NY Seen Steady; Eyes on AMAT, Motorola
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Wall Street was set for a steady start on Tuesday as crude oil prices eased, with results from chip group Applied Materials (AMAT.O) and inflation data a focus, while shares in a bullish Motorola (MOT.N) may rise.
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Plus: EMC issues sunny report...IBM net income inches higher, despite legal bill...Nokia sees lower profit but strong sales.
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Wall Street was expected to open little  changed on Monday, with investors on the watch for January  retail sales data while merger fever spices up an otherwise  flat corporate agenda.
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Plus: Motorola shares rise after profit beats estimates...Electronics sales push Sony to profit...CNET reports deeper loss...STMicro sees market recovery.
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Analysts expect continued growth despite a tough environment.
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Plus: IBM targets well above expectations...AMD has wider loss due to charge on ATI purchase...Sony Ericsson exceeds expectations...Intel remains optimistic.
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Motorola Inc. MOT.N, the  second-largest mobile phone maker, said on Tuesday it expects  to sustain strong sales growth in the second half of 2004 on  new handsets, sparking its stock to rise as much as 7 percent.
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Wall Street&#39;s merger-fueled rally may  continue this week, so long as Friday&#39;s payrolls report and  other economic news don&#39;t spoil the party.
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Plus: Motorola profit shrinks, phone forecast dims...Apple posts good Q1, despite slow iPod sales...Microsoft expected to post healthy profits...Seagate turns in mixed report.
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Plus: Alcatel outlook weak...Cisco profit climbs...Time Warner lowers earnings target...Electronic Arts lowers outlook, shares fall.
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Motorola Inc. says it&#39;s ready to make inroads in the cell-phone market after posting a third straight strong quarter and rolling out a series of new handsets in time for the holiday selling season.
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Growth at Nokia Corp.&#39;s (NYSE: NOK - message board) Networks division continues to keep company net sales afloat, with the Finnish vendor today predicting healthy times ahead for the cellular infrastructure market.
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Plus: Toshiba earnings dip, chip outlook dims...Verizon boosted by wireless, fiber...Nintendo outlook positive.
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The consumer electronics giant is doing just fine now, but tomorrow may pose some challenges.
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By Keiko Morris, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Sep. 20--Motorola Inc.
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US stock-index futures were little changed. Dow Jones Industrial Average shares including General Electric Co. slipped in Europe. Citigroup Inc.
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Motorola Inc. , the No. 3 worldwide maker of cell phones, on Tuesday said quarterly earnings rose, helped by robust holiday sales.