Thursday After Hours Review

The market closed lower today after Philly Federal Reserve reported a sharper than expected decline in manufacturing. This number indicates further fueling concern about the slowing economy. Volume has increased on all exchanges. A bad sign for the market. Let's see if the sell-off continue Friday before we can declare the rally is over.

Tomorrow's Expected Earnings
Company (Symbol)	Expected	Last Year
3Com (COMS)	-0.01	-0.10
A.G. Edwards (AGE)	$0.87	$0.64
Carnival (CCL)	$1.46	$1.41
ConAgra Foods (CAG)	0.23	0.31
FedEx (FDX)	$1.52	$1.25
General Mills (GIS)	0.67	0.64
Nike (NKE)	1.42	1.61
Rite Aid (RAD)	-0.02	-0.03

Today's Reported Earnings
Company (Symbol)	Reported	Expected	Last Year
AAR Corporation (AIR)	$0.28	$0.26	$0.15
Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY)	$0.51	$0.51	$0.47
Biomet (BMET)	$0.42	$0.43	$0.40
Circuit City (CC)	$0.07	$0.05	$0.01
Possis Medical (POSS)	$0.07	$0.02	$0.07