Intel's Collapse: This Is What Competitive Disadvantage Looks Like

Intel's slump after weak results and guidance was a long time coming.Shares of Intel (INTC 1.59%) crashed to a new 10-year low on Aug. 2, but the company's struggles are nothing new. In fact, there may be no other prominent blue chip stock that has underperformed its industry as badly over so many years. The chart below shows how Intel's record compares to a popular semiconductor ETF. As you can see, even with the recent pullback in chip stocks, a basket of semiconductor stocks would have crushed the S&P 50 ...