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The Motley Fool June 24, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Putting Tektronix to the Test You can't build or repair electronic equipment without test and measurement gear -- the specialty of Tektronix. Is it a good investment? A weak fourth quarter and a strong balance sheet prompt some questions.
The Motley Fool August 23, 2007 Rich Smith	JDS Uniphase Sees the Light Shares of the telecom equipment maker are leading Wall Street lower today in the wake of an earnings report featuring better-than-promised sales growth.
The Motley Fool February 15, 2011 Anders Bylund	Testing, Testing: Agilent Loves Smartphones The testing equipment expert saw first-quarter communications orders rise by 45% year-over-year, driven by its customers needing test equipment for smartphones and tablets.
The Motley Fool August 16, 2011 Anders Bylund	Boring Business, Exciting Results Measurement tools make for boring cocktail-party discussion, but there's an exciting investment opportunity brewing in this industry. Agilent's business now rests on a balanced set of growing legs.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2008 Anders Bylund	A Focus Too Broad Is No Focus at All JDS Uniphase needs to shape up and play to its strengths.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2009 Anders Bylund	JDSU Measures Twice, Cuts Once Communications test and measurement specialist JDS Uniphase is doing OK in the downturn.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2006 Anders Bylund	Foolish Forecast: Monitoring Tektronix The electronics test equipment designer is set to report earnings for first-quarter 2007. Here's an idea of what investors can expect from the announcement.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2010 Anders Bylund	Agilent Made All the Right Moves Cut the dead weight and refocus on attractive markets? Sounds like a plan to me.
The Motley Fool January 29, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Is JDS Uniphase Back? A definite rebound in revenues just may justify the recent run-up.
The Motley Fool August 15, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Hidden Value at Agilent The measurement company reports lackluster third-quarter results, but sell-offs will increase shareholder value. Agilent's stock was up by about 15% in afternoon trading.
The Motley Fool August 10, 2007 Anders Bylund	Foolish Forecast: Agilent Mix In advance of Agilent's earnings report, analysts are expecting the testing equipment maker to increase revenues. Agilent is poised to make money with new technologies being developed in electronics and bio-analytics.
The Motley Fool February 13, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Agilent Still Measures Up Management has gradually carved Agilent into a well-run player in the measurement and test markets. Will the stock continue to measure up for its owners?
The Motley Fool August 20, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: JDS Uniphase Sees the Light The telecom equipment maker is set to report its fiscal fourth-quarter numbers. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
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The Motley Fool October 16, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: American's Wobbly Standard With two earnings misses, a beat, and a match to its credit over the last four quarters, the kitchen and bath fixture-maker hasn't exactly set the standard for consistent outperformance lately. What is in store for the third quarter? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 9, 2010 Anders Bylund	Texas Instruments Shouldn't Be This Cheap The company is making all the right moves to prosper in a mobile world.
The Motley Fool December 23, 2010 Rich Smith	Durable Goods Report: Here We Go Again According to the Census Bureau, November marked the third down month out of the last four for declining new orders of manufactured durable goods. Actual shipments of goods -- likewise.
The Motley Fool August 22, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Will Credence Clear Water? Can semiconductor-tester Credence Systems keep up its recent profitable trend, and make it three in a row for positive (pro forma only) earnings when it reports its fiscal third-quarter 2006 numbers on Thursday? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 28, 2008 Rich Smith	Northrop Becomes a Guinea Pig Backlog refers to orders that have been booked and are expected to become revenue but haven't yet. Let's take a deeper look at backlog, using Northrop Grumman's fourth-quarter and full-year reports as an example.
The Motley Fool January 8, 2010 Rich Smith	Boeing's 90% Drop Orders are down 90% since 2007 -- and that's a good thing.
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The Motley Fool February 19, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Applied Materials Builds Last year, things couldn't have looked worse. Now, they couldn't look better.
The Motley Fool February 6, 2008 Anders Bylund	JDS Uniphase Is Back to Normal Optical-networking veteran JDS Uniphase far surpasses the Street's estimates, reporting more than twice the expected earnings on very impressive sales.
IndustryWeek June 23, 2010	Letters From The Forums: How do You Maintain Productivity if Your Sales are Inconsistent? If you are a job shop, it is very tough to convince your customer that he should place his orders in a manner that is most convenient to you and your shop loading.
The Motley Fool June 17, 2004 Rick Munarriz	Home Sweet KB Home Homebuilder KB Home shines a light on the housing sector.
The Motley Fool September 25, 2007 Anders Bylund	Tektronix Tackles Good Debt The builder of test and monitoring equipment wisely emulates giants like IBM, taking on debt to buy back stock. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool May 16, 2008 Rich Smith	JDS Uniphas-ing Out Stock JDS Uniphase is the latest big name in tech to announce a stock repurchase program.
The Motley Fool July 1, 2004 Tom Taulli	Tektronix Steps Into VoIP Quality is a big issue for VoIP. That's why Tektronix, provider of testing and monitoring services for a variety of industries, agreed to purchase Inet, a leader in VoIP testing.
The Motley Fool January 17, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Restoration's Hard Wear The trendy home-decor specialist plays the blame game as it gears up to post yet another annual loss. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 24, 2005 Rich Smith	JDS Uniphase Buys Something Will Acterna help the telecom play grow, or sink it? It's a pricey acquisition, even at a cost that's just over half the price-to-sales ratio JDS shares currently fetch.
The Motley Fool May 9, 2011 Anders Bylund	JDSU Executes While the Industry Burns JDSU is proving its worth in a wavering industry.
The Motley Fool January 24, 2008 Rich Smith	Slow Motion for General Dynamics Investors fear that decreasing sales in the coming year may threaten the defense contractor's stock price.
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InternetNews September 17, 2004 Paul Shread	Chip Equipment Orders Slip Investors shrugged off a report showing that chip equipment orders declined for the third straight month in August... Qualcomm fell on accounting concerns... California Micro's sock soared despite missing estimates... etc.
The Motley Fool October 24, 2006 Anders Bylund	Texas Instruments Is Misunderstood Last night's earnings report from Texas Instruments met every reasonable expectation. However, many investors focused on management comments about lower order backlogs, and the stock is trading 3% lower today. The market misreads the signs of a winner -- again.
The Motley Fool October 8, 2010 Jeremy Phillips	Time to Sell JDS Uniphase? Let's explore what other investors think about JDS Uniphase.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2011 Brian Stoffel	JDS Uniphase: A Stock Slipping on Hard Times in 2011 An investment in JDS Uniphase is an investment in the communications industry.
The Motley Fool August 19, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: JDS Uniphase Still Looks Cheap All year long, JDS Uniphase has trounced every earnings estimate Wall Street could hurl its way. Will its fourth quarter be the same?
The Motley Fool January 31, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: JDSU JDS Uniphase's margins have been a train wreck for some time. Even if you ignore the ugly negatives found in the operating and net margin lines, the gross margin picture isn't particularly attractive, either.
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The Motley Fool November 30, 2010 Seth Jayson	Don't Get Too Worked Up Over Agilent Technologies' Earnings With questionable cash flows amounting to only -0.7% of operating cash flow, Agilent Technologies' cash flows look clean.
The Motley Fool January 18, 2006 Brian Gorman	Airbus' Flights of Fancy The final order count is deceiving: Close analysis suggests that Boeing is better positioned than its European rival. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 3, 2007 Selena Maranjian	The Other Side of Stop-Loss Orders Investors worried about market crashes should consider using stop-loss orders, which can be helpful in such situations, but beware, not always.
The Motley Fool May 19, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Applied Materials Was Right The leading semiconductor equipment maker builds off a solid first quarter.
The Motley Fool August 21, 2008 Rich Smith	JDS Uniphase Falls off a Cliff JDS Uniphase shares plunge after earnings, hurt by a sizeable earnings miss and guidance that didn't quite meet expectations.
The Motley Fool December 4, 2006	Market or Limit Order? But for investors, the kinds of orders that matter most are the ones we place when we buy or sell stocks. While it helps to be familiar with the many order terms, it's worth examining the two biggies: market and limit orders.