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IBM Pays GlobalFoundries $1.5 Billion To Shed Its Chip Division

helix2301 writes with word that Big Blue has become slightly smaller: IBM will pay $1.5 billion to GlobalFoundries in order to shed its costly chip division. IBM will make payments to the chipmaker over three years, but it took a $4.7 billion charge for the third quarter when it reported earnings Monday. The company fell short of Wall Street profit expectations and revenue slid 4 percent, sending shares down 8 percent before the opening bell.

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  1. I See Where This is Going by Greyfox · · Score: 4, Funny

    They'll drop their famous fish division next and try to make up all their revenue in malt vinegar services.

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