International Business Machines Corp.’s fourth-quarter earnings increased 6.3 percent as the technology heavyweight’s software sales and margins strengthened, though overall revenue declined slightly.
Shares jumped 3.1 percent to $202.15 after hours as results beat analysts’ expectations and as the company offered upbeat earnings guidance for 2013.
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