Ticker Talk: News and Notes on Investing

* Moving In: @Home Corp. (ticker: ATHM) will become a component of the Nasdaq 100 index the close of trading Tuesday, Nasdaq said Thursday. The stock, which rose $2.13 to $115.25, will replace Tele-Communications Inc. The index has soared 72% in the last year.

* Really Bad Timing Award: Timothy Kellis, an analyst at Adams, Harkness & Hill in Boston, cut his investment rating on Level One on Thursday and said a takeover bid from Intel was unlikely--just hours before Intel announced its offer.