Quotations

«I think investors are really pleased with what they heard about the future guidance for the second half. We think that the second half will indeed turn out to be better for Intel. It's seasonally stronger for them. At the same time, they're doing an excellent job reducing their cost.»

«Microsoft had a big part in yesterday's Nasdaq decline, ... But I think the bigger picture is really that we saw a massive flight to quality, and that was illustrated by the performance of the Dow versus that of the Nasdaq. We saw money being shifted out of the more speculative names, and into the more established companies that have proven track records.»

«There's no real clear conviction in this market. There's one school of thought that the market's trying to find a bottom here and there's another one that says we're just waiting for the next leg down. I personally believe that we're going to trade sideways here for a while. I think there's really no catalyst either way to drive the market much higher in the near term or for that matter on the down side as well,»

«My view is we continue to trade in a sideways pattern for the rest of the year.»

«Management gave no assurance as to when business is going to improve.»

«I see us just trading sideways for a while.»

«It's a negative for companies that will incorporate the product into their workstations and servers, ... New product cycles are the lifeblood of the technology industry.»

«If you look at Motorola over the past couple of years, they've really spent the bulk of their time downsizing, ... But now . . . they really like to focus more on the growth aspect of the equation, and if you look at one of the fastest growing markets in technology, it's certainly broadband access.»

«When we talk with individual investors, ... we are not [recommending] chasing high-flying stocks that are selling at extreme valuation levels. Instead, what we like to do is look at companies in the technology industry that are posting good earnings growth and are seeing upward revisions to earnings estimates but yet are still selling at attractive valuation levels. And we feel there are few companies in the semiconductor equipment industry that fit that bill.»

«I think, first of all, the semiconductor sector had been oversold. This was one area, the technology market that just did not perform well over the past few months. There is a lot of concern with investors whether or not this current upturn in the semiconductor industry has peaked. There is a huge debate going on whether or not we still have any growth left. And, our view has also been that, yes, we believe this is more of a seasonal slowdown than any prolonged downturn for the industry. So we think there is some legs left in the semiconductor cycle. And as a result, we would be a buyer of some of these stocks,»