ThomsonInsider nightly alert for Saturday, October 27, 2001
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- Today's Most Predictive Insider Transactions:

Insider FRIEDLANDER [score: 97] Buys 10,000 shares of
BROADWING INC [BRW]

Insider KIGGEN [score: 93] Buys 10,000 shares of
BROADWING INC [BRW]

Insider MUELLER [score: 76] Buys 261 shares of
AMEREN CORP [AEE]

Insider MALLON [score: 57] Buys 9,000 shares of
MEASUREMENT SPECIALTIES INC [MSS]

Insider OSBORNE [score: 35] Buys 8,000 shares of
K2 INC [KTO]

Insider STEGGLES [score: 52] Sells 9,480 shares of
MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES CO [MSA]

Insider TOWNSEND [score: 35] Sells 700 shares of
BANK OF AMERICA CORP [BAC]

Insider SHAPIRO [score: 15] Sells 32,001 shares of
J P MORGAN CHASE & CO [JPM]

Insider MURPHY [score: 14] Sells 206,466 shares of
SMITHFIELD FOODS INC [SFD]

Insider LYONS [score: 0] Sells 53,200 shares of
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS INC [CKP]


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