and intel's ceo, paul otellini, on his outlook.e'll join us live from san francisco. >>> don't forget, your e-mail, your uncommon economic indicators out there. >>> when we come back, the "fast money halftime report." we'll see you at the top of the hour. esesesesesesesesesesesesess >>> welcome to the "fast money halftime report." financials and materials leading the charts. where are your best opportunities? let's get to the word on the street and our crew -- mike, i will start with you since you are in london. you are doing us the honor of gracing us with your presence today. are we hostage to the dollar since the s&p is reliant on the weak dollar? >> without question, you're seeing this amazing drawback. you just saw this knee jerk reaction of a rally only two days prior. with the g-7 coming up and this whole thought of a coordinated event with other countries, that leads to really nervous volatility out there. i'm seeing two different things. one, is dollar getting smoked against the kiwi. at the same time, you're starting to s

ceo paul otellini will deliver the keynote address.he chip-making giant is having a strong year so far. shares are up 35%. currently trading around $19.61. jim goldman joins us with more. >> indeed, intel does host it forum here in san francisco, but the question of the day, are the 5,000 developers here by choice or pressured to be. it's not such a laughing matter when you consider this technology combat comes against new disclosures to the case in europe. intel is appealing that $1.4 billion fine and an investigator has found prosecute misconduct. newly released documents showing what it says is clear predatory pressure against companies like hp and dell. today, intel will focus on its technology road map, which has severed well and the wild success of netbooks. intel maintaining their margins all the while. this device is from villa. these little sort of tablet computers that give you full internet access. they are also mobile entertainment devices. this is a huge trend right now and intel is the leader when it comes to the leader o

paul otellini basically saying pc sales could be flat or slightly up for '09. and tell labs down 2% and wynn, 5.3%. you know that from mr. cramer. >> thank you very much, brian shactman. well, lots happened over the past 12 months, but one thing remains the same. every day banks are in the headlines, although you know i'm trying to think of where citigroup was a year ago. remember when it broke the buck. now it's much better than that, but singapore's government today selling part of its stake in citi. bank of america seems to be on a collision course with the fcc over events of the last year. what should investors do with those stocks now that citi is trading at the lofty levels of just shy of $5. let's ask antoine. great to have you. >> pleasure, as always. >> lots of headlines today. let's start with this one because this is sort of one of those potentially political headlines. citigroup, singapore sells its stake. they say it's just a technical thing and we had to convert this and then our stake can't be more than 5%. is it really just that or are they maki

otellini addressed that as well -- >> paul otellini. paul otellini. >> the embedded chip. he talked about cell phone, the growth there. we know how well they're doing in the netbooks area. but they've got growth. they've done a lot of it through acquisition. they've done plenty of acquisition over the last two years or so. so they're finding ways to grow. over 20 today. didn't close over 20. guy adami's been talking about this for a long time. i still like the stock. i still think it's ready to move. but it was disappointing at the end of the day that they could not hold above 20 for intel. >> let's take a look at the chart day of the and show you how strong tech has been in this market. in fact, tech became the first s&p sector to actually close above its prelehman levels intraday. it had reached those levels. but today the official close above those prelehman levels. what does it mean now? it seems like it was the first to run higher so maybe it's the first area where people will take profits. >> absolutely not. no way. that does not happen in the tech sector. >> had to

. >>> sitting down with intel's ceo paul otellini in a one-on-one interview. we'll talk about technology but we'll also talk about european union and antitrust. >>> i'm diana olick in washington. home prices have been on the rise. can they continue the trend? we get a new government report tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. >>> i'm mary thompson. this is what i'll be watching for on tuesday. three earnings reports that could give us insight into the u.s. consumer. from car max. did the used car retailer get a lift from cash for clunkers? conagra, is the food company benefitting from more people eating in? and lastly, carnival cruise lines, are prices stabilizing in the cruise industry? >>> and before we say good night, take a look at the day on the wall street. mixed market for the most part. health care and technology the best performers. doesn't do much, though, for the dow industrials which was down 41 points, largely due to weakness today in financial services as well as oil stocks. 9,778 is where the dow finishes tonight's trading sess nasdaq was higher due to streng