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Pre-Market Earnings Summaries (October 24, 2007)

(ABI) Applied Bio $0.32 EPS vs $0.31 est.
(ABK) AMBAC $1.78 EPS vs $1.87 est.
(ACAT) Arctic Cat$0.76 EPS vs $0.56 estimates; but sees $0.30-0.37 EPS next quarter versus $0.46 est.
(AEP) American Electric power $1.16 EPS vs $1.09 est.
(AMZN) Amazon traded lower by 9% after earnings; Cramer said to sell.
(ASPM) Aspect Medical -$0.01 EPS vs -$0.01 est.; sees earnings under plan next quarter.
(ASTI) Allegheny Tech $1.88 EPS vs $1.86 est.
(BA) Boeing $1.44 EPS vs $1.24 est.; guides 2008 lowerto $5.55 to $4.75 vs $6.04 est.
(BRCM) Broadcom traded down 12% after earnings.
(CACH) Cache $0.01 EPS vs $0.01 est.
(CCE) Coca Cola Enterprises $0.44 EPS vs $0.44 est.
(CRA) Celera $0.01 EPS vs $0.05 est.
(DGX) Quest Diagnostics$0.77 EPS vs $0.76 est.
(ETH) Ethan Allen $0.57 EPS vs $0.56 est.
(GLW) Corning $0.38 EPS vs $0.37 est. but sees Q4 $0.36-0.38 EPS vs $0.39 est.
(MER) Merrill Lynch wrote down $7.9 Billion in assets; book value $39.75 now; earnings -$2.85 EPS vs -$0.45 est.
(MCO) Moodys $0.51 EPS vs $0.55 est.; lowered 2007 guidance.
(NCC) National City $0.43 EPS vs $0.33 est.
(NDAQ) NASDAQ $0.42 EPS vs $0.39 est.
(OXY) Occidental Petroleum $1.45 est. vs $1.32 est.
(PFCB) P.F. Chang’s $0.20 EPS vs $0.19 est.; sees 2007 EPS $1.19 EPS vs. $1.25 est.; had already been lowered.
(PLCE) Children’s Place board engaged Lehman to assist in reviewing strategic alternatives.
(PLUG) Plug Power -$0.17 EPS vs -$0.15 est.
(R) Ryder $1.14 EPS vs $1.13 est; sees Q4 $1.06-1.11 vs $1.09 est.
(SEE) Sealed Air $0.40 EPS vs $0.38 est.
(TASR) Taser $0.09 EPS vs $0.05 est.; Revenues $28.5 million vs. $23.7 million est.
(TRMB) Trimble trading down 7% after missing earnings.
(WLP) Wellpoint $1.44 EPS vs $1.44 est.

Jon C. Ogg
October 24, 2007

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