Microsoft increased revenue across all its divisions in its third fiscal quarter, achieving an almost 20 percent revenue increase year on year. For the quarter ended March 31, 2013, Microsoft generated revenue of US$20.5 billion, up 18 ...
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Microsoft's profits for the third quarter jumped 19 per cent as its core Windows division reported higher sales, despite reports of tanking sales for personal computers. Microsoft's Q3 earnings report follows figures released by IT ...
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BlackBerry is mad and it’s not going to take it anymore. The smartphone maker came out swinging Friday, one day after several market analyst reports said the company’s first BlackBerry 10 handset, the touch-centric Z10, is not ...
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Istanbul Jewellery Show reports a huge increase in attendance. Do lab-grown diamonds have a future in India? Tips on how to sell customers who are just looking. Medical jewellery becomes a fashion trend. U.S. polished diamond sales make ...
Two weeks ago I wondered what was next for company formerly known as the Harry Winston Diamond Corp. Now some of those plans are coming to light with the company's first earnings report under its new name, Dominion Diamond Corp. The New ...
Peder Holk Nielsen takes office as President & CEO of Novozymes. "I am proud and honored to lead this great company forward," says Peder Holk Nielsen. "Novozymes is in a very strong position, and we will continue with our overall ...
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The mystery buyer of one million BlackBerry Z10s has been revealed by research firm Detwiler Fenton as Brightstar, an electronics distributor responsible for distributing mobile devices to network carriers including Verizon. Revealed ...
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The news of higher revenues and more listeners encouraged investors, prompting a surge in after-hours trade of Pandora by 18.6 percent to $13.92. Paul Ausick at 24/7 Wall Street said the latest earnings report was "not substantially ...
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Checkpoint Systems, Inc. announced the Company’s intention to sell its U.S. and Canadian CheckView business. Following an extensive review of Checkpoint’s portfolio in 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors determined that ...
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Groupon's founder and chief executive, Andrew Mason, has been fired following a string of poor financial results. In a candid memo to Groupon's staff Mason said: "After four and a half intense and wonderful years as CEO of Groupon, I've ...
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Germany's Wintershall expects to increase its oil and gas output in 2013 mainly as a result of higher volumes from its operations in Russia, Norway and Libya, the company's parent BASF said Tuesday. In its outlook for 2013, BASF said ...
The sharemarket rose yesterday as defensive and high-yield stocks had broad-based gains after stronger-than-expected German business confidence data brightened the eurozone economic outlook and US earnings reports beat expectations. The ...
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The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 has closed down 2.3 per cent at 4980.1, its biggest fall in nine months. More than $36 billion was wiped from the value of Australian shares in the market's largest one-day decline since May 18, pulling back from ...
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The sharemarket resumed its upward march yesterday as corporate earnings encouraged investors to continue moving from cash and bonds to equities. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.6 per cent at 5063.4 -- its highest since the ...
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The sharemarket has closed at its highest point since September 2008, led by the major banks. At 4.15pm AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index had risen 29.5 points, or 0.59 per cent, to 5063.4 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...
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