Market Trends

We bring you the latest news in the telecom, wireless, and silicon industries. This section is updated daily with links to the latest industry news reports.

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:27:00 -0500Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:27:00 -0500

Qwest Communications International Inc. surges 9% after a brokerage upgrade and Sprint Nextel Corp. gains 7% as most telecommunications stocks advance.

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:34:00 -0500Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:34:00 -0500

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - On a day when most telecommunications stocks fell, Sprint Nextel Corp. shot up 6% after a report that the company canceled a $3 billion debt offering.

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:51:00 -0500Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:51:00 -0500

Shares of Sprint sink 13% and Qwest Communications falls 2% after both phone companies report mediocre quarterly results and forecast more difficulty ahead.

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:06:00 -0500Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:06:00 -0500

Sprint and Qualcomm are among the top gainers in the telecommunications sector as most stocks advance.

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:51:00 -0500Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:51:00 -0500

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Motorola Inc. stock jumped almost 10% after the vendor hired a CEO for its struggling wireless-handset unit, but most other telecommunications stocks moved lower in Monday trades.

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:08:00 -0500Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:08:00 -0500

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Nortel Networks Corp. fell 15% in Friday trades after a lackluster quarterly report as decliners outnumbered advancers in the telecommunications sector.

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:27:00 -0500Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:27:00 -0500

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Motorola Inc. surged 12% after posting a surprise second-quarter profit and Qwest Communications International Inc. gained more than 5% to highlight action Thursday in the telecommunications sector.

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:58:00 -0500Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:58:00 -0500

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Juniper Networks Inc. and Time Warner Telecom Inc. led telecommunications stocks in Wednesday trades, though notable decliners included Ciena Corp. and Sprint Nextel Corp.

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:26:00 -0500Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:26:00 -0500

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Verizon Communications Inc. fell more than 2% in Monday trades to lead phone stocks mostly lower and shares of equipment makers also fell.

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:14:00 -0500Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:14:00 -0500

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Qualcomm Inc. on Friday topped the charts for the second straight day in the telecommunications sector as most stocks rose along with the broader U.S. market.

Fri, 25 May 2007 11:31:00 -0500Fri, 25 May 2007 11:31:00 -0500

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Technology stocks rose Friday, with investors bidding up shares of chip supplier RFMicrodevices Inc. and information tech provider Agilysys Inc.

Thu, 24 May 2007 17:06:00 -0500Thu, 24 May 2007 17:06:00 -0500

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Technology stocks put in a broadly disappointing performance Thursday, highlighted by declines from Network Appliance Inc., CA Inc. and Komag Inc. after those companies gave disappointing financial forecasts.

Wed, 23 May 2007 16:35:00 -0500Wed, 23 May 2007 16:35:00 -0500

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Many leading technology stocks fell Wednesday, with Wall St. downgrades hurting suppliers of mobile-phone chips.

Tue, 22 May 2007 17:04:00 -0500Tue, 22 May 2007 17:04:00 -0500

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Technology stocks rose Tuesday, with bellwethers Apple Inc., Dell Inc., and Intel Corp. rising more than 1%.

Mon, 21 May 2007 16:18:00 -0500Mon, 21 May 2007 16:18:00 -0500

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Technology stocks gained ground Monday, with Salesforce.com Inc. leading the advancers amid reports that the customer-relationship-management software developer is in talks about a partnership with Google Inc.

Fri, 18 May 2007 16:17:00 -0500Fri, 18 May 2007 16:17:00 -0500

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Technology stocks put in a largely upbeat performance Friday, with Microsoft Corp's $6 billion deal to acquire Internet-marketing company aQuantive Inc. sending that company's shares surging as much as 78% in early trading.

Thu, 17 May 2007 16:15:00 -0500Thu, 17 May 2007 16:15:00 -0500

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Sun Microsystems Inc. and 24/7 Real Media rose in Thursday trading, while the broader technology sector slipped. Hewlett-Packard Co. shares fell one day after its quarterly earnings report.

Wed, 16 May 2007 16:27:00 -0500Wed, 16 May 2007 16:27:00 -0500

Technology stocks opened with mild gains Wednesday, though shares of semiconductor equipment maker Applied Materials Inc. fell one day after the company reported second-quarter results that included a gloomy forecast.

Tue, 15 May 2007 16:38:00 -0500Tue, 15 May 2007 16:38:00 -0500

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Technology stocks reversed earlier gains to close lower Tuesday, though shares of Salesforce.com Inc. rose one day before the business software company is due to announce first quarter earnings.

Mon, 14 May 2007 16:20:00 -0500Mon, 14 May 2007 16:20:00 -0500

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Technology stocks generally fell in Monday trading, though chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. logged its third straight day of solid gains following the announcement of two new lines of processors meant to help it take on rivals Intel Corp. and Nvidia Corp.