Stronger Opening For Stocks

Stocks appeared set to open higher Monday on the
Veterans Day holiday, after Ciena
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announced in its
8:45 a.m. ET conference call that it was comfortable with guidance for the quarter.

Clothing retailer Abercrombie and
Fitch
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was upgraded by Morgan Stanley from Outperform to Strong Buy.

Adelphia Communications
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was upgraded by Morgan Stanley from Outperform to Strong Buy, citing lower debt
leverage and increasing fundamental growth.

ABN Amro upgraded Double Click
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from Add to Buy.

Metromedia Fiber Network
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will provide Veritas Software
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with Internet infrastructure managed
services.

Mckesson
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was granted and
extension in its supply agreement with Wal-Mart Stores
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Celgene
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said scientists
will present clinical results at a conference on three of Celgene’s novel small
molecule JNK inhibitors.

Rite Aid
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said it plans to
offer $125 million in five-year convertible senior notes.

ADC Telecom
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said that
Nextel Communications
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will be using its Digivance Long Rante
Coverage Solution in efforts to enhance and improve its next generation all-digital wireless system.

Openwave
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was chosen by
Telecom Italia Group to supply technology for the first M-Service in Europe.

Athero Genics
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said at the
American Heart Association meeting that AGI-1067 has met the company’s primary
endpoint in stopping restenosis in Phase II testing on post-angioplasty
recipients.

Greg