Shares of Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) rose 6% Thursday after the Company reported better-than-expected third-quarter earnings.Intel posted earnings of USD 1.40 per share, excluding certain items, compared to the USD 1.15 per share expected by analyst..

Semiconductor stocks slumped on Wednesday after Texas Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: TXN) and Franco-Italian chipmaker STMicroelectronics NV (NYSE: STM) warned of slowing demand.While TI shares were down 6% in premarket trading, STMicro's stock ..