Nasdaq's Europe plans receive lukewarm response
Nasdaq plans to form an alliance with one of Europe's premier bourses, the LSE, but members of the No 2 US stock exchange and traders remain lukewarm about the prospects of trans-Atlantic trading.

US tech stocks near session lows; semis lead decline
Technology stocks were near their session lows in late afternoon trading on Thursday as worries resurfaced about slowing corporate earnings growth for computer chip makers.

Tokyo stocks hurt by techs slipping in Nasdaq wake
Tokyo stocks fell in early trade on Friday in a retreat led by losses in chip-related stocks such as Advantest Corp and other technology issues that followed in the wake of their US counterparts.


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