1.   After forecasting brighter results just weeks ago, Ericsson and WorldCom were hammered by Wall Street for sharp cuts in their financial guidance.

2.   But the company did not provide detailed financial guidance for the year ahead.

3.   Financial experts say parents should be the most important source of financial guidance.

4.   Friday, Cisco gave no additional financial guidance to analysts, other than to say it could not predict when the business climate would improve.

5.   Industry analysts had often complained that Givan provided them little financial guidance.

6.   Sprint, which has been battered on Wall Street in recent weeks, also reaffirmed previous financial guidance for both divisions.

7.   Such start-up companies have often traditionally relied on specialist firms like Hambrecht for financial guidance because they were ignored by large banks and most Wall Street firms.

8.   Delta officials have declined to offer specific financial guidance on savings from the commissions because the company will continue paying incentives to high-volume agents.