Internet plays rise in market briefings
Internet related plays populate advisers lists with Curtis Mathes Raptor Systems Diamond Multimedia and SPYG among Nasdaq stocks. Curtis Mathes touts InterView multimedia TV with Internet email and Caller ID. Motorola Eyes Internet capable phones with voice mail and email. Tandy sees higher long term targets as divisions improve. Analysts urge cautious buys with price targets under specific thresholds.
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Yale Hirsch
Smart Money
Old Tappan
N.J
Raptor Systems
Diamond Multimedia Systems
Netscape
James Passin
Taiwan
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Old AT&T Split Stockholders Move To Quiet Prosperity
Dividend laments KRT News Service investors ignore market chatter as they hold original AT&T shares. Years after the breakup overseen by Judge Harold Greene, hundreds of thousands kept their stakes, receiving a steady stream of mail with prospectuses and redemption offers.
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Fed
At&t
Harold Greene
Baby Bells portfolio from 1983 to 1996 yields strong returns
Investors in the Ma Bell spinoffs show a stellar record with about 16 percent annualized gains since 1983 if dividends are reinvested. An estimated 700,000 holders benefited as one AT&T share split into seven, creating a diversified, enduring shoebox of baby bell stocks.
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At&t
Seth Qua
Igest
Ma Bell
Wall Street
Ee At&t
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LeFevre
Bell Atlantic
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Oraves
PacTel
SBC
Lucent
Bond mutual funds ride rocky path in 1990s
New York AP notes that long term government and corporate bond funds posted average annual returns near 7 percent, but volatile year to year performance and shifting inflation expectations left investors seeking steadier gains. Despite decent longer term results, net cash flows into bond funds slowed as stock funds and money market funds attracted more. The bond market now acts as an economic shock absorber amid changing inflation and growth expectations.
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Motorola New York Exchange
Motorola
Richard Moroney
Dow
Richard Schmidt
New York
U.S. Treasury
Morningstar Mutual Funds
Chicago
Casino theory explains resilience of stock mutual funds investors
Bianco of Arbor Trading Group applies casino gambler logic to markets. He notes investors often keep funds in play despite pullbacks, chasing gains with house money until losses loom. Historical bond and stock cycles since 1992 show money staying in until early losses turn real.
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Bone
Puaie
Taaiel
Coenons
Baringo
Arbor Trading Group
Bianco
Satene Iepeche
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