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To: - with a K who wrote (18886)	3/19/2004 2:37:09 PM
From: - with a K	Respond to of 78519

I added to BDK here. Black & Decker's Building Something Friday March 19, 11:12 am ET By James J. Cramer, RealMoney Columnist Could Black & Decker (NYSE:BDK - News) be the next tool company to preannounce to the upside? I know the stock's at its 52-week high, but if you look at the companies that have guided up in the last 48 hours, you have to believe Black & Decker is now debating whether it should let people know that things are pretty rosy indeed.

To: - with a K who wrote (18886)	4/6/2004 10:50:42 AM
From: - with a K	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 78519

BDK raises estimates. (Disclosure: It is in my top 5 of my portfolio) ATLANTA, April 6 (Reuters) - Tool maker Black & Decker Corp.(NYSE:BDK - News) on Tuesday raised its first-quarter earnings forecast, citing strong demand in North America. The company's shares rose 2.2 percent in early trading. The Towson, Maryland, maker of Price Pfister faucets, Kwikset locks and DeWalt drills said it expects earnings from continuing operations to be in the range of 90 cents to 93 cents a share, up from its previous guidance of 65 cents to 70 cents a share. A year earlier, Black & Decker had earnings of 55 cents, it said. Analysts on average expect 69 cents a share, according to Reuters Research, a unit of Reuters Group Plc. Black & Decker said it expects sales to rise 16 percent in the first quarter, or mid-single-digit sales growth excluding currency translations and acquisitions.