Tech giant Dell posted fiscal third quarter earnings late yesterday.
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Adjusted earnings of $0.54 per share beat analyst expectations. Revenue was flat, at $15.4 billion, and fell short of analyst estimates. Dell said that given the uncertain macroeconomic environment and complexity in working through the industry-wide hard drive issue caused by disruptions due to the flooding in Thailand, it is now forecasting revenue at the lower end of its outlook for 1% to 5% growth for the fiscal year. Also late yesterday, Apple
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Walt Disney
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