Wednesday, May 05, 2004

Wednesday Watch

Earnings of Note
Company/Estimate
CVS/.56
CCI/-.19
THQI/.11
OATS/.07

Splits
None of note.

Economic Data
ISM Non-Manufacturing for April estimated at 65.0 versus 65.8 in March.

Recommendations
Goldman Sachs reiterated Underperform on QGENF. GS reiterated Outperform on NFP, CCU, NOC, DTV, CLX and GTM.

Late-Night News
Asian indices are mostly lower on weakness in Taiwanese semiconductor shares. Microsoft is developing a new tool to filter mass e-mails, known as "spam," that will force companies to pay for the right to send messages to Microsoft clients, the Wall Street Journal reported. Three bombs exploded outside a police station in Athens, Greece before dawn today, damaging the building and its garage and slightly injuring one officer, Reuters reported.

Late-Night Trading
Asian Indices -4.50% to +.25%.
S&P 500 indicated -.16%.
NASDAQ indicated -.32%.

BOTTOM LINE: I expect U.S. stocks to open lower in the morning on weakness in technology shares and terrorism concerns. The Portfolio is market neutral heading into trading tomorrow. I will likely lay out a few new shorts on any unexpected strength on the open.

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