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Profit warnings cloud tech earnings season
News Meanwhile, Wall Street has to digest a slew of profit warnings. You can't read too much into BMC's warning since it issued a profit warning in its second quarter too, but it's enough to worry investors about other software companies.
[January 7, 2000, 10:48]
The Day Ahead: Amazon learns new word (profit), Wall Street cheers
News That projection will lead many analysts to conclude that Amazon can turn a profit in 2001. Amazon.com now has a profit roadmap (sort of) and analysts will gush about the e-tailer. After Amazon preannounced its fourth quarter sales in early January...
[February 3, 2000, 11:45]
Profit warnings rife among hardware suppliers
News One in eight UK-based hardware suppliers have issued profit warnings in the last three months, according to Ernst & Young. Most profit warnings were brought about by contracts being delayed, and the majority were issued by smaller companies, the...
[October 16, 2006, 12:50]
Profit warning and poor forecast from Ericsson
News Swedish telecoms equipment maker Ericsson joined rival Motorola in issuing a profit warning Monday, as it announced it was expecting to make a loss for the first quarter of this year. Market leader Nokia declined to comment last week on rumours...
[March 13, 2001, 8:18]
Google celebrates 70 percent profit rise
News Google's first-quarter profit rose 69 percent 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.
[April 20, 2007, 11:12]
Yahoo Q3 profit beats expectations
News Yahoo's cost-cutting moves this year are starting to show up in the bottom line, as the company's third-quarter profit exceeded analyst expectations by a wide margin. Revenue is still declining at Yahoo, which recorded $1.6bn (£967m) in revenue...
[October 21, 2009, 9:48]
Dell trumpets record profit
News Dell posted second-quarter earnings on Thursday afternoon that met Wall Street's expectations for revenue and profit. The PC maker posted a profit of $799m (£440m), or 31 cents a share, a company record, on revenue of $11.7bn for its second fiscal...
[August 13, 2004, 9:15]
Five years ago: The Beeb aims to make Web profit
News The BBC will announce eight Web channels next week vowing to set the pace in UK profit-driven consumer Internet sites. First published 30 May, 1997. That means the corporation will carry advertising for the first time in its history.
[May 30, 2002, 7:01]
Amazon posts first profit
News In a fourth quarter marked by strong international sales and cost cutting, Amazon.com on Tuesday reported its first-ever profit, on record sales, delivering on its promises to Wall Street. For the Seattle-based company to post what some analysts...
[January 22, 2002, 13:17]
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. Handily beating analysts' estimates, net earnings for the quarter ended 31 December were $1.03bn, or $3.29 a share...
[February 1, 2007, 8:26]
Yahoo profit down on slowed display-ad growth
News Yahoo on Tuesday posted second-quarter net profit that was down from a year ago as growth in its historically strong display-advertising business slowed, and moves to better compete with Google on search advertising have yet to pan out.
[July 18, 2007, 7:40]
Macworld: Jobs delights Mac fans with profit
News The words "Think Profit" then appeared on the screen behind him, and Jobs announced that Apple would post a fourth-quarter profit of about $45 million on revenue of $1.58 billion during the first quarter.
[January 7, 1998, 9:22]
Ofcom pushes profit-free national numbers
News They are likely to be of particular interest for the public sector and not-for-profit organisations," he added. Ofcom will introduce a new range of telephone numbers later this year that will allow public sector contact centres to receive calls...
[February 14, 2007, 12:48]
Motorola reports unexpected profit
News Motorola surprised Wall Street on Thursday by reporting a small profit and steady market share in its beleaguered handset business for the second quarter of 2008. As a result, the company was able to squeak out a $4m profit, or less than one cent a...
[August 1, 2008, 8:45]
Palm posts higher revenue, lower profit
News Palm, maker of the Treo smartphone, posted higher revenue and a lower quarterly profit Thursday. During a conference call with reporters and analysts, the company also said it shipped a record 738,000 Treos in the quarter ending 2 March.
[March 23, 2007, 9:12]
HP sees rise in profit and revenue
News It was a good start to the year with another solid set of results," chief executive Mark Hurd said in a conference call with reporters, pointing to improved profit margins and broad revenue growth. Hurd expressed pleasure at the PC business gains...
[February 21, 2007, 7:44]
Quarterdeck back in profit
News Pundits who had written off Quarterdeck after three consecutive losses may have spoken too soon as the utilities maker posted a $20,000 profit of $24.4 million revenues for its October-December quarter yesterday.
[January 31, 1997, 15:26]
Ericsson 'positive' despite profit drop
News Swedish mobile-infrastructure and networking company Ericsson has announced its third-quarter figures four days early, revealing a substantial drop in profit that exceeded market expectations. The company made 2.8bn kronor (£218m) in the third...
[October 20, 2008, 14:09]
Ebay Profit Calculator
Downloads When your out shopping or at a garage sale and want to know if you can make a little profit after fees, Ebay Profit Calculator is for you. The total profit after fees is displayed in a color coded field.
[July 8, 2009, 11:38]
EBay posts profit as auctions stay strong
News Excluding charges such as stock-based compensation and employer payroll taxes, eBay posted a pro forma profit of $33.5m, or 12 cents per share. EBay's second-quarter revenue jumped more than 80 percent as it beat Wall Street expectations and as its...
[July 20, 2001, 11:03]
