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General Electric
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beat by a penny
and reported more than a billion dollars more than the expected revenue. The
company also guided the low end of estimates higher.

Citigroup
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beat by 0.02 and said it will buy back an additional
$15 billion in stock over the next 18 months.

IBM reported 0.85 vs a 0.90 estimate, revenues were $22.9 billion. Net
income was $1.41 billion. IBM was originally scheduled to report on April 18.
The stock is trading lower pre-open.  

Eli Lilly
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prevailed in court over generic drugmakers; a
judge ruled that the Zyprexa patent is valid.

Knight Ridder
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beat by 0.08.

JB Hunt
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beat by 0.06.

Sun Microsystems
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reported 0.02 under consensus, ex-items.

Prudential upgraded General Motors
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to ‘overweight.’ Shares
are at a 12-year low and the stock currently yields 7.5%, although that dividend
may be cut. Pru thinks 2005 will the be the worst year for GM and that things
look better for 2006.

Bank of America cut United Healthcare
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to neutral.

Cree Research
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beat by a penny

Rambus
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missed by a penny.

RF Micro Devices
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cut Q1 guidance.