Tech Wrap: IBM, Sandisk Please Investors; Intel, eBay Drop BackYahoo! Finance (blog)Intel (INTC) and eBay (EBAY) projected slow or no revenue growth for the rest of the year. As mentioned last week, emerging markets are decreasing IT spending dramatically, as are many big corporations. The strong dollar also reduces the …
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