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...market goes from here is no longer up to Greenspan. Investors could get back to focusing on earnings reports and profit forecasts, although mental knots over news like that produced a very dispirited July for NASDAQ. Or the next object of suspense could be the Time Warner-AOL merger decision, due in the fall from the FCC, which could set the regulatory climate for at least the next year (Time Warner, of course, is parent of this site). Or even the election, as Monday's damage-control dance continues with Gore sounding the battle cry and Lieberman whispering that...
...STING Index funds are generally considered tax-repellent investments. But fast run-ups in stocks, merger activity and other factors have altered the makeup of many indexes. This has led to increased trading, leaving investors more prone to taxes on gains. If you can't hold these funds in tax-sheltered accounts, analysts suggest sticking to broader-based ones to limit tax exposure...
TechNet and CapNet insist that they complement each other. AOL, for instance, belongs to both camps because of its merger with Netscape. Still, the two Nets are likely to clash occasionally. CapNetters such as MCI WorldCom, Network Solutions, Teligent and Proxicom are heavily involved in the Internet and telecommunications, while TechNet is a little more software oriented. CapNet is more focused on local issues, like relieving traffic snarls near Dulles International Airport. "We push for policies that would help the region accommodate growth," says Vic Fazio, a former Democratic California Congressman and lobbyist who co-chairs CapNet...
...Sommer has fumbled a string of proposed corporate marriages. Last year he failed to pry Qwest Communications loose from a merger with US West. Before that he tried to merge with Telecom Italia but lost a humiliating battle to a much smaller Italian rival. In the process, Sommer managed to alienate his partners at France Telecom, torpedoing a four-company alliance...
Just last month, when Sprint's proposed merger with WorldCom was blocked by antitrust regulators, Sommer sent a marriage proposal to Sprint, where he already has a 10% stake. No dice. The plan was immediately attacked by a group of U.S. Senators who vowed to thwart any effort by DT, which is 58% owned by the German government and not exactly renowned for being customer friendly, from taking control of Sprint. Their position has angered the European Union, which calls it a violation of a 1997 global-trade deal and is threatening to retaliate...