Word: stocking
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...initially apples in venture capitalists' eyes--become in a few short months rotten e-commerce or business-to-business fruit. Portals, community sites, e-commerce companies, business-to-business (B2B) verticals--all are Web sectors once hyped as the next big thing; all are Web sectors in which stock prices have gone off the cliff...
...technology is as tricky as it sounds, forcing component makers like JDS Uniphase and Corning, among others, to acquire those pieces of the tech puzzle they can't assemble in-house, using their richly valued stock as currency. Two weeks ago, industry leader JDS Uniphase bought fellow component maker SDL for $41 billion in stock. And last week Corning began talks to acquire Nortel's optical-components business for a staggering $100 billion. Negotiations broke off late in the week, in part because Nortel's optical assets were rising in value so rapidly...
...fund is tiny, only $5 million in assets, yet the concept is catching on. MutualMinds.com is another cybersite that recently filed to launch a mutual fund that would pool investors' predictions on future stock prices and invest based on their combined forecasts. A survey on iexchange.com a site where amateur analysts strut their stuff, asks surfers if they'd like to invest in a fund based on its top picks...
That's exactly why Dimler says she decided to try her hand picking stocks on StockJungle's site. She likes comparing her choices against what the fund is buying and selling at that moment. "It's a lot more interesting than just reading what a fund's Top 10 holdings are," she says. Still, it's worth noting the fund doesn't have a long track record or seasoned managers--and a couple of good months doesn't mean much. So while it may be entertaining, even profitable, to do a little exploring in the stock-market jungle on your...
Here's how they work: after dialing a toll-free number, you simply speak a command like "stock quotes" or "flight information," and the automated systems will read the information you want in a pleasant, prerecorded voice. While voice portals work from any phone, they are especially aimed at the 90 million or so mobile-phone users in the U.S. who need their news on the go. (The services support themselves through advertising, so callers may have to listen to a brief...