NASDAQ 100 Companies Report Combined Losses
of over $82 Billion to the SEC
While Reporting Profits of $19 Billion to Shareholders

For the first three quarters of 2001, the one hundred companies that make up the NASDAQ 100 reported $82.3 billion in combined losses to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). For the same period, these companies reported $19.1 billion in combined profits to shareholders via headline,"pro forma" earnings reports-a difference of $101.4 billion or over $1 billion per company.

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