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To: MythMan who wrote (10393)	11/5/1998 8:06:00 AM
From: Joseph G.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 86076

you know, fist they report earnings, then they say our accounting stinks, we got to write them down - and suckers are happy both ways. -g- <<-- Costco Cos. Inc. (Nasdaq:COST - news) said it expected a one-time fiscal first-quarter charge of $118 million after taxes. The charge is related to accounting changes. ........ -- Aerospace company Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE:LMT - news), which already has told analysts it may take a charge of up to $400 million for accounting changes, said it may also take a charge of as much as $100 million to reduce its role in a computer printer company, the Wall Street Journal reported.>>