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2026-10-29 · CNBC

Intel stock plunges 20% as chipmaker blames PC slowdown for weak guidance

Intel shares plummeted in extended trading on Thursday after the chipmaker issued a weak fourth-quarter forecast, citing continued softness in the global PC market. Here's how the company did in the third quarter, compared with estimates from analysts polled by LSEG: Revenue climbed 21% from $13.7 billion a year earlier, the company said in a press release. However, revenue in Intel's client computing and physical AI group fell 5% from the same quarter a year ago to $8.1 billion, missing estimates, even as data center and AI revenue jumped 78% to $7.3 billion. Global PC shipments declined 4% in the second quarter from a year earlier due to soaring costs for memory and other components, according to Counterpoint Research .

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