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Politics : Formerly About Applied Materials
AMAT 228.68-2.7%Nov 11 3:59 PM EST

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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (27655)1/11/1999 5:52:00 PM
From: blake_paterson  Read Replies (1) of 70976
 
Point, counterpoint. But still cautiously optimistic that slow and steady will carry the next 36 mos:

This Time For Sure?
Predicting industry gets tougher
By Robert Ristelheuber

sumnet.com

Excerpt:
Once again, the electronics industry enters a new year propelled by boundless optimism, bolstered by forecasts from leading analysts of double-digit growth in 1999. What could possibly go wrong? Plenty, if last year is any example. Boundless optimism aside, more than a few industry executives have to be asking themselves: why were virtually all the forecasts about last year so wrong and why should we expect them to be more accurate this year?
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