http://www.wikio.com/search=Applied Materials Inc. Wikio - Applied Materials Inc. http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=68292833 Following in the footsteps of other large alternative energy deals, Applied Materials and LDK Solar have signed a $220 million contract. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:51:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=68292833 info@redherring.com (Red Herring) 2008-08-19T23:51:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=68223905 LDK Solar Co., Ltd, a leading manufacturer of solar wafers, awarded a US$220 million contract to Applied Materials, Inc. to provide precision wafering systems to support its next phase of production expansion. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:25:56 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=68223905 2008-08-19T09:25:56Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=68211773 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:15:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=68211773 2008-08-19T07:15:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=68152115 When Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASM International NV [ASMI] in June rejected an offer from Applied Materials Inc. [AMAT] to buy certain assets, Applied Materials said it still hoped to... Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:57:29 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=68152115 2008-08-18T19:57:29Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=68124941 ASM International NV's chief executive is no longer part of the possible merger discussions with Applied Materials Inc. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:10:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=68124941 2008-08-18T15:10:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=67660655 Shares of Applied Materials Inc. ticked higher Wednesday after the semiconductor equipment company's second-quarter results met Wall Street expectations and it forecast orders would climb 5 percent to 10 percent in its fiscal fourth quarter. Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:00:27 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=67660655 2008-08-13T19:00:27Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=67640729 Shares of Applied Materials Inc. rise after the company reports in-line third-quarter results and its CEO reaffirms his belief that the company has reached bottom. Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:24:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=67640729 2008-08-13T16:24:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=67606779 Filed under: Before the bell , Earnings reports , Deals , Yahoo! (YHOO) , Apple Inc (AAPL) , Wal-Mart (WMT) , Home Depot (HD) , Market matters , Applied Materials (AMAT) , Best Buy (BBY) , CVS Corp (CVS) , Toll Brothers (TOL) , Economic data , Deere and Co (DE) , Liz Claiborne (LIZ) U.S. stock futures were mixed Wednesday ahead of retail sales, import price data and oil inventories reports. Analysts expect retail sales, to be reported at 8:30 a.m., rose 0.5% in July. Futures may find direction after the report. Meanwhile, oil futures rose ahead of the inventory report due out at 10:35 a.m., the dollar fell against some currencies and gold futures rose. Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE ) has just reported quarterly results and shares sank 6.1% in premarket trade. The world's largest maker of farm machinery, said earnings in the latest quarter rose 7% and revenue increased 17% as soaring crop prices boosted global demand for its agricultural equipment. The company, however, missed on earnings and gave forecast that was lower than estimations. Liz Claiborne (NYSE: LIZ ) reported a net loss this quarter but beat estimates on an adjusted basis. It also issued a downside guidance. Earnings are still due from Macy's (NYSE: M ), among others. Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA ) shares rose 7.3% in premarket trading despite reporting a $121 million loss Tuesday. Investors liked that Nvidia announced a stock buyback of $1 billion and predicted margin improvement. Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT ) also rose, up 1.2% in premarket trading after the largest maker of semiconductor-production machinery forecast better-than-estimated orders and CEO Mike Splinter said conditions will improve. Its fiscal third-quarter profit plunged 65% , but sales results beat estimates. 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(NASDAQ: YHOO ) could appoint former Viacom chief Frank Biondi and John Chapple, the former head of Nextel Partners, to its board by Friday, the Wall Street Journal reported, as per its agreement with Icahn. The company also unveiled a platform for location-based services, Fire Eagle, for use with mobile phone applications. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:08:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=67606779 2008-08-13T08:08:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=67568613 Applied Materials Inc., the largest maker of chip-production machinery, forecast a rebound in new orders Tuesday, signaling that a slump spurred by memory-chip companies may be nearing an end. Orders will increase 5 to 10 percent in the fourth quarter, which... Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=67568613 2008-08-13T07:00:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=67571509 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Applied Materials Inc , the No. 1 computer-chip equipment maker, posted a lower quarterly profit as revenue slid 28 percent amid a slump in its industry. Original post by Jason Fitzpatrick Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:31:27 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=67571509 2008-08-12T22:31:27Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=67550581 I didn't listen to the call, we'll comment when the transcript comes out. The stock is up 4% in after-hours trading. From Bloomberg: Applied Materials Inc. , the largest maker of machinery that produces computer chips, reported the biggest profit decline in five quarters after filling fewer orders from memory-chip companies.... MORE From TradingMarkets: Applied Materials Guides Earnings Below Estimates From Tech Trader Daily: 4:33 EDT Applied Materials 3Q Sales $1.85B; $0.12 Profit Misses ...On the side of the business that supplies solar panel technology companies, Splinter was upbeat. “We made significant progress in our solar division during the quarter,” he said in the prepared remarks, “substantially increasing the number of crystalline silicon systems shipped and enabling start-up production on the first four SunFab Thin Film lines at customer sites.” Sales in the “Energy” division of Applied more than doubled from the first quarter, to $174 million, while the company booked $322 million of new orders, it reported. and 5:08EDT Applied 4Q Forecast Light, Says 3Q Was Silicon “Trough” Finally, from the Psychic Analyst Network (aka 24/7 Wall Street): Applied Materials Investors Look to SunFab For Growth (AMAT) Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) is set to report earnings after the close. What is odd is that the company might be given a total pass over this last quarter and perhaps even one quarter out now that so many chip stocks and chip cap-ex stocks have reported. If you review the analysis and metrics below you'll likely determine that the news isn't expected to be great nor is it expected to be horrible.... ... This solar operation is still too small for it to make a substantial difference in the orders already received when looking backwards at quarterly reports before this year. But its energy & environmental orders booked as of last quarter were $257 million and its booked revenues were as net sales were $45 million. Out into fiscal 2009 Applied looks different with SunFab contributing more on new orders that have been added to backlog but not as current or past revenues yet. In theory, out a year or so you could even almost begin to evaluate the SunFab unit completely on its own as the unit could be 15% to 20% of Applied Materials' total business ... MORE Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:38:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=67550581 2008-08-12T21:38:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=67543587 Read full story for latest details. Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:37:38 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=67543587 2008-08-12T21:37:38Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=67543702 Applied Materials Inc., the No. 1 computer-chip equipment maker, posted a sharply lower quarterly profit as revenue slid 28 percent amid an industry slump, and its shares slipped in extended trade. Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:28:44 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=67543702 2008-08-12T21:28:44Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=67549201 Chip manufacturing equipment maker Applied Materials Inc. said Tuesday its fiscal third-quarter profit plunged 65 percent, in a difficult environment for the semiconductor industry. Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:42:45 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=67549201 2008-08-12T20:42:45Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=67537563 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Applied Materials Inc , the No. 1 computer-chip equipment maker, posted a lower quarterly profit as revenue slid 28 percent amid a slump in its industry. Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:30:01 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=67537563 2008-08-12T20:30:01Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=67539836 Applied Materials Inc. on Tuesday reported third quarter net income of $165 million, or 12 cents a share, down from $474 million, or 34 cents a share in the same period last year. (AMAT) Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:27:42 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=67539836 2008-08-12T20:27:42Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=67535732 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Applied Materials Inc , the No. 1 computer-chip equipment maker, posted a lower quarterly profit as revenue slid 28 percent amid a slump in its industry. Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:16:06 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=67535732 2008-08-12T20:16:06Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=67537584 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Applied Materials Inc. reported a 65% drop in net income for its third fiscal quarter amid a drop in sales for the company's semiconductor manufacturing tools. For the period ended July 27, Applied Materials said its net income was $164.5 million, or 12 cents a share, compared to earnings of $473.5 million, or 34 cents a share, for the same period last year. The company said earnings excluding charges for stock-option expenses and acquisition charges would have been $228 million, or 17 cents a share. Revenue came in at $1.85 billion compared to $2.56 billion last year. Analysts were expecting earnings of 14 cents a share on revenue of $1.83 billion, according to consensus estimates from FactSet Research. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news. Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:11:52 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=67537584 2008-08-12T20:11:52Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=67534793 SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Applied Materials, Inc. reported results for its third fiscal quarter ended July 27, 2008. Net sales were $1.85 billion, down 28 percent from $2.56 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:03:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=67534793 2008-08-12T20:03:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=67529819 Shares of Applied Materials Inc. and Nvidia Corp. are set for late-trading action Tuesday after the semiconductor firms deliver their quarterly financial results. Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:15:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Applied+Materials+Inc.?rinfoid=67529819 2008-08-12T19:15:00Z