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...greatest danger to Gore's future is focused in one sector - in the doubts of his peers, of other white males. The latest TIME/CNN poll registers a 25 percent deficit for Al Gore among among men. The poll shows Bush with 57 percent of the male vote, and Gore with only 32 percent. Among women, Bush gets 48 percent and Gore 44 percent. Specifically, Gore's biggest problem is white men. He has the black vote pretty much sewn...
...said the Kennedy family's association with the University greatly influenced his service in the public sector...
...buzz and heat in this sector are reminiscent of last spring in the e-commerce space or last winter in the B2B space, when hundreds of start-ups were launched and dozens managed to go public before NASDAQ tanked. But the venture capitalists swear that this time it's different. For one thing, these are real companies making high(est) technology gear for blue-chip customers. More important, some companies have been showing impressive growth and real profits. JDS Uniphase last week announced quarterly net income of $114 million; sales increased 173%, to $524 million. Corning earned $525 million last...
REBOUNDING REITS Real estate investment trusts are publicly traded companies that invest in properties ranging from New York City skyscrapers to Texas prisons. Despite high dividends, averaging 7%, REITs have been slumping the past couple years as investors dumped them for more lucrative returns in the tech sector. Now, with tech wobbling, the real estate market remains hot, so REITs have been rising. Analysts favor those with holdings in high-occupancy areas or with long-term commercial leases. Leading performers this year include: Vornado Realty Trust and Spieker Properties. The risk: if interest rates keep rising, REITs could take another...
...press for Pinochet to be tried at home. Although the high court hasn't yet publicized its ruling, lawyers for both sides told reporters Wednesday it had gone against Pinochet. The general's problem is that, stripped of his power, he's no longer of much importance to any sector of Chilean society, and prosecuting him no longer appears likely to generate the catastrophic backlash of which his supporters once warned...