Message-ID: <31283989.1075845223378.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 14:13:53 -0700 (PDT) From: fool@motleyfool.com To: alewis@ect.enron.com Subject: FoolWatch: Cisco, Dell, and Acquisitions Gone Bad Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: The Motley Fool @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 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D FOOLWATCH -= THE MOTLEY FOOL =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Tuesday, June 5, 2001 alewis@ect.enron.com =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Editor's Picks: --------------------- - A Long View of Cisco - Questioning Dell's Returns - Member Benefit: Need Help Managing Your Money? - Acquisitions Gone Bad ----------------------------------------------------------------- Close Change %Change=20 FOOL 50 1,594.63 +33.44 +2.14% DJIA 11,176.17 +114.65 +1.04% S&P 500 1,283.57 +16.46 +1.30% NASDAQ 2,233.72 +77.79 +3.61% (Numbers as of 4:00 p.m. ET) THE LATEST MARKET NUMBERS http://www.fool.com/m.asp?i=3D420433 =09 ----------------------------------------------------------------- SPONSORED BY: Ameritrade Open an Ameritrade=AE account now and get commission-free trades for 1 month. Learn more at ameritrade.com=20 http://www.lnksrv.com/m.asp?i=3D420434 ----------------------------------------------------------------- RULE MAKER: A LONG VIEW OF CISCO One year's numbers don't cut it when evaluating companies. Richard McCaffery believes taking a longer view can actually help you sleep better. http://www.fool.com/m.asp?i=3D420435 FOOL ON THE HILL: QUESTIONING DELL'S RETURNS Dell generates good returns on capital -- just not as good as you might think. http://www.fool.com/m.asp?i=3D420436 MEMBER BENEFIT: NEED HELP MANAGING YOUR MONEY? Get our free 13 Steps investing guide, a free session with a financial planner, and more in our Member Benefits Center. http://www.fool.com/m.asp?i=3D420437 SMALL CAP: ACQUISITIONS GONE BAD Koala Corp. gave too much and got too little. Zeke Ashton on how to read the small-cap warning signs. http://www.fool.com/m.asp?i=3D420438 NEWS: INSTANT MESSAGING'S TRUE VALUE You don't hear AOL or MSN complaining about "Open Access" for instant messaging much these days. http://www.fool.com/m.asp?i=3D420439 NEWS: POLAROID'S PLUMMET Should investors have seen Polaroid's slide coming? http://www.fool.com/m.asp?i=3D420440 NEWS: TRACKING EBAY'S AUCTION COUNT eBay's auction count has stagnated, but that's a deceiving -- and no longer useful -- measure of eBay's business. http://www.fool.com/m.asp?i=3D420441 FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF TODAY'S STORIES, CLICK THE LINK BELOW. http://www.fool.com/m.asp?i=3D420442 ----------------------------------------------------------------- SPONSORED BY: Ameritrade Open an Ameritrade=AE account now and get commission-free trades for 1 month. Learn more at ameritrade.com=20 http://www.lnksrv.com/m.asp?i=3D420443 ----------------------------------------------------------------- My Portfolio: http://www.fool.com/m.asp?i=3D420444 My Discussion Boards: http://www.fool.com/m.asp?i=3D420445 FAST AND FREE Grab your new Member Benefits and check out what's new for you this week. http://www.fool.com/m.asp?i=3D420446 WE SAVE OUR BEST INVESTING IDEAS... for our new research service, The Motley Fool Select. Only $4.99 per month for subscribers. http://www.fool.com/m.asp?i=3D420447 CUSTOMER SERVICE Ask our staff for help with email delivery problems. http://www.fool.com/m.asp?i=3D420448 =20 UNSUBSCRIBE Here's how to unsubscribe or change your settings. http://www.fool.com/community/freemail/freemaillogin.asp?email=3Dalewis@ect= .enron.com _________________________________________________________________ (c) Copyright 2001, The Motley Fool. All rights reserved. This=20 material is for personal use only. Republication and=20 redissemination, including posting to news groups, is expressly=20 prohibited without the prior written consent of The Motley Fool.=09 MsgId: msg-2706-2001-06-05_16-25-18-5911886_1_Plain_MessageAddress.msg-17:0= 7:24(6-05-2001) X-Version: mailer-sender-master,v 1.84=20 X-Version: mailer-sender-daemon,v 1.84=20 Message-Recipient: alewis@ect.enron.com