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Freeserve Posts £17.5m Loss, Shares Drop
News The company's shares fell steadily through the day, ending down nearly 17 percent, or 73.8, at 365p. The results, for the year ended April 29, were brought forward by a day to coincide with the announcement that Dixons -- whose shares also fell 8.5...
[June 26, 2000, 16:35]
Softbank Sells Yahoo! Shares
News Softbank said on Thursday its US unit had completed the sale of 3.16m shares in Internet portal Yahoo, generating a $336m (£224m) profit for the Japanese Internet investor. Yahoo shares closed at 113 1/16 Wednesday.
[June 1, 2000, 14:11]
NetSuite IPO: Shares Hit Double The Forecast Price
News The first public auction of shares in CRM company NetSuite closed on Wednesday evening at a price of $26 (£13) a share — double the original forecasts. About 6.2 million shares were sold. NetSuite announced its intention in July to go public with...
[December 20, 2007, 15:53]
Sky Shares Skyrocket On Online Strategy
News British Sky Broadcasting (quote: BSY) shares soared nearly 300 points after it announced its plan to sink £250m into the Internet and pursue ADSL and mobile-phone deals. BSkyB shares closed at 1,910p, up 299.5 on the London exchange.
[February 10, 2000, 9:00]
Freeserve Shares Rocket On T-Online News
News Electrical retailer Dixons (quote: DXNS) put Freeserve on the block early this month, fulfilling its promise not to sell the ISP's shares for a year after the its flotation. But Tuesday's early gains erased much of that premium, boosting shares to...
[May 30, 2000, 9:24]
Google Shares Make Strong Start
News Shares in Google rose $15.01 or 17.7 percent, to open at $100 its public debut on the Nasdaq stock exchange. The jump was a surprise, given the initial $85 price of the shares and the unusual style of the sale.
[August 19, 2004, 17:30]
Microsoft Shares Jump On Outlook
News Shares of Microsoft rose to $70.57 in after-hours activity on the Island ECN following the announcement. Some Wall Street analysts have been cautious about the immediate future for Microsoft, especially because its stock price is up more than 25...
[July 12, 2001, 9:47]
Midday Roundup: Microsoft Trial News Hits UK Shares
News At midday leading UK shares were flat as investors worried about fallout from the decision against software giant Microsoft, delivered after UK market close Friday. Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson backed the government's main charges against the...
[November 8, 1999, 11:08]
PeopleSoft Mops Up J.D. Edwards Shares
News Business software maker PeopleSoft announced Friday that it has purchased all the remaining shares of J.D. PeopleSoft said it bought about 105 million shares of J.D. Edwards. Edwards when it acquired the company on 18 July.
[September 1, 2003, 9:35]
ARM Shares Fall On Royalty Fears
News By mid-morning on Monday the company's shares dropped 10 percent on the London Stock Exchange, sliding 27p to 243p. Investors fear UK chip maker ARM Holdings may not be able to keep up its spotless track record, as its revenues from lucrative...
[April 15, 2002, 13:29]
ARM Shares Tumble As Transmeta Readies Crusoe
News Shares in mobile microchip manufacturer ARM (quote: ARM) have fallen dramatically in anticipation of the launch of the much-talked-about new Crusoe processor from silicon start-up Transmeta. At 11.32 am GMT ARM Holdings shares were down 215 pence...
[January 19, 2000, 15:44]
EDS Shares Drop As SEC Probe Deepens
News A Merrill Lynch analyst later downgraded EDS shares from "neutral" to "sell," and questioned whether the company's stock-hedging strategy would hinder it from pursuing large information technology services deals by limiting its financial flexibility.
[January 22, 2003, 8:17]
Psion Shares Slide
News Its shares fell 5.5p to 278.5p after fears spread that profits will be hurt by a strong pound and product launch costs. In June, Psion shares lost 20 per cent of their value in one day when the London-based company launched the Series 5 and issued...
[August 7, 1997, 16:36]
Lastminute.com Shares Sink
News Shares of lastminute.com, which surged on their debut on Tuesday, sank in morning trading today closer to their floatation price. By mid-morning, the shares, which launched at 380p, had dropped from a Tuesday high of around 532.5p to about 400p.
[March 15, 2000, 10:00]
Bluetooth Firm's IPO Shares Fetch Top Price
News Bluetooth chip designer Cambridge Silicon Radio (CSR) has begun trading shares at the top of their expected range in an initial public offering launched on Thursday. Analysts said the pricing of shares at 200p, and the expansion of the offering by...
[February 26, 2004, 13:45]
Compaq To Buy Back Up To $1bn Of Shares
News Compaq Computer on Friday said its board of directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $1bn worth of its common shares. The PC maker said it plans to buy shares on the open market from time to time depending on market conditions.
[December 1, 2000, 15:57]
Lack Of Optimism Sends Cisco Shares Down
News Shares of networking giant Cisco Systems fell on Wednesday after the company delivered a subdued outlook for its future on a quarterly conference call. Cisco shares closed down $2.17, or 10.6 percent, to $18.29 in Wednesday trading.
[August 11, 2004, 13:15]
ECTS: Lara Sweeps Awards, Eidos Shares Soar
News The shares have climbed steadily from around 450p a fortnight ago, said a spokeswoman for the firm. Lara Croft swept the board at last night's ECTS awards dinner in London with Tomb Raider picking up four key prizes.
[September 9, 1997, 16:08]
Roundup: When Will The Tech Shares Crisis End?
News The latest round of plummeting tech shares was triggered by rising oil prices due to the Middle East crisis, analyst downgrades magnifying the effect of high-tech profit warnings, and mood swings in the Nasdaq being echoed by stock markets around...
[October 17, 2000, 11:02]
The Day Ahead: Genuity's Big Float Sinks Shares
News Bottom line: 11 buy ratings couldn't boost shares. That's a lot of shares for the market to swallow. Once again, shares did nothing. Shares price well below their original range at $11 and promptly plunge.
[August 2, 2000, 13:05]
