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/FIRST AND FINAL ADD -- NYW046 -- MarketWatch.com, Inc. Earnings/

                              MarketWatch.com, Inc.
                      Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                                   (unaudited)

                                              June 30,         December 31,
                                               1999                1998
    Assets
    Current assets:
     Cash and cash equivalents              $18,922,000           $140,000
     Investments                              9,862,000                 --
     Accounts receivable, net                 3,679,000          1,586,000
     Prepaid expenses                           570,000              2,000
      Total current assets                   33,033,000          1,728,000

    Property and equipment, net               2,893,000            932,000
    Deferred offering costs                          --          1,816,000
    Intangible assets, net                    3,469,000                 --
    Goodwill, net                           148,255,000                 --
    Other assets                                 23,000             11,000

    Total assets                           $187,673,000         $4,487,000

    Liabilities and
     Stockholders' Equity
      (Deficit)
    Current liabilities:
     Accounts payable and
      accrued expenses                       $4,833,000         $3,657,000
     Advances from DBC                               --          3,946,000
     Deferred revenue                           246,000             14,000
      Total current liabilities               5,079,000          7,617,000

    Stockholders' equity (deficit):
     Preferred stock                                 --                 --
     Common stock                               141,000             90,000
     Additional paid-in capital             230,772,000         53,366,000
     Deferred compensation                     (912,000)        (1,144,000)
     Contribution receivable                (16,090,000)       (42,948,000)
     Other accumulated
      comprehensive income                       59,000                 --
     Accumulated deficit                    (31,376,000)       (12,494,000)
      Total stockholders'
       equity (deficit)                     182,594,000         (3,130,000)

      Total liabilities and
       stockholders' equity                $187,673,000         $4,487,000

                              MarketWatch.com, Inc.
                 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
                                   (unaudited)

                            Three Months Ended          Six Months Ended
                           June 30,     June 30,     June 30,     June 30,
                             1999         1998         1999        1998
    Net revenues:
     Advertising (including
     $125,000 and $0 from
     DBC for the three months
     ended 1999 and 1998 and
     $250,000 and $0 for the
      six months ended
       1999 and 1998)   $3,611,000    $1,032,000   $5,998,000   $1,728,000
    License                306,000            --      306,000           --
    News (including $398,000
    and $316,000 from DBC for
    the three months ended
    1999 and 1998, and $763,000
    and $627,000 for the six
     months ended 1999
      and 1998)            738,000       316,000    1,347,000      627,000
    Subscriptions          163,000       171,000      314,000      340,000
      Total net revenues 4,818,000     1,519,000    7,965,000    2,695,000

    Cost of revenues:
     Advertising
      and news           2,025,000       577,000    3,086,000      763,000
     License                24,000            --       24,000           --
     Subscriptions         150,000        95,000      290,000      189,000
      Total cost
       of revenues       2,199,000       672,000    3,400,000      952,000

    Gross profit         2,619,000       847,000    4,565,000    1,743,000

    Operating expenses:
     Product development   842,000       371,000    1,469,000      607,000
     General and
      administrative     2,224,000       724,000    3,774,000    1,256,000
     Sales and marketing 8,227,000     2,560,000   14,448,000    4,437,000
     Purchased in-process
      research and
       development         200,000            --      200,000           --
     Amortization of
     goodwill and
      intangibles        4,284,000            --    4,284,000           --
      Total operating
       expenses         15,777,000     3,655,000   24,175,000    6,300,000

    Loss from
     operations        (13,158,000)   (2,808,000) (19,610,000)  (4,557,000)

    Interest income
     (expense)             345,000       (14,000)     728,000      (21,000)

    Net loss          $(12,813,000)  $(2,822,000) $(18,882,000) $(4,578,000)

    Basic and diluted
     loss per share         $(1.02)      $(0.31)       $(1.56)      $(0.51)

    Weighted average
    shares used to
    compute basic and
     diluted loss
       per share        12,548,000     9,000,000   12,094,000    9,000,000


                              MarketWatch.com, Inc.
            Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
                                   (unaudited)

                           Three Months Ended           Six Months Ended
                          June 30,      June 30,     June 30,     June 30,
                            1999          1998          1999        1998

    Net revenues:
    Advertising (including
    $125,000 and $0 from
    DBC for the three months
    ended 1999 and 1998 and
    $250,000 and $0 for the
     six months ended
      1999 and 1998)    $3,611,000    $1,032,000   $5,998,000   $1,728,000
    License                306,000            --      306,000           --
    News (including $398,000
    and $316,000 from DBC for
    the three months ended
    1999 and 1998, and $763,000
    and $627,000 for the six
     months ended 1999
      and 1998)            738,000       316,000    1,347,000      627,000
    Subscriptions          163,000       171,000      314,000      340,000
      Total net revenues 4,818,000     1,519,000    7,965,000    2,695,000

    Cost of revenues:
     Advertising
      and news           1,942,000       577,000    3,003,000      763,000
     License                24,000            --       24,000           --
     Subscriptions         150,000        95,000      290,000      189,000
      Total cost
       of revenues       2,116,000       672,000    3,317,000      952,000

    Gross profit         2,702,000       847,000    4,648,000    1,743,000

    Operating expenses:
     Product development   842,000       371,000    1,469,000      607,000
     General and
      administrative     2,224,000       724,000    3,774,000    1,256,000
     Sales and marketing 4,524,000       671,000    7,589,000    1,014,000
      Total operating
       expenses          7,590,000     1,766,000   12,832,000    2,877,000

    Loss from
     operations         (4,888,000)     (919,000)  (8,184,000)  (1,134,000)

    Interest income
     (expense)             345,000       (14,000)     728,000      (21,000)

    Pro forma
     net loss          $(4,543,000)    $(933,000) $(7,456,000) $(1,155,000)

    Pro forma basic
     and diluted loss
      per share             $(0.36)      $(0.10)       $(0.62)      $(0.13)

    Weighted average
    shares used to
    compute basic
     and diluted
     loss per share     12,548,000     9,000,000   12,094,000    9,000,000

    Note: The above unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of
    operations exclude the effects of the following:

    - During the quarter ended March 31, 1999 and the six months ended March
      31, 1999 $200,000 of in-process research and development was incurred in
      connection with the acquisition of BigCharts.

    - Amortization of purchased technology and goodwill.

    - Non cash network advertising and promotion provided by CBS.


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