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AMD Misses On Fourth-quarter Earnings
News Advanced Micro Devices last week reported a larger-than-expected fourth-quarter loss, despite revenue from processor shipments rising by 60 percent from the preceding period. As projected, we saw increased PC processor and flash memory sales in the...
[January 20, 2003, 8:59]
EBay Posts Big Jump In Fourth-quarter Sales
News Online auction giant eBay said on Tuesday that its fourth-quarter revenue jumped 64 percent, as its earnings surpassed Wall Street expectations. One of the bright spots for eBay in the fourth quarter was the performance of its international...
[January 16, 2002, 12:02]
Adobe Prints Profit For Fourth Quarter
News Software publisher Adobe Systems reported record revenue and income for its fourth quarter, buoyed by a new version of one of its main graphics packages and by strong growth for its publishing products.
[December 12, 2003, 10:50]
HP Posts Healthy Fourth-quarter Results
News HP posted fourth-quarter financial results on Thursday that capped off a year of dramatic improvements in profitability, led by solid quarters from just about every business unit. HP said net income for its fiscal fourth quarter, ended 31 October...
[November 17, 2006, 8:20]
Intel Narrows Fourth-quarter Forecast
News Intel on Thursday slightly narrowed its outlook for fourth-quarter sales, a sign that seems to be making some investors queasy. The chipmaker said it now expects fourth-quarter revenue to be between $10.4bn and $10.6bn.
[December 9, 2005, 8:45]
Microsoft Boasts Strong Fourth Quarter And Year
News Microsoft on Thursday reported a 13 percent increase in fourth-quarter revenue and a 7.3 percent jump in net income. The software giant saw double-digit revenue and income increases from its three largest divisions — Client, Server and Tools, and...
[July 20, 2007, 8:45]
Orange GPRS Launch Slips To Fourth Quarter
News Mobile network operator Orange is planning to launch its consumer GPRS service sometime before the end of 2001, up to three months later than previously expected. The company is refusing to disclose much information about its planned consumer GPRS...
[September 26, 2001, 17:31]
Google Sees Profit Almost Treble
News Google's fourth-quarter revenue rose 67 percent and profit nearly tripled on continued strength in its paid-search business. While things look rosy for Google, its largest search rival posted more modest fourth quarter results.
[February 1, 2007, 8:26]
Dell Hit By Intel Shortage
News Even as Dell was blaming chip shortages for a fourth-quarter shortfall Wednesday, Intel was saying it expects difficulty meeting demand for its Pentium III and Celeron processors over the next few months.
[January 27, 2000, 8:33]
Wall Street Abandons PC Stocks
News Gateway's fourth quarter profit warning discouraged analysts so much that many of them now liken PCs to TVs, a commodity business that investors should avoid. Gateway revelation that its revenue would fall half a billion dollars short of...
[November 30, 2000, 16:02]
Lexmark Beats Lowered 4Q Estimates
News After warning that fourth quarter earnings would be at the low end of expectations, computer printer maker Lexmark said Monday fourth-quarter profits beat estimates by a nickel thanks to its stock buy-back and higher operating margins
[January 24, 2000, 15:17]
3Com Warns, Discontinues Cable, DSL
News 3Com issued a profit warning for its fourth quarter Thursday and discontinued its cable and digital subscriber line modem business. The network equipment maker, which has announced warnings for three straight quarters, said it expects revenue of...
[June 8, 2001, 8:52]
Intel Smashes The Street In Q4
News To absolutely no one's surprise, Intel Corp.smashed analysts' estimates in its fourth quarter Tuesday, returning a profit of $2.1bn (£1.28bn), or $1.19 a share, on record sales of $7.6bn (£4.63bn). Company officials credited strong demand for its...
[January 13, 1999, 9:08]
The Day Ahead: Solectron Tempers Rosy Outlook ... For Now
News There'll be some nit-picking over Solectron's fourth quarter results and fiscal 2001 outlook, but the company is playing Wall Street's expectations game well. Solectron, one of the largest contract equipment manufacturers, topped fourth quarter...
[September 12, 2000, 11:50]
IBM Skips Past Q4 Forecasts
News Big Blue handily beat estimates in the fourth quarter. After market close Wednesday, IBM reported fourth quarter earnings of $2.1bn, or $1.12 per share. Fourth quarter revenue of $24.2 bn represented a 4 percent slide year-over-year, with gross...
[January 20, 2000, 9:44]
Gartner Cuts PC Sales Forecast
News Citing concerns that computers aren't topping holiday wish lists, market research firm Gartner has cut its forecast for fourth-quarter PC sales. As we move forward into the fourth quarter, we continue to have a concern about a lack of must-have PC...
[November 16, 2004, 8:15]
Broadband Spurs Online Advertising
News In an update to Web ad sales figures for the fourth quarter, the Interactive Advertising Bureau said revenue jumped by 9 percent in the US market at the end of 2002 from the previous quarter. For the fourth quarter, keyword search sales comprised...
[June 13, 2003, 8:21]
AMD: At Last A Positive Surprise
News Advanced Micro Devices finally came through for its investors Wednesday, posting a fourth quarter profit of $65m (£40.3m), or 43 cents a share, on sales of $969m. Processor sales grew by 67 percent from the third quarter and by 1 percent over the...
[January 20, 2000, 9:27]
Motorola Squeaks By Consensus
News Motorola squeaked by Wall Street estimates Monday with fourth quarter operating earnings of $514m, or 82 cents a share, on sales of $8.5bn. Motorola said component shortages that affected the fourth quarter should alleviate in the first quarter.
[January 18, 2000, 9:13]
Palm's Loss Smaller Than Expected
News Handheld-maker Palm on Tuesday reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter sales and a loss that was narrower than analysts had forecast. Excluding certain charges, Palm said it posted a fourth-quarter loss of $8.9m, or 30 cents per share.
[June 25, 2003, 8:53]
