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To: The Rooker who wrote (766)11/2/1999 5:22:00 PM
From: Chris Nevil  Respond to of 1285
 
Anyone else get the impression that the entire U.S. day-trading population decided to pile into this one stock today?



To: The Rooker who wrote (766)11/2/1999 7:21:00 PM
From: Patriarch  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1285
 
how come there's not a bunch of people jumping and screaming on this thread

We're a quiet and humble bunch ;)

Actually, we have seen this before. VRSN moving hard in one day is not a surprise. Regarding today's events, DNB has a massive reach with mid-range and smaller companies. By partnering with DNB, VRSN is accelerating the process of wiring the world with DC's.

This next paragraph says it all:

Citing industry figures, Dahan said business-to-business e-commerce was seen totaling up to $700 billion in value by 2003, one percent of which for content and content services, Dun's specialty. "It's enough for us to get involved."

Ah, another good day.
Pat