closer to becoming a reality. it s data out of china causing concern this morning. import growth fell short of expectations. stoking fear the economy may be in for a bigger consumer-led slowdown. research in motion meets with shareholders today as the stock sits at eight-year lows. will the gathering be a catalyst for shares or is the competition for sales and investor dollars, ie apple, just too tough at this point? wall street is digesting this morning s earnings news. stocks try to avoid a four-session losing streak. shares of alcoa moving higher this morning. dow component posting second quarter operating profits of 6 cents a share. beats the street by a penny. alcoa says the fundamentals of the aluminum market remain sound. different story for amd. shares of the chip maker down sharply. it slashed second quarter revenue outlook citing disappointing shares in china and europe. they see revenue falling 11% sequentially compared with its higher estimate between down 3% to