Nasdaq Bounce

With no major economic numbers out until Thursday’s Producer Price Index and
retail sales numbers, the Nasdaq is looking at an early-morning bounce while the
Dow is edging lower.

The Nasdaq futures are up 37.50 points, and the Dow futures are down 3
points.

The S&Ps look to open up 3 points while the yield on the 10-year Treasury
is holding steady at 5.75%.

Tuesday Earnings

Electronics retailer Best Buy
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posted second quarter earnings of 36
cents per share, which beat the 34 cents per share that analysts polled by First
Call/Thomson Financial had expected. Best Buy closed Monday up 1 15/16 to 64
7/16.

Electronics manufacturing service provider Solectron
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earned 27
cents per share for the company’s fiscal fourth quarter that ended August 25,
and that beat First Call/Thomson Financial estimates by a penny. Solectron
closed Monday down 2 1/2 to 46.

PRI Automation
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warned that its fourth quarter earnings would come
in well below analyst expectations, and that has caused the stock to crater in
pre-market action. After a close of 42 3/4, PRIA is trading down to 23 3/4 in
pre-market activity.

Monday Follow-up

After falling 3 7/16 to 58 1/8 on Monday, shares of Qualcomm
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have
bounced back nicely Tuesday and are currently trading back up to 62 in
pre-market activity.

B2B Commerce One
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avoided the tech selloff Monday and closed up 3
5/8 to 75. Commerce One is again moving higher in Tuesday action and is trading
up to 77 3/4 in pre-market activity.