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To: HandsOn who wrote (13)	9/9/1999 3:36:00 PM
From: blankmind	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 45

some news that might help kick start the olb's Dow Jones story @ 1:14pm on WITC: 13:14 DJ =DJ Web Rumor Of Goldman Buyout Lifts Shares of Wit Capital NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--A rumor that has Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) acquiring Wit Capital (WITC) has given a lift to Wit's shares Thursday. The rumor was published on the Jagnotes.com financial Web site and saysthat Goldman will acquire Wit, an online investment bank and brokerage firm, for $30 a share. Goldman already owns a minority stake in Wit. Susan Berkowitz, the senior vice president of marketing for Wit, declinedto comment on the Goldman rumor. A spokeswoman for Goldman wasn't immediately available for comment. But so far, other than the stock activity, there is little to indicate that there is any substance behind the rumor. Recently, Wit's shares were up 1 7/8, or 10.9%, at 19 1/16. Volume,though, has been lackluster: about 738,700 shares have traded so far, compared with average daily volume of 1.85 million shares. -By Gaston F. Ceron; 201-938-5234; gaston.ceron@dowjones.com