Companies such as General Electric Co (GE.N) and Intel Corp (INTC.O) have reported solid results. Intel declared that personal computer sales have stabilized, while it forecast third-quarter revenue above Wall Street’s expectations. Profit growth for the second quarter is now estimated at 6.7 percent – excluding results from Citigroup Inc (C.N), which was hit by a big adjustment from a mortgage settlement – better than where they stood at the end of June.