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...tech-stock watchers are concerned, Wednesday's joint wireless venture between Bell South and SBC couldn't have been timed better. Right when the death knell was sounding on the dot-com craze, wireless technology has emerged as "the new new thing," with new players popping up left and right and a host of IPOs on the horizon. Tech analysts say there are two trends driving the boom: Cell phones have finally come way down in price, making them widely available to the masses, and they will soon become much more versatile, offering a host of digital services...
...would therefore behoove Bush to ask General Colin Powell (Ret.) to join his White House ticket. With extensive experience in foreign and military affairs as a general and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Powell would add credibility to a Republican ticket that may otherwise lack substance. In addition, some of his more liberal social positions would allow the Republicans to appeal to a wider base than the GOP traditionally attracts. Moreover, Powell is already well known around the country. Bush's father chose an obscure and illiterate Indiana Senator as his running mate. George W., however, cannot...
...prime threat to the safety of U.S. troops in Kosovo may come not from renegade Serbs or ultra-nationalist Albanians, but from Osama bin Laden. At least that seems to be the thinking behind a raid by NATO military police on the headquarters of the Saudi Joint Relief Committee, an Islamic charity operating in the war-ravaged territory. The BBC reported Tuesday that although the raid netted no evidence to back the claim, U.S. officials believe the group - which is partly funded by the Saudi government - may be linked with Bin Laden, and names two former officials as associates...
...wonder-drug euphoria on Wall Street. In the past, flamed-out cures for everything from cholera to cancer have burned those who dared put their money on a biotech dream. Just in case you forgot, or are too young to remember: there was a heart-fluttering, blood-clotting, joint-stiffening biotech bubble and bust in the early '90s, and Mr. Market has thoughtfully rewound the tape. The group's first decent rally in 10 years took shape last December. Biotechs bedazzled for three months, surging 175%--only to crumble over the past few weeks. A slew of "promising" companies...
...reaction to the pair's joint remarks, widely misinterpreted as advocating a new, more restrictive position, was nonetheless useful in getting investors focused on the industry's progress since its bubble days. Then, biotechnologists assumed they could replace any defective gene and have a quick cure--an approach leading to that trail of failure. Today, they recognize that there's much more to it and are zeroing in on the most troublesome genes that can be replaced most easily. It's a whole new level of promise, one with more true believers. "This industry is real," says Larry Feinberg, chairman...