IBM (technology company)IBMIBMshare price / stock pricegǔjià股价to plunge / to crash (in value)bàodiē暴跌25 percentbǎifēnzhī èrshíwǔ百分之二十五，to set / to establishchuàng创in history / historicallyshǐshàng史上largest / greatestzuìdà最大single-daydān rì单日decline / drop (in value)diēfú跌幅。
IBM (technology company)
IBM
IBM
share price / stock price
gǔjià
股价
to plunge / to crash (in value)
bàodiē
暴跌
25 percent
bǎifēnzhī èrshíwǔ
百分之二十五
to set / to establish
chuàng
创
in history / historically
shǐshàng
史上
largest / greatest
zuìdà
最大
single-day
dān rì
单日
decline / drop (in value)
diēfú
跌幅
IBM
IBM
IBM
to release / to issue
fābù
发布
second quarter / Q2
dì èr jìdù
第二季度
profit warning / earnings warning
yínglì yùjǐng
盈利预警
stating / saying
chēng
称
revenue
yíngsōu
营收
below / lower than
dīyú
低于
expectations / forecast
yùqī
预期
to cause / to lead to
dǎozhì
导致
share price
gǔjià
股价
to set a record
chuàng jìlù
创纪录
(adverbial particle)
de
地
to plunge / to crash
bàodiē
暴跌
25 percent
bǎifēnzhī èrshíwǔ
百分之二十五
CEO / Chief Executive Officer
shǒuxí zhíxíng guān
首席执行官
attributed to (in this context)
jiāng
将
results / performance
yèjì
业绩
falling short of expectations
bùjí yùqī
不及预期
attributed to
guīyīn yú
归因于
software
ruǎnjiàn
软件
and / as well as
jí
及
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
business / operations
yèwù
业务
demand
xūqiú
需求
weak / sluggish
píruǎn
疲软
July 16, 2026 at 10:20 AM
IBM (technology company)
IBM
IBM
on (formal time marker)
yú
于
July 14th
qī yuè shísì rì
七月十四日
to release / to issue
fābù
发布
second quarter / Q2
dì èr jìdù
第二季度
profit warning / earnings warning
yínglì yùjǐng
盈利预警
projected / estimated
yùjì
预计
revenue
yíngsōu
营收
to be / at (formal)
wéi
为
$17.2 billion
172 yì měiyuán
172亿美元
well below / far under
yuǎn dīyú
远低于
market
shìchǎng
市场
expectations / consensus
yùqī
预期
(possessive particle)
de
的
$17.86 billion
178.6 yì měiyuán
178.6亿美元
affected by this / as a result of this
shòu cǐ yǐngxiǎng
受此影响
IBM
IBM
IBM
share price
gǔjià
股价
that same day
dāngtiān
当天
to plunge / to crash
bàodiē
暴跌
more than / exceeding (formal)
yú
逾
25 percent
bǎifēnzhī èrshíwǔ
百分之二十五
to set / to establish
chuàng xià
创下
the company
gāi gōngsī
该公司
in the company history / ever since records began
yǒu shǐ yǐlái
有史以来
largest / greatest
zuìdà
最大
(particle)
de
的
single-day
dān rì
单日
decline / drop (in value)
diēfú
跌幅
CEO / Chief Executive Officer
shǒuxí zhíxíng guān
首席执行官
Arvind (first name)
Āwéndé
阿文德
Krishna (last name)
Kèlǐxīnà
克里希纳
(here: attributed)
jiāng
将
results / performance
yèjì
业绩
falling short of expectations
bùjí yùqī
不及预期
attributed to
guīyīn yú
归因于
software
ruǎnjiàn
软件
and / as well as
jí
及
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
business segment / operations
yèwù
业务
demand
xūqiú
需求
weak / sluggish
píruǎn
疲软
he / him
tā
他
pointed out / noted
zhǐchū
指出
clients / customers
kèhù
客户
shifted / directed
jiāng
将
spending / expenditure
zhīchū
支出
shifted toward
zhuǎnxiàng
转向
memory chips
nèicún xīnpiàn
内存芯片
and other / etc.
děng
等
hardware
yìngjiàn
硬件
procurement / purchasing
cǎigòu
采购
causing / leading to
dǎozhì
导致
software
ruǎnjiàn
软件
orders
dìngdān
订单
to decrease / to decline
jiǎnshǎo
减少
in addition / furthermore
cǐwài
此外
IBM
IBM
IBM
z17 (IBM mainframe model)
z17
z17
mainframe computer
dàxíng jī
大型机
(possessive particle)
de
的
rollout / launch
tuīchū
推出
to encounter / to face
zāoyù
遭遇
delays
yánchí
延迟
further / additionally
jìnyībù
进一步
to drag down / to weigh on
tuōlěi
拖累
(completion marker)
le
了
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
division / department
bùmén
部门
(particle)
de
的
performance / results
yèjì
业绩
IBM
IBM
IBM
formal / official
zhèngshì
正式
(particle)
de
的
Q2 / second quarter
dì èr jìdù
第二季度
earnings report / financial report
cáibào
财报
will be released on
jiāngyú
将于
July 22nd
qī yuè èrshíèr rì
七月二十二日
to be released / to be announced
gōngbù
公布
News in English
BusinessIBM Shares Plunge 25 Percent in Record Single-Day Drop After Q2 Earnings Warning
IBM issued a preliminary Q2 earnings warning, reporting revenue of $17.2 billion against the expected $17.86 billion, sending its shares down 25 percent in the worst single-day drop in company history. CEO Arvind Krishna attributed the shortfall to weak demand in software and infrastructure divisions.
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only / merely
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to rise / to go up
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Trian Fund Management (investment firm)
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jìhuà
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shōugòu
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Wendys (fast-food chain)
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温迪
stock price
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股价
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