Dell's Q2 earnings were supposed to be released on August 11, but a Reuters report preempted that Dell was forecasting earnings of between 21 and 23 cents per share, which is 30 percent lower than its previous forecast. Although Dell said in a statement that the decline in earnings was due to external pressures in the PC industry, analysts have a different view, as reported by Reuters: "Dell has some problems because the company is in a mess," ThinkEquity Partner analyst Eric Ross said. He added: "Dell is doing a great job growing the business, but they don't know how to shrink. Inside Dell, they didn't know where to turn." ...
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