be preparing to fight a new fee system aimed at supporting FASB and a new auditing oversight board....

THE ECONOMY.(A)
March 28, 2003... Mortgage rates up again in week Rates continued to rise this week from record lows two weeks ago. The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 5.91% from 5.79% last week and 5.61% two weeks ago, Freddie Mac said. The 15-year fixed-rate...

NATION.(A)
March 28, 2003... 2nd chance for appeals nominee Texas judge Priscilla Owen won approval for a federal appeals court seat from the Senate Judiciary Committee as the panel's new GOP majority overruled Democrats who voted her down last year. Owen's...

WORLD.(A)
March 28, 2003... Venezuela strike leader is exiled Carlos Ortega, head of the Venezuelan Labor Confederation, left for Costa Rica. He was escorted by federal police from the Costa Rican Embassy to Caracas' international airport. The gov't granted Ortega...

TRENDS & INNOVATIONS.(A)
March 28, 2003... Tuition costs lagged inflation rate At least, students' out-of-pocket tuition costs for private colleges grew just 17.3% from '92-99 vs. a consumer price index hike of 18.7%, said the National Association of Independent Colleges and...

TRENDS & INNOVATIONS.(A)
March 28, 2003... ** A broad, slow earthquake that started Feb. 26 in the Northwest is releasing energy equal to the 6.7 magnitude quake of two years ago. No one can feel it now, but it could climax in an 8-9 magnitude quake off the coast. **...

TAKE RESPONSIBILITY Leaders Can Spin Stories.(A)(IBD 10 SECRETS TO SUCCESS)
March 28, 2003... Byline: Robin Grugal 10It's not always easy to make your point clear to subordinates, especially when it comes to character issues. So why not give storytelling a try? Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno did just that...

Dumas Made His Words Count The Write Stuff: He riveted readers with "The Three Musketeers' and other books.(A)
March 28, 2003... Byline: MICHAEL MINK Alexandre Dumas was well acquainted with hardship. He was the son of Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, a legendary general of Napoleon's. Gen. Dumas died from an illness when Alexandre was 6. The heartbroken boy was left...

Sony Hands Off Human Resources Functions To Outside Firm More companies turning over HR duties beyond just payroll and benefits.(A)
March 28, 2003... Byline: MARILYN ALVA When Ed Cotter started work as senior vice president of human resources at Sony Electronics Inc. three years ago, the department, from a technology standpoint, was still in the Dark Ages. Its patched-together...

Sun, Microsoft Aim To Find Common Ground.(A)
March 28, 2003... Byline: MURRAY COLEMAN Bill Gates and Scott McNealy might not agree on much. But at least they're willing to talk. Not in person, of course. But they're sending representatives to a key industry standards group. The idea is to find...

Intel Takes Lead Role In Venture Funding Most Active Investor In Tech Shift in focus: Venture arm once dabbled in dot-coms; now it's zeroing in on Wi-Fi.(A)
March 28, 2003... Byline: JAMES DETAR The name of the top high-tech venture investor in 2002 may surprise you. It isn't some high-profile venture capital firm. It's semiconductor maker Intel Corp. Intel Capital is the chipmaker's venture arm. It...

With Lean Business Model, United Online Takes On AOL Spends Far Less On Marketing Goal is to turn Net access into a commodity product and then compete on price.(A)
March 28, 2003... Byline: BRIAN DEAGON Mark Goldston already had a distinguished business career before he was asked to join NetZero Inc., a fledgling Internet start-up, in early 1999. His background included senior positions at Faberge USA Inc.,...

CHELSEA PROPERTY GROUP INC. Roseland, N.J. Retail Mall Operator Is Shopping For Deals.(A)
March 28, 2003... Byline: KIRK SHINKLE It's no secret that a lot of retailers are struggling. But what about their landlords? At least one of them, Chelsea Property Group Inc., is doing pretty well. The Roseland, N.J.-based real estate investment...

DEAN FOODS CO. Dallas, Texas Dairy Processor Looks To Milk Other Products.(A)
March 28, 2003... Byline: AMY REEVES Despite all the ads promoting it, milk just isn't a big hit with most American adults. They prefer beer and soda pop to the stuff your mom used to make you drink. So Dean Foods Co., the nation's biggest dairy...

Major Groups Post Inflow For March Market Rally Sets Pace Feb. stock fund outflow hit $11.1 bil, bond funds took in $19.6 bil, ICI says.(A)
March 28, 2003... Byline: DAN MOREAU Mutual fund investors appeared to be paying more attention to the rallying stock market than war news in March as several major fund firms reported a rebound in inflow to their stock funds. The groups' tally for...

Earnings Reports.(A)
March 28, 2003... Earnings Reports Artemis Reaches Profitability; Fourth Quarter Revenue of $19.5 Million; Software Revenue up 27% over Prior Year's Quarter NEWPORT BEACH, CA- Artemis International Solutions Corporation (OTCBB:AMSI), one of...

Turkey Trot.(A)(EDITORIALS)
March 28, 2003... Mideast Diplomacy: No country has more to lose from its high-stakes diplomatic gamble over the war in Iraq than Turkey. Not even France. Turkey's decision not to let the U.S. use its military bases as a launching pad for an invasion of...

Bleak Future.(A)(EDITORIALS)
March 28, 2003... Social Security: What really would happen without reform? The answer can be seen in the high taxes and slow economies of France and Germany. You might have missed the news, which came out shortly before America went to war in Iraq, but...

Is Failure To Oust Saddam Linked To 9-11 Terrorism?(A)
March 28, 2003... Byline: PETER BENESH President Bush says the Iraq war could be a long one. It already is, especially in the minds of Arabs. To Americans with short memories fed by sound bites, computer-generated graphics and fast technology changes,...

Dow, S&P 500 Log Mild Losses As Trade Thins.(B)
March 28, 2003... Byline: CRAIG SHAW NYSE stocks closed with tame losses on lighter trade Thursday as some reports suggested the Iraq campaign would last longer than expected. The Dow industrials slipped 0.3% and the benchmark S&P 500 lost 0.2%. ...

Analyze, Profit From IBD's Market Charts.(B)
March 28, 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...

Surgical Tool Maker Enjoys Peer Strength.(B)
March 28, 2003... Byline: Craig Shaw Stryker Corp. cleared a 10-week consolidation last week, but met resistance just above 70. It may be forming a high handle, offering a second buy point. It's outperformed the benchmark S&P 500 index by 38% in the last...

Nasdaq's Losses Stay Stingy As War Rolls On.(B)
March 28, 2003... Byline: DAVID SAITO-CHUNG The Nasdaq gave up 0.2% Thursday after Wednesday's 0.3% loss. Volume grew slightly. Robert Mondavi got squashed as much as 4.44 points in the early going, but cut its loss to 1.34 points to end at 21.63. On...

Growth Comes Back For Disk Drive Firm.(B)
March 28, 2003... Byline: David Saito-Chung Hutchinson Technology has a 92 Relative Price Strength Rating, ranking high among fellow tech stocks. But the stock has failed to hurdle 28 over the past three years. The Hutchinson, Minn.-based firm makes...