20 posts and columns on quarterly earnings

The Aircraft Carrier Hewlett-Packard Begins Its Turn (Video)

in News on May 24 at 8:55 am PT

The turnaround process is about 10 percent to 15 percent complete, CEO Meg Whitman says. That leaves a lot of turning yet to do.
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Don’t Look Now but Salesforce Stock Is in the Clouds

in News on February 23 at 3:45 pm PT

Why is Marc Benioff smiling today? Sales and billings are up.
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Another Sunny Day for Cloud Company NetSuite

in News on February 2 at 2:50 pm PT

Cloud software player Netsuite’s earnings beat the Street, and its shares are surging.
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Despite Hard Drive Shortage, Expect Few Surprises From Intel

in News on January 19 at 5:38 am PT

The recent flooding in Thailand has sapped PC demand — and demand for Intel’s chips. Today the chipmaker reports its quarterly results and gives a look at business conditions for the months ahead.
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Oracle’s Lousy Quarter Takes Many Other Stocks Down

in News on December 21, 2011 at 7:42 am PT

By missing its sales forecasts by nearly a half-billion dollars, Oracle shares are diving and taking many other enterprise IT stocks along for the ride.
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What Went Wrong With Oracle’s Quarter?

in News on December 20, 2011 at 5:12 pm PT

Some deals didn’t close on time, and new chips slowed sales of certain servers. But there were a few things that went right, too.
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Oracle Falls Short on Weak Software Sales

in News on December 20, 2011 at 1:21 pm PT

Oracle’s results fell well short, perhaps suggesting that IT spending among large corporations isn’t holding up as well as many had expected.
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Steady IT Budgets Suggest a Positive Quarter for Oracle

in Enterprise on December 20, 2011 at 6:18 am PT

A survey of IT industry contacts points to a positive quarterly earnings report for software giant Oracle today, says ThinkEquity analyst Brian Schwartz.
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Deutsche Bank: Expect Soft Sales From Dell

in Enterprise on November 15, 2011 at 6:30 am PT

Weaker sales to consumers and state and local government will be offset by a better environment for sales to the enterprise and favorable prices on parts.
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Nokia Beats Views as Low-End Shines

in News on October 20, 2011 at 8:15 am PT

Nokia swung to a second successive net loss in the third quarter, but reported better-than-expected results thanks to higher sales of its low-end cell phones. Its shares rose more than 8 percent, as results highlighted an increase in shipments of its cheaper feature phones.

Apple: Was It Really So Bad?

in News, October 18, 2011 at 1:55 pm PT

Apple Results Fall Short of Consensus

in News, October 18, 2011 at 1:40 pm PT

Earnings Preview: That’s One Big, Powerful Apple

in Enterprise, October 18, 2011 at 5:56 am PT

HP’s “Everything Including the Kitchen Sink” Conference Call

in News, August 18, 2011 at 1:55 pm PT

Oracle Beats Q2 Earnings Forecasts

in Enterprise, December 16, 2010 at 1:10 pm PT

Thanks, Jim Cameron! “Avatar” Gives News Corp. a Big Bump.

in Media, May 4, 2010 at 1:16 pm PT

Yahoo Under Siege

in News, October 21, 2008 at 11:00 am PT

Yahoo to Start Bleeding Purple

in News, October 20, 2008 at 9:45 am PT