(AMSTERDAM, Netherlands)NXP Semiconductors BV said Friday it will close or sell four plants, including one in New York state, and cut 4,500 jobs, or 14.5 percent of its global work force.READ MORE

(SAN FRANCISCO)Investors slammed semiconductor stocks Thursday amid fears that demand for computer chips is drying up as the economic malaise plaguing the U.S. is spreading to the rest of the wor...READ MORE

(STOCKHOLM, Sweden)Swedish wireless equipment maker LM Ericsson AB and Swiss chip-maker STMicroelectronics NV unveiled plans Wednesday to create a 50-50 joint venture that will make a key component k...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)U.S.-traded shares of STMicroelectronics NV jumped Wednesday after the Switzerland-based chip maker posted a smaller second-quarter loss and, excluding items, adjusted earnings abo...READ MORE

Among the stock activity stories for Wednesday, July 23, from AP Financial News: SAN FRANCISCO (AP)--VMware Inc.'s shares tumbled to a low Wednesday as investors punished the busin...READ MORE

Among the sector activity stories for Wednesday, July 23, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of national banks mostly rose Wednesday, despite Washington Mutual Inc. and ...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Semiconductor stocks, led by STMicroelectronics NV, gained some ground Wednesday after Tuesday's sharp decline, which was fueled by worries over the memory chip sector and disappoi...READ MORE