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To: Jenna who wrote (13106)	8/17/1998 11:00:00 PM
From: Jenna	Respond to of 120523

Watch List for August 18 is on the website. Remember, tomorrow morning the data feed will be 'live' and almost real-time from 9:00 until 10:30. An early morning index options report will be generated at about the same time.

To: Jenna who wrote (13106)	8/17/1998 11:11:00 PM
From: Jenna	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 120523

Watch list for august 18: ATHM,XCIT,CASL,S,CMOS,TLB Sears Agrees To Sell Auto-Parts Store Chain To Advance Auto NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Sears, Roebuck & Co. late Monday said it has agreed to sell its troubled Parts America chain of auto-parts stores to Advance Auto Parts for $175 million in cash and a 40% stake in Advance. The unit operates more than 600 parts and accessories stores in the U.S. and a wholesale dealer network. The business had sales of $1.3 billion last year. Advance,which operates 915 automotive parts and accessories stores in 17 states, had sales of $848.1 million last year. Advance is owned by an investor group, which includes an investment fund organized by Freeman Spogli & Co. The Freeman fund said it will invest $70 million in Advance. Sears expects the deal to close by the end of this year, subject to regulatory approvals. Hoffman Estates, Ill.-based Sears (S) last month said it's considering selling its 126-store HomeLife unit, raising the prospect that it would also shed the ailing Parts America division. Sears told analysts earlier this year that it would consider shedding business units that weren't meeting certain return-on-invesment goals. That division lost money last year, in part from a restructuring of the business, which included a name change from Western Auto and the removal of repair services from the stores. Going to a parts-only format is difficult at a time when there are fewer amateur auto mechanics, because cars have become much more complex. The division also faces extremely tough competition from the nation's top player, Autozone Inc. Copyright (c) 1998 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

To: Jenna who wrote (13106)	8/18/1998 1:21:00 PM
From: Mkilloran	Respond to of 120523

Jenna...Vivus also has a wild card that not too many know about. R&D work at Albert Einstein Med Center in NYC on Gene Therapy for ED patients....an article is just being published at the end of this month. ref the following site ..search for DR G.J.Christ for detail science in laymens terms they are working on an injection the patient would take once every 2-3 months that would allow the patient to function normally. ajpheart.physiology.org In the mean time this small niche company may be able to get 10% of a $4 billion worldwide market while Viagra from PFE has the larger portion. Astra and JNJ Janssen have the sales force and are making it happen. Expect 3rd qtr earnings to exceed analyst est...IMO Expect a USA sales partner announcement soon...IMO Expect China and Australia to be approved soon...IMO Looks like good tech support at $4 7/8...IMO