Intel posts record $17.1 billion Q4 revenues, but security flaw fears linger

Intel reported fourth-quarter financials that beat estimates for earnings and revenue growth in the holiday quarter, but it remains to be seen if that will calm down investors.
Investors are watching closely for any impact from the newly discovered Spectre and Meltdown security flaws in nearly all of Intel’s processors. Talks about that disclosure on January 3 threatens to overshadow anything Intel says about the health of the PC and server chip markets. Intel has said it doesn’t exp