Goldman, Merrill and Salomon Smith Barney all upgraded DIS, while other analysts boosted earnings targets. Compaq , Qualcomm , Nortel Networks and eBay all reported after the close. These two events aren't at all related, but they both struck me as extremely weird. Maybe cows are worth their weight in gold. It seems to symbolize the market in more ways than one.
Euphoria does end, or at least it takes a rest from time to time.
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