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Intel stories: 87 news summaries

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ANTITRUST SETTLEMENT

 Intel to Pay AMD $1.25B 

Payment settles all antitrust and patent suits

Nov 12, 09 8:51 AM CST
(AP) - Intel says it is paying AMD, its largest rival in the computer chip market, $1.25 billion to settle all antitrust and patent suits, and has agreed to abide by a set of "business practice provisions." In return, AMD, which had been complaining to regulators for five years... More »

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Intel • antitrust • settlement • antitrust suit • AMD

Markets

 Dow Rises 44 on Rates News 

Dallas Fed chief reiterates commitment to low interest rates

Nov 11, 09 3:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Stocks retreated from an earlier rally but closed with solid gains after the Dallas Fed president reaffirmed the central bank's commitment to keeping interest rates low. Meanwhile, home-builder Toll Brothers announced a surge in contracts for the third quarter, the Wall Street Journal reports.
  • The Dow gained 44 points
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Bank of America • New York Stock Exchange • Intel • Dow Jones • Nasdaq • S&P 500

 Cuomo Slaps Intel 
 With Antitrust Suit 

Says chipmaker paid kickbacks, strongarmed manufacturers

Nov 4, 09 10:41 AM CST
(Newser) - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed an antitrust suit against Intel today, accusing it of “a worldwide, systematic campaign of illegal conduct.” Cuomo says Intel paid computer manufacturers billions in kickbacks provided they didn’t produce computers with rival chips. The money was disguised as “rebates,... More »

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Intel • antitrust • Andrew Cuomo • antitrust suit • AMD • processor • computer hardware • Intel Corp

Kiss Your Wireless Router Goodbye

New WiFi Direct
would eliminate
need for hotspots

Oct 14, 09 3:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - If setting up a wireless router just sounds a little too daunting, new technology looks to make unplugging a lot easier. WiFi Direct, slated to roll out in the middle of next year, will turn every device enabled with it into a miniature access point, able to create connections with... More »

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wireless • Intel • Apple • Cisco • WiFi • wireless technology

(Newser) - Even Moore's Law has its limit. That's the much-cited dictum from Intel co-founder Gordon Moore that computer speed doubles every two years with ever-smaller and more powerful transistors. Two physicists crunched some numbers and found that the theory—which has held true for 40 years now—must eventually reach a... More »

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Intel • microchips • Moore's Law • Gordon Moore • computers • transistors

 PC Marketing Drops 
 the Technobabble 

'Fact tags' only confused customers: Intel exec

Sep 12, 09 10:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - PC makers seem to have gotten the hint and are beginning to hawk their wares not with dazzling technobabble but with information useful to the average consumer, the New York Times reports. For years, tech concerns have touted their achievements in impenetrable language on “fact tags” (DDR2 RAM,... More »

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advertising • Intel • Apple • Macintosh • computer chip • consumer electronics • AMD • PC makers • personal computers • technical

 Dow Drops 36 
 as Consumer Data Saps Stocks 

Intel, Dell see gains

Aug 28, 09 3:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks mostly fell today despite good news from the tech sector, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Reuters/University of Michigan index of consumer confidence fell in August, dragging the markets down. Intel rose 4.32% after raising its third-quarter profit forecast, while Dell gained 1.89% on second-quarter earnings that... More »

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Dell • Intel • Dow Jones • consumer confidence • Nasdaq • S&P 500 • consumer confidence index

MARKETS

 Tech Rally Sends Dow Up 257  


Jul 15, 09 3:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - The tech sector drove a substantial market rally today led by rosy projections from chipmaker Intel, the Wall Street Journal reports. Other technology stocks followed Intel—up 7.5%—as investors predicted a resurgence of the consumer electronics market. Good news from the Fed and the credit industry also... More »

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stock market • NASDAQ • New York Stock Exchange • Intel • Dow Jones • consumer electronics • S&P 500 • technology companies

MARKET open

 Stocks Soar on Intel Earnings 


Jul 15, 09 8:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tech stocks soared at the open today, taking major indexes with them, after a strong quarter and upbeat outlook from Intel, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow rose 100 points, while the Nasdaq added 30 points and the S&P 11.45 points. Intel was up 7.5%... More »

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stock market • Intel • Dow Jones • earnings reports • Nasdaq • tech sector • S&P 500 • Intel Corp

MARKETS

 Stocks Mixed; Dow Up 15 

Investors show caution as 2nd-quarter earnings season beings

Jul 8, 09 3:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks were mixed today as investors await companies' second-quarter reports. Shares of Alcoa, which kicks off the earnings season with a report after the close, fluctuated but closed slightly higher. The Dow finished up 15 points at 8,178, reports the Wall Street Journal. The Nasdaq gained 1 point to... More »

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stock market • Intel • Dow Jones • Alcoa • Nasdaq • second quarter earnings • S&P 500

 EU Fines Intel Record $1.45B 

Chip maker paid firms to use its chips, commission says

May 13, 09 7:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - The EU is fining Intel $1.45 billion for violating antitrust laws—a record amount that far exceeds the €497 million ($680 million) fine levied against Microsoft in 2004, the BBC reports. The EU competition commission said Intel paid manufacturers and a retailer to give its chips a leg... More »

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Dell • European Union • Intel • business • antitrust • Lenovo • monopoly • HP • fine • anticompetitive

MARKETS

 Dow Has Best 2-Month 
 Showing Since 2002 

Mixed last day can't beat strong month

Apr 30, 09 3:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - The markets were mixed today but wrapped up a strong month. The Dow, which fell 17.61 points to close at 8168.12, rose 7.4% in April, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow has risen 15.65% in two months—its best two-month showing since 2002 and the... More »

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Chrysler • Chevron • Intel • Dow Jones • Disney • Nasdaq • S&P 500

MARKETS

 Beige Book Boosts Dow Up 109 

Investors look past Intel to manufacturing

Apr 15, 09 3:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks rose late in today’s session, buoyed by decent news from the Fed’s Beige Book, the Wall Street Journal reports. The report showed manufacturing activity stabilizing or rising in five of 12 US districts, after months of declines. The Dow closed up 109.44 at 8,029.62.... More »

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Federal Reserve • Intel • Dow Jones • earnings reports • Nasdaq • S&P 500 • earnings forecast • Beige Book

MARKET Open

 Stocks Drop on Intel Forecast 


Apr 15, 09 8:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks headed lower at the open, with the Dow off 42 points, the S&P down 4.75, and the Nasdaq behind 17.58. Intel was a big loser, dropping 4% after reporting a better-than-expected 55% decline in profits, and projecting flat sales. “The ‘beat and raise’ scenario... More »

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stock market • Starbucks • Intel • Dow Jones • Nasdaq • S&P 500

(Newser) - Intel has rolled out a new chip for servers that will more than double the effectiveness of systems but consume no extra power, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Xeon 5500 excels at “virtualization,” allowing multiple operating systems and applications to run on one server—which Intel... More »

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Dell • Intel • IBM • Apple • recession • computer servers • chip • Hewlett-Packard • performance • chipset

MARKETS

 Gains Fizzle; Dow Down 7 

Tech leads declines, Dow falls from triple-digit gain

Mar 16, 09 3:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks swung back to losses as optimism from last week’s rally faded today, the Wall Street Journal reports. Investors treated last week’s announcements that many troubled financial institutions ran operating profits in the first two months of 2009—ignoring “toxic securities” on their balance sheets—with skepticism.... More »

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Microsoft • Citigroup • Intel • Dow Jones • Nasdaq • S&P 500 • financial crisis • toxic assets

MARKETS

 Dow Down 245 on Jobs 

Investors nervous ahead of Friday's December employment report

Jan 7, 09 3:24 PM CST
(Newser) - Stocks piled on after this morning’s losses, with investors shaken by a grim jobs report and news of layoffs and slashed forecasts at Alcoa and Intel. Crude plunged $5.95, to $43.01 a barrel, after inventories rose more than forecast, MarketWatch reports. The Dow fell 245.40 to... More »

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Intel • Dow Jones • Alcoa • unemployment • Nasdaq • S&P 500 • job • oil prices • financial crisis • Satyam

MARKET Open

 Stocks Plunge on Job Numbers 

Numbers 'eye-poppingly bad'

Jan 7, 09 8:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks took a beating this morning, after Alcoa announced deep job cuts on the heels of a dismal job report. The Dow tumbled 134 points, while the Nasdaq and S&P lost 1.7% and 1.6% respectively. The biggest news was an ADP/Macroeconomic Advisors report that said the private... More »

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stock market • Intel • Alcoa • unemployment • Nasdaq • Dow • job cuts • S&P 500

(Newser) - Almost half of American women would be willing to go without sex for 2 weeks in order to keep their Internet access, a new survey says. Of 2,119 adults surveyed last month, only 30% of men agreed, but that number rose to 39% in the younger 18-to-34 range. The... More »

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Internet • Intel • sex • poll • computer • opinion polls

MARKETS

 Dow Extends Rally, Rises 247 

Grim earnings and economic reports can't stop Street's rise

Nov 26, 08 3:20 PM CST
(Newser) - The markets extended a winning streak into a fourth session today, despite mostly dismal economic data, the Wall Street Journal reports. Consumer spending and orders for durable goods fell over the last month, but the Dow closed up 247.14 points at 8,727. The Nasdaq rose 67.4 points... More »

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Barack Obama • Citigroup • Intel • Dow Jones • Paul Volcker • Nasdaq • S&P 500 • Hewlett-Packard

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