Apple profit warning bruises markets
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The U.S markets receive a major drubbing after an Apple Computer warning rekindles investor fears over lower corporate profits for the upcoming earnings season.
Apple becomes 8th most-traded stock in history
Panicked investors trade 132.4 million shares amid the company's biggest-ever single-day drop.
PC giant's market cap sliced in half
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Share price plummets following a warning that sales for the fourth quarter will fall below expectations on slower September sales.
More serious problems may lurk within
Although Apple has gained market share, it still sells a substantial number of new systems to its existing customer base.
Is this the end of PC prosperity?
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Warnings from Intel and Apple point to an ugly reality for the technology industry: People aren't buying as many PCs as earlier projected.
Hell week: Warnings hit investors hard
In the past week alone, earnings warnings have slashed the share price of five well-known tech companies, erasing billions of dollars in market value.
Mac Cube: Is it all it's cracked up to be?
Apple Computer is fending off criticism its stylish Power Mac G4 Cube is marred by cracks. But are the hair-thin lines the defects they appear to be?