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Presents information on the performance of sports stocks in the United States for July 15, 1997 in comparison to stocks on the Internet. Information on the shares of companies that make athletic footwear or apparel; Details on the performance of stocks related to the Internet; Comments made by money manager Elizabeth Bramwell of Bramwell Capital.

Focuses on how the shares of several companies owned by Wayne Huizenga have fallen sharply in 1997. The lawsuit against Republic Industries by Toyota and Honda to block Republic's acquisition of Toyota and Honda dealerships; The decline in the value of Florida Panthers' shares; Wall Street's disenchantment with stocks that have grown through consolidation and acquisition as a factor for the falling share value.

Reports that takeover-stock traders suffered huge losses on their holdings of Office Depot when its shares dropped after the Federal Trade Commission barred its proposed acquisition by Staples. Comments from Barry Cohen, head of arbitrage at Bear Stearns.

Presents information on a decline in Polo Ralph Lauren' stock. Factors which contributed to the decline; Reference to an initial public offering issued by the company; Performance of the company's stock on the New York Stock Exchange; Significance of the continued fluctuation of Polo Ralph Lauren' stock; Concerns of Wall Street investors about fluctuating stock performance at design companies.

Presents information on the stocks in the United States for June 26, 1997. Details on James Gipson, president of Pacific Financial Research in Beverly Hills, California; Gipson's views on stocks; Comments from Gipson.

Discusses the impact that rainy, cool weather in many parts of the United States may have on company earnings in 1997. Why some analysts are lowering second-quarter earnings estimates; Forecasting lower earnings in such industries as air conditioning, beer, and marine and agricultural products; Fair-weather investors who are exiting stocks; Dropping stock values for such companies as Olin and York International.

Ponders the warning by longtime securities analyst Ray Dirks against Conseco, the Indiana insurance company whose stock has risen 40-fold since he began recommending it is 1989. His seven-page `sell' recommendation dated June 3, 1997; Reasons Dirk's cited for his change of heart.

Focuses on the Kmart Corporation, with emphasis on its store sales and stock performances during May 1997. Information on problems which the company encountered; Statistical information on the narrow increase in sales during this period; Comments from Linda Kristiansen, an analyst for the Schroder Wertheim company.

Presents information relating to happenings on the stock market in the United States for June 2, 1997. Recommendation made by Goldman Sachs strategist Abby Joseph Cohen at the Dueling Seers dinner at New York's Harmony Club; Effects of this recommendation on Intel's stocks; Warnings made by Morgan Stanley's global strategist, Barton Biggs to clients.

Focuses on the proposed merger of CUC International and HFS, stock companies in the United States which drew negative reactions from Wall Street. Cost of merger; Strategies of the merger; Performance of CUC shares on New York Stock Market for May 28, 1997; Impact of proposed merger; Details on the issue.

Focuses on Amazon.com, the on-line bookseller that went public as a hot new issue and then fell below its offering price on May 21st, 1997. Price at which it closed; Comments from a trader; Problem with Amazon.

Warns that rising inventories levels at United States retailers could trigger trouble for stocks and profits. Evidence of swollen inventories surfacing when department stores began reporting first-quarter results; Biggest buildup at Nordstrom and J.C. Penney; Significance of bloated inventories; Chart of first quarter sales and inventory trends for major retailer, including Sears, Kmart, May and more.

Presents the views of a Wall Street bull, PaineWebber Group Incorporated's strategist Edward Kerschner, on the profitability of the stock market. Warnings given by Kerschner; Background information on Kerschner; Reasons for the unprofitability of the stock market.

Announces that Nine West Group is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission in the United States. Description of the reaction of shareholders; Reasons for the investigation; Issues arising out of the lack of notification given to shareholders; Statistics on the performance of the company's stock. INSET: Nine West..

Looks at the impact of the slowing down of the Nike's Corporation sales growth, on its stock price, outlining this effect on investors and analysts. Percentage drop of Nike stock price since February 1997; Sluggish retail sales in March and April of 1997; Views by analysts on the causes for the slow growth.

Reports that traders attributed the drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average to comments made by market veteran, Sir John Templeton. Details of the comments; Comments from Templeton; Information on Templeton.

Explains why investors on Wall Street would like the tobacco industry to reach a settlement. Impact of discussion on tobacco stocks on April 16, 1997; Share of Philip Morris and RJR Nabisco soaring; The cloud of uncertainty over tobacco stocks that could be lifted with a settlement; Impact on 1998 profit levels of a settlement costing the industry $12 billion a year.

Asserts that Intel's strong first-quarter earnings did not deliver the kind of rosy outlook for future quarters that traders say could have signaled a high-tech bottom. Fall of the chip maker's stock in post-close trading; Focus by investors on Intel's forecast for declining gross profit margins in the second half; More speculation about where technology stocks are heading.

Speculates about the earnings of International Business Machines (IBM) for all of 1997. Worries by investors about IBM shares as the company nears its first-quarter earnings announcement; How a blow to IBM could inflict another blow on the market as a whole; Shares of IBM closing down on April 2, 1997.

Discusses how the stock market has been undergoing many corrections in March 1997. Percent of stocks for each index, which have fallen 20 percent or more below their one-year high; How some investors are taking comfort in how the stock market is holding up in volatile times; Comment by John Manley, stock strategist from Smith Barney Inc. that the pain has been greater than the numbers indicate.

Discusses the financial gains of New York-based Candie's, which produces the 1970s styled wooden shoes, while discussing efforts being made by investors to purchase the company's shares. Increasing sales of wooden shoes; Statistical information on wooden shoe sales; Forecast on what is expected of the company.

Speculates whether a bear market has descended on technology stocks in March 1997 and whether that spells trouble for the rest of market. Steady decline in technology stocks since the end of January 1997; Decline in Morgan Stanley's high-tech stock index; Fall of the Nasdaq Composite Index from its January 22 peak; Belief by Barton Biggs of Morgan Stanley that a bear market has crept up on the technology group.

Reports that bondholders were pleased when they learned Ronald Perelman handed over the reins to Carl Icahn in his fight for control over Marvel Entertainment Group. The Perelman-Icahn pact signifying that bondholders stand a chance of keeping their equity stake in the marketer of comic books and trading cards; Response of chase Manhattan Bank to the transaction; Possibilities the banks are considering.

Presents information on banking with reference to allegations that subprime lenders are leading bigger banks like Citicorp and Chase Manhattan Bank to loosen their home lending standards. Examples of come subprime lenders and what they are offering; Statements from Lawrence Cohn, an analyst with PaineWebber; Which lender is the biggest in the loan business.

Informs that Wall Street reacted to the news of a successful sheep cloning by bidding up various biotechnology stocks involved with the breakthrough or working in similar areas of research. Companies whose stock price fared well; American Home Products; PPL Therapeutics, the firm that funded the research which resulted in the cloned sheep; Genzyme; Others.

Focuses on Goldman strategist Abby Cohen, considered to be more closely associated with current bull market than any other Wall Street strategist. Her view that the market may be heading into a trading range; Her accuracy since 1991, when she forecasted an economic expansion when the industrial average was barely over 2600; Why investors watch her closely, looking for a shift.

Reports that Ugly Duckling Company, which finances its own sales of used cars to individuals with troubled credit or employment histories, sold five million shares on February 10, 1997. Surprise over company's ability to raise money in stock market in troubling times; Reaction to guilty plea by company chairman, Ernest Garcia to bank fraud; Detailed information on company. INSET: Ugly Duckling..

Looks at how shares were up at several Wall Street firms in early February 1997, as investors concluded that the odds went up for more deals, in the wake of the news of the merger of Morgan Stanley Group and Dean Witter Discover. Rumors of PaineWebber as a takeover target; Rise of mutual funds, explaining why brokerage firms with retail businesses should be valued; A.G. Edwards and Legg Mason, as two biggest percentage gainers.

Reports that CarMax Group and Vail Resorts, the first two big-name initial public offerings of 1997, had their Wall Street premiere on February 04, 1997. Percentage each finished the day with; Predictions of the deal; Comments from Richard Smith, director of the stock syndicate desk at Montgomery Securities.

Focuses on the restructuring plans of WMX Technologies, with reference to the company's earnings for February 3, 1997. Statistics on the company's shares; What the restructuring plans include; How the restructure would benefit the company; What the company was formerly known as; Operations of the company.

Presents information on how following the herd on the Wall Street stock market can be a bad idea, whilst focusing on the case of 3Com and Cascade Communications. Information on how rumors that a slowdown in the computer-networking market have affected these businesses; Listing of a group of networking stocks that suffered as well; Comments made by Bear Stearns analyst Eric Blachno.

Confirms that the 4.5 million shares acquired from Dow Jones & Company, is managed by investor Michael Price. When Price's fund began acquiring stock; Information on mutual fund sold by Price; Name of other person who purchased one million of Dow Jones' shares; How Dow Jones reacted.

Reports that there are rumors that South Korean manufacturers of memory chips known as DRAMs, will reduce its production. Effects of this on traders and fast-money investors; Effects of the rumors on Micron Technology and Texas Instruments' shares; Comments of Mark Edelstone of Presidential Securities; Details on the effects of the rumors. INSET: Micron Technology..

Reports on the activities of Jeffrey Vinik, former manager of Fidelity Investments' Magellan fund. His hedge fund launched in mid-November 1996; The 8.2 percent stake he bought in Paul Harris Stores that boosted share of the specialty retailer; Criticism of Vinik; Disclosing how the companies in which Jeff Vinik's fund has a stake have fared.

Reveals that many traders and analysts are ignoring published earnings estimate and trading stocks based whispered figures. Question of whether small investors are kept unfairly out of the loop; Whispered estimates about earnings of Intel Corp. compared to official estimates released in January 1997; Explanations for the origin of whispers.

Presents statistics on the increase in Circuit City's shares with reference to a planned public sale of a 20% stake in Circuit City's CarMax division. Reactions of investors to the CarMax sale; Basis of Circuit City's decision regarding the CarMax offering; Reference to CarMax's affiliation with Chrysler Corporation. INSET: Circuit City..

Reports that Wall Street is hinting about a turnaround at Equitable Cos., the big insurance company whose shares were flat in 1996. Hope that Equitable will deliver on its promise of sharply boosting profits on sales of its variable annuities and life insurance; Graph of its daily stock price from February 1996 to January 1997; Fiscal data, such as revenue and income.

Relates that cable investors are insisting they want to see some earnings before they are willing to buy cable-television stocks. Less importance assigned to cash flow; How the idea of valuing a company as a multiple of cash flow rather than earnings is not unique to the cable industry; Graph showing the Dow Jones broadcasting companies versus the Dow Jones Industrial Average; Comment from Dennis Liebowitz, a cable analyst.