Sterling is on board for sales tax hike referendum
STERLING - A second sales tax hike referendum to benefit school infrastructure has the support of the county's largest school district. The Sterling School Board Tuesday decided to ask the Whiteside County Board to place the 1-cent sales tax hike question on April's ballot.

U.S. Stocks Slide Amid Job Cuts, Bleak Corporate Outlook
New York (dpa) - U.S. stocks fell Wednesday amid concerns over massive job losses and profit warnings from Intel and Time Warner. Computer chip giant Intel warned of a fourth-quarter sales plunge of more than 23 per cent and said it expected to record an investment loss of about $1 billion.

Intel expects Q4 revenue to be off 23 percent
For the second time in two months, Santa Clara computer-chip giant Intel today lowered its fourth-quarter revenue forecast, saying weakening global demand for its semiconductors had cut unexpectedly into its sales. Stocks sink | More Intel news

Intel cuts revenue forecast
Intel Corp.cut revenue forecasts by a wide margin for the fourth quarter on weak computer sales.

Markets Decline as Auto Sales Plummet
The first full trading week of 2009 began with a wobble on Wall Street, then a slide, The New York Times?s Jack Healy reported. Stock markets finished lower on Monday, ending three consecutive sessions of gains, as car companies posted double-digit sales declines for December and oil prices rose.

Ashok Leyland sales down 63 percent in December
Commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland Ltd Wednesday reported a 63 percent fall in its December sales over the corresponding month previous year.

Intel Sees 4Q Revenue Well Below Already-Lowered View
Intel Corp. (INTC) said fourth-quarter revenue will fall well short of its already-slashed expectations as customers continued to cut back on inventories and personal-computer sales slid.

Intel Sales Take a Nosedive


US stocks slide amid job cuts, bleak corporate outlook
New York - US stocks fell Wednesday amid concerns over massive job losses and profit warnings from Intel and Time Warner. Computer chip giant Intel warned of a fourth-quarter sales plunge of more than 23 per cent and said it expected to record an inv...

F5 Networks lowers sales, earnings estimate
Technology company F5 Networks Inc. said Tuesday that revenue in its latest quarter fell below the company's forecast due to a late slump in North American sales and that adjusted earnings per share would be reported a penny lower than earlier guidance.

Super Micro fiscal Q2 sales not so super
Banking on Nehalem Motherboard and server maker Super Micro Computer said today it was not going to make its expected numbers for its fiscal second quarter ended December 31. The economic meltdown is the culprit - of course. But the good news is that Super Micro says that business picked up in December - just not enough to offset a bad November.?

HP to break ground on Rio Rancho center
The computer and officer products maker expects to eventually employ between 1,300 and 1,800 people at the center, which will offer sales and customer support.

School board to vote on sales tax referendum
STERLING - The county's largest school district is set to weigh in on an April sales tax vote. Its decision is likely to be moot, though. The Sterling School Board will vote Tuesday whether to again ask voters to consider 1-cent sales tax hike to help pay for school infrastructure projects.

Wakenight auto sales steers for loan to drive more business
POLO - Wakenight Auto Sales may get a face-lift if the City Council approves a $32,000 loan from its tax increment financing fund. Owner Roger Wakenight made the request at Monday's council meeting. He wants to replace windows, add a new office and remodel the shop area.

Intel warns of losses as chip demand plunges
San Francisco - Computer chip giant Intel on Wednesday warned of a fourth-quarter sales plunge of more than 23 per cent and said it expected to record an investment loss of about 1 billion dollars when it reports earnings for the fourth quarter of 20...

North American PS3 sales rise 40% in '08
Sony reports sales of its console increased 130 percent during 10-week holiday window in the US and Canada; NPD figures point to just less than 3.6 million-unit domestic haul.

Nova Mobile to Present Its SideArm 2 UMPC Handheld Mobile Computer at 2009 CES
Nova Mobile Systems will present its SideArm 2 UMPC Handheld Mobile Computer at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Nevada. The device is an always on Ultra Mobile PC providing full computing and cellular capabilities in a lightweight mobile computing form factor. (PRWeb Jan 7, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/01/prweb1833854.htm

Davison teen, Ryan L. Everson, sees Everson's Computer Doctors business grow
Flint Journal file photo (June, 2008)Ryan L. Everson opened a computer sales and service business in downtown Davison on June 3, 2008, just days after graduating from Davison High School. He's already expanded the business since opening. DAVISON, Michigan --...

Video game sales soar as cashstrapped Britons stay home
Cashstrapped Britons chose to stay in last year pushing sales of music films and video games to record highs.

Intel lowers revenue estimate again
The world's largest maker of computer chips blamed weaker demand for PCs in revising its fourth-quarter revenue estimate downward for a second time.