MarketWatch First Take: Intel may have hit bottom, but Wall Street remains concerned about its margins

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After reporting its worst quarterly loss ever, Intel Corp. said there will be somewhat of a bounce-back in the second half, as the chip inventories at its customers get used up.

On Thursday, the chip giant reported a net loss of $ 2.76 billion, or 66 cents a share, versus net income of $ 8.11 billion, or $ 1.98 a share. Revenue fell 36.19% to $ 11.71 billion, with PC sales down 38% and the data-center group down 39%.

Intel…