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Morning Digest: Our Take on Intel's Earnings
01-13-05 07:00 AM
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We were impressed with  Intel's INTC fourth-quarter results but we are keeping our fair value estimate at $22 per share. The company reported revenue of $9.6 billion, up 13% from the prior quarter. Click for the full  Analyst Report.

There seems to be more wind behind  TIBCO Software's TIBX sails than we expected, the most recent evidence being its impressive results for fiscal 2004. As a result, we've boosted our fair value estimate to $9 per share from $7. Click for the full  Analyst Report.

 Genzyme's GENZ top-line results for its fourth quarter and fiscal 2004, reported Tuesday, met our sales expectations for the year. We're maintaining our fair value estimate, at least until audited earnings are available in mid-February. Click for the full  Analyst Report.

New Fund Analyst Reports
A devotion to a niche part of the market makes the aptly named  Fidelity Select Defense & Aerospace FSDAX unique, but it also makes it particularly vulnerable to the cyclical swings of those often-fickle industries. Moreover, more than 50% of the fund's assets are in its top 10 holdings. Click for the full  Analyst Report.

 Vanguard STAR'sVGSTX 11-fund portfolio is composed of a diverse quintet of large-cap offerings, one small-growth fund, a complementary pair of international-stock offerings, and a varied trio of bond funds, so it is exceptionally wide-ranging. Click for the full  Analyst Report.

Analyst Pick  Franklin California Tax-Free IncomeFKTFX charged past its average peer in 2004. Its California general-obligation bonds delivered solid results thanks in part to the state's improving economy and a credit upgrade by Moody's. Click for the full  Analyst Report.

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