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APPLE LOWERS GUIDANCE
Apple Computer (NYSE: AAPL), a maker of flashy personal=20
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Siebel Systems (Nasdaq: SEBL), which makes customer-based=20
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yesterday, forcing the stock down as much as 25% in after hours.=20
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Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM), a maker of communications chips,=20
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Sprint (NYSE: FON), the third largest long-distance carrier in=20
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move that will force it to cut 6000 workers and take a $2=20
billion charge. Sprint earned $0.28 per share, versus $0.43 per=20
share in the year-ago period, inline with Wall Street's=20
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THE CHANGING IMAGE OF LUCENT
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