INDUSTRY | Electronics Sector

Initial public offerings scheduled to debut next week May 10, 2013 NEW YORK (AP) — The following is a list of initial public offerings planned for the coming week. Sources include Renaissance Capital, Greenwich, CT (www.renaissancecapital.com) and SEC filings. Read More

A look at recent tech-industry earnings May 03, 2013 Technology companies have begun releasing their earnings reports for the latest quarter. The reports come as consumers shift their spending toward tablets. Here is a summary of recent earnings and reports for selected technology companies and what they reveal about the state of spending and the overall economy.... Read More

A look at recent tech-industry earnings May 03, 2013 Technology companies have begun releasing their earnings reports for the latest quarter. The reports come as consumers shift their spending toward tablets. Here is a summary of recent earnings and reports for selected technology companies and what they reveal about the state of spending and the overall economy.... Read More

AMD Cuts Follow Intel Restructuring April 08, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s plans to jettison 10 percent of its work force are the latest sign that the seesaw battle between semiconductor rivals Intel Corp. and AMD has taken its toll on both companies. AMD said Monday that its job cuts, which will amount to more than 1,600... Read More

Dell Recalls 100,000 More Battery Packs October 02, 2006 ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) -- Dell Inc., the world's largest personal computer maker, said Friday that it is increasing the recall of Sony Corp. battery packs used in its systems to 4.2 million units from 4.1 million units. The batteries can short-circuit and have been blamed for causing some computers in... Read More

Texas Instruments loses 3 percent June 10, 2006 DALLAS -- Shares of semiconductor maker Texas Instruments Inc. fell more than 3 percent Friday, a day after the company raised its outlook for profits in the second quarter. The company said after the close of regular trading Thursday that it expected to earn 46 cents to 48 cents per share in the April-June... Read More

Professor wins award June 06, 2006 NORMAN -- Roger Harrison, an associate professor in the University of Oklahoma's College of Engineering, has won the 2006 Meriam/Wiley Distinguished Author Award from the American Society for Engineering Education for his textbook. Harrison is the author of "Bioseparations Science and Engineering." Since its... Read More

Trade affects job outlook December 15, 2004 Economists tell us, with mathematical certainty, that America and the world are better because of Mark Wedge's bad luck. Open trade means countries can make the things where they have the comparative advantage and then trade for everything else. Trading partners shift resources to their most productive use.... Read More

Stocks fall on latest spate of bad economic news June 15, 2001 NEW YORK - Stock prices declined again Friday, suffering from the latest weak economic data and high-profile earnings warnings from Nortel Networks, JDS Uniphase and McDonald's. A drop in manufacturing activity in May also weighed on the market, squelching investors' hopes that business in general will... Read More