31. He also criticizes the new tendency of analysts to create their own valuation methods to justify recommending stocks at any price. 32. He also said that several other companies have declined to buy his reprints and that he continues to recommend their stocks. 33. He recommends banks stocks, emphasizing issues like Shinhan Bank and Kyungki Bank. 34. He points to his report last July, after the company refused to buy the reprints, that continued to strongly recommend the stock. 35. He sometimes recommends individual stocks, but his emphasis is on the outlook for the tech market in general. 36. He said he has also clashed with MCI, though he is currently recommending the stock. 37. Hirsch does consulting work for companies but says that he recommends a stock only on its merits. 38. Holmes said he received a call from a friend within the past year telling him that Montgomery was about to recommend a stock. 39. In addition, the panel subpoenaed Jack Grubman, a Salomon Smith Barney analyst who long recommended WorldCom stock. 40. In May, two stock analysts speaking at a beverage-industry conference recommended the stock, even over Coca-Cola. |