Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Money & Business

Easy Dot Com, Easy Dot Go

A financial earthquake shakes the confidence of the Internet class

By Fred Vogelstein and Janet Rae-Dupree
Posted 4/23/00
Page 4 of 4

What does it all mean? "A mad mergers-and-acquisitions scramble," says Forrester's Colony. "Fewer players, less advertising, and fewer IPOs." In other words, a return to what just a couple of years ago would have been considered normal.

CDNow

IPO $16

Peak $39

April 20 $3.81

Drkoop

IPO $9

Peak $45.75

April 20 $2.50

InsWeb

IPO $17

Peak $44

April 20 $2.53

Ivillage.com

IPO $24

Peak $130

April 20 $12.16

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