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To: Tom Hua who wrote (5389)	1/18/2001 9:07:53 AM
From: Mike E.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 19633

Here are today's victims: * The following companies are slated to release earnings today: Company Ticker Consensus Advo Inc. AD 0.72 Allete ALE 0.28 Altera Corp. ALTR 0.26 Amcore Financ AMFI 0.40 AsiaInfo Hold ASIA 0.01 Avici Systems AVCI (0.29) BMC Software BMCS 0.19 Boise Cascade BCC 0.22 C-Cor.net CCBL 0.13 CACI Intl A CACI 0.41 Catapult Comm CATT 0.17 Caterpillar CAT 0.64 Charlotte Rus CHIC 0.29 Community 1st CFBX 0.41 Consol Edison ED 0.51 Crane Co. CR 0.41 D.R. Horton DHI 0.68 Delta AirLin DAL 0.62 Duke Energy DUK 0.88 eBay Inc. EBAY 0.07 Edison Intl EIX 0.30 Elcor Corp. ELK 0.16 First Union FTU 0.69 FirstMerit FMER 0.45 Freeport-McMoR FCX 0.25 Global Marine GLM 0.23 Greenpoint Fin GPT 0.36 Hillenbrand HB 0.80 Huntington HBAN 0.31 Inktomi Corp. INKT 0.01 Integrated Dev IDTI 0.85 Intl Game Tech IGT 0.51 Investment ITG 0.43 Jacobs Enginr JEC 0.74 Johnson Contrl JCI 1.02 McCormick & MKC 0.84 Microsoft MSFT 0.47 Minerals Tech MTX 0.65 NetScout Sys NTCT 0.16 Nortel Netwk NT 0.26 North Fork NFB 0.43 PPG Indust PPG 0.70 Pericom Semi PSEM 0.23 Pinnacle Sys PCLE 0.10 Pope & Talbot POP 0.38 Precision Cast PCP 0.62 Providian Fin PVN 0.73 RSA Security RSAS 0.26 Roslyn Banc RSLN 0.40 Sabre Hold TSG 0.24 Scient-Atlant SFA 0.39 Sears Roebuck S 1.86 Silicon Graph SGI (0.22) SmartForce SMTF (0.01) Sun Microsyst SUNW 0.16 Sybase Inc. SYBS 0.35 Symbol Tech SBL 0.29 Triad Guaranty TGIC 0.66 Tweeter Home TWTR 0.51 UAL Corp. UAL (3.84) Union Pacific UNP 0.90 Union Planters UPC 0.76 United Tech UTX 0.83 Vignette Corp. VIGN - Visual Netwks VNWK (0.28) Wilmington Tr WL 0.95 Zoran Corp ZRAN 0.01 Source: First Call/Thomson Financial

To: Tom Hua who wrote (5389)	1/18/2001 9:09:41 AM
From: Paul Kern	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 19633

How is AG going to read this? The key is probably in the unadjusted 45,989 new claims number -- we hope. Remember, he has said many times that these are the numbers he watches to read the inflationary tendencies. -------------------------------------------------------- U.S. Economy 01/18 08:29 U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Fell 37,000 to 306,000 Last Week By 24 states and territories reported an Washington, Jan. 18 (Bloomberg) -- The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for state unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week to the lowest level since the end of September, government figures showed today. Initial jobless claims fell by 37,000 to a level of 306,000 for the week ended Jan. 13 from a revised 343,000 the prior week, the Labor Department said. The four-week moving average of claims, a less volatile indicator, fell to 350,000 last week from 362,250. The decrease in claims last week may have been due to seasonal factors associated with temporary layoffs or the return of workers after weather conditions kept them from performing their jobs, said Esther Johnson, a Labor Department official. Even with the decline last week, claims have averaged 336,000 a week since 301,000 at the end of September. That's ``consistent with a slowing labor market,'' said Ryan Brecht, an economist at Standard & Poor's MMS in Belmont, California, in a report. Unadjusted for seasonal factors, jobless claims surged 45,989, Labor Department figures showed. Last week's claims were the lowest since 301,000 in the week ended Sept. 30. Analysts surveyed by Bloomberg News expected initial claims to rise by 10,000 to a level of 355,000 last week from the previous week's originally reported 345,000. The total number of people receiving unemployment benefits nationally fell 201,000 to 2.373 million in the week ended Jan. 6. The Labor Department also said: quote.bloomberg.com

To: Tom Hua who wrote (5389)	1/18/2001 9:10:41 AM
From: cblranch	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 19633

Good morning Tom, RBAK @ 42. Do we close Jan 50 put position now or ride them out until tomorrow? Covered NTIQ yesterday after nearly drowning on that one. Now if only INFY would cooperate. Thanks for your input. Respectfully, Brad