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Chip giant Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC) slashed its fourth-quarter outlook Monday citing hard disk drive (HDD) supply shortages related to flooding in Thailand.

Google celebrated what would have been the 84th birthday of the late Robert Noyce, co-inventor of the integrated circuit, with electronics-themed Google Doodle on Monday, Dec. 12.

Intel Corp warned that hard-disk drive supply shortages would hurt its current-quarter revenue, the latest heavyweight in the PC industry to caution about the effects of flooding that has crippled factories in Thailand.

Shares of Pfizer (NSYE: PFE) were trading Monday after the news down 1.17 percent, or 23 cents, to $20.32 at 3 p.m. Eastern Time. The stock was among the most actively traded on the NYSE. But the market as a whole was trading down on concerns that the latest Eurozone plan won't help the continent avert financial crisis.

Stocks fell on Monday after the three major credit ratings agencies issued new warnings that European leaders have failed to take the coordinated action necessary to tackle the region's debt crisis.

Intel Corp warned that fourth-quarter results would miss its previous forecast due to hard disk drive supply shortages caused by floods in Thailand.

Stocks fell on Monday on lingering concerns over a deal for economic integration in Europe and after Intel cut its revenue outlook.

Shares of Intel, the No. 1 chipmaker, fell four percent after warning of a revenue shortfall, coming after Texas Instruments previously warned of lower revenue for the quarter.

Stock index futures extended losses on Monday after Intel Corp cut its fourth quarter revenue expectations.

The Google Doodle honors Robert Noyce who would have celebrated his 84th birthday Monday. During his lifetime, Noyce was nicknamed the Mayor of Silicon Valley, having co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor in 1957 and Intel in 1968. He also co-created the microchip with Jack Kilby in the late 1950s.

The Google Maps site new satellite image of an isolated airstrip in Nevada shows a secret and operational military bases with unmanned air vehicle test facility.

The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Blue Coat Systems, Silver Standard Resources, Golar LNG, Logitech and Perrigo. The top pre-market NASDAQ losers are: Sears Holdings, Lattice Semiconductor, Intel, ProShares UltraPro and First Niagara Financial.

As we cast our eyes over the year that was, the computer tablet market across the world strikes one as having been the sort of space most affected by a constant stream of products, with each one trying to outdo the other, in terms of innovation, design, components and performance. At the end of it all, however, if you've played the waiting game, hoping that 2012 will be an even better year, here is a brief rundown of what to expect...

Of the 30 companies analyzed in the report, all of them aside from FedEx didn't pay any federal income taxes from 2008 to 2010.

The new screen adaptation of John le Carre's classic spy novel Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy should be rated S for Wear a sweater.

In an IDC report on 'Top 10 system software prediction for 2012', the potential success of Windows 8 was given a poor evaluation by the global market research company.

General Electric Co and Microsoft Corp are forming a joint venture to develop and sell software systems to make it easier for healthcare providers to store, access and share patient information.

EU antitrust regulators are set to accept concessions offered by International Business Machines Corp and end an antitrust investigation this month, averting a possible fine, two sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

Security software maker McAfee laid off about 250 workers, equivalent to 3 percent of its workforce, in a bid to focus on core businesses and improve efficiency in a market led by rival Symantec.

The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: ARM Holdings, Vodafone Group, Research In Motion, Microsoft, and Intel. The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: China Medical Technologies, Clearwire, Siliconware Precision Industries, BGC Partners, and ASML Holding.

Canaccord Genuity has said that the sub-seasonal notebook production in the first quarter may hurt Intel Corp.