Yahoo Beats Q1 Expectations (as Expected) — Now, Will New CEO Outline More Strategery on Investor Call?

An upside non-surprise as we await pearls of wisdom from new CEO Scott Thompson.
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HP’s Look Ahead to 2012 Must Be Not Too Hot, Not Too Cold, but “Just Right”

When it reports quarterly results at the close of markets today, all eyes will be on the guidance that Hewlett-Packard gives for its prospects in 2012. It can’t be to high or too low, but just right.
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Ad Sales Are Either Okay, Growing Slower, or Soft. Pick Your Answer!

Depending on who you ask, the ad market is holding steady, or growing more slowly than predicted, or maybe something a little more dire.
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Netflix Cuts Its Guidance by One Million Subscribers

Netflix, which instituted a price hike earlier this fall, says the higher costs are turning off more customers than it expected — it is cutting Q3 subscriber projections by four percent.
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Nvidia’s Profit, Share Price Rise

Nvidia Corp. reported solid quarterly results and upbeat guidance, a sign that the company is taking market share in chips for laptops and enjoying strong demand for game consoles and other products.

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Take-Two Swings to Loss

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. posted first-quarter results at the low end of its guidance in the latest indication that the videogame industry continues to struggle to connect with consumers in a sputtering economy.

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SAP Guidance Lifts Shares

German business-software giant SAP AG Tuesday reported a 20 percent jump in second-quarter profit and said it plans to reach the top end of its revenue and profit guidance in 2011 amid strong demand.

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Intel Shifts Focus to Low-Power Chips

Intel Corp. is increasingly focusing its roadmap on chips that consume less power, helping it target the smartphone and tablet markets and focus on enabling notebooks to be thinner and lighter, the company said Tuesday.

A "Broken Brand"? Analysts Aren't Buying RIM's Happy Talk.

“We feel fantastic about the future of the company and its prospects.” Research in Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie said that Thursday following the company’s steep first-quarter earnings warning. And while he may have convinced himself, he doesn’t have much company.

RIM Co-CEO Blames Lowered Outlook on Aging Product Line

If you were alarmed when Research in Motion cut its sales and profit forecasts for this quarter, wait until you hear its explanation for the move. There’s been a decrease in sell-through since RIM issued guidance a month ago and it’s being driven by the “natural aging” of its high-end smartphone portfolio.

Oracle Beats Q2 Earnings Forecasts