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Lower Forecast for Wild Oats Market
S&P revises earnings per share estimates for Google and more

Date	Company	FY-End	Prior	New	Comment
10/25/2004	Dr. Reddy's	Mar-06	0.80	0.65	Rising operating expense forecasts
	Intl Steel Gro	Dec-04	5.15	6.05	Better than expected Q-3 margins
	Reynolds Ameri	Dec-04	6.04	6.86	Cost savings initiatives
	Wild Oats Mar	Dec-04	0.22	-0.07	Intense competition

10/22/2004	Advanced Ener	Dec-04	0.39	0.14	Lower than expeced Q4 guidance
	Advent Softwa	Dec-04	0.12	0.06	Amortization charges
	Alliance Gamin	Jun-05	0.50	0.25	Competitive position, market demand
	CEMEX S.A. ADS	Dec-04	3.27	3.61	Higher volumes, wider gross margins
	Cytokinetics	Dec-04	-1.70	-1.52	Higher share count in '04
	Emulex Corp	Jun-05	0.71	0.62	Higher than expected ASP erosion
	First Industria	Dec-04	0.29	0.33	Better than expected Q3
	Google Inc 'A	Dec-04	1.24	2.66	Better than expected Q3
	Grupo Televisa	Dec-04	3.22	3.80	Strong Q3 & improved outlook
	Integrated De	Mar-05	0.26	0.32	More optimistic sales growth
	Lattice Semic	Dec-04	0.06	0.00	Q3 results, co. guidance
	Sunoco Logisti	Dec-04	2.70	2.36	Updated price & volume projections
	Superior Indus	Dec-04	1.88	1.64	Intense price competition
	Taubman Center	Dec-05	0.08	0.20	Higher projected revenue, lower expens
	Trimeris Inc	Dec-04	-1.43	-2.00	Cont'd weak sales of Fuzeon
	TriQuint Semi	Dec-04	-0.05	-0.09	Inventory write-down, new guidance
	Ultratech Inc	Dec-04	0.12	0.15	Better than expected Q3 results
	Visteon Corp	Dec-04	0.18	-10.11	Special cahrges hurt current year
	Weyerhaeuser Co	Dec-04	4.66	5.28	Stronger wood products prices

10/21/2004	Abitibi-Consol	Dec-04	-0.14	-0.28	Slower than expected recovery
	Affymetrix	Dec-04	0.56	0.69	Better outlook
	Alaska Air	Dec-04	-0.34	-0.10	Higher oil prices
	AT&T Corp	Dec-04	1.41	1.86	Lower depreciation costs; stability
	C-COR Inc	Jun-05	0.41	0.34	Weaker outlook
	Celestica Inc	Dec-04	0.32	0.37	Operational improvements
	DeVry Inc	Jun-05	0.90	0.45	Much weaker than expected Sep-Q
	Extreme Netw	Jun-05	0.03	0.12	Cost cuts, lower tax rate
	Harris Corp	Jun-05	2.45	2.79	Improved operating outlook
	Imation Corp	Dec-04	1.80	1.35	Increasing pricing pressures
	Interwoven	Dec-04	0.07	0.10	Q3 results, Q4 guidance
	Manu Home	Dec-04	0.80	0.50	Fewer new home sales
	Maxtor Corp	Dec-04	-0.37	-0.51	Ongoing end-market weakness
	MedImmune	Dec-04	0.46	0.26	Weaker prospects
	Metris Cos	Dec-04	0.05	-0.05	Weaker outlook
	Powerwave	Dec-04	-0.05	0.07	Stronger than expected Q3 results
	Sears,Roebuck	Dec-04	2.78	1.70	Disappointing sales & margin trends
	Wash Mutual	Dec-04	2.56	2.84	Better prospects
	Webster Finl	Dec-04	3.70	3.07	Weaker outlook
	Winn-Dixie	Jun-05	0.03	-0.24	Weaker outlook

10/20/2004	Applied Micro	Mar-05	0.07	-0.03	Low visibility and weak demand
	AT&T Wireless	Dec-04	-0.01	0.05	Better than expected EPS
	Callaway Golf	Dec-04	0.30	0.18	Adverse industry conditions
	CoStar Group	Dec-04	0.70	0.78	Unexpected drop in selling expenses
	Cummins Inc	Dec-04	5.55	6.30	Better than expected EPS
	Cymer Inc	Dec-04	1.54	1.04	Lower than expected Q-4 guidance
	Enterasys	Dec-04	-0.15	-0.24	Lower operating outlook
	FileNet Corp	Dec-04	0.33	0.51	Q3 results, forward guidance
	FLYi Inc	Dec-04	-1.39	-3.00	Ongoing losses, risk of bankruptcy
	MKS Instrumen	Dec-05	1.35	1.05	Slowing sales, reduced inventories
	Northwest Air	Dec-05	-0.50	-3.00	Lack of fuel hedges, pricing pressr
	NOVA Chemicals	Dec-04	1.09	1.70	Strong demand in all segment mkts
	Packaging Corp	Dec-04	0.65	0.52	Seasonal drop in volumes
	Parametric Te	Sep-05	0.20	0.28	Better than expected results in Q4
	Quantum Corp	Mar-05	0.01	-0.01	Lower gross margin projections
	Safeway Inc	Dec-04	1.94	1.30	Strike impact
	Schulman (A.)	Aug-05	1.50	1.25	Rising raw material prices
	Telephone & Da	Dec-04	2.25	1.85	Weaker than expected opertng profit
	Teradyne Inc	Dec-05	1.45	0.65	Lower than expected Q4 guidance
	Wausau-Mosinee	Dec-04	0.53	0.42	Greater than expected seasonal drop

10/19/2004	AmeriTrade Ho	Sep-05	0.65	0.75	Higher interest income
	Cognex Corp	Dec-04	0.90	0.77	Poor guidance & order trends
	CSX Corp	Dec-04	2.10	1.85	Decline in freight traffic
	DSP Group	Dec-04	1.06	0.93	Soft demand for consumer electronics
	LeapFrog Enterp	Dec-04	1.23	0.52	Significant Q3 revenue/EPS shortfall
	Sprint Corp	Dec-04	0.79	0.92	Lower depreciation costs

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