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To: jim_p who wrote (65057)	4/20/2000 11:38:00 AM
From: Warpfactor	Respond to of 95453

Holiday tomorrow for stock exchanges, in case ya didn't know: .10 Holidays. -- The Board has determined that the Exchange will not be open for business on New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Washington's Birthday, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Washington's Birthday and Memorial Day will be celebrated on the third Monday in January, the third Monday in February and the last Monday in May, respectively. The Board has also determined that, when any holiday observed by the Exchange falls on a Saturday, the Exchange will not be open for business on the preceding Friday and when any holiday observed by the Exchange falls on a Sunday, the Exchange will not be open for business on the succeeding Monday, unless unusual business conditions exist, such as the ending of a monthly or the yearly accounting period. Adopted October 15, 1970; effective January 1, 1971.

To: jim_p who wrote (65057)	4/20/2000 12:27:00 PM
From: upanddown	Respond to of 95453

Curious reaction to the respective earnings of BR and MRO. I guess it is all in the spin. BR "HIT" earnings of .35 so the stock pops even though Zacks had .39. MRO "MISSED" earnings of .66 by posting .64 even though some news agencies posted .81 including special gains and it sells off sharply. BR has a PE three times that of MRO and MRO has higher forward earnings expectations. I thought MRO results were impressive, especially the revenue gains and the refining/marketing profits. John