December 8, 1999

What? You have never heard of home and garden guru Martha Stewart? Shame. She's everywhere. Magazines. Television. Books. Radio. Online. Two months ago the Stewart-guided empire went public.

Shares of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: MSO)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: MSO)") end if %> have risen like a perfectly cooked souffle. Then again, not all Fools agree on the stock going forward. Barbara Eisner Bayer (TMF Venus) is our bull. Rick Aristotle Munarriz (TMF Edible) is our bear.

When you're done refurbishing all of the Duel rooms and voted for the victor, check out our Duel Flashback segment to see how our Boeing <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: BA)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: BA)") end if %> battle ultimately landed.

The Bull... Enter a world where you can "be inspired with every snowflake that falls" or learn the methodology for cutting a cherimoya (just like Mom never used to). A world where perfection transforms from a concept into a reality. Enter the world of Martha Stewart. Continue »

The Bear... Later tonight, Martha Stewart's prime-time season special, Home for the Holidays will air on CBS. She'll have Aretha Franklin on, swapping recipes, but it's clear that Martha is the one getting the R-E-S-P-E-C-T on Wall Street nowadays. Continue »

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