To: Walter Morton who wrote (89 ) 11/27/1998 1:16:00 PM From: DSPetry Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 338
Not sure what this will do, but any exposure is good.freerealtime.com :8000/news?symbol=etn&art=329b1091 Wednesday November 25, 9:37 am Eastern Time Company Press Release Results of AIA Research To be Published Input From Investors Contribute to Rating DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 25, 1998--The Association for Investor Assistance, in an effort to create a climate in which investors receive the information needed to make informed decisions, will announce tomorrow the result of research for companies within the publicly traded spectrum. The result of that research will be distributed to national media and at the free site located at www.investoraware.org tomorrow November 27, 1998 at 12:00 p.m Mountain Standard Time. The A.I.A. is currently conducting research on hundreds of companies. The components of that research are the ''Blind Audit'' which includes contact with the corporate Investor Relations department to determine their efficiency, expediency, and overall ability as well as direct feedback from investors at large. A strong factor in the rating criteria is the responses and comments from investors. The following companies will be the subject of research published tomorrow: Harsoc Corp (nyse: HSC - news) and Nordstrom Inc. (nasdaq: NOBE - news) Outreach Officer Jeffery Taylor stated that the A.I.A. sees investor interaction as an essential component of the rating system. We're offering a unique opportunity for investors to voice their opinions and see that opinion become part of significant research. The following companies have now entered the research phase and investor comments are welcomed into the research process.Eaton Corp (nyse:ETN - news) Egghead.com, Inc (nasdaq: EGGS - news), Gap Inc. (nyse: GPS - news), Lone Star Steakhouse (nasdaq: STAR - news), Chase Manhattan Corp. (nyse:CMB - news), Electric Data Systems (nyse: EDS - news), Ford Motor Co. (nyse:F - news), Fortune Brands (nyse:FO - news), General Motors (nyse: GM - news), Geo Cities (nasdaq: gcty - news), ,Hilton Hotel Corp. (nyse: HLT - news), Hollywood Entertainment (nasdaq: HLYW - news), K-Mart Corp. (nyse:KM - news), Maytag Corp.(nyse: MYG - news), Midway Games (nyse:mwy - news), Motorola Inc. (nyse:MOT - news), and Omi Corp.(nyse:OMM - news) The Investor Input section is housed 24 hours a day at www.investoraware.org and forwarded to the research division soon after. Previously published reports are archived on the page in addition to other investor services The Association for Investor Assistance is a not for profit entity that has no relationship with any publicly traded companies and the result of its surveys are affected solely by merit. Access to the site and its resources are free to all classes of investors. Contact: The Association for Investor Assistance Jeffery Taylor, 888/363-4739