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Designation Boosts Lender Nelnet's Profit.(B)(NYSE STOCKS IN THE NEWS)
September 9, 2004... Byline: David Saito-Chung Nelnet went public in December 2003 at $21 a share. It got to as high as 25.83 on April 1, then fell 35%. Since July, the stock has rebounded. On July 6 and 12, it gapped higher on above-average volume, a sign...

THE REAL MOST ACTIVE Nasdaq Slides On Greenspan's Congress Talk.(B)
September 9, 2004... Byline: JONAH KERI Nasdaq stocks fell Wednesday after Fed Chief Alan Greenspan told Congress that economic growth was on track following a soft patch caused by rising oil prices. The tech-laden index sank 0.4%, as did the Nasdaq 100....

IBD'S 20 RULES FOR INVESTMENT SUCCESS.(THE SMART INVESTOR)
September 9, 2004... A vital point is these rules are not based on our personal opinion, our beliefs or those of Wall Street's analysts and experts. Investor's Business Daily built models of the most successful stocks and investors of the last half-century. We...

Track The Trends With "Big Money' Screen.(THE SMART INVESTOR)(INVESTORS.COM CORNER)
September 9, 2004... Byline: KEN SHREVE One of the biggest concerns about the market since it made its Aug. 18 follow-through rally is the lack of upside volume. The dearth of trading leaves the power of the rally somewhat suspicious. It's quiet -- too...

Hybrids Use Less Gas, But High Sticker Price Outweighs Any Saving; "A' List Paying $4,000 More; Automakers roll out SUVs, variety of engine forms to placate drivers, gov't.(A)
September 8, 2004... Byline: DONNA HOWELL Hybrids offer far better gas mileage than traditional cars and trucks. They're definitely trendy -- with several SUVs and full-size pickup hybrids out or on the way. But they may not save drivers money overall. ...

LBO Activity Has Bounced Back Along With Economy, Earnings; Cash-rich buyout funds team up on large deals; '04 is highest since '88.(A)
September 8, 2004... Byline: LAURA MANDARO The barbarians aren't sitting on the fence anymore. They're making leveraged buyouts. Private equity firms have announced a total of 213 U.S. acquisitions worth $54 billion, including assumed debt, so far this...

IBD'S TOP 10.(A)
September 8, 2004... U.S. Clashes With Sadr's Militia 1U.S. forces killed 35 and injured 203 in fierce fighting with forces loyal to outlaw Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. 2 Americans were killed, plus 5 others in separate attacks in the Baghdad area. U.S....

AFTER THE CLOSE.(TO THE POINT)
September 8, 2004... APOLLO reached a deal with the Education Dept. to resolve audit issues. Its U. of Phoenix unit got the OK to expand into Mexico. Shares rose. NEIMAN MARCUS earned 42 cents in Q4, up 180% and 6 cents over views, as consumers snapped up...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
September 8, 2004... SERVICES Adecco profit rises despite probe The Swiss temp staffing giant made $115 mil in Q2, up 11%, as a gain from the sale of its Internet job provider Jobpilot partially offset charges from a previously disclosed audit probe. The...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
September 8, 2004... RETAIL Rite-Aid falls on lower guidance The drugstore chain's shares plunged 18.5% to 3.70, the lowest since June '03, after it cut its earnings forecast for fiscal '05. Rite-Aid acknowledged it was losing sales to Internet and...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
September 8, 2004... TECHNOLOGY Seagate lifts outlook over views The storage hard drive maker expects to make 6-8 cents a share ex items in Q1 against views of 3 cents. It also sees revenue of $1.48 bil-$1.52 bil against views of $1.47 bil. Seagate cited...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
September 8, 2004... MEDIA TiVo, Netflix rise on rumored pact The digital recorder manufacturer's shares rose 15% to 5.08 and the online DVD-rental service's shares rose 7.5% to 15.41 on reports that the 2 firms are making a deal that will let customers...

THE ECONOMY.(TO THE POINT)
September 8, 2004... Services indicator unveiled Wed. Commerce Sec. Don Evans will announce a new economic indicator designed to better track and understand trends in the service sector at 9:30 a.m. EDT. It is the first new indicator to be introduced by the...

IN BRIEF.(TO THE POINT)
September 8, 2004... Cephalon shares fell 4% to 45.88 after it disclosed a subpoena from the U.S. attorney's office in Philadelphia in what appears to be the latest inquiry into drugs marketed for non-FDA approved ailments. Biovail forecast sales of $820 mil-...

NATION.(TO THE POINT)
September 8, 2004... GAO: official must repay salary A former Medicare administrator should repay his government salary because of his efforts to keep higher estimates of the cost of a prescription drug plan from Congress last year, congressional...

WORLD.(TO THE POINT)
September 8, 2004... Russians rally against terrorism Tens of thousands gathered gathered near Moscow's Red Square to protest last week's school hostage siege that killed 335 children and adults in Beslan. Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed not to...

TRENDS & INNOVATIONS.(TO THE POINT)
September 8, 2004... Traffic tie-ups taking more time Motorists in the 85 biggest U.S. cities spend an estimated 3.5 bil hours a year waiting behind the wheel, or 46 hours per driver, according to the Texas Transportation Institute. Traffic jams surged the...

TRENDS & INNOVATIONS.(TO THE POINT)
September 8, 2004... ** Teens who watch TV programs with sexual content are twice as likely to engage in intercourse as those who don't watch similar programs, the Rand Corp. found in a study of 1,792 teens ages 12-17. ** Sleeping late may help generate new...

She Dances To The Bank.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)(IBD'S 10 SECRETS TO SUCCESS)
September 8, 2004... Byline: Amy Alexander 8 Carolyn Gable knows that midafternoon grouchiness can put a company's customer service on the fritz. Cranky workers are more apt to snap at customers. In a competitive business environment, just one snap might...

Lincoln Steffens' Mighty Pen; Instrument Of Change: This "muckraker' showed the world a better way.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)
September 8, 2004... Byline: CURT SCHLEIER Knowing the facts was never enough for Lincoln Steffens. Yet his unceasing desire to know more and an inability to learn by rote angered his teachers. As a result, he was almost constantly at or near the bottom...

Red Hat, Novell Linux's Hatfields, McCoys; Taking Different Tacks; Rivalry growing for two of the leading providers of open-source software.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
September 8, 2004... Byline: KEN SPENCER BROWN So much for peace, love and Linux. The hippy ethic championed in early ads for the Linux operating system is giving way to good old competitive rancor as Red Hat and Novell launch warring campaigns. The...

Competition Galore, But DirecTV's Chief Just Sees Opportunity; 20 Mil Subscribers By 2010; CEO Carey seeks alliances and tech edge as Murdoch agenda goes into high gear.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
September 8, 2004... Byline: REINHARDT KRAUSE Chase Carey doesn't fret about new technologies that might undermine DirecTV down the road. Specifically: Will consumers download TV content via speedy Internet hookups and toss out their satellite dishes?...

Nanotech May Be At Center Of Hurricane; Theory Is Not All Wet; R&D firm is developing balloons with sensors to better track weather.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
September 8, 2004... Byline: DOUG TSURUOKA Experts are often fooled when they try to plot the course of hurricanes such as Frances and Charley, which recently hit Florida. Charley, which struck three weeks before this weekend's more predictable Frances...

Serving Nonprofits Puts Newly Public Blackbaud In The Black.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)(Q & A)
September 8, 2004... Byline: J. BONASIA After more than 20 years of helping nonprofit groups prosper and thrive, the for-profit company Blackbaud went public in July. Blackbaud provides consulting services and sells software designed to streamline...

MAVERICK TUBE CORP. Chesterfield, Missouri; Hot Oil/Gas Sector Lights Up Manufacturer.(THE NEW AMERICA)
September 8, 2004... Byline: MARILYN ALVA It's not often that your quarterly earnings rise 4,433% from the prior year. That's the increase Maverick Tube Corp. posted during the second quarter, when it earned $1.33 a share. Its profit a year earlier?...

Hard Rock Hotel Softens Volume, Solidifies Charm; From staff to shampoos to pillowcases, this chain offers just the right tone.(A)(NEWS FOR YOU: TRAVEL)
September 8, 2004... Byline: CHRIS BARNETT Think "Hard Rock Hotel," and you flash on swaggering rockers, heavy metal music, tattooed and pierced groupies and tourists roaming the lobby fingering the memorabilia. It's probably the last place on earth you...

Tocqueville Targeting Cheap Growth; Lagged During Bubble; But fund has been giving its large blend peers a run for their money.(MUTUAL FUNDS)(MUTUAL FUND PROFILE)
September 8, 2004... Byline: MURRAY COLEMAN Tocqueville Asset Management normally caters to investors with at least $1 million to invest. The typical client of the $3.5 billion New York-based money manager has from $3 million to $15 million invested...

Beslan Or Boise.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)(Editorial)
September 8, 2004... Terror: We're all thinking the same thing now, are we not? That the horror of Beslan could just as easily have been visited on any town or school in America, and that those poor innocent children could easily be our own. What mother...

Hardly Historic.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)(Editorial)
September 8, 2004... Budget: Hardly a month goes by without another projection of "record" deficits and, with it, the media's relentless focus on it. Is it really that bad? As readers of this newspaper know, that's a trick question. We don't spend a lot of...

Superior Sales Growth Underpins Solid Earnings Gains.(MAKING MONEY)(INVESTOR'S CORNER)
September 8, 2004... Byline: DAVID SAITO-CHUNG The media and the market continue to hold their breath over the state of U.S. economic growth. GDP rose 2.8% in the second quarter, slower than the sharp 4.5% rise in the first. Growth may be moderating. Yet...

THE REAL MOST ACTIVE Building Stocks Boost Market As Trade Rises.(MAKING MONEY)
September 8, 2004... Byline: DAVID SAITO-CHUNG The S&P 500 gained 0.7% Tuesday following the three-day Labor Day holiday weekend. The Dow rose 0.8%. NYSE volume surged from Friday's abnormally low levels yet remained below average. Construction-related...

Analyze, Profit From IBD's Market Charts.(GENERAL MARKET & SECTORS)
September 8, 2004... 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...

Tight Supply Boosting Reliance Steel's Profits.(B)(NYSE STOCKS IN THE NEWS)
September 8, 2004... Byline: David Saito-Chung Over the past six months, Reliance Steel has broken out of a base, but soon pulled back into its base. Nevertheless, the stock has maintained a solid trend of higher highs and higher lows. The Los...

THE REAL MOST ACTIVE Nasdaq Rises In Higher Trade, Yields Breakouts.(B)
September 8, 2004... Byline: JONAH KERI Nasdaq stocks gained ground Tuesday, with volume picking up following the long Labor Day weekend. The composite rose 0.8%, the Nasdaq 100 0.7%. Several more stocks joined the swelling ranks of recent breakouts, a...

After Huge Run-Up, Navarre Forms Base.(B)(NASDAQ STOCKS IN THE NEWS)
September 8, 2004... Byline: Jonah Keri Navarre has staged a huge run-up, surging from penny-stock status at the market's bottom in October 2002 to its peak of 16.25 in August. It's now working on a five-week consolidation. A sound base usually takes a...

Job Gain Of 144,000 For Aug. Eases Fear Economy Is Slowing; Bush Camp Breathes Easier; Upward revisions for July and June also lift outlook; jobless rate falls to 5.4%.(A)
September 7, 2004... Byline: JED GRAHAM The economy added 144,000 jobs in August, the Labor Department said Friday, easing fears that the recent soft patch of growth would morph into a prolonged slump. Although the rise in nonfarm payrolls was just shy...

MARKET TOOL BAR.(A)
September 7, 2004... S&P 500 INDEX 1113.63 -4.68 (-0.4%) Decent jobs number keeps index in range DOW JONES IND. 10,260.20 -30.08 (-0.3%) 3M reclaims 50-day with 4th up session NYSE VOL (MIL) 921 -190...

Bush Up 4 To 11 Pts. In First Polls After Successful GOP Convention; President excites base by playing to strengths: terror war, leadership.(A)
September 7, 2004... Byline: SEAN HIGGINS The balloons have fallen, the confetti has been swept up and Virginia Republican delegate Bill Cleveland is returning home with a full head of steam. "It'll be a close race all the way, but we're going to win,...

IBD'S TOP 10.(A)
September 7, 2004... U.S. Added 144,000 Jobs In Aug. 1The modest hiring was in line with views, and June and July payrolls were revised up by 59,000. The jobless rate edged down to 5.4%, the lowest since Oct. '01, but that was due to people leaving the work...

AFTER THE CLOSE.(TO THE POINT)
September 7, 2004... FLEETWOOD'S Q1 profit more than doubled to 12 cents a share, beating views. Sales rose 12.6% to $727.8 mil. Shares rose. UPS and Fedex got the go-ahead from the Transportation Dept. to expand their air operations in China. The decision...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
September 7, 2004... MEDICAL Pfizer pays $430 mil settlement The drug firm and its Quigley subsidiary, which sold products with asbestos until the early '70s, agreed to the payment to settle all lawsuits alleging injury from insulation products. Pfizer...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
September 7, 2004... TRANSPORTATION Northwest drops booking fees The airline pulled the $7.50 service charge it had planned on round-trip tickets purchased through ticket distribution systems like Sabre after No. 1 carrier American Airlines declined to...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
September 7, 2004... TECHNOLOGY 3Com warns of revenue shortfall The communications network supplier expects to make $160 mil-$164 mil in Q1 revenue, about 10% below its previous expectations. Margins will also be less than expected. It didn't give a...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
September 7, 2004... RETAIL Wal-Mart in talks to settle probe The discount giant said it's working to settle a federal probe into whether it knowingly employed illegal contract workers to clean some of its stores. Federal agents arrested hundreds of...

THE ECONOMY.(TO THE POINT)
September 7, 2004... More people working at home The number of people who did any kind of work from home rose to 44.4 mil this year from 41.3 mil in '03, according to a study by the Dieringer Research Group and the Int'l Telework Association and Council....

IN BRIEF.(TO THE POINT)
September 7, 2004... United Technologies' Pratt & Whitney Engines unit got a $500 mil deal from Korean Air for 31 engines. The deliveries are to begin in '05 and continue through '09. Shares fell 1.5% to 94.29. Worldquest Networks dropped 23.5% to 2.25, the...

NATION.(TO THE POINT)
September 7, 2004... Muslim convert court-martialed Spc. Ryan Anderson, 27, of Seattle, a National Guardsman, was found guilty of trying to aid al-Qaida. Anderson, who passed weapons info to federal agents posing as terrorists, faces life in prison. **...

WORLD.(TO THE POINT)
September 7, 2004... Iran on nuke issue: It's U.S. hype Iran acknowledged that it plans to process tons of raw uranium, but said the U.N. was informed long ago and accused the U.S. of sensationalizing the matter. The International Atomic Energy Agency said...

TRENDS & INNOVATIONS.(TO THE POINT)
September 7, 2004... Atkins' long-term benefit doubted Danish researchers said people who follow the high-protein, low-carb diet lost weight more quickly in the 1st 6 months than on low-calorie, low-fat diets. But after 12 months, the study found no...

TRENDS & INNOVATIONS.(TO THE POINT)
September 7, 2004... ** A floating rototiller has been built by Stanford Univ. scientists as a tool to clean the sea of PCBs, a carcinogenic byproduct of industrial waste that's been found at dangerous levels in fish consumed by humans. The machine uses carbon,...

Lower Your Health Costs.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)(IBD'S 10 SECRETS TO SUCCESS)
September 7, 2004... Byline: Adelia Cellini Linecker 7 If you're running your own small business, you're probably looking for every way possible to keep costs in check. But the high cost of health insurance likely makes that tough. Where to cut? Lowering...

It's All About Relationships; Solid Service: Arthur Blank's customer focus helped build Home Depot.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)
September 7, 2004... Byline: DONNA HOWELL Build good relationships, and you can build an empire. Just ask Arthur Blank. Blank's emphasis on developing relationships helped him and co-founder Bernie Marcus make Home Depot the second largest retailer in...

Intel Forum Arrives At A Good Time; Focus Is Cool Upcoming Stuff; Chipmaker's biannual fest aimed at developers comes on heels of lowered outlook.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
September 7, 2004... Byline: JAMES DETAR Intel, reeling from a string of bad news, hopes to change its momentum with an event it hosts this week. The world's biggest chipmaker stages the latest Intel Developer Forum Tuesday through Thursday in San...

Open Source's Gains Beget Open Shortage; Experts Stretched Thin; A programmer shortage may arise as firms move to Linux-type software.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
September 7, 2004... Byline: KEN SPENCER BROWN Looking for some Linux-style cachet, some of technology's biggest names are hopping on the open-source bandwagon. But is the bandwagon getting too full? The number of open-source projects is mushrooming as...

With Lower Price And Extra Perks, Blockbuster Takes On Netflix; Allows Impulse Renting; Netflix, which pioneered online rentals, still has better turnaround time.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)(COMPUTERS MADE PLAIN)
September 7, 2004... Byline: KEN SPENCER BROWN If Blockbuster's entry into the online DVD rental business were a movie, would it be called "Attack of the Clones" or "The Empire Strikes Back?" Maybe both. After years of watching movie fans skip the...

SBC's Accounting Could "Improve' After Cingular Deal.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)(Q & A)
September 7, 2004... Byline: REINHARDT KRAUSE Probably the biggest issue facing local phone companies is how to reignite revenue growth. In mid-February, SBC Communications and BellSouth responded to that issue. SBC and BellSouth, which own Cingular...

EAST WEST BANCORP San Marino, California; Bank Holding Firm Has An Interesting Business Model.(THE NEW AMERICA)
September 7, 2004... Byline: STEVE WATKINS Rising interest rates often hit banks smack in the bottom line. That's because most banks reprice deposits faster than loans, so their margins get squeezed. Not East West Bancorp. It sets up its balance sheet to...

EXECUTIVE BRIEFING.(MANAGING FOR SUCCESS)
September 7, 2004... SMALL BUSINESS Q2 Was Bright Spot Small business owners' income increased at an annualized rate of 14.8% in the second quarter, says a new report from the Small Business Administration. "The outlook for small business continues...

Creative Approaches Aid In Startups' Growth.(MANAGING FOR SUCCESS)
September 7, 2004... Byline: Katharine Stalter IBD asked two other independent publishers, Dominique Raccah of Sourcebooks and Bill Pollock of No Starch Press, to describe their early days in business. IBD: It's become conventional wisdom that...

Launching Without Venture Capital; Small publishers discuss bootstrapping a business that requires high outlays of cash upfront.(MANAGING FOR SUCCESS)(SMALL BUSINESS)
September 7, 2004... Byline: Morey Stettner Every business startup poses risks. Launching a publishing company can prove particularly harrowing, as it's often a struggle to survive financially in the early going. Tad Crawford's company, Allworth Press,...

MED BRIEFS.(HEALTH & MEDICINE)
September 7, 2004... FDA: Pfizer Drug Gets Limited OK The Food and Drug Administration will approve Pfizer's Lyrica -- the new version of its blockbuster epilepsy drug Neurontin -- for pain from diabetes-related nerve damage, a shingles side effect and...

Lilly Drug Breathes New Life Into Lung-Cancer Battle; Results Stir Optimism; Exec says "second-line' treatment helps reduce toxicity, tumor burden.(HEALTH & MEDICINE)(Q & A)
September 7, 2004... Byline: AMY REEVES Globally, 1.2 million people suffer from lung cancer, and the rate is rising. About 175,000 of them live in the U.S., despite a decline in smoking domestically. For drug makers, the problem presents a big...

Costco's Move Into Coffins Wakes Up A Struggling Industry; A Cheaper Path To Eternity; Retailer's coffins are priced to sell, which puts pressure on funeral home operators.(HEALTH & MEDICINE)
September 7, 2004... Byline: GLORIA LAU In mid-August, Costco Wholesale said it would start selling caskets at two of its Chicago locations. While it makes for good conversation -- the company known for big bundles of toilet paper selling caskets -- how...

Drug Firm Sees Profit In Kidneys; Bone Care International; Middleton, Wis. bonecare.com.(HEALTH & MEDICINE)(UNDER THE MICROSCOPE)
September 7, 2004... Byline: Peter Benesh Here's a scary word: epidemic. That's what federal health officials call the coming increase in chronic kidney disease. Bone Care International's new Hectorol drug can mitigate the effects of kidney disease and...

Market-Leading Medical Stocks.(HEALTH & MEDICINE)
September 7, 2004... 1Amedisys Outpnt/Hm CareAMED25.7-23.449897A714463.677 The home health service provider has 79 offices in the South and Southeast. It derived 91% of 2003 revenue from Medicare sources. 2Sierra Health ServicesHlth Maint...

ETFs Trying To Expand In 401(k) Plans; Bundled Trading Is Key; Invest N Retire finds way to cut commissions paid by plan members.(FUNDS & PERSONAL FINANCE)(RETIREMENT PLANNING)
September 7, 2004... Byline: PAUL KATZEFF If a Portland, Ore., firm has its way, it may become a lot easier for your 401(k) plan to let you invest in exchange-traded funds. That's because the firm, Invest N Retire, says it has found a way to overcome the...

The War Election.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)(Editorial)
September 7, 2004... Politics: Two parties? It's more like two planets. Republicans have embraced the struggle against terror as their defining cause. Democrats keep trying to change the subject, but reality gets in their way. We can say at least this much...

A Job Machine In Working Order.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)(Editorial)
September 7, 2004... Economy: It's good to see job growth back on track. But whether August's payroll data were up or down doesn't change a basic fact: The U.S. has been in a jobs recovery since the recession bottomed in November 2001. That can be seen in...

In Kerry's Mind, The "I's' Have It.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)(Editorial)
September 7, 2004... Campaign: All politicians have above-average egos. All like to talk about themselves. But some go further than others. When they do, they reveal an inner conflict. Sen. John Kerry did when he made his acceptance speech at the Democratic...

House Of Lords.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)(Editorial)
September 7, 2004... Politics: It used to be easier to become a member of the Soviet Politburo than a member of Congress. Now an Illinois congressman has made the position hereditary. Democrat William Lipinski is tired after 22 years of commuting between...

A Convention For (And Only For) Real Men.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(ON THE LEFT)
September 7, 2004... Byline: ELLEN GOODMAN If nothing else, the Republican National Convention is bound to revive all those jokes about men and driving. "Why does it take a million sperm to fertilize one egg? They won't ask directions." "Why were the...

Black Successes Lost In Debate On Reparations.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(ON THE RIGHT)
September 7, 2004... Byline: LARRY ELDER Alan Keyes, a Republican running for the Senate from Illinois, wants to exempt blacks -- for a generation or two -- from paying federal income taxes! Slavery, argues Keyes, "was an egregious failure on the part...

Social Security Statements Show Young Workers Need Alternatives.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(PERSPECTIVE)
September 7, 2004... Byline: TIMOTHY J. PENNY It's Labor Day weekend. Time to celebrate the American worker. It's also an appropriate time to reflect on the taxes paid by all workers. What many Americans don't realize is that income taxes are most...

Who's Who In Aerospace & Defense Manufacturers and Suppliers Stocks ranked by a combined EPS and Relative Strength.(INDUSTRY SNAPSHOT)
September 7, 2004... 1Curtiss-WrightCW839256.67686.2820.62911.3221111.3 Roseland, N.J. Makes motion-control, metal-treatment and flow-control products. 2MoogMOGA878637.5731.6891.61913.224137.4 East Aurora, N.Y. Makes precision-motion and...

Air Travel Recovery Boosting Turbulent Field; Aerospace firms and defense contractors subsided on government deals; now commercial sales make comeback.(INDUSTRY SNAPSHOT)(AEROSPACE & DEFENSE MANUFACTURERS AND SUPPLIERS)
September 7, 2004... Byline: BRIAN DEAGON After getting grounded by high fuel prices, the 9-11 attack and the SARS scare, the aerospace industry is taking flight again. A rebound in airline traffic, along with increased defense spending, is fueling a new...

Many August Breakouts Still Above Pivots.(THE IBD 100)(INSIDE THE IBD 100)
September 7, 2004... Byline: NANCY GONDO Breakouts tend to fizzle when the market's heading south and fare a lot better during an uptrend. With the major indexes rising since mid-August, how are IBD 100 stocks that recently cleared bases acting? More...

THE IBD 100.(THE IBD 100)
September 7, 2004... 1Ultra PetroleumUPL43.30-9999998+87+130+100+96355870 J.P. Morgan upgrades Amex-listed gas driller to overweight from neutral. Stock rebounds over 50-day. 2TravelzooTZOO44.02-10999899+189+167+167+68722090 Follow-through adds fuel...

New Management Reinvigorates J.C. Penney's Profit, Stock Price.(THE IBD 100)
September 7, 2004... Byline: NANCY GONDO J.C. Penney struggled in the late 1990s while rival retail chains such as Kohl's, Target and Wal-Mart pushed it aside as they gained market share. By late 2000, the retailer's stock had fallen to 10-year lows....

IBD'S WEEK IN REVIEW.(THE IBD 100)
September 7, 2004... Economy Creates 144,000 Jobs In Aug. 1The jobless rate dipped to 5.4%, the lowest since October 2001. Most of that decline came from fewer people in the job market. Manufacturers hired 22,000, the sixth gain in seven months. Retailers...

THE IBD 100.(THE IBD 100)
September 7, 2004... 51Pulte HomesPHM59.86-4959889+59+48+66+291911185 Assuaged interest-rate fears clear path for home builder's breakout; now consolidating again. 52BJ ServicesBJS50.120999888+56+155+49+21121220 Oilfield services firm's sales last 5...

Analyze, Profit From IBD's Market Charts.(GENERAL MARKET & SECTORS)
September 7, 2004... 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...

Stocks With Strong Profit Growth Prosper Most In All Markets, Eras.(MAKING MONEY)(INVESTOR'S CORNER)
September 7, 2004... Byline: JONAH KERI With the market making it tough to gain traction and grab big gains, many smart investors are getting back to basics. They're seeking the one tried-and-true strategy that works best in any market: go for earnings...

THE REAL MOST ACTIVE NYSE Stocks End Day Down, But Rise For Week.(MAKING MONEY)
September 7, 2004... Byline: JONAH KERI NYSE stocks fell Friday as a warning from Nasdaq-traded Intel and a disappointing jobs report weighed on the market. The Dow fell 0.3%, the S&P 500 0.4%, the small-cap S&P 600 0.5%. For the week, the S&P 500 gained...

Texas-Based Aviall, Kinetic Form Bases.(B)(NYSE STOCKS IN THE NEWS)
September 7, 2004... Byline: Jonah Keri Aviall hit a new high in mid-July after a 16-month run-up in which it nearly quadrupled. But the stock reversed sharply that day in heavy volume. It's since formed a new base, finding support around its 50-day moving...