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Daily News (New York, NY) archives from April 2000
New York Porn Star Made Fortune by Using Head, Lawyer Argues.
April 25, 2000... Byline: Greg B. Smith
Apr. 25--Porn queen Marilyn Star made $70,000 in stock profits because she was an "independent thinker," not because she got insider information from her investment banker boyfriend.
That was the argument of...
Another Nasdaq Roller Coaster Ride Ensues from Microsoft Break-Up Rumors.
April 25, 2000... Byline: Monique El-Faizy
Apr. 25--The Nasdaq resumed its downward trek yesterday as jittery investors started another fire sale on technology stocks in the fallout from fear of a Microsoft breakup.
Nervous investors found some solace...
Retired New York Publisher Enters High-Stakes Broadway Magazine Game.
April 25, 2000... Byline: Celia McGee
Apr. 25--Former Variety publisher Gerry Byrne is taking his retirement act to Broadway.
As they say at Variety, the show biz trade book he ran as publisher for 11 years until two weeks ago, he "ankled" that position...
Syosett, N.Y.-Based Toy Retailer to Buy Rival in $37-Million Stock Deal.
April 25, 2000... Byline: Nancy Dillon
Apr. 25--Education entertainment retailer Zany Brainy isn't toying around with expansion: the company said yesterday it plans to buy rival Noodle Kidoodle for $37 million in stock.
Zany Brainy, the country's...
Rogue Brokers Plead Guilty to $83 Million Boiler-Room Scheme.
April 26, 2000... Apr. 26--A band of rogue stock brokers pleaded guilty to swindling at least 16,000 investors out of more than $83 million in a nationwide boiler room scheme authorities said was tied to the mob.
The traders - who all worked for defunct Wall...
America Online Buys Stake in Beleaguered drkoop.com.
April 26, 2000... Byline: Nancy Dillon
Apr. 26--America Online's new 10 percent stake in drkoop.com proved to be a shot in the arm for the beleaguered Internet company founded by former surgeon general C. Everett Koop, but the Web start-up remains in...
Maxim Magazine Names New Editor-in-Chief.
April 26, 2000... Byline: Celia McGee
Apr. 26--Maxim has a new pinup, and this one's a boy of the Ivy League.
The journal of babeology's American edition yesterday announced the appointment of Keith Blanchard - a 1988 Princeton grad - as editor in...
Microsoft Sends Company-Wide E-Mail to Calm Employees' Fears.
April 26, 2000... Byline: Rachel Scheier
Apr. 26--Microsoft's leaders took dramatic steps to reassure their employees yesterday, with the company's once high-flying stock at 16-month lows and the government expected to argue for the break up of the company....
Primedia, Cablevision Name Head of New York Web Site.
April 26, 2000... Byline: Rachel Scheier
Apr. 26--Primedia's New York magazine and Cablevision's MetroChannels tapped new media maven Carolyn Everett for the top job at their new venture.
The Web project, which the two old media heavyweights are...
Amazon.com Reports Higher Sales But Even Bigger Loss.
April 27, 2000... Byline: Rachel Scheier
Apr. 27--Online retail giant Amazon.com said that its most recent quarter's sales nearly doubled over last year, but as usual, it posted an even bigger loss as it increased spending to continue expanding.
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AT&T Wireless Group IPO Gets Modest Reception from Investors.
April 28, 2000... Byline: Nancy Dillon
Apr. 28--The biggest initial public stock offering in U.S. history got a modest reception on Wall Street yesterday, as shares in AT&T's new wireless spinoff rose 8 percent .
The ho-hum gain hardly mirrored some of...
New York `Stock Stud' Convicted of Leaking Secrets to Porno-Queen Girlfriend.
April 28, 2000... Byline: Greg B. Smith
Apr. 28--A highflying Wall Street investment banker came crashing down to earth yesterday after a jury convicted him of leaking insider stock tips to his porno-queen girlfriend.
James McDermott - called a "stud...
Online Music Site MP3.com Found Guilty of Copyright Infringement.
April 29, 2000... Byline: Greg B. Smith
Apr. 29--For a major cyber jukebox that allows music lovers to download free tunes off the Internet, yesterday may have been the day the music died.
Manhattan Federal Judge Jed Rakoff ruled that Internet company...
Daily News, New York, Real Estate Column.
April 30, 2000... Byline: Peter Siris
Apr. 30--Most people think of Microsoft as a great technology company. I have never shared the view. Microsoft is a passable technology company. But it is a great consumer products company and a brilliant marketer.
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