Cisco Systems Inc. rose. 4 percent to $23.61 with 14,227,600 shares traded. Exide Technologies fell 45.0 percent to$. 43 with 18,663,000 shares traded. Facebook Inc. fell 2.3 percent to $24.48 with 29,833,700 shares traded.
May 23- Salesforce.com Inc's quarterly earnings and outlook disappointed investors as costs rise following a spree of acquisitions, sending its shares lower.
May 23- Salesforce.com Inc's earnings outlook for the current quarter failed to inspire investors used to strong numbers from the cloud-based business software pioneer, and its shares fell 6 percent. But Salesforce.com has struggled to win consistent profits.
May 23- ChannelAdvisor Corp shares soared more than 40 percent in their market debut on Thursday as investors bet the e-commerce software company will benefit from the rapid global spread of online buying and selling. Global Brass and Copper and Ply Gem Holdings rose less than 20 percent and Constellium declined 5.5 percent.
Cirrus Logic Inc. fell 17.9 percent to $18.13 with 14,959,900 shares traded. Cisco Systems Inc. rose. 7 percent to $23.50 with 26,854,300 shares traded. Facebook Inc. rose. 4 percent to $25.26 with 23,314,600 shares traded.
Cisco Systems Inc. fell. 7 percent to $23.85 with 22,100,800 shares traded. Clearwire Corp. fell. 7 percent to $3.38 with 38,395,800 shares traded. Facebook Inc. fell. 8 percent to $25.46 with 19,868,000 shares traded.
NEW YORK-- Shares of Saks Inc., which operates Saks Fifth Avenue, soared to their highest point since 2008 on Wednesday, extending a rally from Tuesday on a news report that the luxury retailer is considering seeking a sale of the company.
Applied Materials Inc. rose 1.1 percent to $14.82 with 14,452,500 shares traded. Aruba Networks fell 26.7 percent to $12.91 with 35,494,700 shares traded. Autodesk Inc. fell 7.4 percent to $36.83 with 11,966,600 shares traded.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 17- Strong debuts in the initial public offerings of two business software companies on Friday underscored a pattern in the market: While consumer companies like Facebook Inc get the buzz, enterprise companies are racking up most of the market gains.
Cisco Systems Inc. rose 11.9 percent to $23.73 with 119,731,100 shares traded. DryShips Inc. rose 10.6 percent to $2.07 with 18,990,600 shares traded. Facebook Inc. fell 1.4 percent to $26.24 with 22,260,700 shares traded.
*Google music streaming service costlier than Pandora. SAN FRANCISCO, May 15- Google Inc launched a music service on Wednesday that allows users to listen to unlimited songs for $9.99 a month, challenging smaller companies like Pandora and Spotify in the market for streaming music.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 15- As Amazon.com Inc seeks to transform itself into a leading provider of technology to the world's largest corporations, it is discovering that it needs help.
May 6- Business software maker BMC Software Inc, whose anemic growth has been a source of frustration for its largest shareholder, said it would be taken private by a group led by Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital for about $6.9 billion.
May 6- Business software maker BMC Software Inc, whose anemic growth has been a source of frustration for its largest shareholder, said it would be taken private by a group led by Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital for about $6.9 billion.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 6- Silicon Valley is taking itself a tad too seriously, and a few of its shriller residents have taken note.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 6- Silicon Valley is taking itself a tad too seriously, and a few of its shriller residents have taken note.