The Stocks Wall Street Is Watching

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

Software giant Microsoft
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beat
its fiscal first quarter estimate by $0.07 with profits of $0.50 per share.

Also in the software business, PeopleSoft
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has been upgraded by WR Hambrecht to “buy” from “hold” with a price target of
$20.

Biotech firm Biogen
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beat its
third quarter earnings estimates by $0.02 with profits of $0.37 per share.

Online retailer eBay
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lowered
its earnings forecast for 2003 with earnings per share expected to be between
$1.12 and $1.15.

Conglomerate Textron
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has been
upgraded by Morgan Stanley to “overweight” from “equal weight” based on
valuation.