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Apple's first quarter fires on all cylinders
News Apple's first quarter fired on all cylinders, as the company continued its financial run on the strength of its Mac business. On Tuesday the company posted revenue of $9.6bn for its first fiscal quarter, which ended on 29 December.
[January 23, 2008, 12:27]
AMD reports net loss after tough first quarter
News AMD reported a first quarter net loss of $416m, or 66 cents a share, on revenue of $1.17bn, down 21 percent from a year ago. The first quarter for AMD was about burning off inventory that was built for demand that never arrived.
[April 22, 2009, 15:43]
US Report: Infoseek's First-Quarter Loss Smaller Than Expected
News First Call in the US, expected the Internet search firm to report a loss of $0.10 per share in the quarter. The $14.3 million in sales represents a 131 percent increase from the $6.2 (£3.70m) it reported in the first quarter of 1997.
[April 27, 1998, 6:00]
Lenovo reports £9.6m first-quarter loss
News Chinese notebook manufacturer Lenovo reported a first-quarter net loss as revenue fell 18 percent because of weak enterprise spending. The company reported a net loss of $16m (£9.6m) in the first quarter, on revenue of $3.5bn.
[August 7, 2009, 12:10]
Intel says first-quarter sales on track
News Intel said on Thursday that its first-quarter sales are on track with expectations, a potentially good sign for the PC business. If you look at the first quarter, particularly in the processor space, it's a perfectly seasonal quarter.
[March 7, 2003, 7:42]
Amazon surges on first-quarter outlook
News Shares of Amazon.com soared 40 percent after the company said it would post a smaller-than-expected loss for the first quarter amid strong electronics sales. A record number of Internet and technology companies have issued profit warnings for the...
[April 9, 2001, 13:50]
Google beats analysts' first quarter expectations
News Google beats analysts' first quarter expectations As an Arkansas judge approved a $90m click-fraud settlement as the search firm announced first quarter profits of $592m Google's first-quarter revenue rose nearly 80 percent and, along with an...
[April 21, 2006, 10:15]
Sony Ericsson's first 3G phone 'to launch this quarter'
News It was always our intention to launch the phone in the first quarter of 2004," a company spokesman told ZDNet UK this week. Mobile phone users who are keen to get the hands on Sony Ericsson's first 3G phone may have to wait a little longer than...
[January 14, 2004, 11:55]
Sony Ericsson's first 3G phone 'to launch this quarter'
Talkback The combination of very competitive price plans and a handset that consumers actually want, will be the turning point for 3's subscriber growth and long term success. Lets just hope it does not experience supply problems, as has been the case with...
[January 16, 2004, 15:24]
Solid sales push AMD past expectations
News Advanced Micro Devices reported first-quarter earnings that exceeded expectations due to strong sales across all its product lines. For the first quarter of last year, AMD reported a net loss of $146m on revenue of $715m.
[April 15, 2004, 9:10]
IDC: Biggest quarterly drop in 12 years for servers
News First-quarter server revenue dropped by 24.5 percent year-over-year, as economic turmoil bit ever deeper into companies' IT budgets, according to IDC. The totals mark the third consecutive quarter of year-over-year revenue decline, and the lowest...
[May 29, 2009, 16:33]
Intel says chip sales on track
News Intel announced Thursday that chip sales are on track for the current third quarter, after an extremely rocky first half of the year, although the final results still hinge on what happens in September.
[September 7, 2001, 9:11]
Market share slips away from Nokia
News Nokia rivals are wrestling market share away from the cell phone giant, as worldwide handset sales surged in the first quarter of 2004, according to a new study. The company's market share dropped to 29 percent in the first quarter from 35 percent...
[April 30, 2004, 17:05]
Intel beats Q2 forecasts, improves outlook
News The company, which predicted a bottom in its first quarter results, delivered strong results across the board. In a statement, Intel chief executive Paul Otellini said: "Intel's second-quarter results reflect improving conditions in the PC market...
[July 15, 2009, 9:10]
US Report: Analysts predict $21m profit for Apple
News A consensus estimate compiled by First Call, an American research firm, predicted Apple will post a profit of about $21.23m, or 16 cents for each of company's 132.7 million shares, when it releases its second-quarter results in the US at 2pm this...
[April 15, 1998, 10:55]
Dell grabs PC top spot from Compaq
News Dell Computer surpassed Compaq Computer in the first quarter to become the world's largest PC maker, the first time the rankings have shifted in about seven years. Dell achieved 12.8-percent market share worldwide in the first quarter, surpassing...
[April 20, 2001, 8:01]
Dell beats estimates by a penny
News Dell beat expectations for its fiscal first quarter on stronger-than-expected sales. Dell forecasts industrywide unit shipments will fall about 5 percent from the first quarter. Analysts had been expecting a profit of 16 cents per share and revenue...
[May 17, 2002, 12:03]
Windows sales carry Microsoft past 1Q forecasts
News Microsoft topped analysts' estimates in its first quarter Wednesday, earning $2.58bn (about £1.75bn), or 46 cents a share, on sales of $5.8bn. First Call consensus expected the software giant to earn 41 cents a share in the quarter.
[October 19, 2000, 9:15]
Intel readies Penryn processors
News Intel is readying 11 new 45-nanometre Penryn processors for launch in the first quarter, according to industry reports. There will be five processors in the original launch of Penryn in the first quarter of next year, according to Taiwan-based...
[August 23, 2007, 14:22]
Orders fall short for Applied Materials
News Applied Materials, the chip-equipment maker, said on Friday that orders placed during its first fiscal quarter will fall short of previous expectations. Citing economic uncertainties, Applied Materials said orders placed during its first quarter...
[January 31, 2003, 15:28]
