Semiconductor Leaders Raise Guidance

A flurry of excellent news has breathed life into semiconductor stocks recently. Leaders in this industry have been raising guidance and issuing statements of increasingly positive expectations, fuelling a recent rally and setting up a favorable bias for the coming earnings announcements

Sector overviews:

Full Speed Ahead For Chips - Barrons

Semiconductor Sector On Its Way To Recovery – WSJ

Chip companies boost market confidence in technology – ComputerWorldUK

Leaders raising guidance as they emerge from downturn:

Texas Instruments raises forecasts, shares rise - Reuters

ASML lifts second-half sales outlook; shares gain - MarketWatch

Intel raises outlook on PC sales optimism - CNN Money