Word: sprints
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Could it be true ? that in the big, bad world of American business, money isn?t everything? Sprint board members are mulling a pair of monster cash-and-stock takeover offers from fellow telecom giants MCI-WorldCom ($65 a share) and BellSouth (an eleventh-hour $72 a share, both according to the Wall Street Journal). But though both offers could be the better part of $100 billion, CNNfn reports that Sprint will choose MCI?s poorer dowry in a vote as early as Monday. What gives? The reason may be that a lack of post-handshake regulatory headaches...
...long how thatcould take." The stock market, meanwhile, doesn?t seem to much care who wins; as long as big companies are throwing their weight around again, traders don?t even have time to worry about the Fed (meeting tomorrow. The smart money?s on no rate hike). Sprint shares were hopping Monday on the news of a duel for the maiden?s hand, and the Dow and NASDAQ alike were following suit. At least some folks still know the value of a wheelbarrow-ful of the green stuff...
...Angeles Olympics ran on its roads. So acute is Mission Viejo's awareness of sports that keeping athletic talent a secret is impossible. Dale Herring, 53, went out for his usual walk and jog with his wife Kathryn one morning a few years ago; on impulse, he decided to sprint around a curve, something he had not done in 30 years. Inevitably, he was spotted. The observer, a collegiate coach, urged Herring to run competitively...
PHONE WARS Last week MCI joined Sprint and Qwest in offering 5[cents]-a-minute calling rates, and market leader AT&T may follow suit. Meanwhile, Qwest announced unlimited Internet access and 250 minutes of long-distance calls for $24.95 a month. One caution: Carriers may slip in new fees or hijack your local toll-call service. Read your bill carefully...
...Sprint 5[cents] nights, 10[cents] days...