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  • April 2008

    • Slumping Microsoft Needs Yahoo

      BusinessWeek  |  Apr 25, 08 11:52 AM CDT

      Slumping Microsoft Needs Yahoo

      (Newser) - Microsoft's first quarter saw flat sales and dipping profits, all the more reason to make nice with Yahoo, Aaron Ricadela writes in BusinessWeek. Steve Ballmer has said he is ready to walk away from the attempted takeover, but with most of Microsoft's revenue coming from smaller divisions and overseas interests, his company sorely needs a big shot in the arm. More »

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      Google  • Microsoft  • Yahoo  • Steve Ballmer  • takeover bid  • quarterly profits  • profits

    • Amazon Q1 Profit Spikes

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 23, 08 5:35 PM CDT

      Amazon Q1 Profit Spikes

      (Newser) - Amazon posted a 30% profit jump in the first quarter, the Wall Street Journal reports, defying the sluggish economy. Net income was $143 million (34 cents a share) compared with $111 million (26 cents a share) in last year's first quarter. The company’s operating income guidance for the fiscal year fell, however—pushing shares sharply downward after hours. More »

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      Amazon.com  • weak dollar  • quarterly profits  • Jeff Bezos

    • Rosy Q1 for Google

      Bloomberg  |  Apr 17, 08 5:45 PM CDT

      Rosy Q1 for Google

      (Newser) - Google reported a 30% increase in first-quarter profits today, bettering analysts’ predictions and sending share prices up 17%, Bloomberg reports. Forecasters had assumed that growth in domestic advertising clicks would slow, but Google said it “remains healthy;” a 55% increase in international ad sales gave the search giant the bump it needed to exceed expectations. More »

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      Google  • Wall Street  • ad revenue  • quarterly profits  • share price  • advertising sales  • foreign currency

    • IBM First Quarter Profits Jump 26%

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 17, 08 4:39 AM CDT

      IBM First Quarter Profits Jump 26%

      (Newser) - Bellwether IBM posted a 26% spike in profits for the first quarter, proving that some tech companies are escaping the fallout from the economic downturn. The gains include a 6% increase in American revenue to $9.9 billion and are attributed to corporate customers buying products and services designed to improve productivity or cut costs, reports the Wall Street Journal. More »

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      economy  • IBM  • quarterly profits  • revenue  • Intel Corp

    • eBay Profits Jump 22% Under New CEO

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 16, 08 6:50 PM CDT

      eBay Profits Jump 22% Under New CEO

      (Newser) - EBay's revenue soared 24% in the first quarter, the Wall Street Journal reports, with profits up 22%. Fueled by continued success with its online auction business and PayPal, its online-payment component, the company also raised its projected 2008 earnings to $8.7 billion to $9 billion, well beyond Wall Street expectations. More »

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      eBay  • online advertising  • online retailers  • online auction  • ad revenue  • quarterly profits  • first quarter earnings  • PayPal  • John Donahoe  • profit growth  • net revenue

  • March 2008

    • Intel Trims Q1 Profit Projections

      Bloomberg  |  Mar 4, 08 7:12 AM CST

      Intel Trims Q1 Profit Projections

      (Newser) - Falling prices for flash memory prompted chipmaker Intel Corp to trim its first quarter gross-profit projection slightly yesterday, driving share prices down nearly 3% in after-hours trading, reports Bloomberg. Analysts said oversupply for NAND flash chips—used in cameras, music devices, and mini-storage devices—would likely persist into the third quarter, keeping prices soft. More »

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      Intel  • computer chip  • quarterly profits  • microchips  • Micron Technology  • flash memory

  • February 2008

    • Exxon Posts Historic Profits

      Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 1, 08 8:00 AM CST

      Exxon Posts Historic Profits

      (Newser) - Exxon Mobil today reported the biggest quarterly and annual profit in US history, the Wall Street Journal reports, as record oil prices propelled net income up 14%, to $11.66 billion, or $2.13 per share. That topped analyst estimates, and investors rushed to the stock in pre-market trading. Annually, the company posted profits of $40.6 billion, again besting its own record. More »

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      oil  • energy  • earnings reports  • ExxonMobil  • quarterly profits

  • January 2008

    • Amazon Gets Late Christmas Present

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 30, 08 5:47 PM CST

      Amazon Gets Late Christmas Present

      (Newser) - Amazon's net income more than doubled in the fourth quarter, in part because of the retailer's sales gimmicks for the holidays, reports the Wall Street Journal . In addition, Amazon released a cheerier than expected forecast for this year's first quarter. The good news could help soothe Wall Street's nervousness over decreasing consumer spending. More »

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      Wall Street  • Amazon.com  • consumer spending  • quarterly profits  • Jeff Bezos

  • October 2007

    • On the Rebound, Sony Profits Soar

      New York Times  |  Oct 25, 07 2:12 PM CDT

      On the Rebound, Sony Profits Soar

      (Newser) - Despite big losses in Playstation 3 sales, Sony reported a slight quarterly profit jump, a signal that cost-cutting and downsizing have been effective economic spurs for the Japanese technology giant. Electronics profits increased 12-fold to $939 million, with sales, especially of digital cameras, up more than 20%, the New York Times reports, suggesting that the company is back on track. More »

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      corporate earnings  • Sony  • electronics  • quarterly profits

    • AT&T Profits Boosted by Wireless Sales and iPhone

      New York Times  |  Oct 23, 07 5:06 PM CDT

      AT&T Profits Boosted by Wireless Sales and iPhone

      (Newser) - AT&T quarterly profits went up 42%, boosted by strong wireless sales and by the ever-nifty Apple iPhone. Total wireless sales hit 65.7 million, much of the increase coming from the company's purchase of BellSouth—which made AT&T the sole owner of Cingular. “We had an excellent quarter in wireless growth,” says the company's CFO. More »

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      Apple  • iPhone  • AT and T  • wireless  • quarterly profits

  • August 2007

    • Toyota Banks Best-Ever Quarter

      Detroit Free Press  |  Aug 3, 07 2:27 PM CDT

      Toyota Banks Best-Ever Quarter

      (Newser) - Toyota reported its highest quarterly earnings ever today after profits surged 32% to $4.1 billion due to booming sales and favorable exchange rates for the yen. Revenue rose $54 billion, up 16% compared to the same quarter last year, and the Japanese giant sold 2.16 million cars, an increase of 3.3%, the Detroit Free Press reports. More »

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      Japan  • auto industry  • General Motors  • Detroit  • car  • earnings reports  • Toyota  • yen  • quarterly profits

  • July 2007

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