The Week Ahead for October 29-November 2

1.  Introduction
2.  Earnings Releases
3.  Economic Releases
4.  Stock Splits
5.  Initial Public Offerings
6.  Disclaimer

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1.  Introduction

Earnings season will start to slow down next week, giving way
to economic data.  Most attention will be given to the third
quarter GDP number, as it will show whether or not the
economy has slipped into a recession.  Military strikes and
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2.	Earnings Releases

Earnings season will slow down next week with approximately
870 companies scheduled to report next week.  Dominating the
headlines will be the insurance sector with Chubb {CB},
Cigna {CI}, Hartford Financial Services {HIG}, and John
Hancock Financial Services {JHF} all reporting quarterly
results.

Details on those companies' earnings reports are presented in
the table below.

Company                Ticker     EPS        Date
                                  Estimate
-----------------------------------------------------------
Hartford Financial     HIG        ($0.21)    10/29/01
Chubb                  CB         ($0.04)    10/30/01
John Hancock           JHF        $0.65      11/01/01
Cigna Corp.            CI         $1.64      11/02/01

A complete listing of companies, with market
capitalizations above $10 billion, expected to report next
week is presented in "The Week Ahead" article on Wall
Street City.  To read the column, visit Wall Street City
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3.	Economic Releases

Economists will receive confirmation next week of whether the
economy slipped into a recession during the third quarter and
if a recovery will begin in the fourth quarter.  Q3 U.S. GDP
will be released on Wednesday and is expected to show a 0.7
percent drop - an indication that the economy has entered
into a recession.  On Thursday, the National Association of
Purchasing Manager's Index for October is expected to show
that the economy is continuing to retract.  Ironically, the
markets could trade upwards following the release of both
reports since negative economic numbers would all but assure
that the FOMC cuts rates for a 10th time this year when it
meets on November 6.

Economic releases scheduled for next week are listed in the
table below.

Report                          Estimate     DATE
------------------------------------------------------------
Consumer Confidence             96.0         10/30/01
Gross Domestic Product          (0.7%)       10/31/01
GDP Price Deflator              1.8%         10/31/01
Chicago Purchasing Manager      43.0         10/31/01
Personal Income                 0.1%         11/1/01
Personal Expenditures           (0.9%)       11/1/01
Construction Spending           (0.7%)       11/1/01
NAPM                            44.8         11/1/01
NAPM Prices Paid                34.5         11/1/01
Unemployment Rate               5.2%         11/1/01

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4.	Stock Splits

Stocks that will begin trading on ex-dividend basis are
listed in the table below.

Company			 Ticker   Split   Ex-Dividend Date
-----------------------------------------------------------
Dynamic I-T              DYNM     2-1     10/29/01
Plato Learning           TUTR     4-3     10/29/01
Arbor                    ABOR     3-1     10/30/01
Chestatee Bancshares     CBNR     3-1     10/31/01
Copper Valley Minerals   CVMN     3-1     11/1/01
Right Management         RMCI     3-2     11/2/01
Videolocity              VIDC     10-1    11/2/01
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5.	Initial Public Offerings

Three IPOs are scheduled to price next week, two of which are
healthcare related.  Anthem is one of the nation's largest
health benefits companies, providing medical insurance under
the Blue Cross Blue shield name in eight states.  Odyssey
Healthcare provides hospice services in 21 states and turned
profitable last year.

Details on next week's offerings are presented in the table
below.  As of the writing of this column, Universal Hospital
Services {proposed ticker "UHOS"} had yet to price and may be
pushed back to next week.

Company                    Ticker     Shares   Price Range
------------------------------------------------------------
Anthem                     ATH        28.6     33-37
LogicVision                LGVN       4.5      9-11
Odyssey Healthcare         ODSY       3.6      13-15

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