The Stocks Wall Street Is Watching

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

Personal computer maker Dell Computer
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is up in the pre-market after it met its fourth-quarter estimates and was
upgraded by First Albany to "buy" from "neutral".

Chip maker Analog Devices
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has beat
its first-quarter earnings expectations by $0.01 with profits of $0.17 per
share. The company has also been upgraded by Bank of America to "neutral" from
"sell".

Broker Merrill Lynch
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has had its
price target raised by Prudential to $44 citing the stock’s tendency to rebound
when trading below 1.5x book.

Retailer Sears is the subject of a negative
Business Week report which claim’s the company’s credit card business my pose
big problems form the company.

Doughnut maker Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
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has reaffirmed its 2003 guidance, and has raised its estimates for 2004.

Software maker Intuit
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has beat
its second-quarter earnings expectations by $0.04 with profits of $0.61 per
share.

Pre-market action:

[NVDA|NVDA]
+10.4%,
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+8%,
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+8%,
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+4.3%,
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+3.5%,
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+3.2%,
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+1.9%.


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-16%,
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-5.5%,
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-5%,
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-3.2%,
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-2.8%,
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-3.6%,
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-2.5%.