earnings results

Sharp, NEC book profits but Hitachi swings to loss

Newsvine - business  Thu, 10/30/2008 - 06:31

Three more Japanese electronics companies — Sharp, Hitachi and NEC Corp. — blamed sluggish demand and the strong yen for mixed earnings results Thursday.

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IBM On a Tear: Google, Microsoft - Not So Much

DaniWeb IT Discussion Community (Featured Entries)  Fri, 07/18/2008 - 09:53

A host of tech earnings results are pouring in from all corners, with some confidence-building numbers coming from United Technologies, Nokia and (especially) IBM.

Others were a mixed bag. Microsoft checked in with better-than-expected sales of $15.84 billion for the quarter and earnings-per-share (46 cents) was in the range of analyst expectations.

But Microsoft projects a softer year financially than most investors had anticipated, so weak guidance may be the culprit behind Microsoft’s stock being down 5% in after hours trading.

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