21. Bank stocks and technology issues were strong. 22. Bill Husted covers technology issues for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 23. BLUE CHIPS UP, TECHNOLOGY DOWN Blue-chip stocks were the beneficiaries of a retreat by technology issues. 24. Biggs warned that a bear market has begun for technology issues. 25. A number of technology issues comprise the Value Line index. 26. A rally in technology issues tempered the decline. 27. A recovery in technology issues gave the rally enough momentum early in the day that even a continued retreat by computer chip stocks failed to stop it. 28. A period of rising interest rates usually works against smaller stocks, and the coming summer months are rarely a strong season for technology issues. 29. A recovery in technology issues gave the rally enough momentum early in the day that even a continued retreat by computer-chip stocks failed to stop it. 30. A strong earnings report from a key technology issue, Applied Materials, helped stem the recent profit-taking in that sector. |