Broader Markets To Open In The Green

Stocks appear set to open higher
Monday.

It’s Bunker Hill Day in the City of
Boston where all offices are closed.

Qwest
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announced that Joseph
Nacchio has resigned from the Chief Executive Officer position and the Board of
Directors. Q has named Richard Notebaert who is the current CEO of Tellabs
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as the successor for Nacchio.

Dreyer’s Ice Cream
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has
entered an agreement with Nestle S.A.. The agreement is for DRYR to acquire
Nestle’s ice cream business for 55 million shares.

According to a report in the Wall
Street Journal,
Martha Stewart and her broker are in disagreement on the time and
sales of Stewart’s Imclone
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shares. Stewart’s broker said they agreed
to sell shares of IMCL in mid-December, while Stewart claims that it was in late
November.

Three Five Systems
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said it
expects revenues for the June quarter to be at the high end of previous
guidance.

Aquila
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has lowered its FY02
outlook to come in the range of $1.30 – $1.40. Analysts’ consensus is for $2.00
according to Multex. The company is planning to cut its annual dividend by 58%
to 70 cents a share.

Goldman Sachs downgraded Research In
Motion

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from Recommend List to Market Perform. The firm believes that
RIMM is at risk of not meeting current expectations for FY03.

Deutsche Bank upgraded Digital Insight
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from Market Perform to Buy based on the stocks current oversold
condition.

Bear Stearns upgraded DuPont
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from Neutral to Attractive, citing a low valuation and solid prospects.

JP Morgan upgraded Expeditors
International

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from Long Term Buy to Buy and raised its price target
from $60 to $70.

Atlas Air
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was downgraded at
JP Morgan from Market Perform to Market Underperform, citing poor earnings and
limited cash flow visibility.

Morgan Stanley upgraded Marsh &
McLennan

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from Equal Weight to Overweight, citing the recent decline in
share prices is overdone.

Computer Tech
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was
downgraded by Bear Stearns from Buy to Attractive based on continued softness in
enterprise IT spending.

Greg