Broader Markets To Open Lower On Oil Concerns

Stocks appeared set to open lower
Monday.

Bear Stearns upgraded Bank of America
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from Neutral to Attractive and raised the price target on BAC from $66
to $75. The firm on a similar note raised 2003 estimates for Bank One
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from $3.05 to $3.42, while analysts’ consensus was for $3.14 a share.

Lehman Brothers upgraded Sycamore
Networks

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from Market Perform to Strong Buy and put a price target on
the company of $5.50.

Saba Software
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said that

Amazon.com

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has increased the access of Saba3 Release 4 for its
global workforce.

Credit Suisse First Boston upgraded Linens
‘n Things

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from Hold to Buy on the belief of accelerating growth
for the company. The firm has a price target of $38 for LIN.

Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has
suspended oil sales for 30 days as a protest of the Israeli offensive against
the Palestinians.

Computer Associates
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updated
guidance for Q1 and sees GAAP revenues to meet guidance of $770 million.

Ameritrade
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announced that
it plans to purchase Datek Online Holding in a deal worth approximately $1.3
billion.

Kenneth Cole
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raised Q1 from
a range of 16 to 18 cents a share to 26 cents a share and for Q2 earnings and Q2
estimates from 10 to 12 cents a share to 14 to 16 cents a share.

Greg