> Intel said on Thursday that its disappointing report reflected execution issues and dropped its forecast for full-year earnings per share from $2.30 to $3.60.
Yes, it's CNBC's error (probably the proofreader's). The original sentence probably would be:
> Intel said on Thursday that its disappointing report reflected execution issues and dropped its forecast for full-year earnings per share to $2.30 from $3.60.
I do get that the author might want to highlight the drop but it feels ungrammatical to me. Personally, I would simply write it as:
> Intel said on Thursday that its disappointing report reflected execution issues and dropped its forecast for full-year earnings per share from $3.60 to $2.30.
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[ 3.8 ms ] story [ 20.4 ms ] threadIs this a mistake, e.g. 2.3 < 3.6?
Yes, it's CNBC's error (probably the proofreader's). The original sentence probably would be:
> Intel said on Thursday that its disappointing report reflected execution issues and dropped its forecast for full-year earnings per share to $2.30 from $3.60.
I do get that the author might want to highlight the drop but it feels ungrammatical to me. Personally, I would simply write it as:
> Intel said on Thursday that its disappointing report reflected execution issues and dropped its forecast for full-year earnings per share from $3.60 to $2.30.