Intel 2Q profit jump reflects healthy PC demand

July 15th, 2008 in Technology / Business
Intel 2Q profit jumps 25 percent, beats estimates (AP)

In this April 14, 2008 file photo, an Intel sign is shown in front of Intel Corp. headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif. Intel Corp. is scheduled to report second-quarter results after the market close Tuesday, July 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)

(AP) -- Worried that the ailing U.S. economy has spilled abroad and hurt global PC sales, investors had subdued expectations for Intel Corp. in the second quarter. Intel is the world's largest computer chip maker, and its fortunes rise and fall with swings in PC demand.

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