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To: grasshopper who wrote (1174)	1/29/1998 12:53:00 AM
From: Greg Ballinger	Respond to of 1383

I'll make a guess that there were two days of short covering before this one and the rest is speculation about earnings release on Feb 6. I suppose some of the T/A guys might be much more informative than this. Where are you Brian? Dr. Jeff?

To: grasshopper who wrote (1174)	1/29/1998 11:49:00 AM
From: Trey Yon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1383

So far its more the very beginnings of a sector turn, more than anything specific to OO. ..... RAYS has been upgraded (as previously noted) and this week Merrill upgraded BOL from Neutral to Accumulate biz.yahoo.com BOL Q-4 earnings report ...... "Ongoing revenues in the company's eyewear segment were up 24% over 1996, and 29% when adjusted for currency. These revenues reflect the early launch of the 1998 Ray-Ban(R) collection and more normalized sales to Sunglass Hut International, this segment's largest customer. In the U.S., sunglass revenues rose 62% in comparison to 1996 depressed levels. Outside the U.S., currency-adjusted sunglass revenues were up 13%, with European growth accelerating to more than 20%, while growth in the Asia-Pacific region was strong despite continued difficult market conditions and competitive pressures. " biz.yahoo.com Reuters on Foreign X-change worries for 1H-98 biz.yahoo.com Cautiously more optimistic, TY