We’ve got two tidbits from Intel to close out the work week, and being that each is relatively minor, we figured we’d cover ’em both simultaneously. First off, the chip maker has bucked the growing trend of bucking dividends entirely by declaring a 14 cents per share quarterly dividend on the company’s common stock. The news comes on the heels of Intel’s pledge to spend $7 billion on research and new chip plants, but in the same breath, it follows grim news that the CPU sector will have a tough time making any<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We’ve got two tidbits from Intel to close out the work week, and being that each is relatively minor, we figured we’d cover ’em both simultaneously. First off, the chip maker has bucked the growing trend of bucking dividends entirely by declaring a 14 cents per share quarterly dividend on the company’s common stock. The news comes on the heels of Intel’s pledge to spend $7 billion on research and new chip plants, but in the same breath, it follows grim news that the CPU sector will have a tough time making any Continue reading