Ahead of the Tape
[Today's Market Forecast]</br></br>The Rising</br></br>For those who missed the feverish religiosity of the New Economy, thank Google.</br></br>Yea verily, Google has issued forth its S1 filing, and it is good. The San Jose Mercury News even said "observers" think the new IPO's effects will "ripple through the valley . . . reigniting the region's entrepreneurial spirit." A CNN political commentator, Carlos Watson, wrote online that a successful Google IPO could spur the economy of Silicon Valley, create jobs, boost the national unemployment rate and thus "may play a big role in helping to return President Bush to office this fall."</br></br>For their next trick, founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page will heal the lame, end terrorism and rid e-mail of spam.