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To: Glenn Lindquist who wrote (1988)	11/3/1997 2:34:00 PM
From: Investor2	Respond to of 42834

RE: "Their daily brief states that the S&P 500 closed on Fri Oct 31 at a p/e of 22.6. Yesterday, I specifically heard BB say that the S&P was at a multiple of 19. I know that BB uses operating earnings and that Briefing was probably using net earnings." Bob was using estimated 1997 earnings. I'm guessing that the 22.6 P/E that you mentioned was based on actual earnings for the prior period. Best wishes, I2

To: Glenn Lindquist who wrote (1988)	11/3/1997 6:23:00 PM
From: Boca_PETE	Respond to of 42834

Glenn: The Standard & Poors publication "The Outlook" should be available in your local public library on a weekly basis with a few exeptions. Under the "Market Measures" section usually found on page 2, there appears a table showing the S&P Earnings. Today's issue reports the following earnings for the S&P 500 Composite Index: Latest 12 months = $40.55 Estimated 1997 = $44.51 Estimated 1998 = $51.36 (Close to the figure BB referred to) The table also shows the current P/E and 1997 high/Low range P/E and other information re various S&P indexes. Good luck in your search. P