Blue-chip stocks gave back most of their gains Tuesday and technology issues held their ground as the Nasdaq composite inched up 2 points to 3,851.97. The Dow Jones industrial average closed off 109 points to 11,067.00.
Blue-chip stocks moved higher Friday as the Dow Jones industrial average closed up 119 points to 11,027.80. Technology issues made modest gains as the Nasdaq composite picked up 29 points to end at 3,789.42.
Investors sold off tech and blue-chip stocks Thursday on earnings concerns as the Dow Jones industrial average plunged 130 points to 10,398.04. The Nasdaq composite fell 63 points to close at 3,877.30.
Consumer privacy advocates say they may extend their boycott of Intel's next-generation Pentium III chip to the computer manufacturers who use it.
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