AFP - Intel Corp. said Tuesday its second-quarter profit rose 25 percent from a year ago to 1.6 billion dollars as the world's biggest computer chipmaker shook off economic headwinds.

AP - Worried that the ailing U.S. economy has spilled abroad and hurt global PC sales, investors had subdued expectations for Intel Corp. in the second quarter. Intel is the world's largest computer chip maker, and its fortunes rise and fall with swings in PC demand.

Reuters - European regulators are preparing to file new antitrust charges against Intel Corp , expanding a probe into the chipmaker's marketing and sales practices, The Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.

Reuters - Intel , the world's top PC chip maker, on Tuesday launched the next-generation of its Centrino wireless chip that it hopes will provide a new revenue stream amid a broader push into mobile technologies.