DAILY NEWS STOCK PICKING CONTEST : FIRST PLACE.THE GAME: Five area residents - plus the Business section's mascot MASCOT - Modular Approach to Software Construction Operation and Test: a method for software design aimed at real-time embedded systems from the Royal Signals and Research Establishment, UK. , Mark T. Maker - are managing fictitious Based upon a fabrication or pretense. A fictitious name is an assumed name that differs from an individual's actual name. A fictitious action is a lawsuit brought not for the adjudication of an actual controversy between the parties but merely for the purpose of portfolios that stood at $100,000 on Aug. 1. Contestants can buy and sell daily, but each transaction costs Transaction Costs Costs incurred when buying or selling securities. These include brokers' commissions and spreads (the difference between the price the dealer paid for a security and the price they can sell it). $50. The portfolios are limited to stocks traded on the nation's major exchanges. Mark T. Maker, being the Valley boy he is, has vowed to win the contest picking only local stocks. THE PAYOFF: Whomever whom·ev·er pron. The objective case of whoever. See Usage Note at who. whomever pron the objective form of whoever: has the largest portfolio on Feb. 1 stands tallest. NAME:Michele Cohn STOCK PORTFOLIO:Ascend 382 shares; Biosite 2,640 shares; Jerry's Famous Deli Wikipedia is not the place for advertisement or self-advertising. Jerry's Famous Deli is a Los Angeles-based delicatessen famous for its huge menu, which boasts over 700 deli and traditional food items. 4,047 shares; Diagnostic Health 1,035 shares; FX Energy 2,480 shares; PepsiCo 430 shares and Petsmart 1,815 shares TRANSACTIONS LAST WEEK:Sold 2,750 shares of Corel at 4 23/32, sold 5,000 shares of Syquest at 3 5/32, bought 382 shares of Ascend at 33 11/16 and bought 4,047 shares of Jerry's Famous Deli at 3 7/8 VALUE THIS MORNING:$117,267.12, cash $17.53 VALUE ON SEPT. 12:$112,322.94, cash $10.47 SECOND PLACE NAME:Mildred Chavez STOCK PORTFOLIO:Apple 500 shares; Cirrus 500 shares; C-Cube 400 shares; Golden State Bancorp 300 shares; Iomega 500 shares; Kmart 700 shares; Quantum 500 shares; AT&T 300 shares; Unisys 1,000 shares and Xoma 1,000 shares TRANSACTIONS LAST WEEK: None VALUE THIS MORNING:$116,349.00, cash $1,506.25 VALUE ON SEPT. 12:$114,198.70, cash $1,506.25 THIRD PLACE NAME:Lorraine Sadler STOCK PORTFOLIO:American Radio 150 shares; Ascend 200 shares; Cisco 150 shares; Intel 100 shares; Mylan 1,000 shares; Oracle 300 shares; PepsiCo 125 shares; Quantum 400 shares; Turbo Chef 300 shares and Western Digital 200 shares TRANSACTIONS LAST WEEK:None VALUE THIS MORNING:$104,981.82, cash $753.13 VALUE ON SEPT. 12:$102,244.40, cash $753.13 FOURTH PLACE NAME:Mark T. Maker STOCK PORTFOLIO:On Assignment 400 shares; Cheesecake Factory 500 shares; Countrywide Credit 375 shares; Cohr 1,000 shares; Four Media 1,500 shares; IHOP IHOP International House Of Pancakes (restaurant chain) iHOP Information Hyperlinked Over Proteins IHOP International House of Prayer IHOP International H2O Project IHOP International House of Pain 500 shares and MiniMed 277 shares TRANSACTIONS LAST WEEK:None VALUE THIS MORNING:$100,557.62, cash $276.94 VALUE ON SEPT. 12:$97,148.37, cash $276.94 FIFTH PLACE NAME:Jeffrey Wood Jeffrey Wood (born September 12, 1969 in Juneau, Wisconsin) is currently a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly representing the 67th district since 2002. He attended University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. STOCK PORTFOLIO:Apple 200 shares; ATC ATC Air Traffic Control ATC Average Total Cost ATC Certified Athletic Trainer ATC At the Center (Hartford, Maine retreat center) ATC Applied Technology Council ATC All Things Considered 350 shares; 3Com 150 shares; Cisco 350 shares; Golden Phoenix Mineral 3,200 shares; Microsoft 100 shares; Oracle 300 shares; Stac 1,100 shares and Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. 275 shares. TRANSACTIONS LAST WEEK:None VALUE THIS MORNING:$96,794.15, cash $1,745.31 VALUE ON SEPT. 12:$95,609.07, cash $1,745.31 SIXTH PLACE NAME:Cliff Harwood STOCK PORTFOLIO:Allied Signal 108 shares; Advanced Micro Devices 225 shares; Andrea 245 shares; American Express American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as "AmEx" or "Amex", is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card and traveler's cheque businesses. 120 shares; Boeing 170 shares; Compaq 134 shares; General Electric 144 shares; Goodyear 153 shares; Philip Morris 222 shares and Pfizer 160 shares TRANSACTIONS LAST WEEK:None VALUE THIS MORNING:$85,867.10, cash $14.50 VALUE ON SEPT. 12:$91,967.69, cash $14.50 CAPTION(S): 6 Photos Photo: (1) Michele Cohn (2) Mildred Chavez (3) Lorraine Sadler (4) Mark T. Maker (5) Jeffrey Wood (6) Cliff Harwood |
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