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To: IceShark who wrote (9180)10/22/1998 8:47:00 AM
From: Cynic 2005  Respond to of 86076
 
XRX numbers are out. My initial read - as expected they took a leaf out of gateway book. Wrote-down everything and kitchen sink last Q and padded the earnings this Q. Looks like they have more ammo for the next couple of Q also as they said they will do well in Japan.



To: IceShark who wrote (9180)10/22/1998 8:47:00 AM
From: MythMan  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 86076
 
>>Unemployment claims balloon
Weekly U.S. jobless claims came in at 318,000 for the week ended Oct. 17, the Labor Department reported Thursday, much higher than the 302,000 figure economists expected. The 30-year U.S. treasury bond briefly dipped a point after the news, but hedge fund selling contributed to the drop. <<

going the other way now. No doubt will be spun as bullish for equities. Taking cost out now to fuel future eps grwoth -s-



To: IceShark who wrote (9180)10/22/1998 8:50:00 AM
From: kahunabear  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 86076
 
This moose may be hit:

quote.yahoo.com

I am amazed how the market has decided to forget the apparent fragility of the world financial system and the ability of banks to throw away money.

WS