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Apple: Fourth quarter was 'most profitable ever'
News The company reported its earnings on Monday afternoon, calling the fiscal fourth quarter of 2009 its "most profitable ever". Apple did not disappoint investors as it closed out its fiscal year. Apple recorded revenue of $9.87bn (£6bn) and earnings...
[October 20, 2009, 8:14]
HP announces fourth-quarter sales increase
News HP announced preliminary fourth-quarter results on Monday, saying it pulled in $33.6bn (£22bn) in revenue, up 19 percent from the year-ago quarter, or 16 percent when adjusted for currency effects. Looking ahead, the company said it expects...
[November 19, 2008, 11:11]
HP posts rise in fourth-quarter sales
News HP on Monday announced it recorded $33.6bn (£22.1bn) in revenue during the fourth quarter of 2008, up 19 percent from a year ago, or 16 percent when adjusted for currency effects. Notebooks were primarily responsible for the business unit's success...
[November 25, 2008, 7:41]
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]
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]
Motorola reports $3.6bn fourth-quarter loss
News Motorola on Tuesday reported a net loss on tumbling revenue for the fourth quarter. Revenue for the fourth quarter was $7.1bn, down 26 percent from $9.6bn year over year. Trouble on the mobile-phone front was a significant factor in the fourth...
[February 4, 2009, 14:22]
NetSuite reports profitable fourth quarter
News Business management on-demand software provider NetSuite on Tuesday reported that its fourth-quarter revenue rose 30 percent from a year ago and its net loss shrank. Total revenue for the fourth quarter was $41.4m (£28.7m) and the net loss was...
[February 11, 2009, 7:36]
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 scales back fourth-quarter outlook
News Intel issued a fourth-quarter warning on Wednesday, noting its financial performance will be less than previously forecast. Intel lowered its fourth-quarter revenue outlook to between $8.7bn and $9.3bn, compared with its previous guidance of...
[November 13, 2008, 8:24]
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]
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]
Sun announces upbeat fourth-quarter forecast
News Sun on Tuesday announced preliminary fourth-quarter results that were higher than Wall Street's expectations, sending its shares up more than 11 percent in after-hours trading. Sun said it expects to report fourth-quarter revenue between $3.7bn and...
[July 16, 2008, 8:57]
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]
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]
Apple profits rocket but outlook 'challenging'
News Apple's fourth-quarter profit soared past expectations on strong sales of the iPhone, but revenue was slightly less than expected, and the company left itself a lot of room for manoeuvre heading into what it called a "challenging" environment.
[October 22, 2008, 8:14]
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]
Segway bids rocket on Amazon
News A consumer version of the Segway Human Transporter, the scooter formerly known as Ginger, won't be available until the fourth quarter, but that isn't stopping bidders from being carried away by the device.
[February 20, 2002, 9:23]
European PC market hits four-year low
News The European PC market experienced its slowest fourth quarter in four years, according to provisional figures released this week, giving weight to fears that the market is becoming saturated. Fourth-quarter shipments rose only 6.9 percent on the...
[January 22, 2001, 11:25]
TI's profits come in lower than predicted
News Texas Instruments, the largest maker of chips used in mobile phones, reported Monday lower-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue and earnings. William Aylesworth, TI's chief financial officer, said on a conference call that the fourth quarter marked...
[January 23, 2001, 8:59]
