At 13:37 12/17/1999 -0500, you wrote:
> -- "In general electronic test gear and in the important communications test
>area, Agilent is more
> than three times the size of its closest competitors," the analysts said
in a
>statement. "The
> separation of Agilent from Hewlett-Packard permits Agilent to unlock the
value
>implicit in its
> leadership." -- said relatively flat fiscal 2000 earnings per share of $1.13
>should give way to a
> 53 percent expansion of its 20001 earnings per share, to $1.73. -- shares up
>1-7/16 to 46-7/8
>>>

I guess this is a buy-and-hold strategy.


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