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Raleigh News and Observer: A Comedown After Three Days of Euphoria

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 18, 1999

“If things seemed quieter in Durham on Monday, it was probably
because there were fewer cheers from the Red Hat camp.”

“Shares of the Linux company closed at $74.50 Monday, down
$10.75, or 12.6 percent. The company’s market value slipped from
$5.7 billion to $4.9 billion.”

“‘I think the stock got a little ahead of itself,’ said Tom
Taulli, a research analyst who follows initial public stock
offerings for Edgar Online, based in Norwalk, Conn. ‘Inevitably,
there would be some kind of pull-back.'”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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