Dell 2Q profit drops 17 percent and stock plunges

BY JESSICA MINTZ : AP Technology Writer
Aug 29, 2008

Slashing computer prices helped Dell Inc. boost sales in its fiscal second quarter, but the No. 2 PC maker's bottom line took a hit when efforts to cut costs failed to make up the difference.

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