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To: Condor who wrote (39246)	4/23/2001 8:56:50 AM
From: Jerry Olson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

Live Headline 23-Apr-01 Merrill on Chips : -- Update -- Merrill Lynch reduces ratings on Applied Micro (AMCC), PMC Sierra (PMCS), Vitesse Semi (VTSS), and Intel (INTC) to NEAR TERM NEUTRAL from NEAR TERM ACCUMULATE; feels that 36% rally in the SOX over the past two weeks has substantially increased the downside that investors face between here and the fundamental bottom for the semiconductor industry, which is still at least a quarter away; valuation for the group is closer to trough than peak levels on a price/sales basis; thinks run in stocks has created situation in which investors have the potential to lose 40% between now and the real (fundamental) bottom in the industry