Stocks Fall; Techs Hit by EBay, Qualcomm
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U.S. stocks fell on Thursday, led by a  sharp decline in the tech sector as shares of online auctioneer  eBay Inc. EBAY.O and wireless technology company Qualcomm  Inc. QCOM.O took a beating a day after both companies  reported disappointing outlooks.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks slid lower on  Thursday, pulled down by industrial bellwether Caterpillar Inc.  CAT.N, but technology shares remained higher after eBay Inc.  EBAY.O posted strong earnings.
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Stocks slid on Thursday, setting lows  for 2005, after disappointing reports from eBay Inc. EBAY.O  and Qualcomm Inc. QCOM.O added to worries about earnings  growth, while a survey showed factories in the Mid-Atlantic  region expanded at a slower pace than expected.
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NEW YORK Falling profit forecasts from Google and Applied Materials sent technology stocks falling Tuesday while a US government report on another drop in unemployment claims help buoy other markets.
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Stocks fell on Wednesday after  quarterly earnings reports, including those from Motorola Inc.  MOT.N and Pfizer Inc. PFE.N, failed to impress investors.
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U.S. technology stocks fell on  Tuesday, dragged down by brokerage downgrades on Internet  retailer Amazon.com Inc. AMZN.O and computer maker Dell Inc.  DELL.O.
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U.S. stocks slipped on Tuesday as disappointing results from software maker Oracle Corp.  hurt technology stocks, and an unexpected quarterly loss from electronics retailer Circuit City  renewed fears about consumer spending during the holiday shopping season.
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U.S. stocks were set to open lower on  Thursday, weighed down by disappointing earnings from eBay Inc.  and a lower-than-expected profit forecast from Qualcomm Inc. .
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EBay Inc. EBAY.O  on Wednesday  missed Wall Street earnings expectations for the first time in  at least three years, sending its shares down 12 percent and  taking other Internet stocks lower.
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US technology shares tumbled on Friday after technology bellwether Intel Corp. (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) slashed its revenue forecast, but blue chips were only moderately lower as drug and industrial stocks made solid gains.
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Stocks fell on Tuesday, after microchip maker National Semiconductor Corp.  cut its quarterly revenue forecast, prompting a sell-off in the technology sector.
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Stocks seesawed in afternoon trade Thursday, with blue chips struggling to maintain their gains while techs edged lower following warnings from Google.
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U.S. stocks slipped on Tuesday after disappointing financial results from software maker Oracle Corp.  and electronics retailer Circuit City  sparked worries about corporate profits and the economy.
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U.S. tech stocks fell on Wednesday as Juniper Networks Inc.  and SanDisk Corp.  reported pricing pressures, while robust economic growth helped to limit losses in the broad market.
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US stocks fell on Thursday, led by a decline in the technology sector following a batch of sales warnings from chip makers and a jump in oil prices to nearly $43 a barrel.
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Tokyo stocks fell on Thursday as caution  about earnings hurt Kyocera Corp. and other tech firms after  disappointing outlooks this week from Elpida Memory Inc. and  Nintendo Co.
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U.S. tech stocks fell on Monday after Apple Computer Inc.  shares were downgraded, but weaker-than-expected manufacturing data suggested to investors that the Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates.