The Bread Crumbs Led to an Intel Warning

Semiconductor maker Intel (INTC Quote) came out Thursday with the all-too-familiar news that demand for personal computers -- and those "Intel inside" chips -- is on the wane. And the result is that its fourth-quarter revenue won't meet expectations.

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