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To: trouthead who wrote (538832)	2/11/2004 3:53:05 PM
From: jlallen	Respond to of 769667

No thanks....I never take hopeless cases....

To: trouthead who wrote (538832)	2/11/2004 3:54:09 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 769667

Wall Street applauds "Greenspeak" The major indices have added to earlier gains with the S&P 500 Index (SPX.X) 1,156.87 +1.0% moving to a fresh 52-week high as Wall Street reacts favorably to today's Greenspan testimony, while merger related news fuels brokerage stocks, on thoughts that merger-related activity will be heating up. The Securities Broker/Dealer Index ($XBD.X) 730.62 +3.9% continues to press higher in today's session with gains being lead by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) $107.01 +4.73% and Lehman Brothers (NYSE:LEH) $86.85 +7.16%, on speculation that recent merger activity will bolster profits among investment bankers. Broader technology is showing some lag in today's trade with NASDAQ-100 (NDX.X) 1,508.80 +0.56% heavyweight Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) $24.25 -2.13% trading lower as investor appear to still be digesting the company's recently quarterly earnings and forward guidance, opting instead for names outside of technology. Dow component Hewlett Packard (NYSE:HPQ) $24.36 +0.99% has exhibited late-session weakness after trading a session high of $25.00 after the company issued Q1 guidance. HPQ said it sees Q1 (January) EPS of $0.35, excluding items, which was in line with consensus estimates of $0.35, and revenues of $19.5 billion, which was slightly above current consensus of $19.4 billion. HPQ is scheduled to officially announce quarterly earnings on February 19th.