Investor's Business Daily articles from October 2001

Investor's Business Daily archives from October 2001

U.S. Special Forces In Afghanistan, In Pursuit Of Suspects, Bush Says.(A)
October 1, 2001... Byline: From IBD News Services A top Bush administration official Friday said U.S. special forces have already conducted scouting missions in Afghanistan, where suspected terrorists are hiding. President Bush said the U.S. is "in hot...

Stocks Score Welcome Follow-Through Gain As Nasdaq, S&P 500 Advance 2% On Volume.(A)(INVESTOR'S CORNER)
October 1, 2001... Byline: Jonah Keri A broad rally lifted the major indexes Friday, giving the S&P 500 and Nasdaq their long-awaited follow-through sessions. The S&P jumped 2.2%. NYSE volume grew 19% vs. Thursday's level and ended well above the 50-day...

IBD'S TOP 10.(A)
October 1, 2001... Special Forces Checked In To Afghanistan, U.S. Says 1A top administration official said U.S. and possibly British special operations forces already scouted Afghanistan. The official said the missions were a prelude to potential...

AFTER THE CLOSE.(TO THE POINT)
October 1, 2001... FEDEX got $101 mil as part of the $5 bil in direct federal aid for the airline industry. USX-U.S. STEEL and other steel makers sued steel importers, blaming them for low prices and the loss of "thousands" of U.S. jobs. THE JUSTICE...

BUSINESS NEWS.(TO THE POINT)
October 1, 2001... MARKETS S&P 500 index dives 15% in Q3 It was the biggest quarterly decline for the benchmark index since 1987 and the fifth drop in six quarters. The Nasdaq lost 31% while the Dow industrials shed 16%. All three indexes fell to 1998...

BUSINESS NEWS.(TO THE POINT)
October 1, 2001... TRANSPORTATION DaimlerChrysler says Q4 at risk The German automaker is no longer confident about meeting 2001 profit targets of $1.1 bil-$1.55 bil after the Sept. 11 attacks. But Daimler expects to top its Q3 forecast, thanks to a...

BUSINESS NEWS.(TO THE POINT)
October 1, 2001... LEISURE Mandalay Resort to ax 4,300 jobs Mandalay said Q3 profit will fall sharply from 38 cents a year ago. Analysts expected 35 cents. The hotel and casino operator will cut 15% of its Nevada work force. Also, 120 senior managers...

THE ECONOMY.(TO THE POINT)
October 1, 2001... ECRI economic index falls again The Economic Cycle Research Institute's activity index fell to 116.7, a 10-month low, in the week ended Sept. 21. It was 117.7 in the prior week. The index was depressed by most of the inputs: Corporate bond...

WASHINGTON.(TO THE POINT)
October 1, 2001... Farmers fight to block fund cuts Lobbyists for grain and cotton farmers are trying to stop an effort in Congress to shift billions in crop subsidies into programs that pay farmers for retiring land and improving environmental practices. The...

THE WORLD.(TO THE POINT)
October 1, 2001... Putin tries to calm own Muslims Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to calm tens of millions of Muslims in Russia and other Soviet ex-republics by saying the war on terrorism is not a fight against Islam. Putin has cast his support...

Airlines' Loss Estimates Heading Skyward.(A)
October 1, 2001... Byline: From IBD News Services U.S. airlines, which were bleeding money well before the Sept. 11 hijackings of four commercial jets, will report even more substantial losses for the third quarter due to the first-ever shutdown of U.S....

U.K. Nabs Algerian Pilot; May Be "Lead' Instructor.(A)
October 1, 2001... Byline: From IBD News Services An Algerian pilot arrested in London instructed four of the hijackers involved in the Sept. 11 attacks on New York and the Pentagon, prosecutors said at a hearing Friday. Lotfi Raissi, 27, who was...

Bin Laden Calls Asset Freeze Useless, Vows To Press On.(A)
October 1, 2001... Byline: AP Osama bin Laden, the top suspect in the Sept. 11 U.S. terror attacks, says Washington's move to freeze assets of groups linked to his al-Qaida movement will not curtail his activities. The comment appeared in the...

Hijacker Atta's Manifesto: Prayers And Checklist.(A)
October 1, 2001... Byline: From IBD News Services Mohamed Atta, one of the suspected hijackers in the Sept. 11 assaults on the World Trade Center, left behind a handwritten document that included Islamic prayers and instructions for a last night of life, The...

4. Learning Over The Long Term.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)(IBD'S 10 SECRETS TO SUCCESS)
October 1, 2001... Byline: Linda Stockman-Vines When Jill Jameson was a 17-year-old living in Zimbabwe, her father passed along a piece of advice that helped shaped the course of her life. He said: "Life changes -- the future is uncertain. The things...

Railroad Pioneer E.H. Harriman His Aim For Perfection Helped Him Overhaul Rail Transport.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)
October 1, 2001... Byline: Michael Richman To E.H. Harriman, efficiency was the name of the game. No project was too expensive if he was convinced it could save money and bring top results in the long term. He took that approach in transforming Union...

Biomedical Engineer Robert Langer Drive And Optimism Keep Him Striving.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)
October 1, 2001... Byline: Michael Mink Robert Langer had a vision. But he didn't seem able to convince anyone else to share it. In 1978 Langer was a young college professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Educated as a chemical engineer,...

Wisdom To Live By . . .(LEADERS & SUCCESS)
October 1, 2001... ON LEARNING My object in living is to unite/My avocation and my vocation/As my two eyes make one in sight. Robert Frost, poet Seeing much, suffering much and studying much are the three pillars of learning. Benjamin Disraeli,...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS Rumors Swirl, But Would A Bell Even Want AT&T?(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
October 1, 2001... Byline: Reinhardt Krause Will a regional Bell operating company buy AT&T Corp.? Pundits are actively speculating that this will be the case. But consider remarks of a year ago by Ivan Seidenberg, the chief executive of Verizon...

TECHBITS.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
October 1, 2001... Byline: Sarah Z. Sleeper Skinny Networks Put Normal Telecoms On Diet The environment for telecoms shifted with the advent of upstarts offering Internet Protocol-based phone service. For the last few years, traditional...

E-CONOMY New Data Show A Tech Recovery Is No Longer Near.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
October 1, 2001... Byline: Antonio A. Prado Just when it seemed the tech economy was poised to recover, signs of a possible rebound appear to have faded. Economists hadn't been sure tech had hit bottom. But now, after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, they...

THE CHANGING WORKPLACE Online Meetings Replace Travel Web conferencing suddenly becomes busy area in wake of terrorist attacks.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
October 1, 2001... Byline: Antonio A. Prado and Donna Howell Scratch that business trip to Amsterdam. Terrorism convinced RSA Security Inc. to cancel this month's European tech security conference. Instead, the event's going to be held -- get this,...

BUSINESS SOFTWARE QAD Brings Its Vision To Laser Eye-Surgery Company.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
October 1, 2001... Byline: Sarah Z. Sleeper Visx Inc. is the largest maker of laser eye-surgery systems. QAD Inc. makes business software, but faces bigger rivals in its market. Both companies are struggling. Yet their 5-year relationship shows no sign...

Personal Finance Software Takes On Advisory Role Intuit Quicken, Microsoft Money keep close eye on shopping, instantly tell you what you can afford.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)(COMPUTERS MADE PLAIN)
October 1, 2001... Byline: Nancy Gondo Chances are, you've used personal finance software to balance your checkbook and track stocks. But if you need help with tougher financial problems, you'll find such software has its limits. New versions of the top...

ENERGY-EFFICIENT HOMES Home Builders Hoping Buyers Insist On Energy Star Label.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
October 1, 2001... Byline: Mike Angell When Arlington, Texas-based home builder D.R. Horton Inc. bought Houston rival Emerald Homes, D.R. Horton considered the future of the Energy Star efficiency package offered in Emerald homes. "We were visiting the...

Planning Homeland Defense: No Infrastructure's An Island.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)(Q & A)
October 1, 2001... Byline: Donna Howell Don't tell Phillip Lacombe to be careful, given the events of September. The retired Air Force colonel already knows a thing or two about the need. Lacombe directed the President's Commission on Critical...

Amplifier Firm To Split From Lucent.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
October 1, 2001... Byline: Mike Angell Following up on its pledge to become leaner, telecom gear maker Lucent Technologies Inc. will spin off into a separate company a unit that builds a key component of its wireless networks. The company plans to sell...

Gates Remains Richest Person.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
October 1, 2001... Byline: AP Bill Gates is still a multibillionaire, but not quite as wealthy as he was a year ago. The co-founder and chairman of Microsoft Corp. remains the richest person in the world, according to the annual survey by Forbes magazine...

MANOR CARE INC. /Toledo, Ohio Home Operator Nurses Earnings Back To Health.(THE NEW AMERICA)
October 1, 2001... Byline: Alan R. Elliott One mark of a civilized nation is its means of caring for sick and aging citizens. In the U.S., much of that care comes from nurses -- tens of thousands of them employed by companies such as Manor Care Corp. ...

LINCARE HOLDINGS INC. /Clearwater, Florida Graying Of Population Heightens Demand Here.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
October 1, 2001... Byline: Kirk Shinkle Lincare Holdings Inc. has plenty of breathing room. It's one of the two top players in the home respiratory therapy business. The Clearwater, Fla.-based firm holds 16% of a market worth $4 billion to $5 billion....

DUANE READE INC. /New York, New York NYC Drugstore Chain Gets Back To Business.(THE NEW AMERICA)
October 1, 2001... Byline: Marilyn Much On the morning of Sept. 11, Anthony Cuti's flight was about to land in New York when it was suddenly re-routed to Baltimore. Later he found out the reason: terrorist attacks in Lower Manhattan. Upon hearing the...

NYSE Stocks In The News.(A)
October 1, 2001... Byline: Monika Tjia Rightchoice Managed Care is working on the right side of a 10-week base. Last week, the stock found support at its 200-day moving average. It stands 12% off its high. Its Relative Strength line is up and at new high...

Gold: The metal is shining again in these uncertain times, but the industry fundamentals aren't that glittering.(A)(INDUSTRY SNAPSHOT)
October 1, 2001... Byline: Donald H. Gold The gold industry has traditionally been the ultimate worrier's haven: When things get really bad, investors come home to the yellow metal. With the Nasdaq off 71% from its March 2000 peak, it's easy to see why gold...

THE FOLLY OF RELATIVISM.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)
October 1, 2001... All cultures are not equal. Some are wicked. The moral horror of Sept. 11 is a vivid reminder of this truth. Unfortunately, relativists in the West don't see it. They continue to insist on a perverse cultural neutrality. Consider the...

PARTISANSHIP RETURNS.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)
October 1, 2001... We're tempted to say: It's about time. Yes, we need a unified government to wage this new war on terrorism. And yes, our government's priorities have changed since Sept. 11. But bipartisanship should not be an end in itself. It's been...

SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF, TOO.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)
October 1, 2001... Tax cut talk is typically focused on visible targets such as income, capital gains and corporate taxes. More obscure measures in the tax code, though, matter as well. Depreciation rules, for instance, can make or break investment decisions. ...

A Tool Of Coercion: National ID Plan Is Still A Bad Idea, Despite New Foes.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(VIEWPOINT)
October 1, 2001... Byline: John J. Miller Most Americans probably don't mind surrendering small portions of their freedom to fight terrorism. Many of the steps taken by the federal government following Sept. 11 appear reasonable, from tightened airport...

Taking The War To Wall Street: Financial Front Crucial To Victory.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(BRAIN TRUST)
October 1, 2001... Byline: Frank J. Gaffney Jr. President Bush chose a fitting, if unprecedented, opening shot in America's first war of the 21st century targeted at those responsible for the destruction of the ultimate symbol of American capitalism, the...

KEY FUND HOLDINGS.(MAKING MONEY IN MUTUALS)
October 1, 2001... Key Fund Holdings / Doral Financial was a top holding of Calamos Growth Fund and top buy of Harris Insight Small Cap Opportunity Fund as of the latest reporting period. The stock has rebounded to within 2% of its Aug. 14 high of 39.31....

New Margin Rules Could Catch The Unwary Investors might get swept up in rules designed for day traders.(MAKING MONEY IN MUTUALS)(INVESTMENT TRENDS)
October 1, 2001... Byline: Ken Hoover Many brokerages on Friday increased the margin day traders can use. But the new rules are perplexing the day-trading crowd and ordinary investors. The new rules give day traders more money to play with. But small...

Telecom Stocks Are Still Groping For A Bottom Managers note reversal of fortunes for gear makers, service providers.(MAKING MONEY IN MUTUALS)
October 1, 2001... Byline: Joanne Legomsky Even in a collapsing stock market, telecom stocks have distinguished themselves by their singularly poor performance. While the S&P 500 on Thursday was down 34% from its March 2000 peak, the telecom-cellular...

The Real Most Active - NASDAQ.(B)
October 1, 2001... Byline: David Saito-Chung Buyers continued to return to the market on Friday. The Nasdaq composite picked up 2.6%, and finished the week up 5.3%. The Nasdaq 100 gained 2.1%. Medicals led the list of high-quality stocks that rose on...

Where The Big Money's Flowing - NASDAQ.(B)
October 1, 2001... 8095B27.01Cytyc oCYTC26.81+2.0710,569+627 4897A21.00Meridan Md MTEC18.75+2.00153+572 6294B17.72SangstMd oSANG18.43+1.431,055+512 9797A18.45Gentner GTNR18.16+1.51438+486 8999A29.49Right Mgmt RMCI31.05+2.51511+401 ...

NASDAQ Stocks In The News.(B)
October 1, 2001... Byline: David Saito-Chung Accredo Health has moved virtually sideways since last December. Lately, the stock has bounced between around 30 and 40. It's 9% off its high. A good stock will tighten up in price, and volume will shrink...

Factory Free Fall Ended Last Month, But Terror Attacks' Impact Pending.(A)
October 2, 2001... Byline: Donald H. Gold A key report on factories Monday revealed signs of stability, though the full impact of the Sept. 11 attacks had yet to be felt. The National Association of Purchasing Management's business activity index fell to...

Confirm The Market's Trend Before You Buy.(A)(INVESTOR'S CORNER)
October 2, 2001... Byline: David Saito-Chung Surf in the middle of the night. Plant tulips in summer heat. Shop for Halloween costumes right before Christmas. There's a right time to do pretty much anything, and a wrong time too. Buying stocks is no...

IBD'S TOP 10.(A)
October 2, 2001... Fed Expected To Cut Rates To Lowest Level Since '62 1The Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut interest rates by at least a half percentage point when it meets Tuesday. It would be the ninth rate cut this year. Of 22 dealers...

AFTER THE CLOSE.(TO THE POINT)
October 2, 2001... COMPAQ now expects a Q3 loss of 5-7 cents a share, well below analyst estimates of a 5-cent profit. It expects sales to fall 34% to $7.4 bil-$7.5 bil, below targets of $8.2 bil. FEDERAL REGULATORS are waiting for more information from...

BUSINESS NEWS.(TO THE POINT)
October 2, 2001... TELECOM NTT DoCoMo begins 3G service Japan's No. 1 mobile carrier launched the world's first third-generation network after a four-month trial to iron out system problems. The 3G cell phones run up to 40 times faster than current cell...

BUSINESS NEWS.(TO THE POINT)
October 2, 2001... MARKETS FASB rules companies can't treat attacks as "extraordinary' items A Financial Accounting Standards Board task force initially planned to let firms separate the cost of the Sept. 11 events from the cost of ongoing...

BUSINESS NEWS.(TO THE POINT)
October 2, 2001... TRANSPORTATION Ryanair offered used Boeing jets Europe's top low-cost airline has offers for more than 600 used Boeing 737s as air travel plunges. Prices of the used jets, worth $13 mil-$40 mil before the Sept. 11 attacks, keep...

THE ECONOMY.(TO THE POINT)
October 2, 2001... Dot-com job cuts plunge in Sept. Dot-com job cut announcements fell 39% to 2,986 from August, says outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. They slid 37% from a year ago. It's also the lowest since July 2000, when dot-com layoffs...

WASHINGTON.(TO THE POINT)
October 2, 2001... Moment of silence marks 1st day of Supreme Court's 2001 session Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist asked fellow justices and others in the packed courtroom to remember the hijacking victims and their families, including chief Bush...

THE WORLD.(TO THE POINT)
October 2, 2001... Giuliani to U.N.: Don't surrender Stepping onto the world stage, New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani urged the U.N. to hold accountable and ostracize any nation that supports terrorism. "Unanimously, we must say we will not give in to...

Air Traffic Is Picking Up, With Jets Now 46% Full.(A)
October 2, 2001... Byline: AP More people are taking to the skies again, encountering tougher security measures even as some aviation experts say more needs to be done. The Federal Aviation Administration is again allowing passengers to check their bags...

Arrests In Plot Against U.S. Interests Abroad.(A)
October 2, 2001... Byline: AP A man said to be at the center of a plot to attack U.S. interests in France and linked to Osama bin Laden was extradited from the United Arab Emirates and jailed in Paris, French officials said. Djamel Beghal was being...

That's Show Biz: CNN Correspondent In Afghanistan Jumps To Rival Fox.(A)
October 2, 2001... Byline: AP The bitter rivalry between CNN and Fox News Channel has spread to Afghanistan, where a veteran CNN correspondent stationed with forces fighting the Taliban abruptly switched networks. Steve Harrigan, a 10-year CNN...

Money Trail Probe Unlikely To Pay.(A)
October 2, 2001... Byline: Peter Benesh British Prime Minister Tony Blair says he's seen proof Osama bin Laden was behind the Sept. 11 attacks in New York and the Pentagon. "I have seen absolutely powerful, incontrovertible evidence of his link to the...

5. Perseverance, Hershiser Style.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)(IBD'S 10 SECRETS TO SUCCESS)
October 2, 2001... Byline: Cord Cooper Orel Hershiser was twice cut from his high school baseball team, and faced tough criticism from early coaches -- yet he went on to become one of pro baseball's best-known pitchers, playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers,...

Car Executive Robert Lutz Followed His Own Path To Make Auto History.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)
October 2, 2001... Byline: Brian Deagon Robert Lutz believed in progressive ideas and profitable products. And he was wowing General Motors Corp. with his verve. There was just one problem, a supervisor told him while visiting his small office in Germany...

TECHBITS.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
October 2, 2001... Byline: Sarah Z. Sleeper Charity Finds A Home On The Web In the weeks following the terror attacks, relief organizations received about $676 million in donations. More than $70 million of that was given via the Web. That's an...

TECHNOLOGY GEOGRAPHY Los Angeles Looking For Respect As Biotech Hotbed.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
October 2, 2001... Byline: Antonio A. Prado How could the world's 11th largest economy have a biotech industry that nobody's ever heard of? Los Angeles and its surroundings have more biotech firms and more people working in the sector than other tech...

PROCESSORS Intel Makes Gains In Speed, Efficiency, But Does It Matter?(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
October 2, 2001... Byline: James DeTar Intel Corp. on Monday rolled out a dozen new microprocessors that it says are the fastest, most efficient chips for portable personal computers. "We think we are dramatically extending our lead," said Frank...

TECH INVESTING Nasdaq's Help Goes Only So Far Many tech firms are in too deep to benefit from temporary lifting of listing rules.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
October 2, 2001... Byline: Jed Graham The Nasdaq was responding to a real economic shock when it suspended delisting rules last week. But even before the Sept. 11 terror attacks, the tech-heavy index was suffering its worst period in history. It didn't...

Small Businesses Putting Off E-Commerce Plans.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
October 2, 2001... Byline: Tim McCollum Clothing store owners Diane Andrews and Annice Schuler are feeling peer pressure about e-commerce from their fellow women business owners in Farmville, Va. Those members of Farmville's "Downtown Divas" networking...

Sony And Ericsson Cell Phone Venture Launched Monday.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
October 2, 2001... Byline: AP LM Ericsson and Sony Corp will use the brand name Sony Ericsson in their new cell phone joint venture, which began operations on Monday. Ericsson said the London-based company, known as Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications,...

Remember Net Appliances? Compaq's iPaq Is Still Around.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)(COMPUTERS MADE PLAIN)
October 2, 2001... Byline: Lynn Walford Internet appliances have had a rocky start. Many models -- like the Audrey from 3Com Corp. and Sony Corp.'s eVilla -- have been scrapped already. But analysts say the concept could still have merit. As people...

AMERICA'S NEW WAR Robots Aid WTC Search Effort.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
October 2, 2001... Byline: Patrick Seitz More than a dozen robots have crawled under the rubble of the World Trade Center to help in search and recovery efforts since the Sept. 11 terror attacks. They haven't found any survivors, but they've proved...

BEA Focuses On Businesses Stuck In The Middle.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)(Q & A)
October 2, 2001... Byline: Murray Coleman As more businesses go online, BEA Systems Inc. is gaining recognition as one of the Internet's leading plumbers. The software developer works in the middle layers of corporate computing, tying back-office systems...

RAIT INVESTMENT TRUST /Philadelphia, Pennsylvania It's Not Breaking Growth Records, But It's Safe.(THE NEW AMERICA)
October 2, 2001... Byline: Robin M. Grugal In times of economic uncertainty, it's good to have a safe haven for your money. RAIT Investment Trust might fit the bill. As a real estate investment trust, or REIT, the company must distribute 90% of its...

TRIPOS INC. /St. Louis, Missouri Move Into New Market Might Be The Right Rx.(THE NEW AMERICA)
October 2, 2001... Byline: Gloria Lau Tripos Inc. has made its mark developing software to help drug makers test new compounds. Now it's angling to get into a new, more lucrative side of the drug business. The firm wants to sell chemistry services and...

ARMOR HOLDINGS INC. /Jacksonville, Florida Street Suddenly Wakes Up To Security Firm.(THE NEW AMERICA)
October 2, 2001... Byline: M. Susan Basas To hear Jonathan Spiller tell it, a month ago might as well have been 10 years ago. His company, Armor Holdings Inc., provides security products and services to law enforcers, government agencies and other...

NYSE Stocks In The News.(A)
October 2, 2001... Byline: David Saito-Chung Pharmaceutical Resources sprang out of a 1 1/2-year base in the week ended Jan. 19 this year and posted a nearly 400% gain to its Aug. 2 peak of 42.20. The stock has been basing for eight weeks and is 17% off its...

NEW QUERIES FOR CANDIDATES.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)
October 2, 2001... The heartfelt wish for Rudolph Giuliani to stay on as mayor of New York City reminds all of us that politics, like business, goes on. But against the backdrop of Sept. 11, voters now must ask different questions -- and expect different answers....

CALIFORNIA'S BILL COMES DUE.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)
October 2, 2001... "Terror" is the catchword of the day, so less important problems have faded from view -- such as Rep. Gary Condit, D-Calif., and budget surpluses. But some things have faded that shouldn't. California's energy crisis, for instance. After...

NO TRIAL FOR TERRORISTS.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)
October 2, 2001... "Every man deserves his day in court," goes the saying. This sounds good, but it is not true. Savages like Osama bin Laden, who live beyond the norms of civil society, deserve none of its benefits. Imagine the travesty of this mass murderer...

Failure Is Popular: Government Trust Grows Despite Its Inability To Protect.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(VIEWPOINT)
October 2, 2001... Byline: James Bovard Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, Americans' trust in government is soaring after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The number of people who trust the government to do the right thing has doubled since last year, and...

To Anti-Globalism Protest Groups, The U.S., Not Terrorism, Is Villain.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(NATIONAL ISSUE)
October 2, 2001... Byline: Sean Higgins For "Ben," Washington, D.C., was "the only place to be" this past weekend. A college student from New Mexico, Ben had planned to spend the weekend railing against the World Bank and the International Monetary...

KEY FUND HOLDINGS.(MAKING MONEY IN MUTUALS)
October 2, 2001... Key Fund Holdings / Washington Mutual was a top holding of Pimco Value Fund in the latest reporting period. The company's earnings rose 40% and 49% the past two quarters. Analysts are forecasting a 65% increase next quarter. The company has an...

Biggest Funds In 401(k) Plans Limp Along Retirement investors tend to stay put, but they've little to applaud.(MAKING MONEY IN MUTUALS)(INVESTMENT TRENDS)
October 2, 2001... Byline: Paul Katzeff Friday was the last trading day of the third quarter. Soon, many 401(k) plan members will get account statements reminding them how badly their investments have fared this year. And bad it was. Of the 25 largest...

Looking At Financial Advisers? Do It Online SEC's new Web site gives you data on 9,000 firms filing each year.(MAKING MONEY IN MUTUALS)
October 2, 2001... Byline: Claire Mencke For people thinking of hiring an investment adviser, new help has arrived from the Securities and Exchange Commission. Last week, the SEC launched its Investment Adviser Public Disclosure Web site,...

The Real Most Active - NASDAQ.(B)
October 2, 2001... Byline: Monika Tjia The Nasdaq composite eased back as investors tossed techs Monday. The index slid 1.2% on lighter volume. The Retail/Wholesale Food industry was one of the worst-performing groups of the day. Performance Food Group...

Where The Big Money's Flowing - NASDAQ.(B)
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NASDAQ Stocks In The News.(B)
October 2, 2001... Byline: Monika Tjia On June 25, Apollo Group cleared a 19-week base. But after hitting a new high on Aug. 6, the stock fell back. It corrected 28% within its base, but has since worked its way back up, forming an eight-week base. Its...