Stock picking dot.coms

By Louise Johnstone While the internet is expanding exponentially, stock-picking among the dot.coms remains essential, according to Framlington. Speaking at the Investment Week Markets' Forum earlier this month, the manager of the group's NetNet unit trust, Chris Bell, said there would be more losers than winners in this part of the market. There are downward pressures on margins for both online and traditional businesses. A good example would be with books and CDs, according to Bell. He added that while news of the internet seems to be everywhere in the media, some e-commerce busines...