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Text: Shares of companies in the broader technology and semiconductor sectors, including Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) and Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX), are trading lower amid a rise in US Treasury yields and in sympathy with the overall market in anticipation of.
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