International Business News - TXN 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 Texas Instruments Inc. spent $840,000 in the second quarter to lobby on tax and currency issues, trade measures, patent reform and other issues, according to a recent disclosure form. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/texas-instruments-spent-840-000-to-lobby-in-2q.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:18:24 EDT LED light maker Cree Inc. on Tuesday appointed Steve Kelley, a former Texas Instruments vice president, to the newly created position of executive vice president and chief operating officer. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080819/cree-names-kelley-as-chief-operating-officer.htm Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:41:43 EDT Anadigics Inc., which makes chips for cell phones and other communications equipment, said Monday that Bami Bastani resigned as its president and chief executive. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080818/anadigics-ceo-resigns-board-chairman-named.htm Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:05:00 EDT Wi-LAN Inc. said Friday that it and Texas Instruments Inc. agreed Texas Instruments would be dismissed from a patent-related suit Wi-LAN had filed in the Eastern District of Texas district court. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/texas-instruments-dismissed-from-wi-lan-suit.htm Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:54:17 EDT Global sales of semiconductors grew 5.4 percent to $127.5 billion in the first half of 2008 propelled mostly by overseas demand, the Semiconductor Industry Association said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080804/chip-sales-grow-5-4-percent-in-1st-half-of-year.htm Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:45:06 EDT Semiconductor stocks inched mostly higher Wednesday along with the rest of Wall Street, with RF Micro Devices Inc. surging after the company reported better-than-expected profit and sales for its fiscal first quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/sector-snap-semiconductors-inch-up.htm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:43:11 EDT Cirrus Logic Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. were among the few chip stocks heading sharply higher Thursday, though the sector as a whole declined along with the broader market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/sector-snap-semiconductors-slide.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:32:02 EDT 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 Wachovia Corp. reporting wider-than-expected second-quarter losses a day earlier. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/sector-roundup-national-banks-internet.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:10:38 EDT 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 above Wall Street's expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/stmicroelectronics-jumps-after-solid-2q-results.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:09:55 EDT 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 disappointing earnings from Texas Instruments Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/sector-snap-chip-stocks-advance.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:28:04 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Tuesday, July 22, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of Texas Instruments Inc. plunged Tuesday after reporting second-quarter earnings that missed Wall Street estimates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/movers-roundup-texas-instruments-sandisk.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:52:02 EDT Shares of Texas Instruments Inc. plunged Tuesday after reporting second-quarter earnings that missed Wall Street estimates. Texas Instruments shares fell $4.17, or 14.6 percent, to end at $24.35 Tuesday. Shares touched their lowest level since 2005 at $23.28 earlier in the session. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/texas-instruments-plunge-after-2q-earnings-miss.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:10:21 EDT Among the sector activity stories for Tuesday, July 22, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of regional banks rose Tuesday afternoon despite four banks reporting declining second-quarter earnings or outright losses earlier in the day. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/sector-roundup-regional-banks-chips.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:26:11 EDT Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/amex-apple-assured-guaranty-ual-are-big-movers.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:15:56 EDT A disappointing forecast from iPhone maker Apple Inc. dragged shares of other handset makers lower Monday, even as a weak quarterly report from Texas Instruments Inc. weighed on the broader technology sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/sector-snap-handsets-decline-on-apple-forecast.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:40:23 EDT Disappointing quarterly results from Texas Instruments Inc. and SanDisk Corp. sent both companies' shares plunging Tuesday to multiyear lows and dragged down chip stocks http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/sector-snap-semiconductors-tumble.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:35:01 EDT Wall Street shook off early doldrums and closed sharply higher Tuesday after another drop in oil prices encouraged investors to set aside financial sector worries and go bargain hunting across the market. The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 130 points. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/95539-wall-street.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/stocks-look-to-fall-after-disappointing-earnings.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/stocks-look-to-fall-after-disappointing-earnings.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:37:45 EDT Shares of Texas Instruments Inc. took a beating after its second-quarter earnings missed Wall Street estimates. Weak sales of cell phone chips and a June slowdown in orders from distributors accounted for a 4 percent decline in earnings. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/texas-instruments-hit-by-weak-2q-wireless-sales.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:20:17 EDT Texas Instruments Inc. said Monday its second-quarter profit fell 4 percent, missing Wall Street estimates and sending the stock to a multiyear low in after-hours trading. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/texas-instruments-2q-down-on-weak-wireless-sales.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:13:30 EDT Among the sector activity stories for Monday, July 21, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)_ Shares throughout the biotechnology sector advanced Monday as Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche offered to buy Genentech Inc. in potentially the biggest pharma-biotech deal of the year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/sector-roundup-biotech-chips.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:21:38 EDT