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4/30 From http://finance.yahoo.com: "The Google IPO filing reports a Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price of: $ 2,718,281,828 The value of the natural log e is 2.71828183." Now, how do you feel about investing in a company run by geeks? This is no longer the dot-com era. \_ It's worth e-Billions! \_ Google to investors: We know it is not the dot-com days...do you? http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/30/technology/30value.html?hp \_ Google to investors: We're the hottest thing in town, and we're going to go IPO and *still* retain management control. Who cares if your shares have 1/10 the voting power of employee shares? \_ Sorry, but the "value of the natural log e is" 1. \_ 'Sorry, but the "value of the natural log e" is 1.' \_ 'Sorry, but the value of "the natural log" e is 2.718'. "the natural log" e as opposed to "the drug" e. \_ One can argue that "the natural log" is a function which doesn't have a value, while the "base of the natural log" is e and is 2.718......, and "log(e)" is 1. \_ Sorry, but the value of e is $20 HEY: NO ONE CARES. |
www.nytimes.com/2004/04/30/technology/30value.html?hp By ALEX BERENSON (NYT) 1514 words Late Edition - Final , Section C , Page 1 , Column 3 ABSTRACT - Analysis of Google Inc's $27 billion initial public offering; focuses on desires of Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page that investors and analysts have limited say in way they run company; holds Google aims to insulate its executives somewhat from shareholder demands by having dual classes of stock that will give company insiders much more voting power than public investors to elect directors; photos Correction: May 1, 2004, Saturday A news analysis article in Business Day yesterday about Google's filing for an initial public offering gave an incorrect age in some copies for its chief executive, Eric Schmidt. Please Note: Archive articles do not include photos, charts or graphics. How multi-packs work: A multi-pack is an archive package that saves you money by allowing you to pre-purchase a set number of articles in bulk at a reduced price. You can then debit from your multi-pack and quickly access articles from the archive at your convenience over the lifetime of the multi-pack. Please Note: Article Archive 1996-Present multi-packs are not valid for use with Article Archive: 1851-1995 multi-packs and vice versa. Once you purchase an article, you may view it as often as you like over the next 90 days. |
finance.yahoo.com Oil at $41 All-Time High on Supply Fear Fri 4:08am ET - Reuters Oil prices hit an all-time record on Friday fueled by global economic growth and enduring worries that gasoline supplies will struggle to meet peak summer demand in the United States. No Time is the Right Time for Sub-Prime by Suze Orman My bet is that if your doctor tells you to scale back on the saturated fat to avoid a life-threatening heart disease, you're probably going to listen. Well, for the next few minutes, I am your financial doctor. To Select Great Stocks, Home In On High EPS Ratings Investor's Business Daily Decades of research show earnings power is the biggest factor in a stock's success. |