From a few days ago... "A pandemic-fueled run on computers...

From a few days ago...

"A pandemic-fueled run on computers helped HP Inc. and Dell Technologies Inc. deliver strong financial results for the latest quarter despite a semiconductor shortage that is denting some industries...

HP expects personal computers to remain a hot item into next year, he said Thursday, as the company posted a roughly 27% jump in second-quarter revenue and raised its full-year earnings outlook. Consumer sales increased strongly, rising 72% in the computer business and 77% in the printing segment, the company said,
The global semiconductor shortage, Mr. Lores said, is likely to persist throughout the year, helping extend the boom time for laptop sales into 2022...

HP and Dell, the Nos. 2 and 3 PC vendors, shipped roughly 19 million and 13 million units, respectively, in the first three months of 2021, or increases of 64% and 23% from the comparable year-earlier period, according to IDC...

HP’s second-quarter profit rose 61% to $1.23 billion while its revenue rose to $15.88 billion from $12.47 billion a year earlier. The company now expects to generate full-year adjusted earnings per share of $3.40 to $3.50, or 25 cents above the prior projection."

https://www.foxbusiness.com/technol...liver-strong-sales-for-desktops-and-notebooks

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