The Stocks Wall Street Is Watching

The following stocks may be
impacted due to significant news as noted:

Internet portal Yahoo!
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beat its third
quarter earnings estimates by a penny with profits of $0.05 per share
and has raised its 2003 outlook.

Computer services company Overture
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had its estimates raised by Goldman Sachs to $1.19 per share from$1.14 per
share based on Yahoo!’s strong revenue report.

Software company Electronic Arts
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has had its earnings estimates raised by SoundView for 2003 to $2.10 a share
from $2.05 a share.

Conglomerate General Electric
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has
been downgraded by Merrill Lynch to “neutral” from “buy” as it cut its fourth
quarter and 2003 estimates.

Oil services company Cooper Cameron
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has issued an earnings warning for its third quarter, with new estimates for
$0.37 per share vs. the Multex consensus of $0.39.

Retailer Costco
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has beat its
third quarter earnings expectations by $0.03, with profits of $0.52 a share.