Intel Had Solid 4Q 2017 But Was Deficient in Transparency ...................................................................................... 4Q 2017 Revenues Up 4%, Gross Margin Up 7% and Operating Income Up 19% ...................................................................................... 4Q 2017 Gains From Equity Investments Were $1.2 Bil vs Being Flat in the 4Q 2016, the Most Favorable Reason For Intel's Pretax Income Increase of $1.6 Bil, But Not a Single Word About It in the 4Q 2017 Earnings Release ...................................................................................... 4Q 2017 Earnings Charge From the Trump Tax Bill Was a Massive $5.444 Bil, the Result of Netting Very Large Amounts But With No Disclosure of the Amounts of the Individual Components Driving This Massive Earnings Charge, Which Was 8 TIMES the Amount of Its 4Q 2017 Bottom Line Loss .................................................................. .................... Intel Had a Good Quarter From Its Operations Function, But Its Financial Function Clearly Fell Short