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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (36086)	7/18/2004 12:06:40 PM
From: ChinuSFO	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

A interesting development with national repurcussions during this political season, I presume.

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (36086)	7/19/2004 2:20:14 AM
From: ChinuSFO	Respond to of 81568

Posted on Sun, Jul. 18, 2004 Earnings woes unsettle valley NERVOUSNESS DESCENDS AS EXPERTS GROPE TO EXPLAIN SUDDEN WAVE OF BAD NEWS By Chris O'Brien Mercury News Perhaps nothing better summed up the business mood in Silicon Valley this week than a recent memo sent from software analyst Pat Walravens to his clients titled: ``What the #%^&*!$ Happened?'' That's the question echoing around the valley after more than a dozen technology companies warned over the past two weeks they would probably miss -- or had missed -- their earnings targets. The warnings seemed to come out of nowhere and delivered an unwelcome reality check for a region that was just feeling better after a prolonged downturn. Economic experts are split about whether this is the end of the road for the tech recovery or just a bump. But the absence of any clear explanation for what went wrong is only making people more jittery. <more>...http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/9183481.htm?1c