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Business buzzwords: Confidence in Christmas

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CEO Craig Barratt was very cautious in his interview with CNBC, where he went out of his way to say that this networking technology company with a big retail component could not feel confident going into Christmas; I think that he is sandbagging, setting the bar low so the stock can advance, take the medicine now for a rally later.

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