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To: Smart_Money who wrote (42991)2/6/2002 11:24:13 PM
From: Dave Gore  Respond to of 208838
 
<The premature report, which Slaby said he suspects might be "clever marketing," was followed by an official statement from Cisco chief financial officer Larry Carter, which then was followed by the company's official second-quarter earnings report>.

I agree it is fishy, but why is it "clever marketing"? I don't get it unless it was to prevent the stock or the market from dropping today. But it sure didn't work either before or after the close. LOL!