Intel Reports Profit Decline

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Intel Corp. announced its quarterly earnings on Wednesday, noting its largest decline in profits in over four years. According to Bloomberg, the computer chip maker reported a 38 percent drop in profits. Net income fell to US$1.35 billion, down from $2.18 billion for the same quarter last year.

Sales were down 5.2 percent overall at $8.94 billion, coming in under analysts estimates.

American Technology Research analyst, Doug Freedman, commented "I still have my concerns that the company is going to run into some problems in the back half of the year," and rated Intel shares as "hold."

Intel stock is currently trading at $19.56, up 0.17 (0.88%).

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Jeff Gamet

Jeff Gamet

Jeff is the Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and co-host of the Apple Context Machine podcast. He is the author of "The Designer's Guide to Mac OS X" from Peachpit Press, and writes for several design-related publications. Jeff has presented at events such as Macworld Expo, the RSA Conference, and the Mac Computer Expo. In all his spare time, he also co-hosts the We Have Communicators podcast, and makes guest appearances on several other podcasts, too. Jeff dreams in HD.

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