Fourth-quarter earnings should be very strong and the first quarter won't be shabby either.
January 2, 2004: 2:38 PM EST
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN/Money senior writer
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Tech bears may finally need to go into hibernation since it's getting tougher and tougher to ignore the obvious: Fundamentals for high-tech companies are stronger than they've been in years.