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To: Jeffrey D who wrote (34279)	2/16/2000 12:53:00 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

Some more brokerage views on AMAT: 2/16/00 Needham & Co. Applied Material Reiterated 'Buy' at Needham & Co. 2/16/00 Advest Inc. Applied Materials Price Target raised at Advest Inc. 2/16/00 Thomas Weisel Applied Materials Reiterated 'Buy' at Thomas Weisel

To: Jeffrey D who wrote (34279)	2/16/2000 5:22:00 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 70976

Merrill Lynch's Zidar on Applied Materials, Nasdaq: Commentary By Jonathan Make New York, Feb. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Robert Zidar, co-portfolio manager of Merrill Lynch & Co.'s Internet fund, talks about Applied Materials Inc. and his forecast for the Nasdaq Composite Index. Zidar's fund has about $1 billion in assets. Applied Materials, the No. 1 maker of semiconductor equipment, said yesterday that fiscal second-quarter orders will rise and that earnings will exceed analysts' forecasts. ''Technology outperforming the broader market is going to continue (over the next year). I do think that the Nasdaq can have another good year, and I wouldn't be surprised to see it up firmly in double digits.'' ''Applied Materials is a pretty good bellwether for technology spending, and I believe technology is driving our economy. Semiconductors are pervasive in everything we use. Applied Materials is a good bellwether for technology companies doing well in an environment that may otherwise not be doing that great.''