Ticker Talk: News and Notes

* Soros Fund Management, the investment advisory business established by billionaire George Soros, reported that the public portion of its stock portfolio held fewer technology shares as the first quarter ended. Previous stakes in companies such as IBM, Sun Microsystems and Advanced Micro Devices were not included in the public portfolio on March 31, according to a Form 13F filed Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund also reported much lower stakes in companies such as Intel, Apple Computer and MCI WorldCom. The filing didn’t give a reason for the changes.