Intuit forecasts wider 1st-quarter loss, fiscal-year profit below Wall Street viewAugust 20th, 2009 Intuit 1Q loss forecast wider than Street viewMOUNTAIN 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.
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.
Salesforce.com 2nd-quarter profit surges, tops Wall Street expectations; shares jumpAugust 21st, 2009 Salesforce.com 2Q profit soars, sales climbSAN FRANCISCO — Sales management software maker Salesforce.com Inc. said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter profit more than doubled as the company added thousands of new customers and grew its revenue.
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.
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.
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.
Tibco Software shares up after 3Q results top Wall Street forecastsSeptember 25th, 2009 Tibco Software shares up after 3Q resultsNEW YORK — Shares of Tibco Software Inc. rose Friday after the company's third-quarter earnings topped Wall Street expectations with the help of lower expenses.
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.
Intel says profit blows past estimates, company absorbs $1.45 billion EU fineJuly 14th, 2009 Intel says profit blows past estimatesSAN FRANCISCO — Intel Corp. says its profit and sales blew past Wall Street's forecasts — as long as analysts overlook a $1.45 billion antitrust fine from the European Union.
Mentor Graphics offers third-quarter outlook above Wall Street expectationsAugust 21st, 2009 Mentor Graphics issues strong 3Q outlookWILSONVILLE, Ore. — Software company Mentor Graphics Corp.
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.
DG FastChannel 2nd-quarter earnings decline as operating expenses riseAugust 6th, 2009 DG FastChannel 2Q profit declinesDALLAS — DG FastChannel Inc., a digital media advertising services company, said Thursday it earned a lower second-quarter profit, but matched Wall Street expectations. Profit declined to $3.6 million, or 16 cents per share, from $4.1 million, or 23 cents per share, a year ago.
Novell swings to 3rd-quarter profit on lower operating expenses, misses analysts' estimatesAugust 28th, 2009 Novell posts 3Q profit as it cut costsWALTHAM, Mass. — Novell Inc., which sells computer-networking software and technology services, said Thursday it swung to a third-quarter profit from a year earlier as it cut operating expenses by 20 percent.