Intel Offers Tepid Outlook

Updated from 4:37 p.m. EDT

SAN FRANCISCO -- Intel's(INTC Quote) business held up amid the global financial turmoil that marked the close of the third quarter, but the chipmaker warned that the road ahead was getting bumpy.

"As we look to Q4, it is hard to know what impact the financial crisis will have on end customer demand," CEO Paul Otellini said in a statement Tuesday.

The Santa Clara, Calif., chipmaker said sales in the last three months of the year will range between $10.1 billion and $10.9 billion, a range that barely meets the $10.8 billion expected by analysts. ...