International Business News - EXAR 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 Shares of Exar Corp. declined Friday after the semiconductor maker late Thursday said it swung to a fiscal fourth-quarter loss on a hefty charge related to an acquisition. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/exar-swings-to-fiscal-4th-quarter-loss-on-charge.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 14:12:21 EDT The Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600 Index traded lower on Friday as oil prices broke a new record near $128 a barrel and consumer confidence plunged to its lowest level in 28 years. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/s-p-smallcap-600-in-focus-fbc-ggc.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 14:08:27 EDT The chip sector fell Friday, hurt in part by a possible post-earthquake downturn in China. The chip sector, as measured by the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index, fell 4.25 points or 1 percent to 415.47 in midday trading. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/chip-stocks-down-on-possible-chinese-downturn.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 13:52:03 EDT Microchip supplier Exar Corp. said Wednesday Pedro Rodriguez has been named president and chief executive, effective April 28. Rodriguez succeeds John McFarlane, who began serving as interim CEO on Dec. 7 to replace former President and Chief Executive Ralph Schmitt, who resigned last year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080423/exar-names-pedro-rodriguez-as-chief-executive.htm Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:20:39 EDT Sybase Inc.'s second-largest shareholder, which wants the software maker to consider selling itself, said Friday it plans to nominate three candidates to the board at its 2008 annual meeting. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071228/investor-to-nominate-sybase-directors.htm Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:13:39 EST Among the earnings projection stories for Wednesday, Dec. 19, from AP Financial News: FREMONT, Calif. (AP) _ Microchip supplier Exar Corp. on Tuesday lowered its revenue forecast for the fiscal third quarter citing manufacturing delays at a Chinese supplier and lower-than-expected orders. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071219/outlook-roundup-exar-union-pacific.htm Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:27:31 EST