Tech drops on spending worry; job data eyed
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U.S. technology stocks ended lower on Thursday as concerns about business spending dragged down shares of bellwethers such as Intel Corp , while caution before Friday's payrolls data limited a broader market advance.
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Software got the biggest bucks, with drops in chip and telecom investments.
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Stocks fell on Monday -- the first  trading day of 2005 -- after disappointing U.S. employment and  construction spending data triggered concern about economic  growth and lower crude oil prices pulled down energy shares.
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SAN FRANCISCO - It&#39;s been a tough recession for tech spending and a tough summer for tech stocks. But a Texas software outfit might give investors a reason to get back in the market.
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US stocks fell this week after a government report showing slower job growth, coupled with an unexpected drop in an index of service industries and record oil prices, fueled concern that economic expansion will stall.
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U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday after   revised data on labor costs stirred inflation concerns and   Intel Corp. said it would cut fewer jobs than some investors   expected.
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This week, the biggest market declines since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the U.S. caused a crisis of confidence in sectors including technology, leading IT investors to reassess what's in store for the year.
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Electronics makers considering the  strain on the U.S. economy are hoping consumers will cut other  expenses first, but many see some worrying signs ahead.
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Stocks were poised to open lower Thursday as investors, already concerned about technology spending after the Internet networking supplier Cisco Systems' dreary outlook, awaited sales reports from the nation's major retailers.
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Government contractors, which have been riding a wave of unprecedented growth since the Sept. 11 attacks, are starting to feel the effects of an industry-wide slowdown as the government tightens its technology spending, according to company officials and industry observers.
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Stocks dropped 1 percent on the first trading day of the new year on Wednesday after U.S. factory activity data underscored concern about the economic slowdown and oil near $99 a barrel renewed worries about the impact of energy costs on consumer spending.
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The broader U.S. stock market was flat after an earlier rebound fizzled out on Thursday on concerns about technology spending in the new year and anxiety that Friday's payrolls data will offer fresh evidence the economy is headed into a recession.
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Knowledge@Wharton goes inside the IT conundrum to examine why capital spending--and corporate confidence--remains low.
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U.S. technology stocks opened lower on  Thursday after a sales warning from Applied Materials Inc.  AMAT.O, while weekly jobless claims data met Wall Street's  expectations, leaving the Dow and S&P 500 market measures  little changed.
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U.S. stocks slipped on Friday, with a  drop in Dell Inc. DELL.O following its disappointing revenue  outlook weighing on technology shares.
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U.S. technology shares were expected  to open lower on Thursday, weighed down by a sales warning from  Applied Materials Inc. AMAT.O, while S&P and Dow stock  futures were flat before weekly jobless claims data.
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Concerns about a spending slowdown continue to make IT investors nervous.