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Reports on the search of BellSouth Corp. for a merger.

Reports on the decision of United Technologies Corp. to change its business strategy after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. Products of the company; Total market value of the company; Value of the company's shares after the September 11 event.

Reports on the competition between IBM and Sun Microsystems regarding their computer servers. Strategy of IBM to compete with the servers of Sun Microsystems; Comparison on the prices of the servers of the two companies; Reason of IBM for reducing the prices of its servers.

Discusses the downward trend of the United States economy following the September 2001 terrorist attacks. Impact of the trend on food and health care stocks; Risk facing biotechnology companies with weak business; Role of financial services sector on the economic condition.

Focuses on the pressure on Amazon.com Inc. to earn profits in its business deals in the United States. Target operating profit of the company by the fourth quarter of 2001; Business deal of Amazon.com with Target Corp.; Companies which have made partnership deals with Amazon.com Inc.

Reports on the bankruptcy of TiVo, a producer of personal video television recorders in 2001. Reduction in the marketing budget of TiVo for 2002; Difficulty of increasing the number of TiVo's customers; Lay-off of employees at the company.

Presents an update on Gateway Inc. as of October 8, 2001. Plans of cutting the number of employees; Shut down of operations in various countries; Percentage of decrease in sales per year.

Focuses on the competition between Nokia Corp. and Ericsson in the mobile phone industry as of October 1, 2001. Purpose of the partnerships of Ericsson with Sony and Microsoft; Fluctuations experienced by Nokia regarding its share prices; Weakness in the market for Nokia's products.

Reports on the globalization of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. as of September 17, 2001. Basis of the company's stock price and culture; When the company's international success began; Obstacles in the company's globalization.

Reports on the preparations of MusicNet and pressplay to replace Napster in the online music industry as of September 2001. Sponsors of the Internet music services; Problems associated with the services offered; Pressure from music composers and publishers with regard to music distribution.

Reports on the losses suffered by the airline industry due to decline in business travels as of September 2001.

Reports on the impact of the economic decline in the United States on Dell Computer and Hewlett-Packard Co. as of August 2001. Forecast of Hewlett-Packard on the demand for computer and printer-related products for the third quarter of 2001; Amount of the losses reported by Dell for the second quarter o 2001; Plan of Hewlett-Packard to eliminate a number of jobs.

Reports on the impact of the back-to-school shopping season in 2001 on retail stores in the United States. Percentage of consumer spending attributed to back-to-school sales; Reasons for the optimism of retail investors; School items that are in demand.

Reports on the drop in the number of Internet surfers in the United States in June 2001. Impact of the lawsuits involving online music sharing service Napster on the condition; Forecast on the increase in availability of high-speed access; Decline in the revenue of Amazon.com Inc.

Reports on the poor market performance of GlaxoSmithKline PLC compared with Pfizer's as of August 6, 2001. Expectation of market analysts on GlaxoSmithKline; Reason for Pfizer's good performance; Information on GlaxoSmithKline.

Talks about the failure of business of Webvan Group Inc. Financiers of Webvan; Factors that contributed to the failure of business; Several grocery chains that are making money from their online businesses.

Reports that warehouse club retailers in the United States have seen an increase in their customers despite a weak economy in 2001. Average increase in store sales; Details on the expansion of Sam's Club and Costco company; Projected increase in the number of club stores in the country.

Reports on the need of Campbell Soup Co. to boost its product sales. Campbell's top competitor; How Campbell can improve its product line; How can the company create a turnaround.

Reports on the surplus in the inventories of semiconductor producers in the United States (U.S.). Role technology-focused companies in the inventory surplus of semiconductor firms; Factors contributing to the waning consumer demand for semiconductor chips; Sales of the U.S. semiconductor industry.

Reports on the improvement of the stock performance of some media companies in the United States despite the slowdown in the advertising market. Stock returns of AOL Time Warner; Share price of Viacom; Status of the stocks of pure-play media firms.

Argues that the success of the initial public offering of Kraft, a food company, is dependent on its market share outside the United States (U.S.). Rate of its revenue that comes from outside the U.S.; Factors that helped the company increase its earnings in 2000; Potential impact of the company's acquisition of Nabisco Group Holdings Corp. on its sales growth.

Reports on the growth of venture capital (VC) funding in the first quarter of 2001 in the United States. Decrease in VC investing and average cost for start-up financing in the first quarter of 2000 and 2001; Statistics on investors that were still interested in Internet-related companies; Total spending on wireless services and equipment ventures from the fourth quarter of 2000 to the first quarter of 2001.

Focuses on the possible acquisition of the DirecTV satellite service by News Corp. which is owned by Rupert Murdoch. Actions taken by several cable television companies in anticipation of the entry of Murdoch in the satellite television business in the United States; Effect of the acquisition on cable companies; Impact of the possible acquisition on the stock price of News Corp.

Focuses on the management plans of Miller Brewing Co., the brewing company of Phillip Morris, amidst a decline in the market share as of May 21, 2001 in the United States. Decline in the company's income; Concept of advertisement for Miller; Advertising budget of the company.

Reports on the initial public offerings (IPO) of energy companies. Amount raised by Reliant Resources in its IPO; Impact of high energy prices on stock prices of energy companies; Results of the IPO of Aquila Inc.; Reasons behind the growing interest of stock investors in energy companies.

Discusses the trend of mergers in the banking industry. Skepticism about the trend; Case of several mergers; Discussion on premiums of the deals.

Focuses on the expansion of California wine producer E&J Gallo Winery in France. Information on the French's wine consumption; Comparison of France and the United States' wine trade export; Significance of the move.

Focuses on the delay of the merger between General Electric and Honeywell International. Reason for the delay; Effects of the delay on the growth of Honeywell; Information on the plan of GE to boost the performance of Honeywell.

Reports on the plan of Calpine Corp. to create an environmentally friendly power utility. Value of the company's plan to build dozens of environmentally friendly power plants; Reason behind the company's plan; Problem encountered by Calpine with its plan.

Reports that Free Internet service providers in the United States have changed their strategies, from free customers to fee-based service, in an attempt to gain profits. Information on the ad-free access plan of NetZero and Juno; Details on the service plan of Bluelight.com.