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To: Box-By-The-Riviera™ who wrote (11792)	12/19/1997 10:20:00 AM
From: Mohan Marette	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

Giving up hope already?? The is still light at the end of the tunnel or so it seems. "AFTER A STRING of disappointing company preannouncements and with no end in sight to this Asian contagion, the U.S. stock market is looking mighty shaky right now. We thought we better ask our favorite authorities what exactly is going on -- and what to expect in 1998. Here are their responses: Goldman Sachs's Abby Joseph Cohen, SmartMoney Interactive's No. 1-ranked oracle, is still telling investors to stay the course. The level-headed portfolio strategist is still bullish and says that the Dow can hit 8700 next year -- good for a 9% rise from current levels. "In general, 1998 will be a year of good profits and reasonably benign interest rates," she told a phalanx of Goldman clients this week. She also believes the U.S. can, for the fourth year in a row, have strong corporate earnings. In 1998, she sees S&P 500 operating earnings rising 8% and U.S. gross domestic product growth rising by 2.5% to 3%. The latter figure is notable because many economists are predicting very low growth for the U.S. economy. Cohen says she still likes banking and financial services stocks and believes the Asian contagion will not significantly affect her earnings outlook."

To: Box-By-The-Riviera™ who wrote (11792)	12/19/1997 11:47:00 AM
From: Elwood P. Dowd	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 97611

Joel....the fact is that CPQ has been in a near free-fall for some time. The trend is down, not up. I don't like it any better than anyone else on this thread as I am long with a pretty good-sized chunk of shares. I don't prefer to delude myself and/or mislead others into complacency and will not bury my head in the sand. I believe that short -term we're in for more bad news for the market in general and more downward pressure. Long-term, I think that CPQ will recover and return to it's high and that the company will emerge a winner in this technology driven world. Good Luck, Stephen