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To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (48688)	3/15/2002 9:22:54 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 65232

A $450 Million Jack-Pot... nypost.com

To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (48688)	3/15/2002 9:49:49 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

CIBC initiates coverage of the energy technology group CIBC World Markets initiates coverage of energy technology stocks. Firm believes that the nation's energy crisis will reappear as front page news and on Capitol Hill, and investor interest towards the sector will once again reemerge. Fuel Cell Energy (FCEL) is started with a Strong Buy, and is firm's top pick; price target $23... AstroPower (APWR 35.80) and Active Power (ACPW 4.56) started with Buy ratings and price targets of $45 and $10. AMSC receives a Hold rating.

To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (48688)	3/15/2002 10:45:57 AM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

ECRI weekly index rose to 121.9 last week NEW YORK, March 15 (Reuters) - A jump in the price of industrial commodities helped lift a weekly indicator of U.S. economic activity last week, confirming that the U.S. economy started to recover in January, the Economic Cycle Research Institute said on Friday. ECRI's Weekly Leading Index rose to 121.9 in the week ended March 8 from 121.6 in the prior week. ``The recovery story is very much intact,'' said Anirvan Banerji, ECRI research director. Banerji said the rebound was driven by a return to growth for the U.S. manufacturing sector, which recently snapped an 18-month slump. The index's growth rate -- which compares the four-week moving average with its behavior over the preceding year -- rose to 2.9 percent from 2.2 percent in the prior week. Earlier on Friday the Federal Reserve said industrial production rose 0.4 percent in February, the biggest bounce since June 2000, after an upwardly revised 0.2 percent rise in January. ``That assures us that the recovery began in January,'' Banerji said. The Weekly Leading Index is composed of a balance of seven major economic indicators. ECRI designs short- and long-term indexes aimed at predicting business cycles, recessions and recoveries in the world's leading economies. biz.yahoo.com