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To: Cynic 2005 who wrote (7134)	9/29/1998 10:17:00 AM
From: The Perfect Hedge	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86076

MMV- you still holding your XRX puts? B

To: Cynic 2005 who wrote (7134)	9/29/1998 11:24:00 AM
From: Joseph G.	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 86076

<<NEW YORK, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Third quarter earnings for the Standard & Poor's 500 companies are forecast by I/B/E/S International to be down 2.2 percent on the same quarter last year, which would make it the weakest earnings quarter in seven years. I/B/E/S' latest calculation of estimate forecasts and growth for the S&P 500 are as follows: S&P 500 Percent S&P 500 Percent Bottom-Up Year Bottom-Up Year Calendarized over Calendarized over Annual Year Quarterly Year Act/Est Growth Actual Growth 1995A $37.77 17.8 Q3-97A $11.29 10.3 1996A $41.05 8.7 Q4-97A $11.84 7.0 1997A $45.06 9.8 Q1-98A $10.77 1.3 1998E $46.14 2.4 Q2-98A $11.49 1.7 1999E $54.83 18.8 Q3-98E $11.04 -2.2 2000E $61.12 11.4 Q4-98E $12.84 8.4 Q1-99E $12.24 13.6>>