Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Strategies & Market Trends : Mr. Pink's Picks: selected event-driven value investments -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: RockyBalboa who wrote (3383)	9/29/1998 11:42:00 PM
From: Rick Slemmer	Respond to of 18998

About KO and DIS, just two stocks which have come into talks. Who in the world made that proposals? Apparently this guy had a long-term buy-and-hold strategy. And he didn't trust the NASDAQ. Wonder what he thinks now.... RS

To: RockyBalboa who wrote (3383)	9/30/1998 12:23:00 AM
From: Ken Brown	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18998

Name games. Anybody remember (or even hear of?) the mixup last year between Swisher Intl Group (SWR) and Swisher Intl Inc (SWSH)? What a debacle that was! The former was a cigar manufacturer, and the latter, a janitorial service. Their earnings data would get mixed up in Zacks and/or First Call, on the news wires - it was hilarious. SWSH kept going up because people thought it was the cigar company (and cigars were hot, hot, hot at that time). Near its peak, it was trading with something like a 30x pe, for a company with single-digit growth prospects. It has since been delisted, sadly. No more mixups. But it was great fun while it lasted. Ken