Tech : Yahoo losses highlight another disappointing day

Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:00:09 -0500

Tech Stocks: Yahoo losses highlight another disappointing day
11/19/2008 4:34 PM ET

Technology stocks fall, as Yahoo hits a new six-year low after
Microsoft says it is not interested in buying the company. The latest
poor outlook for the
semiconductor industry also puts the pressure on chip shares.

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Chip stocks slump as SIA sees sales drop in 2009
11/19/2008 4:53 PM ET

The outlook for semiconductors is so negative that an industry group
says global chip sales could decline in 2009 -- something not seen in
eight years.
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Microsoft says it's not interested in buying Yahoo

11/19/2008 4:46 PM ET
CEO Steve Ballmer tells investors at its annual meeting that Microsoft
is no longer interested in acquiring Yahoo.

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Intuit posts widened loss, cuts 2009 outlook
11/19/2008 4:43 PM ET

Tax preparation software maker Intuit Inc. says its fiscal
first-quarter net loss widened compared to the period a year earlier,
and the company cuts its sales and profit outlook for fiscal 2009.

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Symantec, McAfee slide as Microsoft eyes free rival software
11/19/2008 4:23 PM ET

Investors push down shares of the leading vendors of corporate
software security technology after Microsoft unveils plans to
introduce a rival product free of charge in 2009.

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Telecom Stocks: Telecoms tumble as U.S. market falls
11/19/2008 3:38 PM ET

Telecommunications stocks bathed in red Tuesday as
the overall U.S. market fell sharply on more evidence of recession
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China Mobile in 3G talks with Motorola, Sony-Ericsson
11/19/2008 9:14 AM ET

China Mobile, the world's largest mobile provider, is reportedly now
in talks with Motorola and Sony-Ericsson for the production of
handsets that can used onChina's homegrown third-generation wireless
standard.
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Japan mobile market may expand by 25%, EMobile chairman says
11/19/2008 7:12 AM ET

Japan's mobile-services market could expand by more than a quarter as
more current subscribers are looking to acquire a second wireless
phone, the chairman of the country's smallest provider, EMobile, said.