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Technology Stocks : Qwest Communications (Q) (formerly QWST)
Q 81.49-2.4%3:59 PM EST

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To: Brian Malloy who wrote (4013)6/14/1999 3:15:00 PM
From: Beltropolis Boy  Read Replies (1) of 6846
 
per your request ...

i guess jjc was a wee bit long, eh?

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One More in an Era of Travesties
By James J. Cramer
6/14/99 10:04 AM ET

Let's be really cynical for a second.

BellSouth (BLS:NYSE) was going to buy Qwest (QWST:Nasdaq) last week. That boosted Qwest's stock considerably. So considerably, in fact, that the honchos behind Qwest have decided to savage shareholders with an awesomely dilutive hostile acquisition using the newly boosted stock price.

Who thinks of these things? Who comes up with these ideas?

I know the answer: People who think their stock is too high. You don't go printing millions upon millions of your shares and debasing your currency unless you believe the suckers -- oops, sorry, the shareholders -- don't know anything and can be sacrificed. This bit of cynical investment banking is another shot at those who are
trying to own high-growth companies. If the interest rates don't shake you out and the volatility (read decline) doesn't shake you out, you can bet management will.

Another travesty in an era of travesties....
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