Tim Culpan, Columnist

Dark Clouds Gather as Tech Stockpiles Hit Pre-Crisis Levels

Weaker turnover, rising inventories. Something’s gotta give.

A correction may be coming.

Photographer: George Frey/Getty Images North America
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Storm clouds are brewing over the global technology industry.

A host of hardware companies, including Apple Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Foxconn Technology Group and Intel Corp., are sitting on inventory stockpiles not seen since the financial crisis a decade ago.