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To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (55916)	11/19/2001 4:11:25 PM
From: Tito L. Nisperos Jr.	Respond to of 70976

RE "Now, in addition to having earnings stated in several different ways, we now have sales stated (and then, restated) in different numbers. Ugghhh. I wish everyone would just quit fiddling with accounting methods, ... " There would be a lot of Confused Analysts who use fundamental measurements for stock prices. I won't be surprised if one urges his clients to sell AMAT at 40 and then 40 dollars higher later he urges them to buy back at 80. It happened before when one recommended others to sell at 22 and then 40 dollars higher later, recommended buying at 62. There was no confusion before as there is now.