International Business News - LSI 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 sales totaled $22.7 billion in August, up 5.5 percent from a year ago and 2.4 percent from the previous month, the Semiconductor Industry Association said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/industry-group-august-chip-sales-rose-5-5-percent.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:11:24 EDT Semiconductor chip sales totaled $22.2 billion in July, up 7.6 percent from $20.6 billion in July of last year and up 2.8 percent from $21.6 billion in June, the Semiconductor Industry Association reported Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/july-chip-sales-7-6-percent-industry-group-says.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:25:21 EDT Shares of LSI Industries rebounded Friday after an analyst upgraded the stock, a day after shares lost 30 percent of their value following a guidance reduction. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/second-look-lsi-industries-rebounds-after-upgrade.htm Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:24:20 EDT Shares of LSI Industries Inc. lost about a third of their value Thursday after the lighting company slashed its full-year outlook, prompting an analyst to downgrade the stock. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/lsi-shares-plunge-on-guidance-cut-stock-downgrade.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:15:07 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Tuesday, Aug. 5, from AP Financial News: WASHINGTON (AP)--Shares of LSI Corp. fell Tuesday after Lehman Brothers downgraded the stock to "Underweight" from "Equal Weight" and cut its price target to $7 from $8 because the shares are already up 30 percent so far this year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/movers-roundup-lsi-covidien.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:09:18 EDT Shares of LSI Corp. were down nearly 4 percent Tuesday after Lehman Brothers downgraded the stock to "Underweight" from "Equal Weight" and cut its price target to $7 from $8 because the shares are already up 30 percent so far this year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/lsi-shares-down-4-percent-on-lehman-downgrade.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:01:08 EDT Shares of chip companies on Thursday recovered from much of the previous day's decline as Silicon Laboratories Inc. spiked on an upgrade and an analyst began coverage of ON Semiconductor Corp. at "Buy." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/sector-snap-chips-recover-from-prior-days-losses.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:59:44 EDT Shares of semiconductor companies rose nearly across the board Monday, as Amkor Technology Inc. and SanDisk Corp. received upgrades, and Broadcom Corp. climbed following a patent dispute win. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080616/sector-snap-semiconductor-stocks-climb.htm Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:04:23 EDT SanDisk Corp., National Semiconductor Corp. and Infineon Technologies AG led an advance in semiconductor stocks Tuesday as the broader markets climbed modestly and an analyst predicted a recovery in pricing of some memory chips. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/sector-snap-semiconductor-stocks-climb.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:59:01 EDT Shares of most semiconductor companies traded lower with the broader market Monday after an industry group said April's worldwide chip sales, while up from a year ago, were sequentially flat. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080602/sector-snap-chip-stocks-retreat-along-with-street.htm Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:59:55 EDT Semiconductor stocks rose in midday trading as the broader market advanced Thursday, after an analyst recommended investors continue to buy chip stocks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/sector-snap-semiconductor-stocks-rise.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 12:15:50 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Thursday, April 24, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP) _ Amazon.com Inc.'s stock fell Thursday after the online retailer reported its first-quarter profit rose but investors remained concerned that the Web retailer could be hurt by the weak economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080424/movers-roundup-amazon-com-xilinx.htm Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:53:50 EDT Milpitas, Calif.-based chip maker LSI Corp. soared 20 percent Thursday on first-quarter profit well above Wall Street expectations. Pacific Growth analyst Kaushik Roy described it as a "blowout" quarter, noting that the company raised its forecast and beat analyst estimates for the third consecutive quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080424/lsi-jumps-as-1q-profit-beats-wall-street-expectations.htm Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:06:38 EDT A Banc of America analyst raised his view on semiconductor makers Thursday, upgrading seven stocks including Intel. Sumit Dhanda upgraded the sector to "Overweight" from "Neutral," saying he sees ev... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080410/ahead-of-the-bell-semiconductors.htm Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:52:22 EDT The Standard & Poor's 500 index climbed Thursday, helped in part by LSI Corp. after the chip maker reported a higher fourth-quarter profit. The S&P 500 advanced 13.47 to 1,352.07. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080124/s-p-500-leaders-laggards-lsi-mbi-molx.htm Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:41:22 EST LSI Industries Inc., which makes lighting and backlit menu boards, on Thursday declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 15 cents. The dividend will be paid on Feb. 12 to shareholders of record as of Feb. 5, LSI said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080124/lsi-industries-declares-15-cent-dividend.htm Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:37:44 EST Among the earnings stories for Wednesday, Jan. 23, from AP Financial News: SAN DIEGO (AP) _ Chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. on Wednesday posted an 18 percent increase in fiscal first-quarter profit on strong demand for cell phones that surf the Internet and download music and video. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080123/earnings-roundup-qualcomm-southwest.htm Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:41:05 EST Among the earnings projection stories for Wednesday, Jan. 23, from AP Financial News: PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) _ Varian Medical Systems on Wednesday said it expects earnings and revenue growth in 2008 after posting fiscal first-quarter results that beat Wall Street estimates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080123/outlook-roundup-varian-medical-energen.htm Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:37:43 EST Chip stocks plunged Friday, as a JP Morgan analyst downgraded market leader Intel Corp. on concerns over slowing orders and high inventory levels. Analyst Christopher Danely downgraded Intel from "Overweight" to "Neutral." He said he was increasingly concerned about a possible correction to inventory levels for personal computer components. He also noted growth limitations in the microprocessor market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080104/semiconductors-down-on-intel-downgrade.htm Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:41:51 EST The S&P 500 index entered 2008 with its sixth-worst opening trading day of the year on Wednesday after negative reports on the health of the manufacturing and residential construction sectors, and the price of oil passed the $100 mark. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080102/s-p-500-leaders-and-laggards-lsi-nem.htm Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:08:00 EST