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News The Wall Street Journal initially reported the two have been in talks for HP to buy EDS for $12bn to $13bn, citing unnamed sources. But a significant earnings shortfall in the fall of 2000, along with significant handwringing on Wall Street... [13 May 2008]
Microsoft board meets over Yahoo! - but no decisions
News over its takeover bid but failed to reach a decision on what to do next, according to a Wall Street Journal report. But most Wall Street analysts dismiss this as a hardball negotiating tactic rather than a real threat to end its two-year-long... [01 May 2008]
Microsoft dashes Yahoo!'s hopes of higher bid
News Earlier on Thursday, Microsoft reported weak Windows sales for its fiscal third quarter ended in March and gave a forecast for the fourth quarter ending in June at the low end of Wall Street expectations, sending its shares down nearly five per cent. [25 Apr 2008]
Apple profits up thanks to Mac, iPhone and iPod
News Shares of Apple fell one per cent after the company, known for conservative financial forecasts, gave a profit outlook for its current quarter that was below Wall Street estimates. Apple sold 10.6 million iPods and 1.7 million iPhones, both near... [24 Apr 2008]
Yahoo! reports positive profits - Microsoft unconcerned
News On that basis, Wall Street analysts, on average, were looking for a profit of nine cents per share, according to Reuters Estimates. Microsoft stock edged up by a similar amount as traders discounted the chances the software giant would raise its... [23 Apr 2008]
RIM doubles quarter profits
News And it had $412.5m left over in profits, equal to 72 cents per share in profits and two cents better than Wall Street analysts were expecting. RIM is confident about the next quarter: it delivered guidance above and beyond what Wall Street was... [03 Apr 2008]
Time Warner talks to thwart Microsoft bid?
News according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. and Microsoft could hold discussions this weekend and avoid leaks affecting their stock prices, a source said. Yahoo! and Time Warner have held talks on a deal designed to thwart Microsoft's bid for... [05 Mar 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 08.02.08
Round-Up The meeting is interrupted as a roller-blading product manager crashes into the glass wall of the office suffering multiple fractures. common stock and get started on the process of integrating our business cultures. [08 Feb 2008]
Apple riding wave of iPhone hype
News That was a sure sign that any information related to Apple, and especially the iPhone, is being scrutinised by fans and Wall Street investors alike. Engadget actually caused a brief plunge in Apple's stock in May when it reported, and then... [26 Jun 2007]
Semel quits as Yahoo! CEO
News also took a hit on Wall Street after it reported that first-quarter net profit was down from a year earlier and failed to report any positive effect from its Panama search platform. The shakeup comes nearly one week after a somewhat contentious... [19 Jun 2007]
Apple defends Jobs as profits surge
News Apple yesterday reported financial results far ahead of Wall Street's expectations, and the company's board of directors defended CEO Steve Jobs' role in Apple's stock options backdating scandal. Wall Street analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call... [26 Apr 2007]
Google "ecstatic" about Q1 results
News Google's first-quarter profit rose 69 per cent and results beat Wall Street expectations as the company turned search market share gains into even more revenue from its core paid search advertising business. [20 Apr 2007]
iPhone delays Apple's next big cat
News Wall Street reacted immediately, sending Apple's stock down a little more than two per cent in after-hours trading. The Mac maker revealed the scheduling slip in a press release after the close of the stock market yesterday. [13 Apr 2007]
Google accused of helping P2P pirates
News The Wall Street Journal first reported the lawsuit on Monday. The revelation of the lawsuit and the allegations against Google comes as the search giant navigates the treacherous copyright waters with the YouTube video-sharing site it acquired last... [13 Feb 2007]
Sun upbeat on profits - and $700m cash injection
News Sun Microsystems has posted a profit that beat Wall Street's financial expectations for its most recent quarter, and announced a $700m investment from an arm of private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. [24 Jan 2007]
