Most retailers devour marketing and inventory data to try to boost sales and reduce costs. Electronics giant Best Buy has gone a step further by reinventing itself around the flow of information. By Elizabeth Krieger 3 types of analysts tell just what it's like to be in their shoes. How analysts did forecasting online advertising and e-commerce. By Genia Jones Forget about smoke and mirrors.
Analysts construct estimates by crunching numbers, sifting research and making educated guesses.
Check out predictions for 2005. It's the export of a U.S. recession that worries Wall Street. Money Watch By Vishesh Kumar and Kevin Kelleher Venture capitalists continue to put their money in private networking companies. By Eric Young Federal prosecutors have gone after 3 men who allegedly faked bids and put a phony canvas up for auction on eBay. The company says it's policing the site better, but bidders should still beware.