And last week the company reported higher quarterly profit and boosted its 2009 earnings forecast, but the stock fell. The shares had already appreciated significantly, and some investors were apparently expecting more from the results. Intel, the world's largest maker of computer microprocessors, said it was blindsided by the arrest of its employee, Rajiv Goel, 51, a director of strategic investment in Intel's treasury department. Intel spokesman Chuck Mulloy said the company hasn't been contacted by law enforcement. Goel, who has been placed on leave, declined to comment.