Intel raises 3rd-quarter sales outlook on improved demand

October 13th, 2009 Altera posts lower 3Q profit, revenueSAN JOSE, Calif. — Chip maker Altera Corp.

October 8th, 2009 Ultra Clean Holdings raises guidance for quarterHAYWARD, Calif. — Ultra Clean Holdings Inc.

October 5th, 2009 Trident raises fiscal 1st-quarter outlookSANTA CLARA, Calif. — Trident Microsystems Inc., which makes chips for high-definition TV sets, on Monday boosted its fiscal first-quarter outlook, largely due to higher sales.

September 21st, 2009 Oclaro raises outlook for its 1Q revenueSAN JOSE, Calif. — Oclaro Inc.

September 15th, 2009 Silicon Laboratories raises 3Q guidanceAUSTIN, Texas — Chip maker Silicon Laboratories Inc. on Tuesday raised its outlook for the third quarter through September, citing better-than-expected demand for its broadcast audio and microcontroller products.

September 9th, 2009 Texas Instruments raises 3Q profit outlookDALLAS — Chip maker Texas Instruments is raising its profit outlook for the third quarter. The company said Wednesday it now expects earnings per share between 37 cents and 41 cents in the three months to Sept.

August 28th, 2009 Stocks mostly fall; Intel news boosts tech sharesNEW YORK — Stocks were searching for direction Friday as investors hesitated to extend the market's recent rally despite an improved outlook from Intel Corp. Major stock indicators got an initial boost after the world's largest maker of computer chips raised the top end of its sales forecast for the current quarter from $8.9 billion to $9.2 billion.

August 28th, 2009 Stocks mostly lower; Nasdaq buoyed by Intel newsNEW YORK — Stocks mostly fell Friday as investors balked at extending the market's recent rally despite an improved outlook from Intel Corp. Trading was quiet, as it has been all week, as summer vacations kept many traders out of the market.

August 6th, 2009 Alliant Techsystems boosts fiscal 2010 guidanceMINNEAPOLIS — Military contractor Alliant Techsystems Inc. on Thursday boosted its full-year earnings and sales outlook citing strong fiscal first-quarter results.

July 29th, 2009 Fidelity National raises full-year outlookJACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

May 5th, 2009 Marvel Entertainment beats 1Q views, ups outlookNEW YORK — Marvel Entertainment Inc. on Tuesday reported first-quarter results above Wall Street estimates and raised its projections for the full year.

April 15th, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Computer-chip giant Intel reported a 55-percent drop in first-quarter income Tuesday but said that it believed sales had bottomed out and that business was returning to normal. 'We believe PC sales bottomed out during the first quarter and that the industry is returning to normal seasonal patterns,' Intel chief executive Paul Otellini said in announcing the results.

April 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - World's largest chipmaker Intel Corp said its first-quarter profit dropped 55 percent amid a weak market for personal computers, but the firm still topped Wall Street's forecasts for earnings and revenue as the PC market bottomed in February. The Santa Clara, California-based company reported Tuesday its net income totalled $647 million, or 11 cents per share, for the three months ended March 28, compared with $1.44 billion, or 25 cents per share, in the year-earlier period.

January 15th, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Chip-making giant Intel reported a 90-percent drop in fourth-quarter earnings Thursday as revenues dropped by 23 percent over the same quarter a year earlier. The Silicon Valley bellwether reported net income of $234 million, or 4 cents per share, down from $2.27 billion, or 38 cents per share, in the year-earlier period.

January 7th, 2009 NEW YORK - US stocks saw a big sell-off Wednesday as disappointing job losses and gloomy profit outlook of big companies exacerbated investors' concern over the economy. The ADP National Employment Report, an unofficial gauge, said private sector employment fell by 693,000 in December, worse than expected.