Notable tech headlines for the week: Intel, Microsoft and Sandisk in focus

The tech sector remained in the spotlight this week as investors assessed earnings reports from companies including Intel, Microsoft, and Sandisk. The tech-focused Nasdaq Composite Index (COMP:IND [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/COMP:IND]) closed in the red on Friday, with investors selling off technology stocks after discouraging earnings reports. The top S&P 500 technology gainers and losers for the last week are as follows: TOP GAINERS: Gen Digital (GEN [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/GEN]) +17.16% Global Payments (GPN [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/GPN]) +16.93% Flex (FLEX [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/FLEX]) +12.97% Lumentum (LITE [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/LITE]) +11.18% NXP Semiconductors (NXPI [https://seekingalpha.