The printer maker's shares tumbled 16.3% to 20.36 after it warned of lower-than-expected Q2 profit late Thu. The news also sent Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) and Xerox (XRX) shares falling. Lexmark (LXK) now sees Q2 EPS of 87-89 cents, down from 95 cents-$1.05 earlier. The company cited a weaker-than-expected demand environment, particularly in Europe, and a larger-than-expected impact from unfavorable changes in currency exchange rates as reasons for the revised guidance. Hewlett-Packard shares fell 1.9% to 18.98. Xerox shares fell 1.8% to 7.27.
Stock markets around the world rose on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled that the U.S. central bank's stimulus program would remain intact. In testimony to Congress, Bernanke ...











