Message-ID: <9583481.1075845223055.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 21:28:40 -0700 (PDT) From: 1.11176403.-2@multexinvestornetwork.com To: alewis@ect.enron.com Subject: June 6, 2001 - Early-stage tech, large-cap telecom evolves Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Multex Investor <1.11176403.-2@multexinvestornetwork.com>@ENRON X-To: alewis@ect.enron.com X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Lewis, Andrew H.\Lewis, Andrew H.\Deleted Items X-Origin: LEWIS-A X-FileName: Lewis, Andrew H..pst From today's edition of the Daily Update, you can download analyst commentary from Prudential, Lehman Bros., Bear Stearns & Co., Morgan Stanley, and others. For free research, editor's picks, and more come to the Daily Investor: http://www.multexinvestor.com/magazinecover.asp?nd=0606#investor *************************************************************** You are receiving this mail because you have registered for Multex Investor. 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Bancorp Piper Jaffray reacts to proposed legislation on federally funding clinical IT spending. 4. ASK THE ANALYST: Market Edge's Tom Ventresca explains why his proprietary technical models are predicting a mixed market. 5. INDEPENDENT'S INVESTMENT REVIEW: The Wall Street Transcript interviews a money manager who invests in "very young technology companies." 6. PERSONAL FINANCE'S ASK THE EXPERT: Dave MacEwen, senior vice president and senior portfolio manager for American Century Investments, examines fixed-income funds. 7. HOT REPORT: Prudential explains its wide-swept ratings changes and applies those new rankings to the medical-device industry. 8. INVESTORS' CHOICE: 3-DAY FAVORITE: Jefferies & Co. provides an update on the industry and the public and private companies driving innovations. 9. EDITOR'S PICK: Bear Stearns & Co.'s inaugural issue of "Switch & Route" includes capital-expenditure events' impact on telecom hardware. 10. TODAY'S TOP 10: Although it's still early in the new decade, research reports that focus on the long-term view are in hot demand. 11. MESSAGE BOARDS: William Batcheller of Armada Funds explains why he's ready to ride Harley-Davidson's (HDI) stock higher. ======================== Sponsored by ========================= Buy stocks for just $3! Here's a great way to invest for the long-term. ShareBuilder lets you make dollar-based investments in the stocks and index shares you choose. Transactions cost just $3 ($2 for a child's account!) and there are no account or investment minimums. http://service.bfast.com/bfast/click?bfmid=29150849&siteid=38314164&bfpage=home =============================================================== 1. TODAY'S SPECIAL REPORT AT&T Latin America (ATTL) -- Lehman Bros. initiates coverage on the Pan-American presence with a "2 buy;" notes "big potential." ATTL is "poised to be an important vehicle for its parent [AT&T (T)] in Latin America," the firm projects. Discover the company's significant positives and negatives, and the extent of its country-by-country exposure (25-page report for purchase - $75). Click here. http://www.multexinvestor.com/download.asp?docid=20695255&nd=0606 2. DAILY FREE SPONSOR REPORT ASML Holding (ASML) -- Morgan Stanley sets a $40-price target on the wafer maker's shares. "We believe the stock can reach 12 times trailing sales per share into the peak of the current cycle," the firm writes. Find out why. Register for the firm's free-research trial to access this report on the "strong buy-volatile" stock. Click here. http://www.multexinvestor.com/download.asp?docid=20807622&sid=8&nd=0606 3. FREE RESEARCH REPORT Healthcare information technology (HCIT) overview -- U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray reacts to proposed legislation on federally funding clinical IT spending. The firm lists companies most likely to benefit from the Health and Human Services department's grants. The Senate proposal could inject $1 billion in government into the HCIT marketed, if it's approved. This report is free for a limited time. Click here. http://www.multexinvestor.com/magazinecover.asp?nd=0606#investor 4. TODAY IN THE ANALYST CORNER Market review and forecast for June 2001 -- Market Edge's Tom Ventresca is expecting mixed market through early July. Ventresca's technical models are predicting a short-term neutral environment for stocks. Where does he see support and resistance? He will be in the Analyst Corner only until 5 p.m. ET Wed., June 6, so be sure to ask your question now. Ask the analyst. Click here. http://www.multexinvestor.com/ACHome.asp?nd=0606 Get a "Second Opinion" before you make your next investment decision. Free offer from Market Edge. Click here. https://www.marketedge.com/Secure/Subscrib/MultexIntro.asp?Location=3 5. INDEPENDENT'S INVESTMENT REVIEW Mark J. Levine, managing member of GCI Venture Partners -- The Wall Street Transcript interviews a money manager who invests in "very young technology companies." The fund manager says his firm sees "a great evolution going on in telecom, where there is convergence," in networking. Find out what he thinks of the future of life sciences, supercomputing and chips (5-page report for purchase - $50). Click here. http://www.multexinvestor.com/download.asp?docid=20712924&nd=0606 ======================== Sponsored by ========================= What is The Internet Analyst? The Internet Analyst is a weekly snapshot, that informs, educates, and entertains investors with valued insight and reputable information about Internet Industry investing. It features original editorial on Internet companies and trends, along with exclusive interviews with analysts, executives, and technology pundits. 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The firm rates 11 stocks in its coverage universe, including: Boston Scientific (BSX), Biomet (BMET), Guidant (GDT), J&J (JNJ), Medtronic (MMD), MiniMed (MNMD), Radiance (RADX), SonoSite (SONO), and St. Jude (STJ) (4-page report for purchase - $10). Click here. http://www.multexinvestor.com/download.asp?docid=20722826&nd=0606 8. INVESTORS' CHOICE: 3-DAY FAVORITE Fuel-cell technology -- Jefferies & Co. provides an update on the industry, and the public and private companies driving innovations. Everything you want to know about fuel cell tech and the companies behind it: Ballard Power Systems (BLDP), FuelCell Energy (FCEL), H Power (HPOW), Hydrogenics (HYGS), United Technologies (UTX), Plug Power (PLUG) (9-page report for purchase - $25) Click here. http://www.multexinvestor.com/download.asp?docid=20697260&nd=0606 9. EDITOR'S PICK: CURRENT RESEARCH FROM THE CUTTING EDGE Twists and turns among large-cap telecom -- Bear Stearns & Co.'s inaugural issue of "Switch & Route" includes capital-expenditure events' impact on the space. The analysts examine cap-ex trends among 11 vendors and 16 large-cap telecom carriers to arrive at their conclusions about 2002's outlook. The firm also chooses the "better investment" among wireless vs. wireline (30-page report for purchase - $75). Click here. http://www.multexinvestor.com/download.asp?docid=20650170&nd=0606 10. TODAY'S TOP 10 Best-selling reports on Multex Investor -- Investors try to get a better handle on the emerging technology roadmap. It's getting harder to get clear signals among all the current noise. But several analysts have laid out a framework to help get a better read on the future of networking and communications stocks. Writer Dave Sterman reports. Click here. http://www.multexinvestor.com/magazine.asp?ref=topten20010606.html&nd=0606 11. 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