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...Makes A Comeback Remember IPOs? Those tantalizing initial public offerings that during the tech bubble of the late 1990s promised enormous wealth in a single day's trading? After the frenzy of initial market listings peaked in 2000, IPO madness in Europe abated before almost disappearing completely in 2003. But talk to any banker now and you'll hear that 2004 is the year of the IPO comeback. European IPOs fetched a meager €5.6 billion in 2003, well below the height of 398 billion in 2000, according to Dealogic, which tracks transactions. Bankers say European IPOs this year could...
...Tech Watch TV Without The Cables Feel like watching TV on the patio - but worried the cords won't reach? Fear not. At November's Comdex convention in Las Vegas , Shanghai Visart Technologies, a Chinese firm, unveiled a 17-in. LCD monitor ($900) that doesn't need any wires. The screen can be carried anywhere within about 30 m of the base station, which transmits a cable-TV or DVD signal using the same frequency spectrum as cordless phones and wi-fi. A rechargeable lithium battery that lasts four to six hours cuts the TV loose from electrical wires...
Rajesh Rao, a 33-year-old resident of Bangalore, is typical of the new breed of entrepreneurs transforming India. Rao's company, Dhruva Interactive, develops video-game technology, a hot new area of growth for India's tech sector. As is the case with many Bangalore-based businessmen, Rao flies to America several times a year, and all of his clients are abroad. In most other countries, this would mean a few simple phone calls to travel agents, but a budding Indian tycoon faces special problems. "If I want to get on a flight to San Francisco tomorrow or even...
...many respects, beset by stubborn inefficiencies that have hindered progress and prosperity for decades. A decrepit transportation system, inadequate communication and electrical infrastructure, and an obstructionist bureaucracy might make it hard for India's economy to match China's spectacular growth. Despite the high-profile growth of the tech sector, for example, agriculture still accounts for nearly a quarter of GDP, and the country's predominantly agrarian population remains at the mercy of the monsoon. In 2002, the rains were poor, and India's agriculture suffered; the economy grew only 4.3%. India's economic planners maintain that the economy...
...like technology and basic materials (Alcoa, Dow Chemical, International Paper) into defensive stocks like drugs, foods and beverages. Why? Defensive stocks, which are less vulnerable to the ups and downs of the economy, lagged badly in '03, rising just 8% on average. They now look relatively cheap next to tech (up 40%) and basic materials (up 30%). And as it becomes evident that the expansion is on track and interest rates will move higher, threatening the earnings of cyclical companies, defensive stocks will come into favor. Another likely shift will be out of small stocks, which do best early...