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To: SusieQ1065 who wrote (6603)	7/17/2001 4:38:10 PM
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Guidant Corp (GDT) : Company reports Q2 earnings of $0.40 per share, $0.03 better than consensus estimates for $0.37; Q2 revs reported at $656.3 mln vs. consensus est of $641.1 mln; for Q3, GDT expects double-digit sales growth and EPS to meet current analyst estimates of $0.40; for Q4 double-digit sales growth is again expected, with EPS in the range of $0.46-0.48; for 2002, GDT expects EPS in the $1.88-1.93 range resulting from sales exceeding $3.0 bln. DigitalThink (DTHK) 9.89 +0.60: Reports a Q1 loss of $0.11 a share, $0.02 better than consensus, vs yr-ago loss of $0.18; revenues increased 140% to $15 mln. Company increases fiscal 2002 revenue target range to $60-$65 mln from $55-$60 mln; provides initial fiscal 2003 guidance of $90-$100 mln and EPS of $0.20-$0.30. Centillium Comms (CTLM) 26.68 +2.50: -- Update -- Company notes that because of the possibility of deploying conflicting standards, Japanese service providers appear to be reevaluating product offerings, impacting Q4 (Dec) visibility. Stryker Corp (SYK) 58.30 +1.05: Reports Q2 earnings of $0.32 a share, in line with the First Call consensus of $0.32, revenues rose 12.8% to $639.00 mln vs. consensus est of $629.9 mln; no forward guidance provided in report. Duke Energy (DUK) 42.03 +0.38: Reports Q2 earnings of $0.53 a share, $0.01 better than the First Call consensus of $0.52, vs year-ago earnings of $0.44; revenues rose 42.6% to $15.58 bln from a year-ago of $10.93 bln. Valence Tech (VLNC) 5.29 -0.24: Company announces CFO resignation; Jay King leaving to pursue other interests. Centillium Comms (CTLM) 26.68 +2.50: Reports Q2 earnings of $0.11 a share, $0.06 better than consensus, vs yr-ago EPS of $0.01; revenues rose 373% to $46.4 mln (Multex consensus $41.8 mln). Intel (INTC) 29.90 +0.77: -- Update -- Reports Q2 earnings of $0.12 a share, $0.02 better than the First Call consensus of $0.10, vs year-ago earnings of $0.37; revenues fell 23.7% to $6.33 bln from a year-ago of $8.30 bln; company sees Sep qtr revenues of $6.2-6.8 bln relative to Multex consensus of $6.67 bln; gross margin decline to 47% from 48%. Capital spending plan for 2001 remains unchanged at $7.5 bln. Ö¿Ö