Friday Watch

Late-Night Headlines
Bloomberg:
- A rare red diamond, the largest of its type ever to appear at auction, sold for a record at a Christie’s International sale in Geneva yesterday.
- President Bush announced steps to reduce airline delays before next week’s Thanksgiving holiday travel rush, including opening up military airspace and suspending nonessential maintenance work.
- India’s record stock market rally may falter if the government slaps controls on overseas buying in an attempt to stem gains in the rupee, CLSA Ltd. said.
- The yen fell against all 16 of the most-actively traded currencies as Japanese investors put money into mutual trusts specializing in overseas securities.
- China’s growth in factory and property spending accelerated, making the central bank more likely to raise interest rates for a sixth time this year.

Wall Street Journal:
- Democratic presidential candidates debated in what amounted to Round Two of their feisty encounters two weeks ago.

NY Times:
- Few American industries have had more success in selling goods to China than makers of medical devices like X-rays, pacemakers and patient monitors. Which is why a recent Chinese decree was so troubling.

MarketWatch.com:
- Best long-term market timers believe we’re in a bull market.

CNNMoney.com:
- Tahoe Hybrid SUV named ‘Green Car of Year’

CNBC.com:
- Fed Pumps Over $47 Billion Into Financial System.

USA Today.com:
- Number of cars with top safety scores nearly triples.

AP:
- Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig said the sport’s revenue was $6.07 billion this year, up from $1.2 billion when he took the job in 1992.
- Outfielder Barry Bonds was indicted by a federal grand jury on perjury and obstruction of justice charges.

Financial Times:
- Mubadala Development Co., an investment company owned by the Abu Dhabi government, may buy a 9% stake in Sunnyvale, California-based Advanced Micro Devices(AMD).
- China’s commerce ministry warned on Thursday that a slowing US economy would trigger a drop in Chinese exports that would mark a “turning point” for China’s rapid economic growth.

Late Buy/Sell Recommendations
Citigroup:
- Reiterated Buy on (INTU), target $35.
- Upgraded (EXPE) to Buy, target $38.

Night Trading
Asian Indices are -2.75% to -1.0% on average.
S&P 500 futures -.20%.
NASDAQ 100 futures -.14%.

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Earnings of Note
Company/EPS Estimate
- (ANN)/.60
- (JBX)/.38

Upcoming Splits
- (D) 2-for-1

Economic Releases
9:00 am EST
- Net Long-term TIC Flows for September are estimated to rise to $71.5 billion versus -$69.3 billion in August.

9:15 am EST
- Industrial Production for October is estimated to rise .1% versus a .1% gain in September.
- Capacity Utilization for October is estimated to fall to 82.0% versus 82.1% in September.

Other Potential Market Movers
- The Fed’s Kroszner speaking, Fed’s Lockhart speaking, (MHS) analyst day, (GIB) investor day, CSFB High Yield Media & Telecom Investor Conference, RBC Capital Markets MLP Conference CSFB Insurance & Asset Management Conference and Bank of America Energy Conference could also impact trading today.

BOTTOM LINE: Asian indices are sharply lower, weighed down by financial and automaker stocks in the region. I expect US equities to open modestly lower and to rally into the afternoon, finishing mixed. The Portfolio is 75% net long heading into the day.