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Kaboom! Activision Likely to Blow Away Third-Quarter Expectations.
The Call of Duty videogame publisher is expected to have another quarter of explosive growth.
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Can Tumblr Turn a Profit?
David Karp has focused on expanding Tumblr Inc.’s network of free bloggers for the past five years. Now, both he and his company are heading into a risky new phase: Making the site profitable.Cisco Posts Results In Line With Street Expectations
Investors don’t like it one bit.
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Profits Don’t Always Stick in China’s Web
The only thing growing faster than China’s e-commerce sector seems to be the losses of firms burning cash to gain market share.Amazon Sees No Reason to Slow Its Spending
Amazon defended its free-spending habits yesterday in a call with analysts, arguing that it continues to see new opportunities and will invest accordingly.
Why Amazon Is Happy to Burn Money on the Kindle Fire
The company won’t ever talk numbers, but it made it quite clear: It’s going to sell its new tablet at a loss so it can sell more stuff in the long run.
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AMD Cuts Guidance on Chipmaking Troubles
Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices just reduced its outlook for the current quarter, saying it now expects sales to grow in the 4 to 6 percent range, down from prior guidance of 10 percent or more. Also, gross margins will be 44 to 45 percent, lower than previously forecast. AMD blamed manufacturing difficulties at its former fabrication arm, GlobalFoundries, for the reduced expectations. AMD stock was down almost 8 percent in after-hours trading.Liveblogging Microsoft Q4 Earnings: I’m So Excited and I Just Can’t Hide It
Microsoft had a solid fourth quarter, which is why the conference call with Wall Street analysts should be relatively short and sweet. Or sweet, at least.
Confirmed: Microsoft Will Announce Acquisition of Skype Tomorrow Morning
The Wall Street Journal reported earlier tonight that Microsoft–in what would be its most aggressive acquisition in the digital space–was zeroing in on buying Skype for $8.5 billion all in. Sources told BoomTown tonight that the deal for the online telephony and video communications giant is actually done and will be announced early tomorrow morning.