Tom Taulli

There were invitations, party hats and refreshments. After all, the market looked like the good days were back again. But nothing much happened last week for new issues. Two IPOs were offered but they did not excite investors. The Brentwood, TN, Community Health (CYH) asked and received $13 for their 18.75 million share offering. (They […]

What’s looking good with the IPO market? Reply: This week is fairly prosaic. It should start to change, especially with the Handspring IPO coming up in two weeks. But you might want to keep an eye on a Net company based in India called Rediff.com. It’s basically a portal with 17 channels. The content is […]

Not long ago, Linux was the path to riches. It was a guaranteed way to boost a company’s market cap by multiples. Well, that is no longer the case as many Linux stocks have plunged or pulled their IPOs. Yet, the Linux market is growing rapidly. If anything, the recent downturn represents great opportunities. Linux […]

Simply enough, Network Solutions created a profitable Net franchise by selling domain names. Of course, it was convenient that the company had a virtual monopoly. This is no longer the case. Now, there are many hungry entrants in the domain-name game. While it is competitive, there are still growth opportunities. One to keep an eye […]

Investors are always looking for good “bad” news. Last week they found some in the unemployment rate for May, which was up slightly from the 30-year low of 3.9 percent in April. If the economy is slowing down, maybe the Federal Reserve will stop raising the interest rate. There is always hope. Here are some […]

In this column, I will cover stocks that have either been pulverized or are ‘under the radar.’ These stocks are definitely in the high-risk category. But if they pan-out, they can definitely help fatten your pocketbook. This week, I will focus on a company that is less than one year old and, by the way, […]

For an IPO to do well it takes more than a good business plan. Kind of simple, huh? Well, this is not always the case with some IPOs. One example is eChapman.com. eChapman has set its price range at $12-14 and they are underwriting their own IPO (under The Chapman Co.). The proposed ticker symbol […]

I’ve written about Agilent before. Yet, the more I follow it, the more I like it. I think it is worth taking another look, especially with the plunge in Nasdaq recently. The company is a spin-off from Hewlett-Packard. Historically, mega spin-offs tend to be good investments. The new company is freed from the bureaucracy of […]

With the proliferation of technology devices, it often becomes a hassle to connect everything. Look at the back of your computer and you will notice a tangle of many cables. With Bluetooth technology, this will become a problem of the past. The technology allows for wireless synchronization of devices, which is done by using omni-directional […]

The Nasdaq had a record week with an overall 19 percent rise. The e-bulls were out and they were having fun. Maybe the sell-off stampede is over. The inside word for investors was fiber optics. A couple weeks ago New Focus started out at $20, and ended at 51, an 155 percent increase. It rode […]

With the huge performance in NASDAQ last week, is this the return of the market? Or will things tank again? Reply: There’s an old saying on Wall Street – “Don’t Fight the Fed.” With the Fed increasing interest rates aggressively, this advice has been validated once again. But as of last week, there are signs […]

Sometimes it only takes a three-day weekend to make things better. Or so it did on Tuesday, as the Nasdaq had its best day ever: a historic 7.9 percent gain. With this figure in mind, some IPOs that have been stalled may see light soon. Here are some that are stirring. Busybox designs and implements […]