International Business News - AEIS http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Semiconductor stocks fell dramatically Friday as investors contended with not only a sharp decline in the broader market, but a large writedown at Advanced Micro Devices Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/sector-snap-chips-fall-as-amd-writes-down-880m.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:47:59 EDT An analyst downgraded semiconductor equipment maker Applied Materials Inc. on Friday, saying orders from chip makers such as Samsung appear to be falling. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/ahead-of-the-bell-applied-materials-downgraded.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:32:20 EDT The Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600 was nearly unchanged at midday Tuesday as investors considered a lower-than-expected reading on June consumer confidence and a spike in oil prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080624/s-p-smallcap-600-in-focus-ggc-stsa.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:04:23 EDT