The reason for the failure of the tech sector to double-dip in March is because it was already gearing up for a potentially big fourth quarter thanks to Windows 7.

Investors react to Dell's weak earnings and a move to scoop up the dollar and move away from riskier investments.

It’s Friday and I am just itching for the weekend. On the agenda: my oldest daughter’s soccer game a family get-together and plans to sleep in at least one day. Chances are I might hit Blockbuster (BBI) as well.Asian stocks sank overnight. The Hang Seng and the Nikkei were off 0.83% and 0.54% respectively. European stocks however were in positive territory early this morning. And here in the US we're currently trading lower.Here’s what I’m seeing this fine Friday morning:Intel (INTC):The chipmaker took a real pummeling yesterday and on some heavy volume. The Bank of America-Merrill news certainly didn’t ...

There will be blood all right and not just in oil which suffered a steep drop to fall for the first day in four. As Twilight tweens screamed to see another gory story at the box office S&P 500 equities endured their worst bloodbath of the month. This after the Big Board’s opening bell was rung by big wigs at a Beijing based blood bank. Suffice to say its shares slid in common with myriad other banks after more mortgage-backed pessimism from Meredith.Meanwhile analyst advice against bottom fishing for chips caused semis to slide. See also Inventory in Semiconductors ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Shares of Intel Corp., Texas Instruments and other chip makers fell sharply Thursday after Bank of America downgraded the two tech giants and the entire sector on concerns of inventories overshooting real demand.