Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.http://finance.yahoo.comLatest Financial Newsen-usMon, 21 Dec 2009 19:49:01 Etc/GMThttp://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/fi/pr/40197.gifhttp://finance.yahoo.com14417http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091221/us_applied_materials_semitool.html?.v=2Chip maker Applied Materials Inc. said Monday it closed its $360 million acquisition of rival Semitool Inc. Applied Materials launched its tender offer to buy Semitool last month in a bid to tap the growing market for semiconductors that go into mobile gadgets including "smart" phones and notebook computers.yahoo_finance/3527932399Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:49:01 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/e/091221/smtl8-k.htmlyahoo_finance/3613995313Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:08:30 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091221/20091221005753.html?.v=1SANTA CLARA, Calif.----Applied Materials, Inc. announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Semitool, Inc. . This acquisition expands Applied’s capability to address emerging opportunities in the high-growth wafer packaging market and provides complementary systems and technology for advanced semiconductor manufacturing.yahoo_finance/3961792903Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:45:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091218/us_applied_materials_semitool.html?.v=1Chip equipment maker Applied Materials Inc. said Friday that it expects to close its acquisition of rival Semitool Inc. by Dec. 21.yahoo_finance/1280136192Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:32:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=smtlyahoo_finance/3922792824Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:04:27 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091217/us_applied_materials_antitrust.html?.v=1Chip equipment maker Applied Materials Inc. said Thursday that federal regulators have given the green light to its acquisition of Semitool Inc.yahoo_finance/708603691Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:33:54 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/wsj/rss/SIG=12itkp5rk/*http%3A//online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704869304574595922354510970.html?ru=yahoo&mod=yahoo_hsyahoo_finance/1329166031Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:42:31 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/e/091214/smtl10-k.htmlyahoo_finance/1798858632Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:27:06 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091202/us_applied_materials_semitool.html?.v=2Applied Materials Inc., which is trying to buy fellow chip manufacturing equipment maker Semitool Inc., said on Wednesday it withdrew a premerger notification it had filed to federal antitrust authorities.yahoo_finance/3398985230Wed, 2 Dec 2009 22:55:27 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091123/20091123006358.html?.v=1PHILADELPHIA----The Law Offices of Brian M. Felgoise, P.C. announces an investigation into possible breaches of fiduciary duty and violations of state law, among other things, in connection with a proposed merger of Semitool, Inc, , with Applied Materials, Inc.yahoo_finance/2136356183Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:12:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/tsmfe/rss/SIG=12n61nelg/*http%3A//www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/story/10631180/1/applied-lands-sweetheart-deal.html?cm_ven=YAHOO&cm_cat=FREE&cm_ite=NAApplied Materials picked up Semitool for a very attractive price.yahoo_finance/2684381498Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:26:24 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091119/us_applied_materials_semitool.html?.v=2Applied Materials Inc. said Thursday it has launched its $364 million tender offer to buy all the outstanding shares of Montana-based Semitool Inc.yahoo_finance/3341926245Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:49:22 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/pssa/rss/SIG=13d2q21qj/*http%3A//seekingalpha.com/article/174205-cramer-s-stop-trading-lloyd-blankfein-stop-feeling-guilty-11-18-09?source=yahooyahoo_finance/2760760806Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:47:56 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091118/20091118006363.html?.v=1WASHINGTON----Finkelstein Thompson LLP is investigating potential claims on behalf of shareholders of Semitool, Inc. arising from the Company’s announcement of its intent to be acquired by Applied Materials, Inc.yahoo_finance/2612994089Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:45:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cnbc/rss/SIG=11hv8l21f/*http%3A//www.cnbc.com/id/34021811/site/14081545?__source=yahoo%7Cheadline%7Cquote%7Ctext%7C&par=yahooyahoo_finance/1338381346Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:29:39 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/tsmfe/rss/SIG=12sirrg2a/*http%3A//www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/story/10628576/1/cramers-stop-trading-dont-sell-tjx.html?cm_ven=YAHOO&cm_cat=FREE&cm_ite=NAyahoo_finance/3180060992Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:14:59 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091118/20091118005967.html?.v=1NEW YORK----Attorney Advertising. The law firm of Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty by the Board of Directors of Semitool, Inc. [NASDAQ:SMTL] arising out of the proposed acquisition of Semitool by Applied Materials, Inc. .yahoo_finance/269830658Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:13:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091117/20091117006757.html?.v=1BENSALEM, Pa.----Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that it is investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of Semitool, Inc. relating to the proposed merger with Applied Materials, Inc.yahoo_finance/639623446Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:15:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091117/20091117006692.html?.v=1BALA CYNWYD, Pa.----Law office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC announces that it is investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of Semitool, Inc. relating to the proposed merger with Applied Materials, Inc. .yahoo_finance/4232707338Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:20:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/barrons/rss/SIG=11vjp429d/*http%3A//online.barrons.com/article/SB125846308883851963.html?ru=yahoo&mod=yahoobarronsStocks in the Spotlight Tuesday Semitool and Thoratec rose. Jacobs Engineering and Smith International fell.yahoo_finance/1316892681Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:04:36 Etc/GMT