Blue Chips Off, Semiconductors Lift Techs
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Blue chips fell on Monday as investors  fretted over higher oil prices and companies warning of lower  earnings, but buying of semiconductor shares helped to reverse  Nasdaq's losses.
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U.S. technology stocks ended up  slightly on Friday, lifted by a higher sales forecast from  bellwether Intel Corp. INTC.O, while a disappointing jobs  report capped blue-chip gains.
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U.S. blue chips were little changed on  Thursday as a continued drop in oil prices boosted investor  sentiment but the technology-packed Nasdaq was lower after a  brokerage cut its forecast on the semiconductor industry.
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The tech-driven Nasdaq Composite Index got a 1 percent boost on Thursday on gains in the semiconductor sector, but the blue-chip Dow ended down slightly after Caterpillar Inc.
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Semiconductors fire their first shot, miss the bullseye.
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U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday  as investors snapped up semiconductor shares at bargain prices  and bought some blue chips after crude oil retreated from  record high prices.
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Advanced Micro Devices has been facing profit pressure--but new chipmaking techniques are giving it more room to lower prices.
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Blue chips fell and technology stocks managed a slight gain while investors assessed the latest evidence on inflation and the health of the economy.
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U.S. technology shares fell and blue-chip stocks pared gains on Thursday, with shares of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd.  down after brokerage downgrades of the stock.
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NEW YORK - US technology stocks rose late Thursday afternoon (NY time), led by semiconductor shares, while blue-chip stocks were slightly lower.
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Technology stocks rose on Wednesday after computer maker Dell Inc.  posted strong earnings, but blue-chip stocks slipped as falling oil prices hit energy shares and financier Kirk Kerkorian cut his stake in General Motors Corp.
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A brokerage firm&#39;s negative outlook for the semiconductor industry pushed down tech shares yesterday, while the broader market was little changed as a jump in jobless claims offset investors&#39; relief over declining oil prices.
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The Nasdaq ended 1 percent higher on  Thursday, led by a rise in semiconductor shares, but the  blue-chip Dow was knocked down to a fresh two-month low by a  fall in industrial bellwether Caterpillar Inc.CAT.N.
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A tax break saves the chip-maker from a big quarterly loss.
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NEW YORK : US blue chips ended lower on Monday on higher oil prices and an analyst downgrade of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer; but techs managed a small gain, helped by an upgrade for Apple Computer.
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Researchers at IBM  and Advanced Micro Devices Inc.  have improved a chip-making technology called strained silicon, boosting  semiconductor performance at a time when such gains are increasingly hard to come by, the companies said on Sunday.
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Technology stocks rose on Monday as  semiconductor companies returned to favor, led by Intel  Corp.INTC.O and Broadcom Corp. BRCM.O, helping to lift  major indexes.