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To: RocketMan who wrote (3699)	1/27/1999 6:46:00 PM
From: Labrador	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 41369

AFTER THE BELL-AOL edges higher NEW YORK, Jan 27 (Reuters) - America Online Inc. (NYSE:AOL - news) shares edged higher in after-hours trading after the online services provider set a stock split and said earnings for the latest quarter beat Wall Street expectations. Shares moved up to 166-1/4 in after-hours trading on Wednesday, according to Instinet, up from its close on the New York Stock Exchange at 162. AOL said after the bell that after-tax profits for its second fiscal quarter ended Dec. 31 rose to $88 million or $0.17 a share before an accounting gain, beating the Wall Street estimate of $0.14 a share, according to First Call. AOL shares had been bid higher ahead of the news, with the stock climbing 8-3/8 in regular trading on the NYSE. AOL was the fourth most active NYSE stock. Shares of Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO - news), one of the most popular destinations on the Internet for news and information, edged slightly higher to 338. That stock had closed lower, down 15-3/8 at 335-7/8 on Nasdaq.