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Technology Stocks : Semi Equipment Analysis
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To: Donald Wennerstrom who wrote (42799)1/18/2009 9:45:25 PM
From: Donald Wennerstrom   of 95515
 
Tech industry tightening its belt for new year.

4:26 p.m. EST Jan. 18, 2009

<<In the semiconductor sector, meanwhile, investors should stay away from chip stocks with weak balance sheets and a reliance on a small number of customers or applications, said Brian Piccioni of BMO Capital Markets.

Indeed, the heavy battering of the semiconductor industry has led many to wonder if it has hit a bottom.

Until more evidence emerges, however, analysts advise investors to beware.

"Basically, this is not a time to take a flyer on a marginal company," Piccioni said. "Now is the time to stick with the great companies and avoid the sick and dying, no matter how cheap.">>

[more of the report at]

marketwatch.com{CBE57EDE-7C16-4F9C-BD24-298EE2C1CFAD}
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