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To: Paul Shread who wrote (56958)	10/17/2002 4:26:59 PM
From: DiB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 209892

Puts are dead... 16:23 ET Microsoft beats big either way (MSFT) 50.75 +0.63: -- Update -- Sep qtr EPS of $0.50 actually included a nickel charge, and was therefore $0.55 excluding this charge. We do not yet know if analysts had included this charge in estimates; either way Microsoft beat big on both the top and bottom lines, it's just a matter of whether they beat the EPS consensus by 7 cents or 12 cents. Stock up 2.7% to 52.14 after hours. 16:22 ET MSFT rises 1.15 pts following earnings; Nasdaq-100 indicator rises 10.5 pts : 16:20 ET Broadcom reports in-line Q3 (BRCM) 12.45 +0.95: -- Update -- Reports Q3 pro forma loss of $0.03, in line with the Multex consensus; revs were $290.0 mln, vs consensus of $289.3 mln. 16:20 ET Microsoft guidance (MSFT) 50.75 +0.63: -- Update -- Company guides Dec qtr to $8.5-8.6 bln in revenues, above the Multex consensus of $8.45 bln; guides EPS to $0.45-0.46 vs consensus of $0.50; unclear if there are any unusual items in this EPS guidance. FY03 seen at $32.2-32.6 bln and $1.89-1.95 vs consensus estimates of $31.9 bln and $1.89.