Tech: With rare exception, tech finishes session in red

Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:00:11 -0500

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Tech Stocks: With rare exception, tech finishes session in red
2/17/2009 4:27 PM ET
A Google downgrade and a last-minute $530 million loan for Sirius XM
Satellite Radio highlight the action in tech, with nearly every sector
leader slumping along with the broader market.

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The Ratings Game: Google downgraded following post-earnings surge
2/17/2009 5:24 PM ET
A Wall Street analyst says shares of Google Inc. have gotten too far
ahead of themselves since the company's better-than-expected earnings
report last month.

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Sirius gets lifeline from Liberty Media; shares double
2/17/2009 4:45 PM ET
Shares of Sirius XM Satellite Radio as much as doubled Tuesday morning
on news that John Malone's Liberty Media has agreed to invest a total
of $530 million in the the beleaguered radio company, allowing it to
avoid a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.

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Research In Motion execs settle SEC charges over backdating
2/17/2009 3:20 PM ET
The Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday that it has
charged -- and reached settlements with -- four top officers of
Research In Motion for allegedly backdating stock options for an
eight-year period ended in 2006.

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AMD shareholders meet to vote on spin-off plan
2/17/2009 12:48 PM ET
After failing to get enough votes for a blockbuster spin-off, Advanced
Micro Devices Inc. will try again to get shareholder approval for a
plan that most analysts see as critical for the chip giant's financial
survival.

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Rivals Nokia, Qualcomm to team up
2/17/2009 12:39 PM ET
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Finland's Nokia Corp. and San Diego-based
Qualcomm Inc. unveiled plans on Tuesday to develop next-generation
mobile phones for North America in a potentially pivotal deal between
the longtime rivals.

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Telecom Stocks: Telecoms tumble across the board
2/17/2009 12:35 PM ET
Telecommunications stocks beat a sharp retreat as the broader U.S. and
global markets slump. Big-name stocks head the decline.

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Alcatel-Lucent exec says services business to grow in 2009
2/17/2009 12:04 PM ET
Alcatel-Lucent's services business will grow this year, in contrast to a
contracting global infrastructure market, the head of the unit told
MarketWatch in an interview Tuesday.

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Huawei expects its handset shipments to increase 30% in 2009
2/17/2009 10:39 AM ET
Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies is targeting a
30% increase in handset shipments in 2009 as it expands at the high
end with its just-launched Android-powered phone and strikes
partnerships with new operators.
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HTC launches new Android phone with Vodafone
http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=2df50602/17/2009
8:42 AM ET
Taiwanese handset maker HTC on Tuesday unveiled the successor to its
first "Google" phone, a slimmer, touch-screen device that will be
available exclusively from Vodafone in key European markets this
spring.

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Telstra CEO sees crisis as chance to push new services
2/17/2009 4:58 AM ET
The chief executive of Australia's Telstra Corp. said Tuesday that the
economic crisis will create opportunities for it to sell services to
corporations and governments to cut costs, even as the deteriorating
economy affects its business.