Dueling Fools
Duel Flashback
Flashback: Lucent
February 7, 2001
Remember when Lucent (NYSE: LU) was AT&T's (NYSE: T) spun-off golden child? That seems so far away now. We took a look at the company last summer, just as it was becoming undone.
Paul Commins (TMF Buster) was our Bull. Chris Rugaber (TMF RFK) was our Bear. Our Voting Fools sided with Paul. Well, the bad times continued. Six months later, the stock had plunged by 58%.
Victory? Chris. Congrats!
Revisit the Lucent Duel.
Dueling Fools Standings
Bill Mann (TMF Otter) 4-0
Selena Maranjian (TMF Selena) 1-0
David Marino-Nachison (TMF Braden) 4-1
Rob Landley (TMF Oak) 2-1
LouAnn Lofton (TMF Lou2) 2-1
Guest Duelists 26-18
Bill Barker (TMF Max) 12-9
Voting Fools 61-46
Chris Rugaber (TMF RFK) 8-7
Paul Larson (TMF Parlay) 21-20
Jeff Fischer (TMF Jeff) 5-5
Bob Fredeen (TMF Bobdog) 1-1
Richard McCaffery (TMF Gibson) 1-1
Rick Munarriz (TMF Edible) 23-29
David Forrest (TMF Bogey) 3-5
Brian Graney (TMF Panic) 1-2
Paul Commins (TMF Buster) 0-2
Matt Richey (TMF Verve) 0-3
Barbara Bayer (TMF Venus) 0-4