The technology sector is known for two things: growth potential and risk.
Apple's AAPL -1.45% trouncing of Wall Street earnings forecasts this past week suggests growth is still abundant. Yet Big Tech is looking less risky than it has in the past.
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Last week was full of good news. The Consumer Price Index for 2011 was released and it showed that overall inflation rose 3.0% and the core inflation reading (minus food and energy) rose just 2.2%..