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By James A. Anderson



James Anderson teaches journalism for the City University of New York and writes his Sector Scope investing column every other week for Business Week Online.
 
 
2001   2000   1999   1998  

Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.   May   June   July   Aug.   Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.    
 
 
June

June 18   A Value Fund by Any Other Name

 
 
May

May 8   A Vintage Year for Alcohol Stocks?

 
 
April

Apr. 18   Clipped Wings and Broken Wheels

Apr. 3   Gung Ho for Defense Stocks

 
 
March

Mar. 20   Cable: Wired for Growth

 
 
February

Feb. 26   There's Money in the Bank Stocks

Feb. 5   A Building Boom for Your Portfolio

 
 
January

Jan. 29   Heavy-Machinery Stocks: Heavy Going Ahead?

Jan. 4   Tech Is Still Where the Buffalo Fund Roams

 
 
 
2001   2000   1999   1998  

Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.   May   June   July   Aug.   Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.    
 
 
December

Dec. 20   Nothing Ordinary about Generic-Drug Makers

 
 
November

Nov. 27   Utility Stocks Turn Up the Juice

 
 
October

Oct. 31   Specialty Chemicals Are Especially Cold

Oct. 18   No Rush to Check Into Hotel Stocks

Oct. 3   Scouring the Sale Racks for Retail Stocks

 
September 2000

 
Sept. 6  A Tidy Profit in Garbage?
 
August

 
Aug. 7  Amid the Legal Crossfire, Tobacco Is Still Smokin'
 
July

 
July 18  Medical-Device Makers Are Pumping Out Profits
 
July 7  A Firmer Footing for Athletic-Shoe Makers?
 
June

 
June 19  For Investors in Defense, It's Lock and Load
 
June 5  Among E-Tailers, a Good Buy Is Hard to Find
 
May

 
May 22  The Hot Job Market Has Left Staffing-Company Stocks Cold
 
May 8  Looks Like Drugmakers Are Popping Growth Pills
 
April

 
Apr. 24  A Powerful Frequency for Hispanic Media Stocks
 
Apr. 10  A Risky Ride on the Railroads
 
March

 
Mar. 27  Newspapers -- and Their Stocks -- Are Hardly Dead
 
Mar. 13  Insurers: A Search for Value in the Leper Colony
 
February

 
Feb. 29  PCs: The Big Scramble to Get "Beyond the Box"
 
Feb. 14  Stocks That Look Like a Steal
 
January

 
Jan. 31  Tempted to Hang Up on Telecom Equipment Stocks?
 
Jan. 18  Another Fat-and-Happy Year for PC Software
 
Jan. 3  Why Homebuilding Stocks Are Getting Hammered -- Unjustly?
 
 
 
2001   2000   1999   1998  

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
 
December

 
Dec. 6  The Toy Biz Is a Tough Game for Investors
 
November

 
Nov. 22  For Xmas E-tailers, "Execution Is What Wins the Day"
 
Nov. 8  Household Products: A Sector with a Split Personality
 
October

 
Oct. 25  Is It Bargain-Bin Time for Apparel Stocks?
 
Oct. 11  A Narrow Window for Gold Stocks
 
September

 
Sept. 13  Revenge of the Biotech Lab Jocks
 
August

 
Aug. 30  Investors, Cut Your Engines
 
Aug. 24  Natural Resources Come in from the Wilderness
 
Aug. 2  Oil Stocks: A Pleasant Reversal of Fortune
 
July

 
July 6  The End of the REIT Retreat?
 
June

 
June 21  Are Enterprise Software Makers Poised for a Rebound?
 
June 7  Papermakers May Be Ready to Print Money
 
May

 
May 24  Blue-Light Specials among the Retailing Stocks
 
May 10  High-Tech Contract Manufacturers: Low Profile, High Potential
 
April

 
Apr. 26  Birth of a New Sector: Life Sciences
 
Apr. 12  Are the Baby Bells a Buying Opportunity?
 
March

 
Mar. 29  The New Allure of Wall Street Stocks
 
Mar. 15  What's Cookin' among the Foodmakers?
 
Mar. 1  Fewer Cellular Stocks, but Plenty Left Are Worth Calling
 
 
February

 
Feb. 18  Despite Dell's Recent Setback, '99 Should be Good for PC Makers
 
Feb. 4  The Street Isn't Laughing at Cable Guys Now
 
 
January

 
Jan. 19   Airline Stocks: A Good Time to Get on Board?
 
Jan. 4   Can Drugmakers Soar Again in '99? Yes
 
 
2001   2000   1999   1998  

Oct. Nov. Dec.  
 
December

 
Dec. 21   Long-Distance Stocks May Have the Legs for a Marathon
 
Dec. 7    The Thrill Is Gone for Casino Stocks
 
November

 
Nov. 23   Time to Place Your Chips on Chip-Equipment Makers
 
Nov. 10   Now There's Sizzle and Safety in Utilities
 
October

 
Oct. 27   Cisco Systems, King of Networking Stocks
 

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