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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: Semiconductors</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/etf-chart-of-the-day-semiconductors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We saw sizable put buying before the Thanksgiving holiday in a semiconductors exchange traded fund that typically does not have a ton of trading activity in the options.
SOXX (iShares PHLX SOX Semiconductor Sector) puts have been snapped up in recent sessions as the sector has fallen sharply, and notably lags the broader Nasdaq market, losing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Micron Mauls Semiconductor ETF After ‘Double Top’</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/06/micron-mauls-semiconductor-etf-after-%e2%80%98double-top%e2%80%99/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Micron Technology (NasdaqGS: MU) fell 13% Friday afternoon following disappointing earnings and was the most actively traded stock on the Nasdaq by share volume.
The sell-off in the semiconductor company pushed exchange traded funds following the sector lower by 2%. Semiconductor HOLDRS (AMEX: SMH) continues to pull back after a “double top” bearish pattern was observed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Semiconductor ETFs Fall After Fairchild Downgrade</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/06/semiconductor-etfs-fall-after-fairchild-downgrade/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Semiconductor exchange traded funds were among the worst-performing sector ETFs on Monday after Wall Street analysts downgraded Fairchild Semiconductor International (NYSE: FCS).
Fairchild was cut to neutral from outperform at Robert W. Baird &#38; Co. on expectations of a decline in semiconductor orders this quarter, Bloomberg reported. The chipmaker’s shares were down 7%.
The stock is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sector ETFs Down Again After National Semiconductor Results</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/06/sector-etfs-down-again-after-national-semiconductor-results/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The largest semiconductor exchange traded fund pared earlier steep losses on Friday but was still down over 1% in afternoon trading. National Semiconductor (NYSE: NSM) shares were steady after the company was out with quarterly results.
The chip maker’s quarterly earnings came in shy of Wall Street’s estimate while its revenue surpassed expectations.
This could be National [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Semiconductor ETFs Higher After Varian Deal</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/05/semiconductor-etfs-higher-after-varian-deal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 13:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds (ETFs) that invest in semiconductor stocks opened higher Wednesday after a deal for Varian Semiconductor Equipment  (NasdaqGS: VSEA) that values the company at a 55% premium.
Varian is a holding in semiconductor ETFs such as PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors (NYSEArca: PSI), which rallied 2% in early trading Wednesday.
Applied Materials (NasdaqGS: AMAT) on Wednesday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Varian Deal is Bullish for Semiconductor ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/05/varian-deal-is-bullish-for-semiconductor-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 11:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A nearly $5 billion deal for Varian Semiconductor Equipment (NasdaqGS: VSEA) could be a catalyst to push semiconductor ETFs higher.
Applied Materials (NasdaqGS: AMAT) on Wednesday said it will acquire Varian for $63 a share in cash, a 55% premium to Tuesday’s close, according to a press release.
&#8220;Varian is a great fit for our strategy to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Skyworks Lifts Semiconductor ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/04/skyworks-lifts-semiconductor-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Skyworks Solutions (NasdaqGS: SWKS) shares rallied about 15% Friday morning after the company’s quarterly results, boosting exchange traded funds (ETFs) that invest in semiconductor stocks.
“As the Street has become accustomed, Skyworks delivered upside results and guidance,” Williams Financial Group said in a report on the earnings. “The company continues to enjoy market share gains and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Semiconductor ETFs Hang Tough Despite Broadcom Drubbing</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/04/semiconductor-etfs-hang-tough-despite-broadcom-drubbing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds (ETFs) that invest in semiconductor stocks managed to hold about even for the session Wednesday despite the shellacking in bellwether Broadcom (NasdaqGM: BRCM).
Investors were not satisfied with Broadcom’s second-quarter revenue outlook and sent the shares lower by more than 11% in afternoon trading.
Still, ETFs tracking the semiconductor sector were around the flat [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Altera Earnings Shift Emphasis to Semiconductor ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/04/altera-earnings-shift-emphasis-to-semiconductor-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:19:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Semiconductor exchange traded funds (ETFs) rallied Tuesday ahead of earnings from chip maker Altera (NasdaqGS: ALTR), which reports after the closing bell.
Altera is a top holding in sector ETFs such as Semiconductor HOLDRS (AMEX: SMH), PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio (NYSEArca: PSI) and SPDR S&#38;P Semiconductor ETF (NYSEArca: XSD). All three funds were up more than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Intel Earnings Charge Semiconductor ETFs as Apple Results Loom</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/04/intel-earnings-charge-semiconductor-etfs-as-apple-results-loom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A more than 6% rally in Intel (NasdaqGS: INTC) on Wednesday following blowout earnings vaulted semiconductor exchange traded funds (ETFs) among the top-performing sectors. Tech investors are also looking for earnings from Apple (NasdaqGS: AAPL) after Wednesday&#8217;s closing bell.
“Intel delivered a surprising strong March quarter, particularly given the multiple weak data points throughout the PC [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Factors That May Drive Semiconductor ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/04/factors-that-may-drive-semiconductor-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Semiconductors have traded in a range recently, and exchange traded funds (ETFs) tracking the sector have kept a low profile.
The impact of Japan&#8217;s quake may constrain the semiconductor sector, as the country is rooted in technology and plays a major role in this industry, reports Aude Lagorce for MarketWatch.
A reversal of fortune could be seen, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Semiconductor ETFs Rise On M&amp;A News</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/04/semiconductor-etfs-rise-on-ma-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Texas Instruments’ $65 billion bid for National Semiconductor fired up semiconductor exchange traded funds (ETFs) in early trading Tuesday.
The nearly 80% premium for National Semiconductor helped push sector ETFs higher in morning action and fed hopes of more corporate deals.
National Semiconductor is held by Semiconductor HOLDRS (AMEX: SMH), PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio (NYSEArca: PSI), SPDR [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Semiconductor Deal Lifts Sector ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/04/national-semiconductor-deal-lifts-sector-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 22:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Texas Instruments’ $65 billion deal for rival National Semiconductor announced late Monday was the latest M&#38;A catalyst for a sector exchange traded fund (ETF).
The chip makers after the closing bell said the deal values National Semiconductor at a nearly 80% premium.
National Semiconductor is held by Semiconductor HOLDRS (AMEX: SMH), PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio (NYSEArca: PSI), [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Semiconductor ETFs Hit the Power Button</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/12/semiconductor-etfs-hit-power-button/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 21:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a decline in 2009, the semiconductor exchange traded funds (ETFs) have staged a turnaround in the last half of 2010. Is any momentum left for 2011?
Last year was tough for many sectors, and semiconductors were no exception. But those days may be a distant memory now.
Revenue for the semiconductor industry is up 31.5%, from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Semiconductor ETFs Hit the Refresh Button</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/10/semiconductor-etfs-hit-refresh-button/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 19:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Semiconductor revenue is on the upswing, and semiconductor exchange traded funds (ETFs) could use the boost. But analysts are really wondering if this trend will sustain for the rest of 2010 into the next year.
The Semiconductor Industry Association&#8217;s  data shows that semiconductor revenue in August hit a record of $25.7 billion. That&#8217;s a 32.6% [...]]]></description>
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