Cube,
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1) Market News (7 Links)
2) Technology (7 Links)
3) Personal Finance And Mutual Funds (8 Links)
4) Y2K News and Analysis (5 Links)
5) Events That Could Move The Market In Coming Weeks(14 Links)
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MARKET NEWS
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Stocks In The News And On The Move:
bloomberg.com
quicken.com
Market Wrap Up.
Which sectors were strong? Which sectors were weak?
briefing.com
What Have Insiders Been Up To?
cda.com
Recent Commentary From Newsletter Writers
marketrap.com
News That Could Affect Particular Stocks Tomorrow:
Check Up-The-Minute Reuters Economic And Financial News
goinvest.com
Check later this evening
bloomberg.com
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TECHNOLOGY
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The last week has taken a lot of froth out of the technology sector,
especially the internet stocks. Tech stocks were hit hard last week and on
Monday, but they are regaining their footing. Here are some articles that
might help you sort out what direction technology stocks are headed and who
might profit from technology trends.
The Marriage Of Biotechnology And Software
Two technology sectors experiencing rapid innovation now begin to converge.
Biotechnology and Java Applications are being used to profile the human
genome and accelerate the development of new drugs.
PE GenScope Supports Java For Gene Profiling
by Richard Karpinski
internetwk.com
How Is The Internet Sector Reshaping Itself And Integrating E-Commerce?
The Community Crush
by Om Malik
Internet portal companies continue to add new free services such as email,
news services, stock quotes, etc. When one portal adds a service, the
others rush to catch up. Many of the services are added by acquiring
smaller internet software firms. This article takes a look at portal
services, especially the movement towards "community."
forbes.com
Who's Next On Shopping List As Hub Sites Expand?
by Whit Andrews
"Need for technology turns some unlikely firms into targets... Armed with
stock certificates for currency, the Internet's high-traffic sites and
would-be superstores are engaged in an increasingly fierce struggle for
primacy through acquisition."
iw.com
Inktomi To Buy Maker Of Online Shopping Tools
by Sergio G. Non, TechInvestor
"Inktomi wants to be an e-commerce player, too. On Tuesday, the San Mateo,
Calif.-based provider of technology for search engines and network caching
announced a deal to buy privately held C2B Technologies in a stock swap
worth almost $90 million. C2B makes software for comparison shopping
online."
techweb.com
Domain Debate Highlights Net's Growing Pains
by John Borland
"A group of would-be Internet founding fathers and mothers say they are
close to creating the Net's first governing body. But there are still bumps
ahead. At stake is control of Net domain-name policy with millions of
dollars in trademark issues, domain-name opportunities, and other issues
hanging in the balance."
internetwk.com
Some News On The Big Computer Guys
Buyer Of IBM Unit Would Want Global Reach
By Sergio G. Non
An analysis of the potential $4 billion sale of IBM's Global Networks unit.
techweb.com
Compaq Plots Alpha Comeback
By Brett Mendel
"Compaq, seeing opportunity in Intel chip delays, is preparing to turn up
the volume on the beleaguered Alpha processor."
lantimes.com |
