<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Washington Investing</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</link><description>Washington Investing</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Legg Mason's Miller Presses For Qwest Bid]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61207-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61207-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:55 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Other investors may own more MCI stock, but few have as much at stake in the fight for control of MCI Inc. as Baltimore's Legg Mason Inc.]]></description><author> Jerry Knight</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Coal Prices Rise, So Do Coal Stocks]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42157-2005Apr10.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42157-2005Apr10.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:55 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  You can't help but be reminded of the Little Engine That Could when you chart the stock price of Massey Energy Co. of Richmond.]]></description><author> Jerry Knight</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[USEC's Gain Tops Regional Stock Index In 1st Quarter]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23908-2005Apr3.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23908-2005Apr3.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:55 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In the gloomiest quarter in two years for Washington investors, one stock glowed like it was radioactive.]]></description><author> Jerry Knight</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plan to Merge MCI, Qwest Has A Sour Ring to It]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5750-2005Mar27.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5750-2005Mar27.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:55 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[As a long-time advocate for investors, it pains me to say it, but MCI Inc.'s board of directors ought to tell shareholders who oppose merging with Verizon Communications Inc. to take a hike.]]></description><author> Jerry Knight</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buyer Beware: Retail Stocks May Not Pay Off]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12671-2005Mar6.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12671-2005Mar6.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:55 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[With Kmart and Sears preparing  for a summer wedding and the nation's two biggest department store groups celebrating their engagement, investors may be tempted to start shopping for retail stocks.]]></description><author> Jerry Knight</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wall Street  Is Stuck With Fannie Mae]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58847-2005Feb27.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58847-2005Feb27.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:55 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Fannie Mae's stock finally had a good day on Friday -- after a six-day slide that cost its shareholders  $6 billion.]]></description><author> Jerry Knight</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Telecom Capital No Longer]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40700-2005Feb20.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40700-2005Feb20.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:55 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[What once was the region's most promising growth industry has been largely reduced to a few struggling providers of phone and Internet services.<FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Jerry Knight</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Few Will Receive Restitution Under SEC Settlement Decision]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22035-2005Feb13.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22035-2005Feb13.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:55 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   Thanks to stock market regulators, Washington investors who lost money on the stocks of WorldCom Corp., XO Communications Inc., CAIS Internet Inc. or United Therapeutics Corp. may finally get some of their money back.]]></description><author> Jerry Knight</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the Forecast: Power of Choice For Natural Gas]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3741-2005Feb6.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3741-2005Feb6.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:55 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA["Tired of being at the mercy of uncertain energy prices?" asks the letter that came the other day from Washington Gas Energy Services Inc.]]></description><author> Jerry Knight</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tiny SEC Filing Gave a Big Hint  To Vastera's Plans]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31586-2005Jan23.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31586-2005Jan23.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:55 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It was just a one-page filing at the Securities and Exchange Commission, a routine document that nobody seemed to pay much attention to.]]></description><author> Jerry Knight</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local REITs May Escape an Industry Downturn]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61920-2005Jan9.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61920-2005Jan9.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:55 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   Real estate investment trusts were the best-performing sector of the stock market last year, producing returns of 40, 50, 60 even 70 percent for investors in the 18 REITs in the Washington area.]]></description><author> Jerry Knight</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some Troubled Firms Turned Into Top Performers in 2004]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43496-2005Jan2.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43496-2005Jan2.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:55 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Flirting with bankruptcy is getting to be the most reliable way for Washington investors  to pick a top-performing local stock.]]></description><author> Jerry Knight</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defense Giants Vulnerable to Slower Spending]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28088-2004Dec26.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28088-2004Dec26.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:55 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Facing a record federal budget deficit, the White House and Congress are considering slowing the growth of defense spending, which could make it far less attractive to invest in the stocks of Washington's Pentagon contractors.]]></description><author> Jerry Knight</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nextel Stock Pays Off for Legg Mason Fund]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12579-2004Dec19.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12579-2004Dec19.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:55 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Merger of Nextel and Sprint is producing handsome returns for Washington investors and Baltimore's best-known money manager.]]></description><author> Jerry Knight</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Housing Warnings Do Little to Dampen Rise in NVR Shares]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18877-2004Nov28.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18877-2004Nov28.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:55 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The stock of NVR Inc., the region's biggest home builder, just keeps climbing, defying warnings from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and red flags waved day after day by NVR's top executives.]]></description><author> Jerry Knight</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sears-Kmart  Might Just Be A Real Estate Deal]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3114-2004Nov21.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3114-2004Nov21.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:55 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[If you believe Sears and Kmart are going to continue in business as sister chains, I've got a couple thousand Kmart signs to sell you.]]></description><author> Jerry Knight</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Low-Price Stock Takes Wild Ride On Internet Buzz]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50131-2004Nov14.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50131-2004Nov14.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:55 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  It was an incredible week for shareholders of Monarch Services Inc., a little Maryland company that fell victim to what looked a lot like an Internet penny-stock scam.]]></description><author> Jerry Knight</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asbestos, Defense Firms Win Lottery]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32948-2004Nov7.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32948-2004Nov7.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:55 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Traders who play the shares of W.R. Grace &#38; Co. of Columbia didn't bother waiting for John Kerry's concession speech to start buying the stock.]]></description><author> Jerry Knight</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Got the Flu? Blame the  Free Market]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14657-2004Oct31.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14657-2004Oct31.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:55 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Couldn't get a flu shot this year?<br> When the flu hits and you're confined to bed, bath and not very far beyond, remember that you're suffering from the free-market flu.]]></description><author> Jerry Knight</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[TV Company Takes a Hit on Stock, Ethics]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60014-2004Oct24.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60014-2004Oct24.html?nav=rss_business/columns/investing/washingtoninvesting</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:55 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  The last thing the long-suffering shareholders of Sinclair Broadcast Group needed was a flap over journalism ethics.]]></description><author> Jerry Knight</author></item></channel></rss>
