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| CORPORATE SCOREBOARD
Winners and Losers in Quarterly Profits INDUSTRIES LEADERS
PERCENTAGE CHANGE FROM
1999's THIRD QUARTER
FOOD RETAILING 206%
PETROLEUM SERVICES 139
DRUGS & RESEARCH 137
SEMICONDUCTORS 119
COAL, OIL & GAS 94
ALUMINUM 83
CHEMICALS 80
SPECIAL MACHINERY 78
GAS UTILITIES 60
ENTERTAINMENT 60
INSTRUMENTS 54
TELEPHONE COMPANIES 47
BANKS - WEST & SOUTHWEST 46
RAILROADS 44
COMPUTERS & PERIPHERALS 41
LAGGARDS
PERCENTAGE CHANGE FROM
1999's THIRD QUARTER
TEXTILES LOSS
GLASS CONTAINERS LOSS
DRUG DISTRIBUTION LOSS
STEEL LOSS
TIRE & RUBBER -88%
ELECTRONICS -76
FOREST PRODUCTS -69
AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT -50
MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES -42
COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SVCS. -27
PUBLISHING -26
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES -15
CARS & TRUCKS -14
BANKS--SOUTH & SOUTHEAST -14
ALL-INDUSTRY AVERAGE: +18%
COMPANIESWHO MADE THE MOST
MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS
EXXON MOBIL $4,490
GENERAL ELECTRIC 3,180
CITIGROUP 3,088
SBC COMMUNICATIONS 2,999
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS 2,644
MICROSOFT* 2,581
INTEL 2,509
PHILIP MORRIS 2,319
IBM 1,963
TYCO INTERNATIONAL*** 1,910
MERCK 1,836
BANK OF AMERICA 1,829
WAL-MART STORES** 1,596
CHEVRON 1,531
AIG 1,386
WHO LOST THE MOST
MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS
JDS UNIPHASE* -$1,017
I2 TECHNOLOGIES -756
LOCKHEED MARTIN -704
PSINET -685
CMGI*** -634
BERGEN BRUNSWIG*** -545
AVAYA*** -543
BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES*** -524
OWENS-ILLINOIS -449
KMART** -448
MARCHFIRST -437
CONSECO -427
RITE AID** -425
SPRINT PCS GROUP -390
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS -351
* FISCAL FIRST QUARTER
** FISCAL SECOND QUARTER
*** FISCAL FOURTH QUARTER
DATA: COMPUSTAT; PROVIDED BY STANDARD & POOR'S INSTITUTIONAL MARKET SERVICES
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