Steve Harmon

Dear Andy: In the movie “The Graduate,” there’s a famous line about “plastic” being the future. Of course what Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) discovered was that the future was really silicon. But now that the Internet comes alive we wonder if Intel’s future is in the global computer network? The “CPU” of the network may not be […]

ISDEX & Market Moves Snapshot   19-Feb-98 % change point change ISDEX Geometric Average 123.97 -0.37% -0.46 ISDEX Price Weighted Composite 960.72 0.47% 4.47 NASDAQ 1,727.01 0.66% 11.28 DJIA 8,375.58 -0.89% -75.48 WorldCom (NASDAQ:WCOM) reports $2 billion fourth quarter revenue, up 62% vs. 4Q96. Earnings hit $136.3 million or $0.15 earnings per common share vs. […]

While Wall Street uses its sun dial to try and keep track of Internet years we pull out two more investment metrics that empower investors to get various angles on Internet companies from a user and page view perspective. Say hello to the Internet User Value Index (ValUDex) and Page View Index (PageDex). These two […]

ISDEX & Market Moves Snapshot   18-Feb-98 % change point change ISDEX Geometric Average 124.43 0.33% 0.41 ISDEX Price Weighted Composite 956.25 -0.29% -2.81 NASDAQ 1,715.73 0.31% 5.31 DJIA 8,451.06 0.97% 80.96 ForeFront (NASDAQ:FFGI) reports $837K positive earnings, or $0.10 EPS diluted, on $5.4 million revenue for fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 1997. Annual revenue […]

Internet stocks rallied, paused for profit taking and showed a few surprises as Spyglass, USWeb, OpenText and Earthlink topped the list of movers and zoomers, proving that 1998 could be the year of the comeback for many, and the moment of truth for others. Ironically, Sportsline (NASDAQ:SPLN) came in last in the number crunching here, […]

ISDEX & Market Moves Snapshot   17-Feb-98 % change point change ISDEX Geometric Average 124.22 0.16% 0.20 ISDEX Price Weighted Composite 952.08 -0.73% -6.98 NASDAQ 1,703.43 -0.41% -6.99 DJIA 8,398.50 0.34% 28.40 Lycos (NASDAQ:LCOS) reports fiscal first quarter ending January 31 revenue of $12.6 million, up 35% sequentially and 152% vs. 1Q197. Net income squeezes […]

First reader up this week: “Your assertion that Pay Per Lead will eventually overtake Cost Per Thousand (CPM) as the pricing mechanism for Web advertising is true. As the Net becomes more of a customized, targeted medium, advertisers will have at their disposal more profile information on the prospective customer than they ever thought possible […]

E*TRADE Canada, an online investing services provider, introduced an unprecedented level of analytical information and tools on its Mutual Fund Centre. The enhancements include information on more than 1,400 mutual funds, advanced analytical tools, and research, as well as Java applets called Interactive Charts and Dynamic Quotes, for tracking and charting stocks. “These tools are […]

Steve Jobs: Congrats on Apple’s fiscal first quarter: $1.6 billion revenue, unit sales of 635,000, generating net profit of $47 million. Ironic that the profit came after you jumped back in the hot seat after that other guy couldn’t seem to make it happen, you know the one, the “turnaround” expert who left with a […]

ISDEX & Market Moves Snapshot   13-Feb-98 % change point change ISDEX Geometric Average 124.02 -0.15% -0.19 ISDEX Price Weighted Composite 959.06 -0.69% -6.63 NASDAQ 1,710.42 -0.23% -3.92 DJIA 8,370.10 0.01% 0.50 Earthlink (NASDAQ:ELNK) closes its loss gap and reports record 1997 revenue, up 144% to $79.2 million while its fourth quarter revenue is up […]

For the past two years we’ve expressed the belief that huge telephone companies, despite their best efforts, simply don’t know how to be Internet access providers. It’s like an elephant trying to be a flying squirrel, it causes far too many thumps on the ground and way too many bruised elephants. Latest large mammal to […]

ISDEX & Market Moves Snapshot   12-Feb-98 % change point change ISDEX Geometric Average 124.21 1.67% 2.04 ISDEX Price Weighted Composite 965.69 1.04% 9.97 NASDAQ 1,714.34 0.34% 5.79 DJIA 8,369.60 0.66% 55.05 ONSALE (NASDAQ:ONSL) reports record revenue for 1997 with gross merchandise sales of $115.9 million, up 277% vs. 1996. Revenues reach $89.0 million vs. […]