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AMAT...We all know that CNBC will spin this to look positive but lets face it, this is NOT a good report.

New orders of $971 million for the second fiscal quarter of 2003 decreased four percent from $1.02 billion from the first fiscal quarter of 2003, and decreased 42 percent from $1.69 billion for the second fiscal quarter of 2002.

Gross margin for the second fiscal quarter of 2003 was 33.7 percent, down from 37.0 percent for the first fiscal quarter of 2003 and 40.0 percent for the second fiscal quarter of 2002.


"Semiconductor manufacturers remain cautious but continue to invest in advanced technologies, as they balance their need to develop the most advanced process capabilities with the uncertainties in the global economy and the impact of near-term weakness in chip demand.