Investor's Business Daily articles from November 2001

Investor's Business Daily archives from November 2001

Don't Buy And Hold In Bad Market.(A)(INVESTOR'S CORNER)
November 1, 2001... Byline: JONAH KERI The biggest stock winners in history all have one thing in common: It took a buy-and-hold approach to capture the bulk of their gains. But can buy-and-hold work in a bad market? It can, but the chances are slim. ...

Economy's Streak Ends -- GDP Declined 0.4% During Third Quarter Drop Was Worst Since 1991 Recession seems certain, since Sept. 11's impact on economy still pending.(A)
November 1, 2001... Byline: CLAIRE MENCKE Moving a step closer to recession, the economy shrank 0.4% in the third quarter, according to the Commerce Department's first estimate Wednesday. It was the biggest drop in a decade, as the Sept. 11 attack ended...

U.S. Halts Sales Of New 30-Yr Bonds, Sparks Big Drop In Long-Term Rates 30s, 10s At Three-Year Low Business, people to gain as mortgages, corporates follow Treasury yield down.(A)
November 1, 2001... Byline: DONALD H. GOLD The Treasury Department shocked the bond market Wednesday when it said it won't issue any more 30-year bonds. Instead, the Treasury will borrow from the cheaper shorter-term issues. The move sparked a huge...

IBD'S TOP 10.(A)
November 1, 2001... Decade-Long Growth Streak Ends 1The longest peacetime expansion ground to a halt in the third quarter as the economy shrank at a 0.4% annual rate. It was the first drop since a 0.1% fall in the first quarter of 1993 and the worst in a...

AFTER THE CLOSE.(TO THE POINT)
November 1, 2001... ENRON said the SEC is formally probing partner-related deals involving Andrew Fastow, former CEO. The energy trader's shares have dived over this issue. SUNRISE ASSISTED LIVING sees 2001 profit of $1.97-$1.98, above views of $1.95. It...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
November 1, 2001... TECHNOLOGY IBM touts "self-healing' servers As part of its "Eliza" project, IBM added services to help servers manage themselves. The system is designed to react to failing parts and rising workloads without involving technicians....

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
November 1, 2001... MEDICAL Dr. Reddy's profit up on Prozac The Indian drug firm earned $29.8 mil in Q2, up 385% from a year ago. Sales rose 92%. The firm began selling generic Prozac in Aug., when Eli Lilly's patent expired. Dr. Reddy's reaped $35 mil in...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
November 1, 2001... TELECOM Qwest posts Q3 loss, sales flat The telecom lost 8 cents vs. a 14-cent profit a year ago. Analysts expected a 3-cent profit. Qwest's sales were $4.77 bil, down 12% from Q2 and missing views. It warned on Q4 sales, blaming the...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
November 1, 2001... MEDIA FCC keeps eye on Hughes deal Satellite TV firm EchoStar's proposed $26 bil buy of rival Hughes Electronics from General Motors raises big competition issues and needs close scrutiny, said FCC Commissioner Kevin Martin, a...

THE ECONOMY.(TO THE POINT)
November 1, 2001... World Bank says world economy may be slipping into a recession In its annual global economic report, the bank said while signs point to a probable recovery in mid-2002, the risks it won't happen are the "gravest in a decade." For the...

NATION.(TO THE POINT)
November 1, 2001... Bush OKs Clinton arsenic rules Reversing course, the Bush administration accepted tougher arsenic standards for drinking water issued by President Clinton just before he left office. The rules cut permissible arsenic levels by 80%. The...

WORLD.(TO THE POINT)
November 1, 2001... Blair's Mideast trip reveals rifts British Prime Minister Tony Blair went to Saudi Arabia after an overnight visit to Syria that highlighted differences in the fight against terror. Syrian President Bashar Assad gave no hint he's ready to...

TRENDS & INNOVATIONS.(TO THE POINT)
November 1, 2001... Smoking can delay pregnancy Women who smoked while trying to conceive took two months longer to get pregnant than nonsmokers, Oxford University found. Women who quit a year before trying to conceive got pregnant as quickly as nonsmokers....

TRENDS & INNOVATIONS.(TO THE POINT)
November 1, 2001... World Health Organization officials warned against the blanket use of antibiotics as a defense against anthrax, saying they could do more harm than good. Aerobic exercise can lower levels of an immune-system protein, thereby cutting the...

Saudis Order Terrorist Assets Frozen -- Effect Still Unclear Funds May Not Be Blocked Bush asked for action back on Sept. 24; yet another touchy point in relationship.(WORLD WAR ON TERRORISM)
November 1, 2001... Byline: FROM IBD STAFF AND NEWS SERVICES The Bush administration announced Wednesday that Saudi Arabia has issued an order to freeze assets of 66 individuals and groups suspected of links to terrorism. But it's not clear whether the...

Rebels To Fight Despite Ramadan.(WORLD WAR ON TERRORISM)(NEWS BRIEFS)
November 1, 2001... The Muslim holy month of Ramadan has never stopped rivals for control of Afghanistan from opening fire on one another, and the Northern Alliance has no intention of limiting attacks on the Taliban during Ramadan this year, alliance envoy Haron...

Bush, Congress Vow Airport Action.(WORLD WAR ON TERRORISM)(NEWS BRIEFS)
November 1, 2001... President Bush and congressional leaders pledged to work through disagreements. After a meeting with Bush, House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt said he still opposes Bush's plan to give the federal government control of airport screening...

Have We Found Bin Laden's Lair?(WORLD WAR ON TERRORISM)(NEWS BRIEFS)
November 1, 2001... A senior official of the Afghan opposition believes Osama bin Laden is hiding in mountains north of Kandahar. Friends who had just arrived in the opposition stronghold of the Panjsher Valley relayed the information, said Ahmad Ziah Masood, one...

Bin Laden Would've Used Nukes.(WORLD WAR ON TERRORISM)(NEWS BRIEFS)
November 1, 2001... A senior State Department official said he's convinced if the terrorists who attacked the World Trade Center in New York had possessed nuclear weapons they would have used them. All of lower Manhattan could have been devastated, with far more...

U.S. Asks Turkey To Deploy Trainers.(WORLD WAR ON TERRORISM)(NEWS BRIEFS)
November 1, 2001... The 50 troops would go to Afghanistan to train the opposition Northern Alliance, TV reports said Wednesday. The reports came after Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit met with members of his coalition government and Turkey's intelligence chief to...

Victims Pursue Bin Laden Assets Also After State Sponsors Seen at stake are billions in funds already frozen; suits move through courts.(WORLD WAR ON TERRORISM)
November 1, 2001... Byline: PETER BENESH No amount of money can compensate those hurt by Osama bin Laden's terrorism. He's been ratcheting up the death toll since the first World Trade Center bombing in 1993. Then came bombings in Riyadh, Khobar Towers, two...

Bush Sets Challenge For Stimulus Package By End Of November Tells Congress To Get It Done Democrats, GOP divided on whether bill might spend or focus on cutting taxes.(WORLD WAR ON TERRORISM)
November 1, 2001... Byline: JOSEPH GUINTO President Bush challenged Congress on Wednesday to pass an economic stimulus package -- and to do it before the end of the month. "My call to Congress is to get to work and get something done," Bush said in a...

Ed Sabol and Steve Sabol At A Glance.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)
November 1, 2001... Ed Sabol Born: 1916, Atlantic City, N.J. Education: Attended Ohio State University. Achievements: Founded NFL Films in 1964 and served as company president until 1987. Now works as chairman of the board. Won five...

John Brown Gave His Life For Freedom Courage Of Convictions: The abolitionist's raid on Harper's Ferry helped precipitate slavery's end.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)
November 1, 2001... Byline: CHARLES OLIVER When Union soldiers marched to battle in the Civil War, they often sang "John Brown's Body." When they sang "his soul is marching on," it was quite apt. Many events led to the war that ended slavery, but no...

FOCUS YOUR TIME AND MONEY Shun Emotional Investing.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)(IBD'S 10 SECRETS TO SUCCESS)
November 1, 2001... Byline: Amy Alexander 7 You might not be the touchy-feely sort. But that doesn't mean you're immune to what David Geller, a certified financial planner and CEO of GV Financial Advisors in Atlanta, calls emotional investing. "When it...

Father, Son Team Up For NFL The Art Of Success: Ed and Steve Sabol's films reveal football's drama, passion.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)
November 1, 2001... Byline: MICHAEL RICHMAN To see a pro football game live, simply flip on the TV. For a cinematic version of the same game, watch an NFL Films show. That's how Ed Sabol and his son, Steve, have shaped the TV production arm of the...

TECHBITS.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
November 1, 2001... Byline: Mike Angell Optical Networks Get Passive They haven't been getting aggressive investment, but passive optical networks, or PONs, are getting more looks. PON links high-speed optical cables directly to homes and businesses. The...

Political Satire Has Safe Home On Web Many presidential humor sites are back in business after a post-Sept. 11 pause.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
November 1, 2001... Byline: BRIAN DEAGON The collapse of the World Trade Center brought down with it many political Web sites that made President Bush the target of satire and critical analysis. One of them was Whitehouse.org, which, despite its official...

Comcast CEO Roberts Confident About Cable Firm's Future Company Reporting Q3 Loss Analysts say firm's results are good, especially given conditions in past months.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
November 1, 2001... Byline: REINHARDT KRAUSE Nothing seems to faze Brian Roberts, president of family-run cable TV firm Comcast Corp. ExciteAtHome Corp., its partner in offering high-speed Internet to homes, went bankrupt in September. And the top...

What's The Next Move For Troubled NextCard? Find A Buyer, Say Execs Fed Regulators Clamp Down Company must set aside greater reserves to cover losses due to credit fraud.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
November 1, 2001... Byline: JED GRAHAM Online credit card issuer NextCard Inc. won a reputation with analysts as one of the biggest and best advertisers on the Internet. But the San Francisco-based firm, which signed on more than a million customers in...

"Pop-Under' Ads Helped NextCard Sign Up Lots Of Subscribers Reaches 1 Million Customers Firm said it could have hit break-even this quarter, significant profit by 22.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)(Q & A)
November 1, 2001... Byline: JED GRAHAM NextCard Inc. on Wednesday said it's looking for a buyer among more established financial institutions. (See story, A6.) It says it's forced to do so largely because of loan-loss and other regulatory requirements. ...

New Windows XP Opens Possibilities PC Users Mull Upgrade The operating software eases job of burning CDs or using digital cameras.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)(COMPUTERS MADE PLAIN)
November 1, 2001... Byline: TED NEEDLEMAN Unless you buy an Apple Macintosh, your next personal computer will probably run some version of the Windows XP operating system. The Microsoft Corp. software was officially released last week, but major PC makers...

Chipmaker Moved To Consumer Field; Now Returns To Military Microsemi Winning In Both It's been a top tech stock by focusing its products on power, sound and light.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
November 1, 2001... Byline: JAMES DETAR Since taking the helm at Microsemi Corp. in November 2000, Chief Executive Jim Peterson has tried hard to change the company's course. He's steered it away from its older military parts business toward the consumer...

NEW-ISSUE PIPELINE New Zealand Firm To Make U.S. Debut.(THE NEW AMERICA)
November 1, 2001... Byline: Marilyn Alva Fisher & Paykel Industries Ltd. Auckland, New Zealand 949-470-3900 in U.S. fphcare.com Lead underwriter: Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown Offering price: $17-$19 Expected date: To be announced...

ALLETE INC. Duluth, Minnesota Auto Auction Business Takes Hit After Attacks.(THE NEW AMERICA)
November 1, 2001... Byline: ALAN R. ELLIOTT Next stop: ad nauseam. The endless ads pushing 0% auto financing are enough to make most folks queasy. But car buyers aren't bellyaching. They know the nixed finance charges cut an average $2,700 from the price...

SUNRISE ASSISTED LIVING INC. McLean, Virginia Elderly Care Center Takes Concept Abroad.(THE NEW AMERICA)
November 1, 2001... Byline: AMY REEVES Twenty years ago, Paul Klaassen brought a new idea from Europe to America: assisted living for the elderly. Now, as chief executive of Sunrise Assisted Living Inc., he's trying to export the idea back out with its own...

KEY FUND HOLDINGS.(MUTUAL FUNDS)
November 1, 2001... Key Fund Holdings / Maximus and American Healthways were top holdings of Waddell & Reed Small Cap Growth Fund in the latest reporting period. Maximus' shares are trading in a base that began Aug. 14, when the stock reached 49.25. It's down 17%...

Louis Rukeyser Shelves Elves Missed Market Trends Tinkering didn't improve index's track record for calling market's direction.(MUTUAL FUNDS)
November 1, 2001... Byline: KEN HOOVER Louis Rukeyser, host of the popular "Wall Street Week" TV show, has quietly shelved his Elves Index, which was made up of his panel of experts' stock market forecasts. On Sept. 14, in the aftermath of the World Trade...

Stocks Sweep Bonds In October Fund Returns Growth Trumps Value Style Rebounding stock market fueled advance of several sectors nursing big losses.(MUTUAL FUNDS)
November 1, 2001... Byline: CLAIRE MENCKE Mutual fund investors in October got a glimpse of the good face of volatility, for a change. Some of the most beaten-down stock and bond sectors bounced highest, according to preliminary data for the month from...

Entitlements? Now?(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)
November 1, 2001... Economy: The news on economic growth is not good, and it's likely to get worse. Why, then, are some in Congress harping on new entitlements? While markets cheered the government's report on gross domestic product -- it wasn't as bad as...

Usual Demagoguing.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)
November 1, 2001... Social Security: The Democrats are trying to frighten old folks again. And, as usual, they're distorting the real picture. The Democratic National Committee has mounted a fund-raising campaign attacking President Bush's plan to let younger...

The War's Fallout: Investors Emerge As New Force In American Politics.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(VIEWPOINT)
November 1, 2001... Byline: JOHN HOOD Shortly after the forces of Islamic totalitarianism declared war on the U.S., former Clinton adviser Dick Morris predicted the "end of politics" (consciously paraphrasing the title of the famous Francis Fukuyama book,...

Airline Expert Butler Faults Lax Hiring For Security Woes.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(NATIONAL ISSUE)
November 1, 2001... Byline: CHARLES OLIVER How can we make flying safer? That question has been on the top of many minds since the Sept. 11 terror attack. Nineteen thugs managed to make it through security systems and hijack four airplanes. Clearly, the...

THE REAL MOST ACTIVE Food Stocks Rally, But Indexes Falter.(MAKING MONEY)
November 1, 2001... Byline: DAVID SAITO-CHUNG An early rally gave way to a third straight drop for NYSE-listed stocks Wednesday. The Dow, up 1.1% intraday, ended off 0.5%. The S&P 500 lost less than 0.1 point. Food-related stocks had a savory session....

THE REAL MOST ACTIVE Techs Lift Nasdaq Up, Ending Losing Streak.(B)
November 1, 2001... Byline: Monika Tjia Investors lifted techs Wednesday. The Nasdaq composite gapped up 27.86 points to start the day. It added 1.4% on heavier volume. Movie Gallery cleared a four-week consolidation, rising 3 to 27.55 as trade doubled....

CHART WATCH Resort Firm Forming Right Side Of Base.(B)(NASDAQ STOCKS IN THE NEWS)
November 1, 2001... Byline: Monika Tjia PEC Solutions is working on the right side of a 14-week base. It may be in the middle of etching out a handle. Watch for it to pass resistance at 25.80 on heavy trade. Last week, the maker of information technology...

Cheap Stocks Carry Expensive Risks.(A)(INVESTOR'S CORNER)
November 2, 2001... Byline: MONIKA TJIA It might seem tempting to buy a stock worth only a handful of pennies a share. You'll be able to grab a bundle of shares. But think twice before committing a truckload of spare change. Low-priced shares may seem...

Factory, Spending Data Show People, Business Shell-Shocked By War Oct. Purchasing Index Dives Reversal is a big setback, as many hoped downturn for factories was ending.(A)
November 2, 2001... Byline: CLAIRE MENCKE How shell-shocked were consumers and manufacturers by the Sept. 11 attack? As much as they've been for more than a decade, two economic reports out Thursday indicate. Consumer spending dropped a huge 1.8% in...

Microsoft May Escape Antitrust Case With Slap, Not A Punch, In The Face Settlement Talks Progress Justice Dept. looks ready to impose "pretty minor' conditions on company.(A)
November 2, 2001... Byline: PATRICK SEITZ The landmark antitrust case against software king Microsoft Corp. could end with a whimper. Microsoft and the Justice Department reportedly have reached a tentative settlement in the 3-year-old case. Justice...

IBD'S TOP 10.(A)
November 2, 2001... NAPM Index Plummeted In Oct. 1Manufacturing activity slid for the 15th straight month. The National Association of Purchasing Management's index of factory activity plunged to 39.8 from 47 in Sept. Analysts expected 44.5. A reading above...

AFTER THE CLOSE.(TO THE POINT)
November 2, 2001... DELTA AIR LINES pilots' union contested the carrier's plan to lay off up to 1,700 pilots, saying the plan violated their contract. JOHN HANCOCK FINANCIAL'S Q3 profit rose 18% to 67 cents a share, 2 cents above views. COMPUTER...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
November 2, 2001... CONSUMER Clorox Q1 net up 7% to 45 cents That beat views by 8 cents. Sales rose just 3% to $991 mil. Strong Glad plastic bag volume helped raise North American household products volume by 3%, but profit from the segment fell 4% due to...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
November 2, 2001... TRANSPORTATION United, Delta lose big, top views United Air parent UAL lost $10.05 a share in Q3, its worst loss ever, excluding federal aid and charges. Analysts saw $10.27. United lost $1.29 a year ago. Revenue fell 16% to $4.1 bil,...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
November 2, 2001... RETAIL Wal-Mart gains market share The discount retailer may have taken it from drug stores and grocery stores since Sept. 11. Wal-Mart said it's getting more customers, but they're buying less. It said customers aren't feeling...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
November 2, 2001... TELECOM Verizon Wireless fills in network The top wireless operator will buy Dobson Communications' wireless ops in four states for $465 mil. Besides expanding coverage, it'll cut the fees Verizon pays to transmit calls via rival...

THE ECONOMY.(TO THE POINT)
November 2, 2001... Construction spending declines It fell 0.4% in Sept. to an $843.1 bil annual rate. That's the fifth straight decline, the longest since the '90-'91 recession. The Aug. drop was revised to 1.2% from 1.1%. Spending on home improvement fell...

IN BRIEF.(TO THE POINT)
November 2, 2001... Chrysler will offer more staffers early retirement and halt its 401(k) matching payments to cut costs. ImClone and Bristol-Myers Squibb submitted their ERBITUX antibody to the FDA for approval. It treats colon and other cancers. ...

NATION.(TO THE POINT)
November 2, 2001... Air security bill goes down to wire Expecting a close vote, the House debated whether aviation security would best be served by making every airport screener a federal employee. The White House, which opposes a new federal work force,...

WORLD.(TO THE POINT)
November 2, 2001... U.S., Russia near an arms accord The deal would cut nuclear stockpiles and give President Bush a green light for a missile-shield program. The target is a warheads cutback of two-thirds from 6,000 now. Bush meets with Russian President...

TRENDS & INNOVATIONS.(TO THE POINT)
November 2, 2001... "Smart bomb' drugs promising AstraZeneca's tablet Iressa and ImClone's injectable drug C225 are the first in a new class of drugs that aim to knock out cancer cells without damaging healthy tissue. In trials, Iressa shrank lung tumors by...

TRENDS & INNOVATIONS.(TO THE POINT)
November 2, 2001... Human Genome Sciences got FDA OK to begin phase one human trials of LymphoStat-B to treat systemic lupus in adults who are already getting standard treatment. Tyco will sell Visionics' face-recognition system. Interest has soared for the...

Three In Custody Tied To Attack.(WORLD WAR ON TERRORISM)(NEWS BRIEFS)
November 2, 2001... Attorney General John Ashcroft said for the first time the U.S. has detained three suspects believed to have had advance knowledge of the Sept. 11 hijacking. The New York Times quoted Ashcroft as saying three Arab men who lived in Michigan were...

Bush Will Meet Coalition Partners.(WORLD WAR ON TERRORISM)(NEWS BRIEFS)
November 2, 2001... The president meets next week with leaders of Britain, France, India and Pakistan as he steps up efforts to rally Americans and allies. "The president thinks it's vitally important to make certain . . . people are kept informed about...

Taliban Closing In On Key Rebel.(WORLD WAR ON TERRORISM)(NEWS BRIEFS)
November 2, 2001... A week after the Taliban executed opposition figure Abdul Haq, the ruling Afghan militia said it's pursuing another prominent opponent in Afghanistan. The Taliban ambassador to Pakistan says troops were following Hamid Karzai in the mountains...

Arms Leak Across Pakistan Border.(WORLD WAR ON TERRORISM)(NEWS BRIEFS)
November 2, 2001... Arms and fuel are probably being smuggled from Pakistan to the Taliban militia in Afghanistan without the approval of the Pakistan government, a senior U.S. official said. The border between the two countries is a long one, comparable to the...

Northern Alliance History Less Than Laudable.(WORLD WAR ON TERRORISM)
November 2, 2001... Byline: SEAN HIGGINS Human rights activists accuse the U.S.-backed Northern Alliance of brutal crimes, including robbery, murder, torture and rape, and warn that Afghans may reject a postwar government that gives it a prominent role. ...

War Strategy Critics Would Hit Harder Some Want To Hit Iraq Some may be frustrated that Taliban isn't toppled and bin Laden's still loose.(WORLD WAR ON TERRORISM)
November 2, 2001... Byline: BRIAN MITCHELL Maybe it's because we've been there, done that too many times. Weeks of bombing haven't brought victory. The Northern Alliance is stalled. The Taliban is hanging tough. Osama bin Laden is still on the loose, and the...

Anthony At A Glance.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)
November 2, 2001... Anthony At A Glance Born: 1938, Kent, Wash. Died: 2001, New Berlin, Wis. Education: Graduated high school. Achievements: Named the Professional Bowlers Association bowler of the year six times, 1973-75 and 1981-83. ...

Writer Jules Verne Reached For The Stars Focus On Detail: His knack for organization, thorough research gave his books the flavor of reality.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)
November 2, 2001... Byline: CLAIRE MENCKE For Jules Verne, success flowed from a dream and a blueprint. From his childhood, Verne (1828-1905) dreamed of being a writer. His practical family guided him into law school. But while in school, Verne began to...

DON'T BE AFRAID TO INNOVATE; BE DIFFERENT Foster Your Creativity.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)(IBD'S 10 SECRETS TO SUCCESS)
November 2, 2001... Byline: Linda Stockman-Vines 8 By the end of his tenure of more than 30 years at Hallmark Cards Inc., artist and author Gordon MacKenzie's job title finally mirrored his role in the company: "Creative Paradox." There was no job...

Earl Anthony Rolled To Top Focus On Goals: He kept his eye on the prize to become the best pro bowler.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)
November 2, 2001... Byline: PATRICK SEITZ Professional bowler Earl Anthony lacked the natural skills of many of his opponents. But he made up for it with practice and determination. Anthony was known as "The Machine" for his consistency, control and...

TECHBITS.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
November 2, 2001... Byline: Sarah Z. Sleeper Korea Moves Quickly To Wireless If you ever wished the plain, gray screen on your wireless phone could be replaced with a more colorful screen, you might want to consider a move East. Speaking to a group...

Wireless Networks Go Wide "Ultrawideband' has promise, but it faces regulatory hurdles.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
November 2, 2001... Byline: JAMES DETAR The key to fast wireless networks soon could be within sight. According to Intel Corp. and others, a new technology, called ultrawideband, will make it much easier to build speedy wireless networks. Offices and...

Survey Says: Web Buyers Plan Higher Q4 Spending.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
November 2, 2001... Byline: PETE BARLAS The terrorist attack on Sept. 11 did little to shake America's confidence in e-commerce. U.S. consumers say they will spend $1 billion more online in the fourth quarter than they'd planned before the attack, says a...

TV Broadcasters Don't Want Their Programming "Replayed' Alleging Copyright Violation Networks say Sonicblue will hurt their revenue by letting users skip the ads.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
November 2, 2001... Byline: PETE BARLAS The battle for controlling entertainment in the living room is heating up again. The parent companies of TV networks ABC, NBC and CBS have filed a lawsuit against consumer products company Sonicblue Inc. for selling...

Brunswick Hopes New Viz-A-Ball Technology Strikes Bowlers Right Making The Old Game Hipper New printing method can put cartoon characters and logos into bowlers' hands.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
November 2, 2001... Byline: J. BONASIA Brunswick Corp. has rolled out some new bowling balls which could be one of the sport's biggest breakthroughs since electronic pin-setters. Thanks to a new, spherical printing process that Brunswick helped develop,...

"Mirroring,' "Polling' Some Ways To Back Up Data.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)(COMPUTERS MADE PLAIN)
November 2, 2001... Byline: RUSSELL SHAW In these security-conscious times, businesses large and small are looking for safe places to store their files. Many firms are opting to back up their data in secure off-site storage centers. If disaster strikes,...

NEW AMERICA REVISITED State Sues Company Over Gaming Laws.(THE NEW AMERICA)(NEW AMERICA REVISITED)
November 2, 2001... Byline: Robin M. Grugal and Adelia Cellini Linecker New Jersey filed suit last month against online gaming software developer CryptoLogic Inc. (New America, Aug. 15) and its largest licensee, InterCasino, claiming fraud and violation of...

ACCREDO HEALTH INC. Memphis, Tennessee Firm To Spread Wings, Offer New Drug Types.(THE NEW AMERICA)
November 2, 2001... Byline: MONIKA TJIA Accredo Health Inc. has made it clear over the years: It's interested only in expensive and injectable or infused drugs for chronic diseases. But now it's looking to expand. So far, it's stuck to the tried and true....

HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL INC. Prospect Heights, Illinois Foresight Pays Off In Shift To Secured Loans.(THE NEW AMERICA)
November 2, 2001... Byline: CHRIS WOODARD A couple of years ago, when it looked like the highflying economy would last forever, Household International Inc. was busy digging trenches to get ready for a recession. The consumer finance company accelerated...

KEY FUND HOLDINGS.(MUTUAL FUNDS)
November 2, 2001... Key Fund Holdings / FTI Consulting was a top 10 holding of DLB Small Companies Opportunities Fund in the latest reporting period. The stock has been building a base since peaking at 31.99 on Oct. 1. It's now 10% below its high. Earnings have...

Price Small-Cap Value Up 11% Buy-And-Sleep Strategy Manager Athey does well with Brown & Brown and FTI Consulting this year.(MUTUAL FUNDS)(MUTUAL FUND PROFILE)
November 2, 2001... Byline: NANCY GONDO Even as a 7-year-old kid, Preston Athey had some idea about what he might want to do when he grew up. After all, his father was a money manager and the stock market was a normal dinner table topic. So Athey bought...

Defense Stocks Prop Up Some Funds Electronic Areas Lead Fund managers see trend lasting as military builds, but few bargains remain.(MUTUAL FUNDS)
November 2, 2001... Byline: TOM GRAY With growth of any kind hard to find in this economy, the defense industry is suddenly a standout. Even before the Sept. 11 attack, the military budget was headed up. Spending already was due for an increase of about...

Key Consumers.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)
November 2, 2001... Economy: Some people call them fat cats. Others sneer at "the rich." We think of them as high-powered consumers. And they're key to recovery. No one disputes that consumers have kept the economy humming. Even as the stock market started...