High-Tech Monday Update articles from May 2005

High-Tech Monday Update archives from May 2005

By the numbers.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
May 2, 2005... By the Numbers week ended April 29 Close Change YTD% Nasdaq Composite 1921.65 -10.54 -11.7% S&P 500 1156.85 4.73 -4.5% Dow Jones Technology Index...

Eye on the market.(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... In April, tech stocks fell for the second consecutive month, with losses of over 4%. Computer and chip shares paced the decline. Last week's soft economic reports such as GDP and durable goods, as well as a mixed batch of corporate earnings and...

Top stories last week.
May 2, 2005... MONDAY Tech issues advanced, thanks in part to upbeat research on CIEN, AAPL, IBM and LEXR. MSFT eased after appointing a new CFO. Nasdaq +18.59, Dow +84.76. TUESDAY Tech shares retreated. Results from IFX, LXK and SLAB...

Select IPOs expected this week.(Looking Ahead)
May 2, 2005... * WatchData Technologies (WDAT) 4.0 million shares at $18.00 to $20.00 a share Lead manager: Deutsche Bank * China Techfaith Wireless (CNTF) 8.7 million shares at $15.00 to $17.00 a share Lead manager: Merrill Lynch

Select earnings expected this week.(Looking Ahead)
May 2, 2005... * Symbol Technologies (SBL) Profit of $0.11 a share expected for the fiscal first quarter. * Creo (CREO) Profit of $0.11 a share expected for the fiscal second quarter. * QLogic (QLGC) Profit of $0.47 a share expected for...

Economic indicators.(high technology industry)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
May 2, 2005... Economic Indicators Indicator Estimate Previous Monday 10:00 ISM Manufacturing Index 55.0 55.2 (Apr.) Tuesday 10:00 Factory Orders (March) ...

By the numbers.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
May 9, 2005... By the Numbers week ended May 6 Close Change YTD% Nasdaq Composite 1967.35 45.70 -9.6% S&P 500 1171.35 14.50 -3.3% Dow Jones Technology Index ...

Eye on the market.(Brief Article)
May 9, 2005... Despite mixed corporate results and outlooks, the tech industry outperformed the broader market last week, possibly starting a recovery from last month's weakness. Looking ahead, Cisco Systems and Dell could be this week's drivers for the...

Top stories last week.
May 9, 2005... MONDAY Tech issues ended mixed on a warning from BRCD, lower results from NT and strong earnings from PWAV. The prospect of fresh product competition weighed on ADBE. Nasdaq +7.00, Dow +59.19. TUESDAY Tech shares posted mild...

Select IPOs expected this week.(Looking Ahead)
May 9, 2005... * No major technology public offerings scheduled this week.

Select earnings expected this week.(Looking Ahead)
May 9, 2005... * Sonus Networks (SONS) Loss of $0.02 a share expected for the fiscal first quarter. * Cisco Systems (CSCO) Profit of $0.22 a share expected for the fiscal third quarter. * Napster (NAPS) Loss of $0.63 a share expected for...

Economic indicators.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
May 9, 2005... Economic Indicators Indicator Estimate Previous Monday 10:00 Wholesale Inventories (March) 0.9% 0.6% Tuesday None Wednesday 8:30 Trade Gap (March) ...

By the numbers.(stock markets)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
May 16, 2005... By the Numbers week ended May 13 Close Change YTD% Nasdaq Composite 1976.80 9.45 -9.1% S&P 500 1154.05 -17.30 -4.8% Dow Jones Technology Index ...

Eye on the market.(stock markets)(Brief Article)
May 16, 2005... This week, a steady stream of economic reports are on the menu, including price data, such as the PPI and CPI, which could move the market given investors' preoccupation with inflation and the pace of future interest rate hikes. Also on tap...

Top stories last week.(stock markets)
May 16, 2005... MONDAY Tech issues ended mixed. LU rose on upbeat commentary in Barron's, while RIMM climbed on news it now has over three million subscribers. HPQ fell on bearish Banc of America comments. Nasdaq +12.32, Dow +38.94. TUESDAY Tech...

Select IPOs expected this week.(Looking Ahead)(Brief Article)
May 16, 2005... * No major technology public offerings scheduled this week.

Select earnings expected this week.(Looking Ahead)(Brief Article)
May 16, 2005... * Applied Materials (AMAT) Profit of $0.17 a share expected for the fiscal second quarter. * Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) Profit of $0.36 a share expected for the fiscal second quarter. * BEA Systems (BEAS) Profit of $0.09 a...

Economic indicators.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
May 16, 2005... Economic Indicators Indicator Estimate Previous Monday 8:30 Empire State Manuf. Index 10.0 3.1 (May) Tuesday 8:30 Building Permits...

By the numbers.(stock price indexes of information technology services industry)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
May 23, 2005... By the Numbers week ended May 20 Close Change YTD% Nasdaq Composite 2046.42 69.62 -5.9% S&P 500 1189.28 35.23 -1.9% Dow Jones Technology Index ...

Eye on the market.(information technology services industry)(Brief Article)
May 23, 2005... Investors moved back into technology stocks last week, as investors are growing less risk adverse amid optimism that inflation remains under control and that interest rates may not rise too much further. Expectations for solid economic and...

Top stories last week.
May 23, 2005... MONDAY Technology stocks advanced, despite having little company-specific news to move stocks. BRCD said it was restating results due to stock-based compensation issues. Nasdaq +17.65, Dow +112.17 TUESDAY It was a solid day for...

Select IPOs expected this week.(Looking Ahead)
May 23, 2005... * No major technology public offerings scheduled this week.

Select earnings expected this week.(Looking Ahead)
May 23, 2005... * Computer Associates (CA) Profit of $0.20 a share expected for the fiscal fourth quarter. * Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) A loss of $0.92 a share expected for the fiscal fourth quarter. * McData (MCDT) Profit of $0.02 a...

Economic indicators.
May 23, 2005... Economic Indicators Indicator Estimate Previous Monday None Tuesday 10:00 Existing Home Sales (April) 6.90M 6.89M Wednesday 8:30 Durable Goods Orders...

By the numbers.(stocks report of high technology industry)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
May 30, 2005... By the Numbers week ended May 27 Close Change YTD% Nasdaq Composite 2075.73 29.31 -4.6% S&P 500 1198.78 9.50 -1.1% Dow Jones Technology Index ...

Eye on the market.(high technology industry)(Brief Article)
May 30, 2005... Technology stocks enjoyed a merry month of May, logging gains of over 9%, as bargain-hunters surfaced after April's showering losses. Chip shares led the sector for most of May, followed by Internet, telecom gear and computer issues. Software...

Top stories last week.(high technology industry)(Brief Article)
May 30, 2005... MONDAY Tech issues advanced. AAPL may use INTC chips. Bear Stearns upped estimates on INTC. Goldman Sachs raised its view of the software sector and MFE. Merrill Lynch upped CIEN. Nasdaq +10.23, Dow +51.65. TUESDAY Tech shares...

Select IPOs expected this week.(initial public offering)(Brief Article)
May 30, 2005... * No major technology public offerings scheduled this week.

Select earnings expected this week.(high technology industry)(Brief Article)
May 30, 2005... * Semtech (SMTC) Profit of $0.14 a share expected for the fiscal first quarter. * Comverse Technology (CMVT) Profit of $0.11 a share expected for the fiscal first quarter. * Ciena (CIEN) Loss of $0.05 a share expected for...

Economic indicators.(high technology industry)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
May 30, 2005... Economic Indicators Indicator Estimate Previous Monday None Tuesday 10:00 Chicago PMI (May) 61.8 65.6 10:00 Consumer Confidence...