Applied Materials Quells Fears With Earnings Report
Applied Materials (AMAT) stock rose Friday after the company reported quarterly earnings late Thursday that met Wall Street estimates and eased analyst concerns about the strength of the semiconductor industry’s rebound. The largest producer of chipmaking equipment posted a 19% increase in revenue to $2.35 billion from the same quarter a year ago. That was its third quarter in a row of double-digit gains. Earnings per share minus items rose 75% to