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Are techs worth their stock?
News Despite poor sales and little hope for near-term growth, the technology sector has charged ahead on Wall Street in the past two and a half months. Cisco's closing price on Thursday of $18.29 -- actually down from two weeks earlier -- means Wall...
[December 21, 2001, 13:19]
The Day Ahead: Is Alloy Online a 'best small cap investment idea'?
News Alloy Online creamed Wall Street estimates in its fourth quarter and grabbed a significant investment from Liberty Digital. Now Alloy only has to get Wall Street excited. Wall Street is going to hear a lot about the Web-centric teen demographic in...
[March 17, 2000, 12:14]
Ballmer defends investment plans
News Despite Wall Street's negative reaction to Microsoft's plan to invest billions in its emerging businesses, chief executive Steve Ballmer told employees that "now is not the time to scale back. Ballmer said that the increased investment plans came...
[May 2, 2006, 10:00]
Salesforce.com announces 43pc revenue rise
News Salesforce.com on Thursday announced a 43 percent increase in third-quarter revenue, beating Wall Street's expectations. Wall Street had been expecting Salesforce.com to generate $273.5m, according to analysts' estimates compiled by Thomson Reuters.
[November 21, 2008, 12:34]
More job cuts ahead for Yahoo?
News Those pro forma numbers were in line with Wall Street's consensus estimates for the quarter ending 30 September, according to First Call. on Wednesday reported third-quarter results that met Wall Street expectations, but the company warned of...
[October 11, 2001, 9:47]
Strong sales help Amazon beat Q4 expectations
News Amazon.com beat Wall Street's fourth-quarter revenue and earnings expectations, as the e-commerce giant posted strong Christmas sales amid a weak economy. Wall Street had been expecting Amazon to generate sales of $6.4bn for the quarter, according...
[January 30, 2009, 8:10]
Apple's core challenge: Revenue growth
News Now Wall Street wants to see the sequel: Apple, the growth story. Citing the familiar "what have you done for me lately" mantra on Wall Street, analysts are looking to Apple to show them how the company will post strong sales growth over the next...
[July 18, 2000, 8:50]
AOL earnings bring no surprises
News To nobody's surprise, AOL Time Warner on Wednesday reported financial earnings in line with Wall Street's expectations. Today's news comes weeks after the company warned Wall Street that its earnings for the year would come up short.
[January 30, 2002, 12:43]
How Google changed the rules
News Internet search is reaching an important pivot point, where market leaders are rewarded by Wall Street, laggards are punished, and start-ups try to fill niches left empty by the major players. Wall Street has certainly noticed, and it's rewarded...
[December 6, 2005, 16:50]
Hosted success a glimmer of hope for Siebel
News Despite reporting that its second-quarter revenue would fall well short of Wall Street estimates, Siebel's growth of its hosted applications business could signal improving prospects for the company. Late Thursday, Siebel announced that it is...
[July 11, 2005, 10:05]
Yahoo results earn grudging approval
News Yahoo on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings that met Wall Street analysts' expectations but dampened their enthusiasm for proof of an advertising recovery. Wall Street had expected the company's net income to reach 8 cents a share on...
[July 10, 2003, 14:06]
Apple hits earnings target
News Apple on Wednesday posted fiscal first-quarter earnings that matched Wall Street estimates, with the Mac maker forecasting that sales and earnings would remain flat for the current quarter. Excluding a $17m after-tax restructuring charge and a $2m...
[January 16, 2003, 10:37]
Fiorina strikes back
News In her harshest attack yet, Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina blamed "lazy reporting" and Wall Street analysts who are too "focused on the short term" for many of the woes facing the computing giant.
[November 16, 2001, 10:41]
IBM hits mark in gloomy week for techs
News IBM on Wednesday gave Wall Street some desperately needed good news, meeting first-quarter expectations. During a Wednesday afternoon conference call with Wall Street analysts, IBM chief financial officer John Joyce emphasised that the company is...
[April 19, 2001, 11:35]
HP tops estimates, plans more job cuts
News Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter earnings that topped Wall Street expectations, buoyed by record revenue and profit from its printing business along with narrower losses in its computer business.
[November 21, 2002, 8:14]
The Day Ahead: Analysts' snooping sparks PC sales worries
News Commentary: The Christmas shopping season is under way, and that means Wall Street's finest minds are watching your PC buying habits. Yes folks, that guy hiding behind that aisle may be one of Wall Street's top gurus.
[November 29, 2000, 12:55]
eBay chief set to retire
News Meg Whitman, chief executive of auction giant eBay, is planning to retire, according to a report on Tuesday in The Wall Street Journal. An eBay representative declined to comment, The Wall Street Journal wrote.
[January 22, 2008, 11:35]
Cisco: Success isn't just about networking
News Does Cisco CEO John Chambers know something about his company that continues to elude most of Wall Street? Why do you think Wall Street is not getting the message? I think Wall Street always gets the message.
[April 18, 2005, 18:35]
Yahoo! beats Street's target by a hair
News on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings that exceeded Wall Street's expectations, marking the Internet bellwether's first financial quarter under new chief executive Terry Semel. Wall Street analysts said the performance was in line with...
[July 12, 2001, 9:26]
EBay posts profit as auctions stay strong
News EBay's second-quarter revenue jumped more than 80 percent as it beat Wall Street expectations and as its online auction site remained popular during the economic downturn. Wall Street analysts expected the company to earn 9 cents per share...
[July 20, 2001, 11:03]
