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To: ~digs who wrote (17644)	1/27/2004 6:18:38 PM
From: ~digs	Respond to of 48461

sector info from bloomberg.com... Financials: Consumer confidence came in lower than expected, resulting in a declining market. Financials were down with the exception of Real Estate and Specialized Financials up 1%. Tech declined but the story was Agilent (A $36.19), up 6.72% after co. reported one of its strongest quarters ever and forecasted better things to come with even higher Q1 sales and profits. NVLS reported disappointing revenue estimates, causing its fall. Xerox's (XRX $15.15 +8.6%) total revenue rose 1% but it would have declined 5% if not for weaker dollar. Earthlink (ELNK $9.99 -10%) reported net income of $0.07 per share vs. $0.24 a year ago. Despite adding subscribers and cutting costs (mainly through job cuts), shares declined after it forecasted lower than expected sales. After the close... Electronic Arts (ERTS) beat by $0.06 but guided below consensus. Amazon (AMZN) inline and guided rev. higher Health Care: Quest Diagnostics (DGX $83.24 +6.54%) results were better on higher volume growth of 12% for Q4 with smaller gains in pricing up 3.5%. Consumer Staples: McDonald's (MCD $25.47 +0.75%) bounced back with a 40% jump in earnings from a year ago with net income of $0.35 per share (inline) and 16.8% growth in revenues. Same store sales in Dec. (previously reported) were up a resounding 12.5%, the biggest gain in a long time. IMC Global (IGL $11.98 +15.75%), the world's largest producer of phosphate fertilizer, will merge its business with Cargill. The two companies will create a new publicly traded company. Pepsi Bottling (PBG $26.23 +1.51%) said Q4 earnings rose 30% y/y to $0.26 per share on higher prices of new Pepsi and Mountain Dew products. After the close..Kraft (KFT) halted after reporting 6000 job cuts next quarter. Earnings were inline. Industrials: Caterpillar (CAT $82.30 -3.19%) reported strong Q4 results and provided strong outlook for FY04. Sales rose 20% and earnings were better than expected due to cost cutting, higher metals prices, and a weaker dollar. Metals prices will continue to lead demand in FY04. As such, Asia and Latin America will remain strong. Utilization is very high reflecting the tight supply in mining equipment. CAT forecasts a 6% increase in sales in FY04. One benefactor of Bush's spending was the Defense stocks, which reported strong earnings. Lockheed Martin (LMT $51.15 -2.81%) beat on earnings with sales increasing 15% y/y on fighter-jet contracts. LMT raised guidance for FY04 sales in the range of $33.5-34.5 bln and EPS to $2.40-$2.50. Raytheon Co (RTN $31.63 -1.83%) reported strong number on gov't and defense bookings of $7 bln for the quarter, backlogs rose 20% to $25 bln. Forecasts a 10% rise in backlog in FY04. Ingersoll-Rand (IR $68.15 -4.65%) Q4 earnings rose 8%, revenue rose 10% led by strong Bobcat machinery sales. Energy: Valero Energy (VLO $53.92 +0.88%) reported Q3 profit rose 48%. This oil refiner processed 15% more oil y/y, helped by a purchase of Norco plant in Louisiana. EPS of $1.05 beat by over 8%. Refining margins averaged $4.78 this quarter, up from $4.73 in Q4 FY02. Materials: Higher raw materials costs put a damper on DuPont's (DD $42.62 -1.07%) results. Natural gas and oil hit new highs during the quarter, which makes up a substantial portion of its costs. A NZ newspaper reported that Newmont Mining (NEM $42.52 +1.82%) is assessing bids for its Martha Hill gold mine worth $50 mln. Gold rose for the first time in 5 sessions, up 0.84% to $410.10 on USD$ declines.

To: ~digs who wrote (17644)	1/28/2004 7:58:17 AM
From: Kevin Shea	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 48461

Carlin -- funny man! -- find his real old stuff -- like the Hippy Dippy Weather Man! his "shit" routine; 7 dirty word you can't say on television ... and better if you are Catholic, his routines on that..

To: ~digs who wrote (17644)	1/28/2004 11:56:55 AM
From: Bucky Katt	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 48461

This is very, very disturbing>> From the commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks>> Other preliminary findings disclosed Tuesday by the commission: The commission provided documents showing the FAA was aware of the possibility of suicide hijackings but did not pass the information along to airlines. Nine of the 19 Sept. 11 hijackers had been stopped by the airlines for additional security screening. Weaknesses in airport screening of carry-on baggage in the 20 years before 2001 were rampant and widely reported, which the hijackers apparently used to their advantage. ___________________________ Also Tuesday, staff reports presented to the commission--formally known as the Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States--showed that by 7:35 a.m. on Sept. 11, all five hijackers on American Airlines Flight 77 had been tagged by a passenger prescreening program as "a risk to aircraft safety," and four of them had set off metal detector alarms at airport checkpoints, Newsday reported. But even after those red flags and some additional screening at Dulles International Airport in Virginia, all five were allowed to board Flight 77, which they hijacked and crashed into the Pentagon. Commission members also asked for an extension of their May 27 deadline, saying they needed more time to review records and hear testimony. Congressional Democrats voiced their support of such a delay, but President Bush and Republican congressional leaders have said they would oppose it. Republican officials say a delay would put the release of the report too close to elections. Full story> chicagotribune.com