| First Things First: The RF to Light 100 rose 2.3%, YTD +3.4% ending 2542 as of 2/2/07. NASDAQ up 2.5% YTD. The merger between Stratex and the microwave communications division of Harris Corp called Harris Stratex Networks (HSTX) created an about $ 650m company claiming to be the largest independent provider of wireless transmission network solutions with customers in over 150 countries. The stock began listing last week - up 17%. Mindspeed offered rosy outlook - up 11%. Conexant swung to a 1Q profit - up 9%. Motorola shares up 8% - billionaire investor Carl Icahn wants to join the board. Juniper Network still fails to provide detailed financials - down 4% In the News: Sentiment on Wall Street was boosted by data suggesting that the economy was growing at a healthy rate and inflation had moderated: US GDP rose to 3.5% in 4Q06. The steady advance in WLI growth since last summer, now at 4.7%, underscores the apparent recovery. The Fed left the Fed rate unchanged at 5.1/4%. Consumer confidence edged up slightly in January while the ISM-PMI for US manufacturing dropped to 49.3 - below the critical 50 line (above 50 = growth). DoD to request $ 622.6 billion for 2008 including $ 141.7 b for Iraq and Afghanistan. Most likely, the $276b JSF program will be scaled back significantly over the next 6 years as well as other hard-/software programs. PIS (personal investment system): Within 5 year low: Bookham, 3Com joined Exar, Maxim, Verizon and Zhone. Conexant, Vitesse exited.
Within 2 year low: Alcatel-Lucent, Qualcom joined.
Within 5 year high: Alltel joined, ATC exited.
Within 2 year high: Advanced Energy, Harmonic, Tyco joined. Agere, Ericsson exited. Market Oversold Indicator: Market Overbought Indicator: Top Five: | Last Week: | Harris Stratex Networks (+17%), Vitesse (+16%), Mindspeed (+11%), Conexant (+9%), Endwave (+8%) | | Year to Date: | MEMC (+35%), Harmonic (+26%), Endwave (+25%), Spectrum (+24%), Amkor (+18%) | Bottom Five: | Last Week: | Bookham (-15%), ATC (-14%), Ericsson (-9%), Agere (-5%), JDSU (-5%) | | Year to Date: | Bookham (-40%), Rogers (-12%), Avici (-10%), Oplink (-10%) | | |  |  |  |  |
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| By Sectors: | | Space & Defense: | +4%,YTD +5%
| | Communic. Services: | +1%, YTD +2%
| | Network Systems : | 0%, YTD 0%
| | RF Semiconductors: | +2%, YTD +7%
| | RF Components: | 0%, YTD 0%
| | F/O Components: | -2%, YTD -2%
| | Miscell.: | +2%, YTD +2% | |
