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To: MisterED who wrote (3546)	12/12/1997 10:19:00 PM
From: Cacaito	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 23519

Mister ED, margins will not be the same. They will be lower, especially now that the window of oppurtunity is now gone (to increase sales before any of the orals is approved).

To: MisterED who wrote (3546)	12/12/1997 11:15:00 PM
From: RT	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23519

Ed, <I can't understand why analysts downgrade> They suffer from: MONKEY SEE MONKEY DO SYNDROME. Most of them are overpayed do nothings. Muse can't even help them. RT

To: MisterED who wrote (3546)	12/13/1997 12:40:00 AM
From: Zebra 365	Respond to of 23519

<<I can't understand why the analysts.....>> Wall Street swarms with highly paid security analysts, loaded with advanced degrees and surrounded by hype. So how come there are so many unpleasant earnings surprises? See no evil, speak no evil By Gretchen Morgenson Excerpt from this article (My comments): Learn the lingo. That is, understand a brokerage firm analyst's rating system. Since "sell" is a four-letter word on The Street, it's crucial to read between the lines. At BT Alex. Brown, say sources, when a company goes from a "strong buy" to a "buy," it's basically a sell. ("Buy" means "Sell") Beware of analysts who keep raising a company's earnings estimates as its stock rockets. A company that falls in rank from "buy" to "neutral" is very likely a good short candidate. ("Neutral" means "Sell") And, finally, worry if all the analysts following a company rate it a "strong buy." If the analysts are correct, the stock price probably already reflects the presumed good news. If-as with Oxford and Green Tree and many, many others-they are wrong, you can lose your shirt, and fast. (And of course, "Strong Buy" means "Sell", I'm starting to see a trend here......) Hey, these guys are like everybody else: They feel more comfortable as part of a majority. It's the old story: If you are wrong and everybody else is, too, you get little blame. Nobody loves a party pooper. Especially when the party's been going on for years, and everybody's been having forbes.com This article should be read by anybody who thinks that "Analysts" are any more reliable than that old "Magic eight-ball" we've all seen. Zebra