NEW YORK — After amassing a huge cash hoard, Apple Inc. is finally acknowledging that it doesn’t need all that money, saying Monday that it will start paying some of it out to shareholders in the form of a dividend and share buyback program.
SAN FRANCISCO — Dell Inc.’s decision to cut its revenue forecast for the year shows how computer makers are getting pulled in two directions at once, stretching some investors’ faith to a breaking point. Corporate and government demand for PCs has been strong for the past year, helping to lift the industry after the Great Recession. But consumer demand has collapsed because of high unemployment and the lure of new gadgets such as tablet computers and smartphones.