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SAN FRANCISCO- Semiconductor stocks staged a late mini-rally on Tuesday, with shares of Broadcom (BRCM), Micron and Intel (INTC) posting gains in afternoon trades. Intel (INTC) was up a fraction to $26.65, ahead of the semiconductor giant's earnings report due after the closing bell. Shares of Broadcom (BRCM) and Micron Technology (MU) also climbed more than 1%.

Micron Technology, Inc. (MU), a global leader in advanced semiconductor systems, and Wave Systems Corp. (WAVX), a leading provider of endpoint security, today announced they are expanding their relationship to develop solutions designed to strengthen user protection against current and emerging threats to compute and embedded platforms.

SAN FRANCISCO-- Technology stocks were mostly higher Monday, pushing the Nasdaq Composite Index back above 4,000.. The Nasdaq rose 23 points, or 0.6%, to close at 4,023 as the Morgan Stanley High Tech 35 Index and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index each also moved up. Internet and social media stocks led the rally, with Google (GOOG) rising 1.4% to close at $545.20 and Yahoo (YHOO) climbing 1.8% to close at $33.45.

SAN FRANCISCO-- Technology stocks were mostly higher Monday, pushing the Nasdaq Composite Index back above 4,000.. The Nasdaq rose 23 points, or 0.6%, to close at 4,023 as the Morgan Stanley High Tech 35 Index and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index each also moved up. Internet and social media stocks led the rally, with Google (GOOG) rising 1.4% to close at $545.20 and Yahoo (YHOO) climbing 1.8% to close at $33.45.

By Sue Chang and Saumya Vaishampayan, MarketWatch. SAN FRANCISCO-- Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (EW) surged Monday in the wake of a favorable court decision, while Citigroup Inc. (C) gained after turning in quarterly earnings that came in significantly ahead of estimates. Edwards Lifesciences (EW) shares soared 11%.

The Micron Technology Foundation announced a $1 million gift today to the University of Idaho to fund an endowed professorship in microelectronics in the College of Engineering. "We are truly grateful for Micron's commitment and support of world-class faculty here at the University of Idaho," said President Chuck Staben.

US STOCKS: The Nasdaq Composite is down 2.16% at 4093 (earlier low at 4092.853/high 4182.614), with internet stocks and biotech stocks getting hard hit again. In terms of the big movers, Yahoo Finance notes that Facebook (FB) is off 3.30, Gilead Sciences (GILD) off 5.79%, Micron Technology (MU) off 2.79%

Avago Technologies (AVGO), a leading supplier of analog interface components for wireless, wireline, and industrial applications, today announced that Micron Technology, Inc. (MU) has licensed Avago's (AVGO) 28nm Low Power 30Gbps Serializer/Deserializer IP for use in Micron's next generation Hybrid Memory Cube devices.

The last few weeks have been nerve-wracking for investors and downright painful for the foolish folks who threw their money at the hottest "momentum," social media and biotechnology stocks. High flyers like Facebook (FB) and Tesla Motors (TSLA) have lost nearly 20% of their value, and popularity contest winners such as Netflix (NFLX) and Amazon (AMZN) have fallen even more. Twitter, which went public in November to great fanfare, is down 40% from its peak and below where it closed on its first day of trading.

NEW YORK, April 9, 2014 Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding Micron Technology, Inc. (MU), SolarCity Corporation (SCTY), NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA), NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXPI), and Lam Research Corporation.

SAN FRANCISCO-- Tesla Motors Inc. (TSLA) and Facebook Inc. (FB) seesawed Monday following a selloff in momentum stocks last week, while Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc. (QCOR) soared after announcing that it had accepted a buyout bid from Mallinckrodt PLC. Tesla, the most high-profile among momentum stocks, fell into bear-market territory after falling more than 20% from a record high of $265 in February. Facebook (FB), which also tumbled into bear territory after dropping 4.6% on Friday, initially...

Micron Technology, Inc. (MU), today announced it was named a winner in the Design Team of the Year category at last week's EE Times and EDN 2014 UBM Tech ACE Awards event. A photo accompanying this release is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=24639.

Swashbuckling, value-destroying "corporate raider" or shareholder-friendly "activist investor?" A case can be made for either term. But one thing is for certain, boardrooms aren't safe from well-heeled hedge-fund operators and other billionaires who are certain they know how to run a company better than corporate managers and board members.

SAN FRANCISCO-- Technology stocks tumbled Friday as the Nasdaq Composite Index shed 110 points with shares of Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), Facebook Inc (FB) and Google Inc. (GOOG) leading the retreat. The Nasdaq dropped 2.6% to close at 4,128, its lowest level in eight weeks. The benchmark also turned negative for the week with a fractional loss, and was down 1.2% year-to-date.

SAN FRANCISCO-- Technology stocks tumbled Friday as the Nasdaq Composite Index shed 110 points with shares of Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), Facebook Inc (FB) and Google Inc. (GOOG) leading the retreat. The Nasdaq dropped 2.6% to close at 4,128, its lowest level in eight weeks. The benchmark also turned negative for the week with a fractional loss, and was down 1.2% year-to-date.

SAN FRANCISCO- Shares of Micron Technology (MU) rallied early Friday to lead the tech sector higher, a day after the memory chip maker beat Wall Street earnings estimates. Micron rose more than 2% to $24.50 in early trades, as the company pointed to solid demand in the memory chip market. "We've seen pretty good demand signals on the memory side," Micron President Mark Adams told MarketWatch.

SAN FRANCISCO-- Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Friday's session are Micron Technology Inc. (MU), CarMax Inc. (KMX), and GrubHub Inc. (GRUB). After Thursday's closing bell, Micron reported it swung to a fiscal second-quarter profit of $731 million, or 61 cents a share, from a loss of $286 million, or 28 cents a share, a year earlier. Revenue nearly doubled to $4.11 billion from $2.08 billion.

SAN FRANCISCO-- Micron Technology Inc. (MU) shares shifted between gains and losses in the extended session Thursday after the chip maker's quarterly results topped Wall Street estimates. Shares of Micron fell 0.4% to $23.90 on heavy volume at last check after the chip maker posted a fiscal-second quarter profit of 85 cents a share on revenue of $4.11 billion. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected 74 cents a share on revenue of $4 billion.

Memory chip maker Micron Technology Inc (MU) posted better-than-expected fiscal second-quarter results and said the outlook for the memory industry is favorable as it switches production lines to make NAND chips used in smartphones and tablets from making DRAM chips for personal computers.

SAN FRANCISCO- Micron Technology (MU) on Thursday reported a fiscal second-quarter profit of $731 million, or 61 cents a share, compared to a loss of $286 million, or 28 cents a share, for the year-earlier period. Revenue jumped to $4.11 billion from $2.08 billion. Adjusted profit was 85 cents a share.