The Stocks Wall Street Is Watching

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

Household product maker Proctor and Gamble
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has been upgraded by Banc of America to "buy" from "market perform".

Investment services company Morgan Stanley
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has been downgraded by Merrill Lynch to "neutral" from "buy" based on valuation.

Electronic retailer Best Buy
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has
raised its earnings guidance to $0.24-0.27 per share vs. previous estimates of
$0.22.

Drug maker Merck
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has raised its
earnings guidance for 2003 to $3.40-3.47 pre share vs. previous estimates of
$3.37 per share.

Pre-market action:


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+20.3%,
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MLNM |
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+15.2%,
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+12.8%,
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OVER |
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+10.2%,
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BBY |
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+4.4%,
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IBM |
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+1.3%


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UAL |
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-55%,
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JILL |
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-22%,
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GTW |
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-12.6%,
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AEOS |
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-7.9%,
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SNPS |
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-5.4%,
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CA |
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-3.7%.