As for the earnings agenda, things are jam-packed next week. Monday: Amgen, Gannett, Genentech, Harley-Davidson, Pfizer, Vitesse Semiconductor. Tuesday: Alcan Aluminum, Associates First, Boise Cascade, Champion International, Dow Jones, Fannie Mae, Intel, International Paper, Merrill Lynch, Motorola, PaineWebber, Pairgain Technologies, Phelps Dodge, Rowan, Seagate, Willamette. Wednesday: Advanced Micro Devices, Allied Signal, Altera, Apple Computer, EarthLink Network, Electronics for Imaging, Fleet Financial, Ford Motor, Inktomi, Polaroid, Rambus, Rational Software, Read-Rite, SanDisk, Time Warner, TranSwitch, U.S. Bancorp, Wachovia, Weyerhaeuser, Whirlpool. Thursday: Aspect Telecommunications, BancBoston, Boeing, Boise Cascade, C-Cube Microsystems, CNET, Capital One, Coca-Cola, Dallas Semiconductor, Delta Air Lines, Dover, Excite, FileNet, Freddie Mac, Gillette, Global Marine, Hasbro, Iomega, Keycorp, MGM Grand, McGraw-Hill Maytag, Microchip Technology, New York Times, Office Depot, Onsale, PMC-Sierra, QLogic, Security Dynamics, Tellabs, Veritas Software. Friday: Caterpillar, Diamond Offshore. |