International Business News - AMD 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 Among the sector activity stories for Friday, July 18, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of recreational vehicle makers declined Friday after Monaco Coach Corp. said it will shutter three factories and cut a third of its work force, citing a weak economy and lower demand for RVs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/sector-roundup-rv-makers-teen-apparel.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:43:49 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Friday, July 18, from the AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)_ Shares of Gilead Sciences Inc. fell sharply Friday as Wall Street viewed the drug developer's latest earnings report as sign that the company could be shifting to a more subdued level of growth as its HIV treatments saturate the market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/movers-roundup-gilead-sciences-amd.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:02:12 EDT Shares of chip makers mostly fell Friday, with Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s dropping the most, after the company reported a wider-than-expected second-quarter loss. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/sector-snap-chip-stocks-mostly-decline.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:01:56 EDT Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/citi-schlumberger-google-mattel-are-big-movers.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:40:35 EDT Shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. fell sharply Friday morning after the chip maker reported a wider second-quarter loss than expected and said its chief executive would step down. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/amd-shares-down-after-weak-2nd-quarter-results.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:56:33 EDT Shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. fell at the market open Friday, a day after the chip maker reported the departure of Chief Executive Hector Ruiz and reported a wider second-quarter loss than analysts expected. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/amd-shares-fall-after-ceo-steps-down-weak-2q.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:38:10 EDT Wall Street closed out an impressive week with a mixed performance Friday after disappointing high-tech earnings punctured some of investors' enthusiasm over better-than-expected bank earnings reports. But the major indexes still ended the week with big gains, the result of rising optimism about the troubled financial sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/93527-wall-street.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/wall-street-heads-to-higher-open-on-mixed-earnings.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/wall-street-heads-to-higher-open-on-mixed-earnings.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:34:45 EDT Under Hector Ruiz's leadership, chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. rose to challenge larger rival Intel Corp. as never before in AMD's nearly 40-year history. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/93330-earns-amd.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/amd-changes-ceo-as-turnaround-pressure-intensifies.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/amd-changes-ceo-as-turnaround-pressure-intensifies.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:08:20 EDT COMMAND CHANGE: Hector Ruiz, 62, is done as CEO at chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. after six turbulent years. He now is executive chairman. NEXT UP: The new CEO is Dirk Meyer, 46, an engineer and chip designer who had been No. 2 at AMD since 2006. Meyer previously led AMD's main business unit. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/summary-box-amd-changes-ceo-amid-struggles.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:05:33 EDT Among the earnings stories for Thursday, July 17, from AP Financial News: Top stories: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/earnings-roundup-amd-merrill-lynch.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:06:44 EDT Among the sector activity stories for Thursday, July 17, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. soared Thursday on reports of buyout talks between Barr and industry leader Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. The speculation also lifted shares of other generic drug makers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/sector-roundup-generic-drug-makers-chips.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:02:35 EDT NAME: Derrick "Dirk" Meyer. AGE: 46. Born in La Grange, Ill. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/at-a-glance-amds-new-ceo-dirk-meyer.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:36:12 EDT NAME: Hector de Jesus Ruiz. AGE: 62. Born in Piedras Negras, Mexico. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/at-a-glance-amds-ex-ceo-hector-ruiz.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:35:21 EDT The CEO of chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is stepping down. Hector Ruiz had been just the second person to lead AMD after company founder Jerry Sanders. He'll be replaced by the chip maker's No. 2 executive, Dirk Meyer. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/amd-ceo-steps-down-as-chip-maker-struggles.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:14:47 EDT Hector Ruiz was pushed aside Thursday after six tumultuous years as CEO of Advanced Micro Devices Inc., as the chip maker tries to pull itself out of a deep financial hole caused by a questionable acquisition and a major product gaffe. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/amd-2q-loss-widens-worse-than-analyst-forecast.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:08:06 EDT European Union regulators have expanded their antitrust case against Intel Corp., claiming that the world's largest semiconductor maker has deliberately squeezed rival AMD out of the chip market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/europeans-add-to-antitrust-charges-against-intel.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:26:27 EDT Chip stocks traded higher Thursday, with Catalyst Semiconductor Inc. soaring with word that it will be purchased by ON Semiconductor Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. gaining in advance of its second-quarter report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/sector-snap-chip-stocks-mostly-rise.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:16:55 EDT Advanced Micro Devices Inc., the world's No. 2 maker of computer microprocessors, reports second-quarter financial results on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/earnings-preview-more-red-ink-expected-for-amd.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:34:15 EDT Major business events and economic events scheduled for Thursday: WASHINGTON--Commerce Department reports on housing starts for June, 8:30 a.m. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/calendar-of-major-business-events-for-thursday.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:09:58 EDT Chip stocks mostly climbed Wednesday after bellwether Intel Corp. reported its second-quarter profit climbed 25 percent, helped by strong sales of processors for laptop computers--a good sign for investors wary of possible slowing PC demand. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/sector-snap-chip-stocks-rise-on-earnings-news.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:29:30 EDT