Tech: Losses sweep across sector at maket close

Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:00:12 -0500

Tech Stocks: Losses sweep across sector at maket close
1/9/2009 4:11 PM ET
Technology stocks close with losses across the board as the sector
slumps along with the broad market following the latest round of
disappointing unemployment figures.

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Rambus shares plunge after defeat in patent lawsuit
1/9/2009 5:22 PM ET
A federal judge in Delaware rule that the memory chip designer
couldn't enforce12 of its patents in claims against Micron Technology.

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Palm shares soar as new smart phone wins Wall Street praise
1/9/2009 4:09 PM ET
Palm stock surges, marking the company's second day of strong gains
following the debut of its new touch-screen smart phone.

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Outgoing Dell executives to cash in
1/9/2009 4:06 PM ET
Two top Dell Inc. executives who are leaving the computer maker as
part of another major shakeup are slated to receive more than $11
million in severance pay.

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Electronics business isn't getting easier for Best Buy
1/9/2009 1:42 PM ET
Analysts say Circuit City's viability remains in question, and even
though BestBuy is likely to pick up additional market share, the
company is in for a tough fight of its own, with general-merchandise
retailers like Wal-Mart expanding their efforts in the sector.

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Telecom Stocks: Qwest, Alcatel-Lucent lead retreat
1/9/2009 11:29 AM ET
Telecommunications stocks mostly declined in Friday
action after the latest monthly U.S. employment report showed a loss
of more than half a million jobs.

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Indications: U.S. stock futures turn slightly higher after jobs report
1/9/2009 9:18 AM ET
U.S. stock futures turn higher on Friday as a government report that 524,000
jobs were shed last month wasn't quite as bad as the market's most
pessimistic estimates.

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Satyam slumps again as investors dump shares
1/9/2009 3:56 AM ET
Shares of Satyam Computer Services plunged for a second straight session Friday
as worried investors dumped stocks in the wake of reports that the software
giant may be strapped for cash and some clients are reviewing contracts.

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CES reporter's notebook: SanDisk targeting tech neophytes
1/9/2009 1:46 AM ET
SanDisk Corp., the developer of flash memory cards and solid state storage
devices, offered an interesting twist on digital music players at the
Consumer Electronics Show.

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Thomas Kostigen's Ethics Monitor: NASA can bring space advancements
down to benefit Earth
1/8/2009 7:50 PM ET
NASA is promoting itself in more down to earth terms these days: It
claims the technology it develops to explore life in outer space can
actually help sustain life on this planet.

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Stocks to Watch: Stocks in focus for Friday
1/8/2009 6:35 PM ET
Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in
Friday's session are KB Home, MSCI, General Mills, and Chevron.