*To leave in July, to be replaced by insider Simon Segars. LONDON, March 19- Warren East, who led ARM Holdings from start-up to near monopoly designer of smartphone chips, with its processors at the heart of Apple's iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy, is to step down as chief executive after 12 years.
U.S. stock index futures remained largely unchanged following the latest round of economic reports, with the S&P 500 within 2 points of hitting its all-time closing high.
NEW YORK, March 7- Texas Instruments raised its target for first-quarter earnings and revenue to the upper end of its previous forecast range, implying improving demand for its chips.
*Hewlett-Packard rallies after results, lifts tech shares. NEW YORK, Feb 22- U.S. stocks rose on Friday as Dow component Hewlett-Packard surged on strong results and comments from Fed officials allayed fears that the central bank would curtail its stimulus measures.
*Hewlett-Packard rallies after results, lifting tech shares. NEW YORK, Feb 22- U.S. stocks rebounded from two days of losses on Friday as Dow component Hewlett-Packard surged on strong results, but the S&P 500 index was on track to end a seven-week winning streak.
*Hewlett-Packard rallies after results, lifting tech shares. NEW YORK, Feb 22- U.S. stocks rebounded on Friday as Hewlett-Packard, the largest personal computer maker, surged on strong results, but the S&P 500 index was on the way to end a streak of gains that has lasted seven straight weeks.
NEW YORK, Feb 22- U.S. stocks advanced on Friday, rebounding after two days of losses, led by gains in technology stocks after better-than-expected earnings from Hewlett-Packard.
*HP climbs after earnings, outlook. NEW YORK, Feb 22- U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday, indicating the S&P 500 may halt a two-day losing skid, boosted by positive economic data from Europe and better-than-expected earnings from Hewlett-Packard.
*Hewlett-Packard rallies after results, lifting tech shares. NEW YORK, Feb 22- U.S. stocks rose on Friday, rebounding off two days of losses as Dow component Hewlett-Packard surged on strong results, but the S&P 500 was on track to end a seven-week-long streak of gains.