Investor's Business Daily articles from September 2001, page 2

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FIRST HORIZON PHARMACEUTICAL CORP. /Roswell, Georgia Making A Main Course Out Of Another's Scraps.(THE NEW AMERICA)
September 27, 2001... Byline: Robin M. Grugal First Horizon Pharmaceutical Corp. makes a business of scouring for leftovers. Not scraps, mind you, but pharmaceuticals the big names have lost interest in. Its latest find is Prenate, the leading brand in...

GART SPORTS CO. /Denver, Colorado Retailer Targets Women To Separate From Pack.(THE NEW AMERICA)
September 27, 2001... Byline: M. Susan Basas The way Doug Morton figures it, sporting goods stores have traditionally stocked their shelves with about twice as much men's merchandise as women's. Good thing for Morton he's decided not to play along. He's...

NOVAVAX INC. /Columbia, Maryland Drug Firm's Lotion Smoothes Financial Future.(THE NEW AMERICA)
September 27, 2001... Byline: Gloria Lau Sometimes a single product turns a cash-starved company into a very profitable one. That's what upstart drug maker Novavax Inc. hopes will happen. It has a lotion in clinical trials that analysts say could bring in...

NYSE Stocks In The News.(A)
September 27, 2001... Byline: Monika Tjia After reaching a new high on June 4, Blockbuster corrected 32% within its base. The stock then made its way back up, hitting resistance around 22. It has since struggled near its 50-day moving average. It's 6% off its...

THE COURT'S OPPORTUNITY.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)
September 27, 2001... The Supreme Court decided on Tuesday to review Cleveland's vouchers program. This gives the court a chance to strike a blow for poor parents and children there -- and correct false First Amendment theorizing. Cleveland's vouchers program...

PRESENTING A UNITED FRONT?(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)
September 27, 2001... No shots have been fired yet, but Washington's war on terrorism started on Sept. 11, with volley after volley of rhetorical fire. The fiercest came in President Bush's address to the nation last Thursday. His speech showed American...

WHERE ARE THE IPOS?(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)
September 27, 2001... Come Monday, September will have passed without the issuance of a single initial public offering. The last time a month went by without an IPO, the U.S. had just left Vietnam, Gerald Ford was president and interest rates were 6.75%. In...

Even They Do It: Socialist Sweden Surpasses America On Pension Reform.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(VIEWPOINT)
September 27, 2001... Byline: Jeremy Hildreth These days, every Swede has one. Even King Carl Gustav and his wife Queen Silvia have one. A cell phone? An e-mail address? Nope -- an individual social security account. As difficult as it is to believe, when...

Feds Clueless On Encrypted Coms; ACLU Wants To Keep It That Way.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(NATIONAL ISSUE)
September 27, 2001... Byline: Sean Higgins Time was when cops had the edge in technology. They could take fingerprints, tap phone lines, test crime scenes for chemical clues. But the telecom revolution has given terrorists one big edge the cops can't...

KEY FUND HOLDINGS.(MAKING MONEY IN MUTUALS)
September 27, 2001... Key Fund Holdings / Fred's was a top holding of RS Smaller Company Growth Fund in the latest reporting period. Its shares are trading in a base that began Sept. 5, when the stock reached 30.56 in intraday trading. It is 13% below that mark....

Insurance Brokers: Rare Market Bright Spot Funds see firms gaining from insurance premium hikes, new clients.(MAKING MONEY IN MUTUALS)(INVESTMENT TRENDS)
September 27, 2001... Byline: Nancy Gondo Under the weight of pending claims against the loss of lives and property in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, insurer stocks fell sharply when the market reopened Sept. 17. But one small group of stocks within the...

Prospects Rise For Pioneer Small Cap Value A+ fund's recent winners include Pediatrix Medical, Right Management.(MAKING MONEY IN MUTUALS)(FUND PROFILE)
September 27, 2001... Byline: Leo Fasciocco While momentum investors sit in dry dock, Ken Fuller sails a rising sea of prospects. The manager of Pioneer Small Cap Value Fund buys stocks that are down 30% or more from their all-time highs. He calls them...

The Real Most Active - NASDAQ.(B)
September 27, 2001... Byline: Jonah Keri A lackluster session ended the Nasdaq's modest two-day winning streak Wednesday. The composite index sank 2.5% as volume shrank from Tuesday's level. The Nasdaq 100 lost 1.3%. Some medical stocks ran into trouble....

Where The Big Money's Flowing - NASDAQ.(B)
September 27, 2001... 9761D33.95BedBath oBBBY25.09+2.1314,413+334 8092B27.01Cytyc oCYTC24.00+0.704,537+233 7695D43.67PaneraBrd PNRA35.46+1.20890+221 9679C47.50ChrisBnks oCHBS28.40+3.031,573+190 9275D34.39LincareHld oLNCR26.04+1.591,949+141 ...

NASDAQ Stocks In The News.(B)
September 27, 2001... Byline: Jonah Keri As you build a watch list of stocks for the next market rally, look for those that have preserved their high Relative Price Strength Ratings. Ideally they'll be forming bases now. When the next bull arrives, they'll be...

Consumer Sentiment In Sharp Dive Even Before Sept. 11 Terror Attack.(A)
September 26, 2001... Byline: Donald H. Gold The last pillar in the U.S. economy is crumbling. The Consumer Confidence Index notched its biggest one-month drop in 10 years in September. What's worse, most of the survey was taken before the terrorist...

Temporary Stimulus Of $100 Bil Considered.(A)
September 26, 2001... Byline: From IBD News Services Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin told tax-writing senators Tuesday any plan using tax cuts to boost the struggling economy should be large enough to be...

IBD'S TOP 10.(A)
September 26, 2001... Consumers' Outlooks Fell Even Before Terror Struck 1The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index nose-dived to 97.6 in September from August's 114.0. That appeared to take out the last remnant of economic strength. Most of the...

AFTER THE CLOSE.(TO THE POINT)
September 26, 2001... STOCK FUND OUTFLOW was $20.7 bil in the week ended Monday, Trim Tabs said. It sees September outflow at a record $48.6 bil. US AIRWAYS will retire 111 jets early as it cuts capacity by 23% since Sept. 11. VANS' Q1 net jumped 27% to...

BUSINESS NEWS.(TO THE POINT)
September 26, 2001... TECHNOLOGY AMD to cut 2,300, or 15% of jobs The chipmaker will also close two plants in Austin, Texas, and Penang, Malaysia. AMD will take a Q3 charge of up to $110 mil and expects to save $125 mil annually. Also, Gateway will stop...

BUSINESS NEWS.(TO THE POINT)
September 26, 2001... FINANCE Banking declines hit Lehman net The broker's Q3 profit dived 32% to $1.14 a share, beating views by 6 cents. Revenue slid 31% to $5.06 bil. Weak investment banking and stock trading led the decline. The Sept. 11 attacks will...

BUSINESS NEWS.(TO THE POINT)
September 26, 2001... TRANSPORTATION GM sets end to Camaro, Firebird The automaker will end production of the muscle cars and permanently close the plant near Montreal that builds them. Some 1,400 workers will lose their jobs when the plan closes in Sept....

THE ECONOMY.(TO THE POINT)
September 26, 2001... ISI index plunges to all-time low, impact of terror attacks blamed International Strategy & Investment Group's Company Survey Index fell to 36.3 in the week ended Friday from 38.8 the prior week. ISI's four-week average also dropped...

WASHINGTON.(TO THE POINT)
September 26, 2001... Senate OKs new base closures The Senate backed the Bush administration's bid to shed unneeded facilities and use the money to fight the war against terrorism. The vote was 53-47, with Democrats giving more support than Republicans. Some...

THE WORLD.(TO THE POINT)
September 26, 2001... Interpol: APB on bin Laden aide Interpol issued a worldwide call to hunt down the Egyptian surgeon considered Osama bin Laden's top deputy, while police reportedly detained several people in connection with a planned attack on the U.S....

Capitol Leaders Briefed; Taliban's Ouster Not Key.(A)
September 26, 2001... Byline: AP President Bush, briefing congressional leaders on U.S. troop deployments around the globe, said the government was working to restore confidence in airline safety and help workers thrown off the job. "I think the war aims...

Saudis Cut Diplomatic Ties With Taliban.(A)
September 26, 2001... Byline: AP Saudi Arabia cut diplomatic links with the Taliban Tuesday, leaving Pakistan as the sole country with formal ties to Afghanistan's hard-line leaders. Osama bin Laden's organization, meanwhile, threatened attacks against...

Terrorism Expert Points To Bin Laden's Utopian Vision.(A)
September 26, 2001... Byline: Peter Benesh The Sept. 11 attacks by Islamic kamikazes on New York and Washington awakened the U.S. to a kind of terrorism common in other countries -- suicide bombings. The mass murders in New York and Washington stem from a...

Pilots Seek OK To Have Guns Aloft.(A)
September 26, 2001... Byline: From IBD News Services The Air Line Pilots Association pressed Congress on Tuesday to allow pilots to carry firearms in cockpits, a move the union says could prevent hijackings. "It is probably safe to say that the entire...

TECHBITS.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
September 26, 2001... Byline: Brian Deagon Some Bush Parody Sites Take A Timeout The bipartisanship in Washington after the terror attacks has permeated the Web. Many sites that mocked President Bush are on a self-imposed hiatus. Political...

TECHNOLOGY AND LOGISTICS FedEx Sees Scanners As Way To Improve Tracking.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
September 26, 2001... Byline: Brian Deagon FedEx Corp. is installing what it says is the largest deployment ever of image-scanning technology, a global effort to improve customer service, boost efficiency and reduce errors. By April, FedEx plans to have...

TELECOM Spurring Economy Could Give Push To "Pro-Bells' Bill.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
September 26, 2001... Byline: Reinhardt Krause A controversial bill that would lift restrictions on speedy Internet services offered by regional Bell phone companies might find its way into President Bush's economic stimulus package. Republican leaders in...

NETWORKING GEAR Cisco Vs. Juniper Gets Rougher With market growth slowing, upstart wants to take customers from leader.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
September 26, 2001... Byline: Mike Angell For the last two years, Juniper Networks Inc. has relentlessly attacked the router market. In that time, it's taken close to a third of the market once owned by Cisco Systems Inc. Now the assault has turned into...

Web Sites Offer Safety Tips, Updates For Travelers.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)(COMPUTERS MADE PLAIN)
September 26, 2001... Byline: Russell Shaw While business travelers have always needed to practice safety, security issues have taken on a whole new level of importance. If you're looking for ways to stay safe, the Web may be a good place to start. There...

Consultant Urges Firms To Ready Cyber-Terrorism Plans.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)(Q & A)
September 26, 2001... Byline: Sarah Z. Sleeper It's been two weeks since the attacks in Washington and New York, and some say it's an especially dangerous period, in which so-called "secondary attacks" could begin. These could include cyber-terrorism,...

SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY Chipmakers Look To Be Holding Steady After Attacks.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
September 26, 2001... Byline: James DeTar Some hope. Amid all the turmoil, two of the world's biggest chipmakers and one of Wall Street's largest investment firms on Friday issued releases that gave off some bullish signals. The bringers of good -- though...

Venture Capital Group Sees Fewer Investments In Short Term.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
September 26, 2001... Byline: Brian Deagon The venture capital industry was sitting on an unprecedented $45 billion in cash at the end of the second quarter -- a sign of both investor jitters and an opportunity for start-ups needing money. "This is a huge...

1. Just Think Results.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)(IBD'S 10 SECRETS TO SUCCESS)
September 26, 2001... Byline: Cord Cooper The key to closing a sale lies in asking the right questions, says business owner Harvey Mackay. The questions you ask prospects reflect not only your industry knowledge but also your integrity and ability to...

Opera Singer Maria Callas Dedication And Drive Made Her One Of The World's Finest Sopranos.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)
September 26, 2001... Byline: Curt Schleier When it came to work, Maria Callas wasn't about to let personalities interfere with the product. Callas, considered the finest coloratura soprano of the 20th century, lived in a world of prima donnas --...

Baseball Player Frank Robinson His Determination Swung Him To The Top.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)
September 26, 2001... Byline: Michael Mink It was 1958, and Frank Robinson had to face facts: His career was in jeopardy. And it was his own fear that put him there. Robinson had been the 1956 National League Rookie of the Year while playing for the...

Wisdom To Live By . . .(LEADERS & SUCCESS)
September 26, 2001... ON INNOVATION Significant progress doesn't come from the formal planning process of an American corporation. It comes from a couple of guys doing something that hasn't been set down on a list. William McGowan, executive ON...

AMERICA'S NEW WAR Hotels Seek Government Relief To Offset Losses.(THE NEW AMERICA)
September 26, 2001... Byline: From IBD News Services Now that U.S. airlines have their bailout, some hotel industry executives hope the government can help them out, too. Top industry officials met with Commerce Secretary Don Evans on Tuesday to discuss...

RETAIL TRENDS Tragedy Stirs Retailers To Shift Their Strategy.(THE NEW AMERICA)
September 26, 2001... Byline: Marilyn Much More than a week after terror hit New York, window displays at the city's Saks Fifth Avenue store were still draped in black and carrying a simple message: "In Memory and Gratitude." Normally they would have...

P.F. CHANG'S CHINA BISTRO INC. /Scottsdale, Arizona Latest Dining Concept Eyes Chinatown Spirit.(THE NEW AMERICA)
September 26, 2001... Byline: Amy Reeves People in San Francisco and New York know where to get the best cheap Chinese food. It usually involves a little restaurant at the end of an alley or squeezed between trinket shops, with the tackiest decor you've...

NYSE Stocks In The News.(A)
September 26, 2001... Byline: David Saito-Chung Biovail got knocked last week, like the rest of the market. In the past two sessions, however, the stock has made a comeback on above-average volume. It went back above its 200-day moving average and is now...

Revenue Estimators Block Growth.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(BRAIN TRUST)
September 26, 2001... Byline: Paul Craig Roberts Even prior to the hit the economy has taken from the Sept. 11 terror attacks, it was apparent the economy had not bottomed. The questions now are whether President Bush can hold on to his approval ratings as...

DEFINING HOMELAND SECURITY.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)
September 26, 2001... President Bush's new Office of Homeland Security might protect us from future terrorist attacks. Or perhaps it's Washington's when-in-doubt-create-an-agency reflex. The fact is, we just don't know what shape it will take. Virginia Gov....

SHADES OF LORD KEYNES.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)
September 26, 2001... As sure-footed as the White House has been on the military and diplomatic response to the terror attacks, it's stumbling on its economic response. Washington should act quickly to provide a real stimulus -- a la Ronald Reagan. Even the...

Beyond The Gate: Terrorists Win If America Fails To Use Its Power.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(BRAIN TRUST)
September 26, 2001... Byline: Michael Medved No, it's not an overreaction -- but we need to prepare a persuasive response to inevitable questions about the vast scope of America's response to terror. "Watching the president speak to both houses of...

Saddam Hussein Or Bin Laden? Iraq May Also Be Link To Terror.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(PERSPECTIVE)
September 26, 2001... Byline: Tom Gray The U.S. has fingered as the most probable author of the worst atrocity ever committed against Americans a shadowy terror chief who lives in tents and hides in caves. But another implacable enemy of the West who...

KEY FUND HOLDINGS.(MAKING MONEY IN MUTUALS)
September 26, 2001... Key Fund Holdings / Davita was a top 10 holding of Aetna Small Company Fund as of the latest reporting period. After notching an intraday high of 22.73 on July 23, the stock fell below its 200-day moving average on Friday. It quickly bounced...

Sell-Off Pushed Market Nearer To Bottom Managers, strategists: Recent decline makes earnings rebound easier.(MAKING MONEY IN MUTUALS)(INVESTMENT TRENDS)
September 26, 2001... Byline: Paul Katzeff Mark Twain said that if you don't like the New England weather, just wait a few minutes. It'll change. Apparently the same thing goes for the stock market. After a stormy 14.3% sell-off week, the Dow industrials...

Fremont U.S. Micro-Cap Puts Cash To Work Using defense as well as offense helps A+ fund keep solid record.(MAKING MONEY IN MUTUALS)(FUND PROFILE)
September 26, 2001... Byline: Nancy Gondo Good football coaches know they need a strong offense and defense to win games. The same rule applies to investing, says Bob Kern, who manages $650 million Fremont U.S. Micro-Cap. A key part to success in...

The Real Most Active - NASDAQ.(B)
September 26, 2001... Byline: Jonah Keri Tuesday's up-and-down session ended with the Nasdaq nearly back to where it started. The tech-rich index moved up 1.9% intraday before settling for a 0.1% gain. The Nasdaq 100 edged down 0.3%. Volume inched higher vs....

NASDAQ Stocks In The News.(B)
September 26, 2001... Byline: Jonah Keri Icon PLC romped 121% from the start of this year to its peak on July 20. Like the rest of the market, Icon sold off over the next two months. But the stock has hung onto a solid 95 Relative Price Strength Rating. Its...

Where The Big Money's Flowing - NASDAQ.(B)
September 26, 2001... 9796A16.44Gentner GTNR16.56+0.55381+478 5065C65.50AngioTchP ANPI43.85+2.831,092+425 9696C39.58IconPLC ICLR32.05+2.05440+223 9084B64.88Cerner oCERN46.15+2.821,944+178 9775D52.99Stericycle oSRCL38.34+1.64407+132 ...

Stocks Stage Impressive Recovery, But "Bottom' Question Looms Large.(A)
September 25, 2001... Byline: David Saito-Chung The bulls pulled out of the market's rubble Monday with a strong and long-awaited rebound -- the first gains since the market's Sept. 17 reopening. The Dow industrial average, down 14.3% last week for its...

IBD'S TOP 10.(A)
September 25, 2001... Stocks End Their Sell-Off As Analysts Envisage Bull 1Investors grabbed stocks amid bullish statements from Wall Street strategists. The Dow Jones industrials gained 4.5% on lighter volume. It was the Dow's fifth largest point gain...

AFTER THE CLOSE.(TO THE POINT)
September 25, 2001... VERIZON hasn't restored phone service to more than 10,000 customers in Manhattan who have been without service since Sept. 11. U.S. LAWMAKERS asked the SEC to put a temporary halt to short selling, saying it may be putting further...

BUSINESS NEWS.(TO THE POINT)
September 25, 2001... INTERNET VeriSign gets Illuminet for $1.2 bil The top Web domain name firm will buy Illuminet to move into the emerging market for integrated voice and data services. VeriSign will swap 0.93 share for each Illuminet share, or $37.07...

BUSINESS NEWS.(TO THE POINT)
September 25, 2001... LEISURE Marriott sees "very tough' Sept. But Marriott International CEO Bill Marriott Jr. expects a better October, with bookings still in place. "We think travel will come back," he said. Bookings fell sharply for the hotel group...

BUSINESS NEWS.(TO THE POINT)
September 25, 2001... DIVERSIFIED Honeywell slashes 13% of staff The aerospace and home security systems firm will take a Q3 charge of up to $1 bil and will cut 15,800 jobs by year-end. Honeywell said last week its job cuts would top 12,000. It'll also...

THE ECONOMY.(TO THE POINT)
September 25, 2001... U.S. bankers see 2002 rebound The American Bankers Association predicted the U.S. economy will rebound strongly next year as lower interest rates and more federal spending restarts growth. The ABA now expects first-half 2002 GDP growth...

WASHINGTON.(TO THE POINT)
September 25, 2001... Two arrested in getting fake IDs for three hijackers in 9/11 attacks Two men have been charged with helping three of the hijackers in the terrorist attacks fraudulently obtain Virginia driver's licenses last month, prosecutors said....

THE WORLD.(TO THE POINT)
September 25, 2001... Russia ups aid for Afghan rebels Russia will intensify its support of Afghan opposition forces, and may supply them with weapons and military equipment, President Vladimir Putin said. Putin also said that former Soviet states in Central...

Airlines' Bailout Funds To Be Disbursed.(A)
September 25, 2001... Byline: From IBD Wire Services U.S. airlines are submitting data to federal officials and could receive up to half the $5 billion in cash allocated in aid as soon as Monday, the Air Transport Association said. David Swierenga, chief...

Cruise Lines Now Pondering Ship Vulnerability.(A)
September 25, 2001... Byline: Peter Benesh On Sept. 11, cruise ships around the world went on high alert. Lumbering and defenseless, symbols of Western prosperity, they are easy targets for terrorists. The USS Cole, a state-of-the-art warship, showed how...

Airport Staff Checks Set; Probe Arrests Up To 352.(A)
September 25, 2001... Byline: AP The federal government on Monday ordered all airport workers with access to planes and secure areas to submit to new criminal background checks. Crop-dusting planes were grounded for a second day over fears they could be used...

Five Ways To Quiet Your Ego.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)(IBD'S 10 SECRETS TO SUCCESS)
September 25, 2001... Byline: Amy Alexander Sometimes you're your own worst enemy. That's especially the case when it comes to having an out-of-control ego, says Vincent Roazzi, a success coach and executive director of marketing and development for the...

Poet Walt Whitman His Inspired Persistence Helped Him Change Modern Literature.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)
September 25, 2001... Byline: J. Bonasia Walt Whitman was inspired by life in these United States -- the people, nature, landscapes, cities, towns, industries and farms. It was his duty, he believed, to capture that inspiration on paper. Day in and day...

TECHBITS.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
September 25, 2001... Byline: Patrick Seitz Compaq To Offer Packaged Services Compaq Computer Corp. on Tuesday plans to announce five computing-on-demand service offerings it hopes will be a direct challenge to rival IBM Corp. The offerings will...

PATENT INFRINGEMENT CASE Intel, Via Once Again Square Off In A Legal Tussle.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
September 25, 2001... Byline: James DeTar There's a showdown brewing in the chip industry. Intel Corp., the No. 1 chipmaker, is taking on chipset maker Via Technologies Inc. in a legal skirmish. If the case goes before a judge, it won't be the first time...

TECH ECONOMY Earnings Outlook Remains Bleak For Rest Of Year.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
September 25, 2001... Byline: Jed Graham Those looking for a second-half rebound in tech earnings had pinned many hopes on Microsoft Corp.'s Windows XP, which as of Monday was being included in new PCs. But in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks,...

CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY Satellite Radio Awaits Reception XM set to start broadcasting 100 channels on Tuesday; Sirius close behind.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
September 25, 2001... Byline: Patrick Seitz A new era in radio is set to dawn Tuesday when XM Satellite Radio Inc. starts broadcasting from its two satellites, which it's named Rock and Roll. XM is the first of two digital satellite radio services to go...

Landscaping Software Lets You Plan Virtual Makeover Of Your Plain Yard.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
September 25, 2001... Byline: Nancy Gondo When you look out at your drab yard, do you dream about turning it into a vegetable or flower garden or a neat manicured lawn? You could pay a high-priced landscaper to take care of these things for you. But a...

Site Is Customers' Vehicle For Easier Fleet Management.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
September 25, 2001... Byline: Sarah Z. Sleeper Cheri Sublet's goal is to cut "fleet creep." That's when a firm's stable of corporate cars and trucks grows subtly, escaping the notice of managers. Fleet creep drives up a company's costs. That's...

PwC Puts The Spotlight On Its E-Business Consultancy.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)(Q & A)
September 25, 2001... Byline: J. Bonasia As computer systems become more complex, companies need better advice. Enter Scott Hartz, head of PricewaterhouseCoopers Management Consulting Services. Consulting Magazine named Hartz one of the 10 most...

Find Your Way In The Face Of Change At Work.(A)(NEWS FOR YOU)
September 25, 2001... Byline: Kristen Kemp Call it a cliche, but the only thing you can predict about change is that it will most surely happen. Sure, some transitions are completely predictable. With the market slowdown, it doesn't take an economic genius to...

SANDY SPRING BANCORP INC. /Olney, Maryland Bank Holds Steady Amid Wall Street Sellathon.(THE NEW AMERICA)
September 25, 2001... Byline: Kirk Shinkle In the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, markets reopened without much good news. But not every stock was pummeled by last week's massive sell-offs. One that held steady was Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc., which...

STRYKER CORP. /Kalamazoo, Michigan Failure Not An Option For This Manufacturer.(THE NEW AMERICA)
September 25, 2001... Byline: Steve Watkins Stryker Corp. Chief Executive John Brown doesn't want to hear excuses. Market's bad? Currency exchange rates are hurting results? Doesn't matter. Brown demands 20% annual earnings growth through thick and thin....

MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES CO. /Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Where Terrorist Attacks Strike A Personal Note.(THE NEW AMERICA)
September 25, 2001... Byline: Robin M. Grugal When executives at Mine Safety Appliances Co. learned of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C., they gave employees the option of going home to be with their families. Few did. ...

NYSE Stocks In The News.(A)
September 25, 2001... Byline: Monika Tjia BlackRock is working on the right side of a base it began in December. After a four-day halt in trading, the stock surged 8% on Sept. 17. But since then, it's eased back. BlackRock is now 17% off its high. In the...

. . . WHILE GUARDING FREEDOM.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)
September 25, 2001... Last week we expressed hope that lawmakers wouldn't put freedom at risk in a blind rush to wipe out terrorism. For the most part, they've shown restraint. In the last few days, though, that restraint seems to have waned. The week began...

EXPANDING U.S. OPTIONS . . .(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)
September 25, 2001... President Bush's order to freeze the assets of terrorists and the groups that back them is welcome. So would be a repeal of the ban on assassination. Indeed, the U.S. must use every tool available to it in this new war. It's an ugly term...