Barry Hyman
Barry Hyman
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Today, the catalyst in technology was the report that PC sales in the second quarter slowed. The PC sector feeds into the semiconductor sector, which feeds into other parts of technology.
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It's a very tough environment for technology. There's no positive guidance in technology. PC stocks remain under pressure and Hewlett-Packard is a good example of that.
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I think this last quarter proves out that their business model works versus Gateway, versus Compaq, versus other PC box makers,
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HP was surprisingly strong and that should boost the PCs tomorrow, but AMAT may cut into the semis,
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The market is going to want to see in those numbers some clues that the PC market is picking up post-Y2K.
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The market is going to remain on the defensive and start to look at this developing technology story. To technology, that story is very important. It filters throughout the whole chain of PC sales to companies that produce chips.
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We've been stuck in an extremely narrow band for the last few weeks, and this could break us out.
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It was unanimous we'd have a year-end rally until the yield curve inverted. We wanted to close the market on a high note this year, but now we're worried that the 2006 market will have to deal with this. The next Federal Reserve meeting will be extremely critical. We have to hope this isn't predictive of a recession or a slowing economy.
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It was a little better than a typical September, but it didn't provide any big positive surprises.
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These companies' businesses haven't collapsed like tech companies' did. But they've withered and they're losing their reputations and their investor bases.
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The stocks that are up today are euro-based. Let's hope we can make the case that the euro problem is closer to (being) resolved than before and that's a good sign today. Whatever overhanging concerns can be relieved will help the market.
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The stocks that are up today are euro-based, ... Let's hope we can make the case that the euro problem is closer to (being) resolved than before and that's a good sign today. Whatever overhanging concerns can be relieved will help the market.
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The situation is very tenuous on the equipment side and any slowdown in demand in the equipment side of the equation, when you are priced to perfection, means these companies are still very expensive,
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The story (this) week is: Does it hold it or will it break it.