Intuit posts wider 4th-quarter loss as sales slip while costs rise; fiscal year profit slipsAugust 20th, 2009 Intuit posts wider 4Q loss as sales slow, costs upMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Personal finance and business software maker Intuit Inc.
Sun Microsystems expects fiscal 4th-quarter results below Wall Street estimatesJuly 14th, 2009 Sun Micro expects 4Q results below estimatesSANTA CLARA, Calif. — Sun Microsystems Inc.
General Electric, Sony, Hartford and Akamai among big movers on stock market ThursdayJuly 31st, 2009 General Electric, Sony, Akamai among big moversNEW YORK — Stocks that were moving substantially or trading heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market. NYSE
General Electric Co., up 85 cents at $13.11
Goldman Sachs upgraded the industrial conglomerate to "Buy," saying it won't have to split off its financing arm, GE Capital.
MindTree net profit 48 percent down on huge forex lossJanuary 18th, 2009 BANGALORE - Hit by a massive forex loss due to a weakening rupee, global IT services firm MindTree Ltd. Monday reported a lower consolidated net profit of Rs.103 million (Rs.10.3 crore) for the third quarter (October-December) of this fiscal (2008-09), posting a negative growth of 48 percent year-on-year.
ExlService Holdings 2Q profit tumbles from year-ago period, meets estimatesAugust 6th, 2009 ExlService Holdings 2Q profit falls, shares slipNEW YORK — Outsourcing company ExlService Holdings Inc. said Thursday its second-quarter profit dropped more than 50 percent, as revenue fell almost 10 percent, but its results met Wall Street estimates.
Accenture's 3Q profit slides on lower revenue, but tops estimate and raises full-year viewJune 26th, 2009 Accenture reports better-than-expected 3Q profitNEW YORK — Business consultant and outsourcing company Accenture Ltd. said its fiscal third-quarter profit declined, mainly due to the negative effects of the stronger dollar on international sales, but still topped Wall Street estimates.
Business software provider QAD's 2nd-quarter loss essentially flat, revenue down 26 percentAugust 25th, 2009 QAD reports flat 2Q loss, sees small 3Q profitSANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Business software provider QAD Inc.
Mentor Graphics posts better-than-expected adjusted 2Q profit, shares jump 11 percentAugust 21st, 2009 Mentor Graphics 2Q results top estimatesWILSONVILLE, Ore. — Mentor Graphics Corp., which makes electronics-testing software, on Thursday reported a wider second-quarter loss but adjusted results and sales topped Wall Street expectations by a wide margin.
Chip testing software maker Synopsys posts 3Q results that beat Street, but 4Q outlook is softAugust 20th, 2009 Synopsys posts better-than-expected 3Q resultsMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Synopsys Inc., which makes software to develop and test chips, said Wednesday its fiscal third-quarter profit declined 18 percent from a year-ago period helped by an income tax gain, but the results still beat Wall Street expectations.
Solera Holdings posts 4th-qtr profit as rise in auto recycling revenue offsets other declinesAugust 28th, 2009 Solera Holdings posts fiscal 4Q profitSAN DIEGO — Solera Holdings Inc., which provides software and services for the auto insurance claims industry, said Thursday it posted a fiscal fourth-quarter profit as revenue gains in the company's automotive recycling unit offset declines in other areas. The company earned $11.8 million, or 17 cents per share, compared with a loss of $21.6 million, or 34 cents per share, a year ago.
Summary Box: Dell profit sinks 23 percent in slumping PC marketAugust 27th, 2009 Summary Box: Dell profit down 23 pctFINICKY BUYERS: Dell Inc.'s second-quarter profit fell 23 percent as demand for computers remains soft. Sales fell 22 percent.
Microsoft says 4Q profit drops 29 percent, posts first full-year drop in sales since IPOJuly 23rd, 2009 Microsoft fiscal 4Q profit falls 29 percentSEATTLE — Microsoft Corp. said Thursday its profit in the last quarter plunged 29 percent because of weak computer sales, ending a fiscal year in which the software maker's revenue fell for the first time since the company went public in 1986.
Dell profit sinks 23 percent in slumping PC market but edges past Wall Street estimatesAugust 27th, 2009 Dell profit down 23 pct but just beats estimateSAN FRANCISCO — Dell Inc. says its second-quarter profit fell 23 percent as the personal-computer industry's slump dragged on this summer.
DemandTec posts deeper 1st-quarter loss as costs increaseJuly 2nd, 2009 DemandTec posts wider 1Q lossSAN CARLOS, Calif. — Price-management software company DemandTec Inc.
Oracle profit rises 4 pct, matching Street views, despite 5 percent sales dropSeptember 16th, 2009 Oracle net rises 4 pct, matching Street viewsSAN FRANCISCO — Oracle Corp. says its quarterly profit rose 4 percent despite a 5 percent drop in sales.