Dec. 20-26
A Dec. 21 Adam Lashinsky column,
A Bag Half-Full, incorrectly said
Webvan
(WBVN:Nasdaq) will open for business in seven additional cities in 2002. In fact, the company plans to add seven additional cities in 2001. (
corrected Dec. 22
)
A Dec. 22 Silicon Babylon column,
As Chevron Lowers Its Y2K Bar, Analysts Worry, mistakenly switched the titles on two charts on Y2K spending projections and actual expenditures for
Chevron
(CHV:NYSE) and
Mobil
. They have been corrected. (
corrected Dec. 22
)
A chart in a Dec. 21 story,
Viewpoint: Tracking Stocks Are No Substitute for the Real Thing, incorrectly indicated that
TheStreet Recommends
PerkinElmer
(PKI:NYSE) is the parent company of tracking stocks
PE Biosystems
(PEB:NYSE) and
Celera Genomics
(CRA:NYSE). In fact, the parent company is
PE Corp.
(
corrected Dec. 22
)
A Dec. 21 story,
Expectations Build for Tellabs Acquisition, incorrectly quoted
Soundview Technology Group
analyst Chandan Sarkar about a possible
Tellabs
(TLAB:Nasdaq) merger with
Newbridge Networks
(NN:NYSE). Sarkar was misquoted as saying: "Given how badly the Street would massacre
Newbridge's stock, I don't think
Newbridge would have the gumption to try."
In fact, Sarkar said, "Given how badly the Street would massacre
Tellabs' stock, I don't think
Tellabs would have the gumption to try." (
corrected Dec. 22
)
A Dec. 22 Adam Lashinsky column,
Target Practice in the B2B Market, incorrectly said that
Commerce One
(CMRC:Nasdaq) has posted trailing-12-month revenue of $218 million. In fact, that figure should be $18 million. (
corrected Dec. 22
)
A Dec. 20 story,
ISP Has Main Street's Respect, Lacks Wall Street's, incorrectly reported that
OneMain.com
(ONEM:Nasdaq) posted earnings of 90 cents a share in the June quarter and $1.12 a share in the September quarter. It should have said losses per share.
(corrected Dec. 20)
A Dec. 18 story,
The Coming Week in Asia: Macau Reverts to Chinese Rule, incorrectly said the Portuguese were spending the equivalent of about $800,000 for each year they ruled Macau on the ceremonies celebrating Macau's handover to Chinese rule. In fact, they spent about $80,000 for each year.
(corrected Dec. 20)
The Dec. 17 Portfolio Manager's Toolbox column,
Stars, Dogs, Cash Cows and Problem Children: What's in Your Portfolio?, incorrectly reported that cash flow for
General Motors
(GM:NYSE) is negative. In fact, GM's cash flow is positive. (
corrected Dec. 20
)
