BUSINESS BRIEFING / TECHNOLOGY
TIMES WIRE REPORTS
Shares of Xerox Corp. fell after the company cut its profit forecast nearly 80% on restructuring costs and slowing technology spending.
First-quarter profit will be 3 to 5 cents a share, down from an earlier forecast of 16 to 20 cents, Xerox said.
Standard & Poor’s and Fitch Ratings both revised their outlook for the Norwalk, Conn., company to negative, reflecting challenging economic conditions.
Xerox shares fell $1, or 19%, to $4.34.
