Among the sector activity stories for Monday, April 14, from AP Financial News:
NEW YORK (AP) _ The chip sector fell heavier than the wider technology market Monday, pushed down in part by Intel Corp., which fell as nervous investors pulled back ahead of its first-quarter earnings Tuesday.
NEW YORK (AP) _ Major Web stocks traded mixed Monday, with Google Inc. declining after the online search leader and Salesforce.com Inc. said they expanded their relationship, with Salesforce starting to sell Google's software applications.
NEW YORK (AP) _ The U.S. manufacturing sector is holding up relatively well, according to one analyst, which he said may bode well for chemical companies in the first quarter.
NEW YORK (AP) _ Shares of most electrical equipment companies rose after Eaton Corp. raised its 2008 outlook and posted first-quarter profit above analyst estimates.