Weaker Opening As Fears of Recession Loom

Stocks appeared set to open lower
Friday
, the day after Thanksgiving.

The markets will close at 1:00 p.m. ET
today.

Robertson Stephens forecasts that
Medtronic’s
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results will be in line with estimates. MDT is scheduled
to report earnings on Nov. 27.

IVAX’s
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generic version of
Glucophage, which is produced by Bristol Myers
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, was deemed approvable by
the FDA.

Credit Suisse First Boston feels that
Enron
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shares are undervalued, despite all the problems the company
faces.

Greg