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Nvidia, AMD, Somaxon, Discover, McDermott US Hot Stocks U.S. stocks traded higher Monday, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 45 points to 10437, the S&P 500 increased 5 points to 1110 and the Nasdaq Composite grew 6 points to 2200. Among the companies whose shares are actively trading in the session are Nvidia Corp. (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) and Somaxon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (SOMX). Nvidia ($16.43, +$2.17, +15.22%) and Advanced Micro Devices ($8.54, +$0.68, +8.63%) rose after Intel Corp.’s (INTC, $20.45, -$0.01, -0.05%) plans to move into a new semiconductor market suffered a setback, as the company disclosed it is canceling the ... Read Full Story

Even with the settlement of Advanced Micro Devices’ antitrust lawsuit , Intel still faces scrutiny for alleged anticompetitive behavior. Now a new report suggests that the Federal Trade Commission has widened its investigation to include Intel’s actions related to graphics chip maker Nvidia. Sources told the San Jose Mercury News that the FTC is investigating whether Intel has acted anticompetitively in dealings with Nvidia. Also, an AMD executive Tom McCoy also told Business Week that the FTC case was expanding beyond Intel-AMD matters. That was despite the fact that Intel agreed to pay AMD $1.25 billion to settle private antitrust litigation. Hector Marinez, an ... Read Full Story

Ford Motor (NYSE: F) said it will invest 4 billion reais ($2.3 billion) to expand in the growing Brazilian market, the largest capital committment it has made in the country. The five-year plan includes boosting the capacity of the Camacari factory that makes the Fiesta small car and modernizing the Troller plant that builds utility vehicles. The Dearborn, Michigan based company also will invest in new models for Brazil. The auto industry in Brazil, South America’s largest economy, is headed for record sales this year, the country’s automakers association stated last month. Ford ranks fourth in Brazil, behind Fiat SpA, Volkswagen… Read Full Story

AMD Technical Analysis indicates that AMD has made a major gap up. While this is not a brand new up-trend, AMD is showing renewed strength as the RSI jumps into the 70’s - overbought. A buy on the pull-back… Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD quote analysis ) AMD Technical Analisys Daily Read Full Story

AMD Technical Analysis indicates that AMD has made a major gap up. While this is not a brand new up-trend, AMD is showing renewed strength as the RSI jumps into the 70’s - overbought. A buy on the pull-back… Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD quote analysis ) AMD Technical Analisys Daily Read Full Story