BRIEF-Third Point Dissolves Share Stake In Goldman Sachs, Cuts In Meta,& Microsoft Aug 14 (Reuters) - THIRD POINT: THIRD POINT CUTS SHARE STAKE IN META PLATFORMS BY 11% TO 1.1 MILLION CLASS A SHARES - SEC FILING THIRD POINT DISSOLVES SHARE STAKE IN GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC - SEC FILING THIRD POINT CUTS SHARE STAKE IN ALPHABET INC BY 34% TO 1.98 MILL

BRIEF-Soros Fund Management LLC Cuts Share Stake In Amazon, Raises In Astrazeneca Plc, American International Group Aug 14 (Reuters) - Soros Fund Management LLC SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC CUTS SHARE STAKE IN AMAZON COM INC BY 26.5% TO 290,854 SHARES - SEC FILING SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC RAISES SHARE STAKE IN ASTRAZENECA PLC BY 512.9% TO 2.5 MILLION

ADVISORY-Dated alerts from Evercore ISI on 10 companies withdrawn Aug 12 (Reuters) - The alerts on Evercore ISI's price target action on 10 companies are dated and have been withdrawn. There will be no substitute. These companies are: Allegro MicroSystems ALGM.O , Arm ARM.O , KLA KLAC.O , Micron MU.O , Nova NVMI.O , ON Semiconductor ON.O , Impinj PI.O , Qualcomm QCOM.O , Teradyne TER.O and Texas Instruments TXN.O .

REFILE-Micron, Dell, HP win appeal over conflict claims tied to US patent official Refiles with updated company code for Dell in paragraph 1 By Blake Brittain Aug 9 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rulings for Micron MU.O , Dell DELL.N and HP HPQ.N , finding that the decisions could stand even though the attorney who represented the tech companies later became the office's director.

EXCLUSIVE-Samsung's 8-layer HBM3E chips clear Nvidia's tests for use, sources say Adds Samsung statement in paragraph 6, updates shares By Fanny Potkin and Heekyong Yang SINGAPORE/SEOUL, Aug 7 (Reuters) - A version of Samsung Electronics' 005930.KS fifth-generation high bandwidth memory (HBM) chips, or HBM3E, has passed Nvidia's NVDA.O tests for use in its artificial intelligence (AI) processors, three sources briefed on the results said.

EXCLUSIVE-Samsung's 8-layer HBM3E chips clear Nvidia's tests for use, sources say Adds Samsung statement in paragraph 6, updates shares By Fanny Potkin and Heekyong Yang SINGAPORE/SEOUL, Aug 7 (Reuters) - A version of Samsung Electronics' 005930.KS fifth-generation high bandwidth memory (HBM) chips, or HBM3E, has passed Nvidia's NVDA.O tests for use in its artificial intelligence (AI) processors, three sources briefed on the results said.

EXCLUSIVE-Samsung's 8-layer HBM3E chips clear Nvidia's tests for use, sources say Adds Samsung shares, analyst comments in paragraphs 10-12 By Fanny Potkin and Heekyong Yang SINGAPORE/SEOUL, Aug 7 (Reuters) - A version of Samsung Electronics' 005930.KS fifth-generation high bandwidth memory (HBM) chips, or HBM3E, has passed Nvidia's NVDA.O tests for use in its artificial intelligence (AI) processors, three sources briefed on the results said.

EXCLUSIVE-Samsung's 8-layer HBM3E chips clear Nvidia's tests for use, sources say Adds Samsung shares, analyst comments in paragraphs 10-12 By Fanny Potkin and Heekyong Yang SINGAPORE/SEOUL, Aug 7 (Reuters) - A version of Samsung Electronics' 005930.KS fifth-generation high bandwidth memory (HBM) chips, or HBM3E, has passed Nvidia's NVDA.O tests for use in its artificial intelligence (AI) processors, three sources briefed on the results said.

EXCLUSIVE-Samsung's 8-layer HBM3E chips clear Nvidia's tests for use, sources say By Fanny Potkin and Heekyong Yang SINGAPORE/SEOUL Aug 7 - A version of Samsung Electronics' 005930.KS fifth-generation high bandwidth memory (HBM) chips, or HBM3E, has passed Nvidia's NVDA.O tests for use in its artificial intelligence (AI) processors, three sources briefed on the results said.

BUZZ-Chipmaker stocks plummet on U.S. recession fears ** Shares of chipmakers tumble premarket as investors shun risk globally on U.S. recession fears ** Many AI beneficiary semiconductors stocks, which powered U.S. stocks to record levels this year, are leading declines on Monday ** Nasdaq 100 NQcv1 down 4.6% and S&P futures EScv1 falls 2.5% ** Shares of largest chipmaker Nvidia NVDA.O fall 10% after report of delay in launch of its AI chip ** No.2 U.S.

US STOCKS-Nasdaq set to confirm correction as recession fears mount; Amazon, Intel slide For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window US labor growth misses expectations; unemployment rate rises Bets up on a half-percentage-point Fed rate cut in September Consumer Discretionary is worst-hit index Chevron down after Q2 profit miss Indexes down: Dow 2.07%, S&P 2.07%, Nasdaq 2.38% Updated at 11:51 a.m.

US STOCKS-Nasdaq on pace to confirm correction after weak jobs report; Amazon, Intel sink For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window US labor growth misses expectations; unemployment rate rises Bets up on a half-percentage-point Fed rate cut in September Chevron down after Q2 profit miss Indexes down: Dow 1.14%, S&P 1.52%, Nasdaq 2.36% Updated at 9:55 a.m.

US STOCKS-Wall St set to fall at open after weak jobs data; Amazon, Intel tank For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window US job growth misses expectations; unemployment rate rises Bets up on a half-percentage-point Fed rate cut in September Chevron down after Q2 profit miss Futures down: Dow 1.17%, S&P 500 1.69%, Nasdaq 2.49% Updated at 8:46 a.m.

CORRECTED-UPDATE 3-Intel shares slump 28% as turnaround struggle deepens Corrects headline to remove reference to record slump. In first paragraph, corrects to show stock on track for worst day since 1974, not worst day ever Aug 2 (Reuters) - Intel INTC.O shares sank nearly 28% on Friday and were set for their worst day since 1974 after the company suspended dividend and slashed workforce to fund a costly turnaround for its chip-making business.

US STOCKS-Futures drop after dismal Amazon, Intel forecasts; jobs data in focus For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Amazon slides after posting revenue forecasts below estimates Intel tumbles on downbeat Q3 revenue forecast Chevron down after Q2 profit miss Block rises after annual forecast uplift Futures down: Dow 0.88%, S&P 500 1.03%, Nasdaq 1.52% Updated at 6:56 a.m.

US STOCKS-Futures slide as Amazon, Intel forecasts disappoint; jobs data awaited For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Futures down: Dow 0.57%, S&P 500 0.96%, Nasdaq 1.58% Aug 2 (Reuters) - U.S. index futures fell sharply on Friday following downbeat forecasts from Amazon and Intel, with investors awaiting a crucial jobs report for further clues on the labor market amid lingering concerns over an economic slowdown.

BUZZ-US chip stocks fall after Intel's downbeat rev forecast, dividend suspension ** Shares of U.S. chip stocks fall in premarket trading after Intel INTC.O suspends dividend, plans to cut 15% of workforce ** The chipmaker also forecasts Q3 revenue between $12.5-$13.5 bln, while analysts were expecting $14.35 bln - LSEG data ** INTC's downbeat forecast sent its shares down 22% in premarket trading ** Networking chipmakers Broadcom AVGO.O and Marvel Technology MRVL.O slide 1.9% and 1.5%, respecti

BUZZ - Nasdaq top and bottom performing stocks at about 12:01 p.m. EDT Nasdaq 100 .NDX Top Performers Percent Change Meta Platforms Inc META.OQ +6.1% Dexcom Inc DXCM.OQ +3.5% Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp CTSH.OQ +2.8% Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc VRTX.OQ +1.8% AstraZeneca PLC AZN.OQ +1.4% Bottom Performers Percent Change Moderna Inc MRNA.OQ -19.5% Arm Holdings PLC ARM.OQ -16.0% Qualcomm Inc QCOM.OQ -8.7% Lam Research Corp LRCX.OQ -8.3% Micron Technology Inc MU.OQ -6.7% The Nasdaq 100 .NDX l

Lam Research forecasts quarterly revenue above estimates fueled by AI boom July 31 (Reuters) - Chip-making tools supplier Lam Research LRCX.O forecast September quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, anticipating a surge in orders from chip firms amid the AI boom. The surge in demand for AI-powered chips has increased the need for wafer fabrication equipment, sophisticated and expensive tools essential for chip manufacturing, benefiting companies like Lam Research.

Western Digital sees first-quarter revenue below estimates on weak demand for data storage products July 31 (Reuters) - Western Digital Corp WDC.O forecast first-quarter revenue below Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, signaling a slower-than-expected recovery in the company's data storage products. The AI boom has helped some memory chipmakers such as Micron technology MU.O in the middle of a steep industry downturn, but the demand for chips used in conventional data centers continues to fall,