Semiconductor Sector Slides, Stocks Down
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U.S. 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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Recession fears and weakness in the tech sector lead the Dow to end down 2%, the Nasdaq down nearly 4%.
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Stocks slid on Friday after a manufacturing index showed its weakest reading in more than three years, hurting shares of manufacturers like 3M Co.  and Caterpillar Inc. and prompting worries that the U.S. economy was slowing too quickly.
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Shares of National Semiconductor fell more than 7 percent in pre-open trading Tuesday after the analog chipmaker lowered its fiscal second-quarter financial targets due to weak demand and high inventory.
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US stocks fell on Thursday, hit by a sharp drop in technology shares following a slew of sales warnings from semiconductor makers, and as oil prices rose nearly $1 a barrel.
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U.S. stocks slid on Friday after chip maker Micron Technology Inc.  said it expected weak demand for some of its key products, which punished the shares of semiconductor companies such as Intel Corp .
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U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday after news of the sharpest rise in producer prices in 32 years and disappointing financial results from tech bellwether Oracle and Circuit City, a leading electronics retailer.
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SHARES are set for a bumpy ride after Wall Street lost ground on the weekend, derailed by weak US jobs data and a poor prognosis from Intel which sparked worries for the health of the tech sector.
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U.S. stocks opened slightly lower on  Monday as chip maker Intel Corp. INTC.O fell after a broker  downgrade, weakening technology shares, while a drop in crude  prices hurt energy companies such as Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N.
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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. stocks fell on Wednesday, led by losses in technology shares after a disappointing forecast from business software maker Novell Inc.  and negative comments from a brokerage on Oracle Corp.
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Wall Street fell after a weak manufacturing report raised investor concerns of a further economic slowdown.
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U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday, pressured  by a sales warning from chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc.  AMD.N and lower-than-expected earnings from aluminum producer  Alcoa Inc. AA.N
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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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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 as a sharp drop  in U.S. consumer confidence in August stirred fresh doubt about  the economy and analysts lowered revenue forecasts for  technology bellwether Intel Corp. INTC.O
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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.