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To: Return to Sender who wrote (8242)	1/27/2003 11:11:01 PM
From: Gottfried	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95743

RtS, thanks for mentioning that NDX has relative strength. The chart showing price relative to compq shows ndx to be stronger now than last summer. stockcharts.com[e,a]dallniay[df][pf][vc60][iLj[$compq]]&pref=G [below volume bars] Gottfried

To: Return to Sender who wrote (8242)	1/28/2003 4:21:30 AM
From: advocatedevil	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95743

"FEI posts fourth-quarter net loss" Tuesday January 28, 3:28 am ET HILLSBORO, Ore., Jan 28 (Reuters) - Semiconductor equipment maker FEI Co. posted a fourth-quarter loss on Tuesday, due in part to costs from the cancellation of a planned merger with Veeco Instruments Inc. (NasdaqNM:VECO - News). The company posted a net loss of $3.5 million, or 11 cents per share, compared with net income of $8.1 million, or 24 cents per share, in the same period a year earlier. The company said it took restructuring charges of $5.5 million and had $3.0 million in merger-related costs. Net sales fell to $85.2 million from $96.6 million a year ago. FEI said it expected first-quarter 2003 revenue and bookings to be in the mid-$80 million range. It expected cash earnings of 6 cents to 9 cents per share and GAAP EPS of 4 cents to 7 cents. Earlier this month, Veeco and FEI called off their $1 billion merger, citing difficult market conditions and the uncertain timing of an semiconductor industry recovery. biz.yahoo.com AdvocateDevil