Tech: Texas Instruments leads technology sector higher

Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:00:36 -0500

Tech Stocks: Texas Instruments leads technology sector higher
1/27/2009 4:44 PM ET
Most tech stocks advance as investors play off better-than-expected
financial results reported by Texas Instruments.

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Global Investor: Ten European stocks that will hold up well in these
1/27/2009 6:40 PM ET
Things could be gloomier in Europe, but it's hard to see how. In
addition to an unusually cold winter, the economic outlook has also
gone into the deep freeze,with the European Union predicting a 1.9%
fall in growth across the 16-nation euro zone this year.

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Altera reports a 27% jump in fourth-quarter profit
1/27/2009 5:12 PM ET
Altera Corp. reports a 27% increase in fourth-quarter net profit but
lower sales as the company feels the impact of the global slowdown.

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Sun Micro swings to loss as revenues fall
1/27/2009 5:11 PM ET
Sun Microsystems Inc. on Tuesday said it swung to a quarterly loss as
the computer server and software company reported a decline in sales
due to falling demand for its high-end products.

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Yahoo swings to loss as Bartz era begins
1/27/2009 5:08 PM ET
Yahoo Inc. reports it swung to a loss in the fourth quarter, as the
flagging economy helped crimp sales of online advertisements and the
Internet company continued efforts to mount a turnaround under former
Chief Executive Jerry Yang.

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Texas Instruments jumps on better-than-expected results
1/27/2009 4:50 PM ET
Shares of Texas Instruments Inc. close higher after the chip maker
posted results that exceeded Wall Street projections.

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Lexmark earnings fall 82% on restructuring charges
1/27/2009 4:28 PM ET
Lexmark International Inc., the Lexington, Ky., provider of printing
and imaging technology and services, reports that fourth-quarter net
income declines 82% on 17% lower revenue.

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EMC earnings fall 45% as charges take a toll
1/27/2009 4:26 PM ET
EMC Corp. reports fourth-quarter earnings that tumble 45% from a year
ago, as well as sales that are basically in line with the
storage-technology company's previously announced preliminary results.

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Netflix shares jump on strong results, outlook
1/27/2009 4:12 PM ET
Netflix Inc. shares jumped 13% Tuesday morning after the online
DVD-rental service reported better-than-expected fourth quarter
results and said it's on pace to surpass most revenue forecasts in the
current quarter.

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Verizon quarterly earnings rise 15%, but slump fears persist
1/27/2009 3:24 PM ET
Verizon Communications Inc. said fourth-quarter profit jumped 15%
owing to strong wireless growth, with record subscriber gains in the
company's fiber-TV and fiber-Internet services.

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European court denies Intel's bid to slow antitrust probe
1/27/2009 2:27 PM ET
An EU court spurns Intel's request to delay an ongoing antitrust probe
based on allegations that the chip giant abused its market position in
competing with rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

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Yahoo expected to see earnings fall as new CEO Bartz makes debut
1/27/2009 12:45 PM ET
Yahoo Inc. is expected to report fourth-quarter earnings after the
market's close Tuesday, shedding light on what was a troubled period
for the company's core business while also providing a platform for
new Chief Executive Carol Bartz to address Wall Street.

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Telecom Stocks: Verizon, phone stocks fall; Nokai gains
1/27/2009 12:17 PM ET
Shares of most phone companies fell after Verizon
Communications Inc. posted slightly lower profit than Wall Street
expected, but most equipment stocks edged higher.

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Europe Markets: European shares end higher as Siemens, KPN rise
1/27/2009 11:59 AM ET
European shares edge higher on Tuesday, extending the previous
session's strong gains, as investors welcome news that Siemens and KPN
are sticking to fiscal-year guidance despite the gloomy economic
backdrop.

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Emerging-market telecom players get picky in M&A
1/27/2009 11:27 AM ET
As international telecommunications operators shelve expansion plans
to preserve cash and the myth collapses that emerging-market economies
are independent from their western counterparts, the face of
dealmaking in telecom is changing rapidly.
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Therese Poletti's Tech Tales: Microsoft, Google deal with slowdown in
their own ways
1/27/2009 12:01 AM ET
The growing rivalry between Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc. was on
full display last week when the two tech giants announced
fourth-quarter results within hours of each other -- and offered
wildly divergent responses to the recession.

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Senate approves delay in digital TV transition: reports
1/26/2009 9:00 PM ET
The Senate reportedly approves a bill that would delay the transition
to all-digital television transmissions in the U.S. until June.

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IBM cuts over 2,800 jobs, labor group says
1/26/2009 7:42 PM ET
IBM has cut over 2,800 jobs in its software and sales departments,
according to an organization seeking recognition as a union at the
technology giant.