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Market Update : 
Strong Earnings Weak Opening
Author: Elena Todorova
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Last Update: 10:01 AM ET July 26 2005


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Market remains cautious at the opening despite some companies reporting better than anticipated earnings. So far S&P companies are reporting earnigs of at least 9% or better than a year ago and 74% of the companies have beathen the estimates. The market remains in a cautious mood as it awaits the Consumer Confidence Index reading.

 
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, hotel and leisure services provider, announced 2Q profit drop of 65 cents a share, down from 72 cents a year earlier, including after-tax charge of $11 million. The company projected full-year profit before special items to be $484 million.

Waddel & Reed, fund manager, reported 2Q net loss of 9 cents per share on legal, personnel and restructuring charges. Excluding these items the company posted earnings of 27 cents a share vs. 31 cents a year ago.

Mother’sWork, maternity-apparel retailer, posted 3Q income fall of $1.03 per share vs. $1.24 a year ago on 9% lower same-store sales. The company forecast 4Q net loss in the range of 52 to 72 cents a share and same-store sales from down 1% to up 1%.
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