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To: Gary M. Reed who wrote (48332)	12/15/2000 4:03:23 PM
From: Lucretius	Respond to of 436258

no idea...

To: Gary M. Reed who wrote (48332)	12/15/2000 11:04:18 PM
From: Ken98	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Friday night Death March (all after close): <<eToys Warns on Earnings, Plans Layoffs LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Online toy seller eToys Inc. (NasdaqNM:ETYS - news) on Friday warned that its fiscal third-quarter sales would fall short of expectations due to weaker-than-expected holiday buying and said it was exploring a merger, asset sale or other restructuring.>> <<OAK BROOK, Ill., Dec 15 (Reuters) - Federal Signal Corp. (NYSE:FSS - news), which makes fire rescue vehicles, signs and industrial tooling, warned on Friday it expects fourth-quarter and full-year earnings below prior forecasts due to a slowdown in the U.S. industrial and commercial markets.>> <<PRINCETON, N.J., Dec 15 (Reuters) - Automobile battery maker Exide Technologies (NYSE:EX - news) said on Friday that due to lower demand, a weak euro and the impact of an acquisition, third-quarter earnings before one-time items will be 25 cents to 30 cents a share, well below Wall Street estimates.>> <<CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Reuters) - Polaroid Corp. (NYSE:PRD - news) on Friday slashed its fourth-quarter operating profit forecast to about break-even and said it will sell real estate and cut spending to counter lower instant film and camera shipments.>> <<Black & Decker Issues 4Q Warning TOWSON, Md. (AP) -- Dropping sales will hurt fourth-quarter earnings, tool and appliance maker Black & Decker warned Friday. Sales for the fourth quarter of 2000 are expected to be about 6 percent lower than the fourth quarter of 1999.>> <<NEW YORK, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Vlasic Foods International Inc. (NYSE:VL - news), the pickle maker known for its mascot stork with the Groucho Marx voice, saw its credit ratings fall late this week after it warned in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it may seek bankruptcy protection.>> 6 - go count the chads. <g>