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Higher Hard Drive Prices Are the New Normal
An anonymous reader tips an article looking at the state of HDD pricing now that the market has had time to recover from the flooding in Thailand and a round of consolidation among manufacturers. Prices have certainly declined from the high they reached during the flooding, but they've stabilized a bit higher than they were beforehand. Quoting:
"Are things going to change any time soon? We doub...
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siliconindia
MakeMyTrip Q4 Net Income up at $2.95 million
Online travel firm MakeMyTrip Ltd posted a near three-fold increase in its net income for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2012 at $2.95 million, compared to the corresponding period last fiscal.
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Times of India
MakeMyTrip Q4 income up at $2.95m
Online travel firm MakeMyTrip Ltd today posted a near three-fold increase in its net income for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2012 at USD 2.95 million, compared to the corresponding period last fiscal.
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New York Times
Hewlett-Packard Earnings Drop; 27,000 Layoffs Set
Finding it hard to keep up with radical shifts to new modes of computing, the technology company reported sharply lower net income and confirmed a plan to pare its work force.
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AP
Campbell's profit slips as soup sales remain cold
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) -- Campbell Soup Co. is still struggling to heat up its lukewarm soup sales, with net income slipping by 5 percent in its fiscal third quarter even as the company spent more on marketing....
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TechCrunch
Facebook Shares Fall Below $38, Slipping More Than 4% In Pre-Market Trading
Facebook shares dipped as much as 4.4 percent in pre-market trading today and are now below their final $38 price in the company's highly anticipated initial public offering last week. Today is an interesting test for Facebook's worth because the company's shares will no longer be supported by the IPO's lead underwriter Morgan Stanley. To save face, the bank had to step in to make sure that Fac...
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Daily Mail
Childcare costs swallow up more than a quarter of British parents' income
The typical British family spends 27 per cent of its net income on childcare, almost three times as much as parents in other European countries, according to a report by South West Norfolk Tory MP Elizabeth Truss.
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Daily Mail
Childcare cost: British parents pay three times more than families in Europe
Childcare costs swallow up 27 per cent of UK parents' net income on average, according to a report by Tory MP Elizabeth Truss. In contrast, the average family in the Netherlands pays only 10 per cent of its net income to childminders
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The Nation
Visa announces financial results
ISLAMABAD - Visa Inc (NYSE: V) has announced financial results for the company’s fiscal second quarter 2012 ended March 31, 2012, says a Press release.
GAAP net income for the quarter, inclusive of a one-time non-cash benefit related to the remeasurement of existing net deferred tax liabilities, was $1.3 billion.
On an adjusted basis, excluding this non-cash benefit, net income for the ...
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Mashable
Kayak Planning $150M IPO Within a Few Weeks [REPORT]
Kayak is planning to go public in the wake of Facebook‘s looming IPO, though it will be a much smaller affair, according to a report.
The…
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FT
Rising costs cut Petrobras profits
Brazil’s state-run oil company, posted a 16 per cent drop in net income for the first quarter after government policies to protect domestic consumers eroded profits
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New York Times
DealBook: Carlyle's Profit Falls in First Quarter
In its first report as a public company, the Carlyle Group said on Tuesday that first-quarter economic net income fell 26 percent, to $392 million, from the period a year earlier.
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APA-OTS
EANS-News: DVB Bank SE / consolidated net income before IAS 39 and taxes as at 31 March 2012 only down slightly year-on-year
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AllThingsDigital
Groupon Earnings Top Prior Forecast
Although it was forced to restate earnings earlier this year, the deal-making site on Monday reported revenue that bested the high-end of its previously forecast range.
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ElPais
There's still life for Repsol after the loss of YPF unit
Oil company's profit up 12.4 percent at start of year while net debt, excluding YPF and Gas Natural Fenosa, stood at 4.17 billion euros
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Bombardier profit dips on lower deliveries
Transportation giant posts net income of $190-million (U.S.) or 10 cents in most recent quarter
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Bombardier profit dips on lower revenue
Transportation giant posts net income of $190-million (U.S.) or 10 cents in most recent quarter
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Los Angeles Times
Activision Blizzard halted slide in World of Warcraft subscribers
Activision Blizzard Inc. said Wednesday it was able to halt a precipitous slide in the number of subscribers to its massively profitable online game, World of Warcraft, maintaining the number at 10.2 million as of March 31 -- roughly the same as it was on Dec. 31.
The game, developed by Blizzard Entertainment in Irvine, had been steadily losing players since it peaked at 12 million in Septemb...
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TheDomains
Tucows Reports Revenue Up 22% & YummyNames Sells $1.9 Million In Domains
Tucows.com (AMEX: TCX) reported its earnings for the 1st quarter of 2012 after the market closed today.
“Net revenue for the first quarter of 2012 increased 22% to a record $27.5 million from $22.6 million.”
“Net income for the first quarter of 2012 was $1.7 million, or $0.04 per share, compared with net income for the first quarter of 2011 of $0.7 million, or $0.01 per share. Net income for t...
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AP
DirecTV 1Q profit rises, but US subscribers down
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) -- DirecTV Inc. said Tuesday that its first-quarter net income rose 8.5 percent, driven by subscriber growth in Latin America. But the number of subscribers added in the U.S. declined....
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MarketWatch
Berkshire Hathaway Q1 net income $1,966 vs $917
This is a Real-time headline. These are breaking news, delivered the minute it happens, delivered ticker-tape style. Visit www.marketwatch.com or the quote page for more information about this breaking news.
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politico
Washington Post reports $22.6 million loss
The Washington Post Company doubled its net income in the first quarter of 2012 while the newspaper division reported an operating loss of $22.6 million, according to a new quarterly earnings report.
The company reported a net income of $31 million in January-March 2012, up from $15.2 million in the same period in 2011, while revenues fell 7 percent to $972.5 million in Q1 2012 from $1.04 billi...
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Barrons
JDS Uniphase Falls On Q3 Top-Line Miss
JDS Uniphase (JDSU) reported a loss of $17.4 million, or 8 cents a share in its third quarter, compared to net income of $38.6 million, or 16 cents a share, for the same period last year. Non-GAAP earnings were $25.3 million, or 11 cents per share, down from $51 million, or 22 cents in the [...]
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Hindustan Times
Bharti airtel Q4 net down over 28% at Rs. 1,006 cr
Telecom giant Bharti airtel today posted a decline of 28.19% in consolidated net income at Rs. 1,006 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, hit by higher cost of 3G licence fee amortisation, 3G interest costs, forex losses and tax provisions.
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Irish Times
Pfizer reports drop in net income and profits
PFIZER, THE world’s largest drug company by revenues, reported a steep drop in first-quarter profits as the impact of losing exclusive rights to sell its top-selling drug, Lipitor, hit its bottom line.
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WSJ
KKR Earnings Beat Expectations
Private-equity firm KKR reported much better-than-expected earnings, as measured by economic net income, as robust value appreciation in investments more than offset a substantial decline in fees.
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Huffington Post
Ford Q1 Earnings Fall 45 Percent On Europe Slump, Tax Rate
DEARBORN, Mich. -- North America propped up Ford Motor Co.'s profits in the first quarter, which otherwise took a beating from plummeting European sales and higher taxes.Ford said Friday its net income fell 45 percent from a year earlier. The first quarter of 2011 was the company's best first quarter since 1998.Read More...More on Cars
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Barrons
Exxon Slips on Earnings, but Chevron and Royal Dutch Shell Rise
Oil and gas companies were mostly rising on Thursday, despite disappointing earnings from Exxon Mobil (XOM). Crude was trading slightly higher, and investors cheered Chevron’s (CVX) decision to raise its dividend. In addition, Royal Dutch Shell (RDSA) posted strong earnings and saw shares rose 3.7%. Exxon saw production decline 5% in the first quarter, and [...]
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China Daily
Banks' profits show fastest growth in 4 years
Lenders' net income in China rose 39 percent last year to 1.25 trillion yuan ($178.4 billion), the fastest growth in at least four years.
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China Daily
Bank profits show fastest growth in 4 years
Lenders' net income in China rose 39 percent last year to 1.25 trillion yuan ($178.4 billion), the fastest growth in at least four years.
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Al Jazhera
Facebook sees slide in revenue ahead of IPO
First quarter net income falls frpm $233m to $205m from a year earlier, just weeks ahead of US company's expected IPO.
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news.com.au
Facebook reports lower income
FACEBOOK is reporting, ahead of its initial public offering, expected in May, that its first-quarter net income fell as its revenue rose by comparison with a year earlier.
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Daily Telegraph
Microsoft rockets on record-high earnings
MICROSOFT'S net income has hit $5.11 billion on record-high revenue in the recently ended quarter.
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BBC
Bank of America sees profits drop
Bank of America has reported a fall in first quarter net income to $653m (£407m; 498m euros) after making $2bn a year ago.
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Reuters
UPDATE 2-Fifth Third quarterly profit rises
April 19 (Reuters) - Fifth Third Bancorp reported
higher quarterly net income as the Midwestern U.S. regional bank
set aside less money for soured loans and had continued growth
in its commercial...
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Reuters
UPDATE 1-Fifth Third quarterly profit rises
April 19 (Reuters) - Fifth Third Bancorp reported a
higher quarterly net income as the Midwestern regional bank set
aside less money for soured loans.
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Washington Post
Marriott revenue slides, but profit up in second quarter
An uptick in room revenue boosted quarterly profits at Marriott International, but costs incurred from the spinoff of its timeshare business sent total revenue sliding.
The Bethesda-based hotel operator recorded net income of $104 million, or 30 cents per share, in the first quarter, compared to $101 million, or 26 cents per share, the same period a year ago. Total revenue penciled in at $2.5 b...
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NEWS.au.com
eBay posts earnings lift to $550 million
EBAY says its first-quarter net income grew 20 per cent thanks to higher revenue from its PayPal business and e-commerce websites.
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Times of India
IBM posts higher first-quarter earnings
IBM says its first-quarter net income grew 7 per cent, helped by strong profit margins in its services business and strong revenue growth across its software, hardware and services businesses.
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Reuters
JPMorgan reports lower net income
(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co reported lower first-quarter profit, but higher earnings per share after the company bought back stock.
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BnAmericas
Banking - Brazil - BB's reducing spreads seen as negative for banking market
Brazilian state-run bank Banco do Brasil's (BB) decision to lower credit spreads for some SME and consumer loans will not have a material effect on net income, but is very negative for sentiment and c...
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Irish Times
The Ascendancy is dead: long live the middle classes
OPINION:MORE THAN half of us now flaunt the characteristics of middle-class life: home ownership, white-collar employment, third-level and professional education, association with other middle-class people, and a proportion (some say at least one-third) of net income available, after basic food and lodging needs have been met, for education, healthcare, consumer spending and other discretionary...
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Fortune
Green Mountain Coffee shares surge
Shares of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters surged nearly 25% Thursday after a stellar earnings report. After the closing bell Wednesday, Green Mountain reported $96 million in net income for the quarter ended in December, a 264% increase over the same quarter in the previous year that crushed analyst estimates.
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USA Today
Wendy's revenue jump in 4Q can't offset Arby's charges
The company didn't report net income, but said income from continuing operations fell 30% after charges for selling Arby's.
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Gizmodo
Apple Sells 37 Million iPhones, 15 Million iPads in Monster Moneybags Quarter [Apple]
Apple just set company records for net income ($13.06 billion) and revenue ($46.33 billion), thanks in large part to selling as many iPhones as there are people in California. Oh, and nearly half as many iPads, too. All of which contributed nicely to the $97 billion of cash and securities the company's sitting on. I mean... wow. More »
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physorg
IBM income jumps 13% in 2011
Information technology giant IBM said Thursday that its net income jumped 13 percent in 2011 on a seven percent rise in revenues, driven by surging business in dynamic emerging economies.
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Daily Telegraph
EBay reports higher Q4 earnings
EBAY reportS its net income grew sharply in the fourth quarter, helped by a gain from the sale of its remaining investment in Skype.
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The Guardian
Eurozone crisis live: Italy enjoys 'decent' bond auction
Italy's three-year borrowing costs fall below 5%, but markets unimpressed by bond sale12.10pm: US investment bank JP Morgan Chase has kicked off the Wall Street reporting season with fourth-quarter results. It posted lower profits as the European debt crisis dented trading and corporate deal-making.The Wall Street bank reported net income of $3.7bn, or 90 cents a share, on reve...
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