Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > Wired > 1999 > Business New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   Japan: More Crime, Less Privacy - The nation's increasing crime rate has given authorities an excuse to tap personal calls and intercept email. Some say the surveillance is nothing new. David Lazarus reports from Tokyo. [Wired News]   Jasdaq Announcement Imminent? - Nasdaq is poised to announce an electronic trading system in Japan. Analysts say a Japanese exchange would likely fare better than its European sibling. [Wired News]   Job Stats Send Stocks Soaring - Wall Street ends the week on a high note after a slight rise in unemployment convinces traders the Fed will stand pat on interest rates. Blue chips surge to a record close. By David Lazarus. [Wired News]   Jobs Data Send Stocks Flying - Signs that the Fed won't fiddle with interest rates any time soon propel share prices through the roof. The Dow tops 10K again and the Nasdaq climbs to a record high. By David Lazarus. [Wired News]   Jobs Fills in the Gap - Apple's interim CEO has been named to the Gap's board of directors. Also: Disney transfers its ABC head to the top of its Internet division. [Wired News]   John Hancock's Signature IPO - The big-time financial services institution files for a US$2 billion initial public offering as part of a reorganization move. [Wired News]   Judge to MS: Do the Right Thing - A federal judge blows his top and tells Microsoft to change an employment contract for temps that could have shortchanged them out of benefits. [Wired News]   Judge: Microsoft Suit Can Begin - A federal judge denies Microsoft's request to delay an antitrust case filed by Bristol Technologies. Perhaps more importantly, Bristol can share information with other lawyers working on Microsoft antitrust suits. [Wired News]   Juniper, Ariba Set for IPO - Several headline-grabbing companies, such as Salon and Juniper Networks, are slated to go public next week, even though tech stocks are still facing a tough time. By Louise Knapp. [Wired News]   Just 205 Banks Left Y2K-Unready - Just a tiny fraction of the 10,400 banks insured by the FDIC are still not prepared for Y2K, the depositor insurance agency says. Also: New York Stock Exchange delays late-trading decision.... and more. [Wired News]   Keeping the Menace Down - While the RIAA clamps down on MP3 and copyright violations of a Phantom Menace single, an email filtering service wants to rid your network of the trailer video. [Wired News]   Key Cisco Exec Stepping Down - Start-up legend Bill Carrico is expected to announce his exit as head of one of the company's key business units.... Also: The airline industry says safety won't be an issue come 1-1-2000.... Big computers drive Unisys earnings.... And more. [Wired News]   Key to IPO Success? Ask Jeeves - The money-losing Web site that specializes in finding answers to simple questions, shot up a jaw-dropping 364 percent in first-day trading. The obvious question is why? By Joanna Glasner. [Wired News]   Kia Motors Sabotages Self - The Korean carmaker inadvertantly spools the private emails of a customer feedback form onto a public Web page, with embarrassing results. By James Glave. [Wired News]   Lands' End Firings Linked to Net - Looking to the efficiency of online selling, the catalog retailer fires 10 percent of its employees. Also: Go.com debuts.... Ascend's board meets to consider Lucent bid.... And more. [Wired News]   Late Rally Salvages Nasdaq - Blue-chip stocks rebound from earlier declines to nail another record, and the turnaround helps tech shares find their way back into the light. Now can they stay there? By David Lazarus. [Wired News]   Late Trading Coming to Nasdaq - The parent organization of the Nasdaq unveils a plan where investors can trade big stocks like Microsoft and Intel well into the night. [Wired News]   Latest Net IPOs Falter - What's this? Net IPOs crashing on their first day? At least two Internet stock debuts sunk Wednesday, and that doesn't bode well for the dozens of Net IPOs in waiting. By Craig Bicknell. [Wired News]   Lawsuit Says MCI 'Redlines' - A Los Angeles man says MCI Worldcom discriminates against people calling from minority-populated areas by not allowing those customers to place calling card calls. [Wired News]   Layoffs Threaten VRML's Future - Platinum Software's source code disclosure and gutting of Cosmo Software throws VRML and 3-D development into chaos. By Christopher Jones. [Wired News]     [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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