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Technology Stocks : Applied Materials No-Politics Thread (AMAT) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ian@SI who wrote (769)	3/8/2002 10:25:02 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 25522

Applied Materials says antitrust probe is closed NEW YORK, March 8 (Reuters) - A federal antitrust investigation into the technology licensing practices of Applied Materials Inc. (NasdaqNM:AMAT - news) has been closed, the world's largest maker of tools used to make microchips disclosed in its annual report. Filed on Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the report said the U.S. Department of Justice notified the company on Feb. 25 that the investigation was closed. Shares of Applied Materials rose $2.40, or nearly 5 percent, to $53.76 on Friday amid a strong day for chip equipment stocks.