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To: Defrocked who wrote (4037)	8/19/1998 12:14:00 PM
From: Joseph G.	Respond to of 86076

What happened to the New Era growth of 15%/year forever? <<NEW YORK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - First Call second quarter 1998 U.S. corporate earnings scorecard through the morning of August 19. Earnings versus expectations Number Percentage Number of S&P 500 cos. reported 485 97 Positive surprises 122 25 Positive reports 167 35 On target 117 24 Negative reports 42 9 Negative surprises 36 8 Average positive bias (1) 1.9 Earnings versus a year ago Number Percentage Number of S&P500 cos. reported 485 97 Above year ago 325 67 Matched year ago 12 2 Below year ago 148 31 Pct EPS above year ago 3.2 First Call forecast year-on-year Q2 growth(2) 3.3 First Call note (1) This is the average earnings per share, actual over estimated. (2) The First Call forecast is based on actual numbers for those who have reported and estimates for those who have not reported.>>