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Biotech / Medical : VVUS: VIVUS INC. (NASDAQ) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: bigg e who wrote (10702)	7/7/1998 9:59:00 PM
From: AlienTech	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 23519

>>At approx 3:45pm EDT he called back to say that at 3:31pm the Charlie O report had hit the wires and stock began it's run to the close. << HUH?? briefing.com BEFORE THE OPEN**** Saks Holding (SKS) 29 7/16: Both CS First Boston and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter downgrade the stock following announcement yesterday that it will be bought by Proffitt's. Details on upgrades/downgrades.... NeoPath (NPTH) 7 15/16: Medical technology company warns that Q2 loss will exceed Q1 loss of $0.39 per share, compared to expectations of a loss of $0.25 to $0.30 per share. Press release. Systems Software (SSAX) 6 7/8: Announces restructuring that will lay off 12% of workforce. Press release..... Chase Manhattan Bank (CMB) 77: CS First Boston downgrades from "strong buy" to "buy"..... Ashland Inc. (ASH) 52: Goldman Sachs upgrades chemical and petroleum products company from "market outperform" to "trading buy"..... CompUSA, Inc. ( CPU) 18 3/8: Prudential Securities downgrades from "buy" to "hold"..... LoJack Corp (LOJN) 12 7/8: Stolen vehicle tracking company reports fiscal first quarter (MAY) earnings of $0.14 per share, in-line with expectations, and up from year ago $0.09 per share, on revenue gain of 9.2%. Earnings calendar has just a few results today..... Vivus (VVUS) 6 7/8: PaineWebber upgrades from "neutral" to "buy".....**