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Politics : Formerly About Applied Materials
AMAT 228.68+1.2%Nov 17 3:59 PM EST

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To: MileHigh who wrote (23810)9/5/1998 8:36:00 AM
From: Skeeter Bug  Read Replies (1) of 70976
 
>>The recent string
of announcements on semi plant closings is bullish, which should shore up profits
and build a case for fab upgrades, but how far off is that?<<

don't be fooled. closing a 4 mb fab b/c a new 64 mb fab is operational isn't good news ;-) btw, any closed fabs - like siemens - can be opened any time, and will once profits come back online.
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