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AMERICAN HOMESTAR (HSTR, 1)- The maker of manufactured homes said its fiscal first quarter loss widened to 33 cents per share, excluding charges, from last year's loss of one cent.  Revenues in the quarter slid 27.4% to $120.3 million.

CONCURRENT COMPUTER (CCUR, 19)- The maker of broadband video-on-demand products met expectations as its fiscal first quarter loss narrowed to three cents per share from last year's loss of five cents.  Revenues in the quarter increased 4% to $16.31 million.  The shares are down 0.50 in pre-open trading on the news.

CONSECO INC (CNC, 6)- The insurer missed estimates by eight cents as its third quarter earnings tumbled 79.5% to 15 cents per share, excluding charges.  Including charges, the company reported a loss of $1.50 per share.  The shares are up 0.25 in pre-open trading on the news.

ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS (EDS,44.88)- The computer services company beat estimates by a penny as its third quarter earnings rose 16% to 59 cents per share.  Revenues in the quarter edged up 0.8% to $4.75 billion, and operating margins improved to 9.7% from last year's 8.7%.  The shares are down 2.88 in pre-open trading on the news.

GUITAR CENTER INC (GTRC, 13.50)- The musical instruments retailer met expectations as its third quarter earnings rose 72.8% to 19 cents per share.  Revenues in the quarter increased 25% to $191 million.  Same store sales rose 6%, but retail store operating margins slipped to 5.1% from last year's 5.2%.

MIKASA INC (MKS, 16)- The maker of tabletop products said its third quarter earnings rose 16.7% to 35 cents per share.  Revenues in the quarter fell 3.8% to $103.5 million, and gross margins improved to 50.2% from last year's 46.6%.

PRODIGY COMMUNICATIONS (PRGY, 5)- The Internet service provider beat estimates by 10 cents as its third quarter loss widened to 90 cents per share from last year's loss of 39 cents.  Revenues in the quarter rose 175% to $134.6 million, and Internet service subscribers jumped 126% to 2.7 million.  The company said its September 30th quarter-end cash position dropped to $4.9 million from $35.5 million on December 31st.

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP (UNH, 107.43)- The health care company beat estimates by four cents as its third quarter earnings jumped 33% to $1.08 per share.  Revenues in the quarter rose 10% to $5.37 billion, and operating margins improved to 5.8% from last year's 4.9%.  The company said it sees full year earnings of $4.14-$4.15 per share.  Analysts were looking for the company to earn $4.07.

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP (AIG, 99)- The insurer met expectations as its third quarter earnings rose 15.1% to 61 cents per share.  Revenues in the quarter increased 15.6% to $11.14 billion.

CHIRON (CHIR, 50.43)- The biotech beat estimates by six cents as third quarter earnings increased 35% to 23 cents per share.  Revenues in the quarter rose 8% to $221 million, and net product sales gained 26% to $144 million.  The shares are down 8.43 to 42 in pre-open trading on the news.

HAEMONETICS CORP (HAE, 23)- The maker of blood processing systems beat estimates by a penny as its second quarter earnings rose 25% to 26 cents per share, excluding charges.  Revenues in the quarter increased 3.5% to $70.57 million.  The company said it sees third quarter earnings of 30 cents per share.  Analysts were looking for the company to earn 33 cents.

INTERSPEED INC (ISPD, 2)- The maker of DSL routers said it will explore strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value.

NISOURCE INC (NI,24)- The utility will join the S&P 500 Index after next Wednesday's close.  The shares are up 0.38 in pre-open trading on the news.

OXFORD HEALTH PLANS INC (OXHP, 30)- The HMO beat estimates by seven cents as its third quarter revenues jumped 88.3% to 64 cents per share, excluding one-time items.  Premium revenues in the quarter slipped to $1.01 billion from last year's $1.03 billion, and membership remained flat at 1.49 million.  The shares are up 1 in pre-open trading on the news.

PACKAGED ICE INC (ICY, 3)- The distributor of packaged ice said its third quarter earnings rose to 76 cents per share from last year's 63 cents.  Revenues in the quarter increased 2.6% to $89.7 million.  The company warned that it sees a wider than expected full year loss of ($0.22)-($0.27) per share.  Analysts were looking for a full year loss of 18 cents.

SILICONIX INC (SILI, 38)- The maker of analog signal processing devices said its third quarter earnings jumped 56% to 98 cents per share.  Revenues in the quarter increased 25% to $126.7 million, and gross margins improved to 46%from last year's 42%.

ACTUANT CORP (ATU,4)- The electronics company announced a one-for-five reverse stock split.

ASIAINFO HOLDINGS (ASIA, 16)- The provider of Internet infrastructure products beat estimates by three cents as it reported a third quarter profit of a penny, compared to last year's loss of four cents.  Revenues in the quarter increased 66%, and 13% sequentially, to $13.3 million.  The company said it expects to report fourth quarter revenue growth of 100%-110% and earnings of one cent, compared to analysts' expectations of a loss of four cents.

BEFREE INC (BFRE, 4.75)- The provider of Internet marketing services beat estimates by three cents as its third quarter loss narrowed to six cents per share from last year's loss of 41 cents.  Revenues in the quarter rose 308% to $5.3 million.  The shares are up 0.75 in pre-open trading on the news.

BMC SOFTWARE (BMCS, 18.43)- The mainframe software maker met expectations as its second quarter earnings tumbled 75% to 11 cents per share, excluding charges.  Revenues in the quarter slid 22% to $323 million.  The company attributed the revenue drop to continued weak demand for mainframe software.  The company also warned that third quarter earnings would fall short of expectations.  The company now sees earnings of $0.15-$0.20 per share, compared to analysts' estimates of 30 cents.  The shares fell 1.56 in after hours trading on the news.

CLOROX CO (CLX, 41)- The detergent maker beat estimates by a penny as its fiscal first quarter earnings rose 13.5% to 42 cents per share, excluding one-time items.  Revenues in the quarter increased 5% to $985 million.

EXCITE@HOME CORP (ATHM, 10.13)- The broadband access provider and portal met expectations as its third quarter loss widened to 10 cents per share from last year's loss of a penny.  Revenues in the quarter rose 51%, and 8% sequentially, to $169.9 million.  The company said its total broadband subscribers jumped 174%, and 28% sequentially, to 2.31 million.  The company warned that its fourth quarter loss will be wider than expected.  The company now sees a loss of ($0.08)-($0.10) per share, compared to analysts' estimates of a loss of six cents.  The shares are down 0.50 in pre-open trading on the news.

HILTON HOTELS CORP (HLT, 10)- The hotel operator met expectations as its third quarter earnings increased by a penny to 16 cents per share.  Revenues in the quarter rose 11% to $867 million.

MICROMUSE INC (MUSE, 202.88)- The maker of network fault management software beat estimates by two cents as its fiscal fourth quarter earnings rose to 13 cents per share from last year's six cents.  Revenues in the quarter jumped 114% to $41.1 million, and operating margins improved sequentially to 16.4% from 14.5%.  The company also announced a 2 for 1 stock split.  The shares fell 6.81 in after hours trading on the news.

ASHFORD.COM (ASFD, 2)- The online luxury goods retailer beat estimates by eight cents as its second quarter loss narrowed to 22 cents per share.  Revenues in the quarter rose 173% to $12 million, and gross margins improved to 19.1% from the first quarter's 18.6%.  The company's cash position on September 30th fell to $25.9 million from $38.1 million on June 30th.  The company said it expects to beat third and fourth quarter estimates.  The shares are up 0.88 in pre-open trading on the news.

COBALT GROUP (CBLT, 3)- The provider of e-business services to auto dealers beat estimates by six cents as its third quarter loss narrowed to 35 cents per share from last year's loss of 52 cents.  Revenues in the quarter rose 60%, but only 3% sequentially, to $11.3 million.  The company warned that it sees a fourth quarter loss of ($0.40)-($0.45), compared to analysts' estimates of a loss of 34 cents.

JUNO ONLINE SERVICES (JWEB, 3)- The provider of advertising support Internet access services beat estimates by six cents as its third quarter loss narrowed sequentially to 75 cents per share from the second quarter's loss of $1.11.  Revenues in the quarter rose 1.7% sequentially to $30.1 million.  The shares are up 0.56 in pre-open trading on the news.

METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER (MGM, 20)- The film and television producer beat estimates by 12 cents as its third quarter earnings nearly doubled to 13 cents per share from last year's seven cents.  Revenues in the quarter increased 5.4% to $315.6 million.

PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES (PXD, 14)- The oil and gas explorer beat estimates by three cents as third quarter earnings rose 28.2% to 59 cents per share, excluding gains.  Revenues in the quarter rose 21% to $257.9 million.

STEIN MART INC (SMRT, 13)- The retailer beat estimates by seven cents as it reported a third quarter profit of five cents per share, compared to last year's loss of six cents.  Third quarter revenues increased 17.5% to $267.6 million, and same store sales jumped 11.1%.  The company said it expects to beat analysts' fourth quarter estimates of 45 cents per share.

TUPPERWARE (TUP, 16.13)- The maker of consumer food storage products met expectations as its third quarter earnings rose to 10 cents per share from last year's six cents.  Revenues in the quarter increased 4% to $220.2 million.  The company warned that foreign exchange fluctuations will hurt fourth quarter earnings by $0.10-$0.12.  Analysts were looking for the  company to earn 83 cents.

BANDAG INC (BDG, 34.68)- The maker of retread tires beat estimates by 10 cents as its third quarter earnings rose 4.9% to 86 cents per share.  Revenues in the quarter slipped one percent to $269.9 million.

DRUGSTORE.COM (DSCM, 2.56)- The online drugstore said it will cut 10% of its workforce in an effort to reduce overhead.

DST SYSTEMS INC (DST, 58.25)- The provider of financial services and customer billing services beat estimates by three cents as its third quarter earnings rose 34.6% to 35 cents per share.  Revenues in the quarter rose 10.1% to $335.5 million.

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL (HON, 46)- The maker of automated control systems is reportedly considering a $40 billion plus takeover offer from conglomerate General Electric (GE, 52.13).
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MERISEL INC (MSEL, 0.47)- The electronics distributor has agreed to acquire the assets of bankrupt Internet retailer Value America (VUSA, 1).  Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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RESEARCH IN MOTION LTD (RIMM, 117.38)- The maker of wireless products announced a secondary offering of six million shares.  The company currently has 71.5 million shares outstanding.

SOUTHERN ENERGY HOMES (SEHI, 1.75)- The manufactured homes maker said its third quarter loss narrowed to 12 cents per share from lst year's loss of 25 cents.  Revenues in the quarter tumbled 30.7% to $44.3 million.  The company attributed the revenue decline to weak industry conditions caused by an inventory surplus, increased competition, lower average selling prices, stricter consumer credit standards, and rising interest rates.

UNISOURCE ENERGY CORP (UNS, 15.31)- The utility holding company missed estimates by 18 cents as third quarter earnings, excluding one-time items, fell to 78 cents per share from last year's 96 cents.  Revenues in the quarter increased 28.1% to $342.78 million.

WASHINGTON FEDERAL INC (WFSL, 20)- The savings bank met expectations as its fiscal fourth quarter earnings fell 8% to 48 cents per share.