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Morning Report for Wednesday, May 30, 2001
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Sun not only guided estimates lower, from 2-4 cents per share, down from estimates of 6 cents a share, but the company also refused to provide any forward guidance, meaning that there is still no sign of when the earnings outlook might improve, or at least stabilize. Sun blamed the shortfall not on product transition, but on "overall slowdown in demand." There is some evidence that the U.S. is stabilizing, Sun said, but not before the problems have begun to spread abroad: European and Asian markets are getting weaker, Europe much more than expected. "The surprise is Europe," was the word out of last night's conference call. And cause for concern, too, because the European economy had been one of the few bright spots this year. If there was any hope that the June earnings warning season would be an improvement over March, Sun just delivered a bold statement that it likely will not be. So does this mean the Nasdaq goes back and retests its April lows? Maybe not just yet, but it's beginning to appear likely at some point in the seasonally weak period of May-October. For now, investors are betting that the Fed will prevail in its crusade to keep the economy from slipping into recession. And that's not a bad bet to make - the Fed has pulled out all the stops on this one. In addition to the most aggressive course of rate-cutting in its 88-year history, the Fed has removed the safeties on the other weapons in its arsenal. Just yesterday, the Fed added about $10 billion in reserves to the banking system, the most since it added $11 billion on May 16, the day after its last rate cut. Think the May 16 rally was a delayed reaction to the Fed's rate cut the day before? The word among traders is that it was the unexpectedly large addition of reserves via repurchase agreements on May 16. The Fed was letting the market know it will pull out all the stops to win this one. But it's a risky bet, and time is running out. Fed rate cuts take 6-9 months to begin to hit the economy. The Fed began cutting rates on January 3; that means they could begin to hit the economy as soon as July. Which means that companies had better have something - anything - to say about visibility on their July conference calls, and certainly by Cisco's August conference call. Otherwise, this market may not continue to support valuations that are double the Nasdaq's 15-year historical average. internet-stock-report-text Is Powered By http://By.SparkLIST.com/ SparkLIST delivers high volume fast and reliable email newsletter outsourcing which allows you to focus on your core business. 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