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IBM revenue rises
First time in 23 quarters
IBM's revenue rose for the first time in 23 quarters, beating Wall Street estimates and indicating that the company is back, thanks mostly to its cloud ambitions.
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Foxconn hits record
Thanks to consumer electronics boom
Foxconn executives are laughing all the way to the bank after the outfit reported consolidated turned in revenues of $18.85 billion for November
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SAP thinks things are bottoming out
People will start buying expensive esoteric software again
The maker of expensive esoteric business software which no one is quite sure what it does has been having a few problems with its bottom line lately, but now thinks things might be ready to turn around.
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Sony profits rise
Record earnings after restructuring
Sony shares soared to a nine year high after it forecast record earnings.
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Samsung's new bosses step from out of the shadows
Huge payouts to shareholders
Samsung Electronics named a new generation of top managers on Tuesday and promised to reward shareholders with $26 billion in payouts to 2020, as it reported record third quarter profits.
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LG Display sees 80 percent profit surge
Hi-end tellies and mobile demand
LG Display has seen an 80 percent surge in quarterly profits just ahead of expectations, helped by strong demand for its screens used in high end TV sets as well as mobile devices.
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SAP losing ground
Profits down – if only there were some good software to help it restructure
The maker of expensive management software, which no-one really knows what it does, SAP has seen its profits take a dip.
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Big Blue back on track
Sales growth after nearly six years
The ever shrinking Big Blue’s moves to cloud and security services helped it beat analysts’ quarterly revenue estimates, and the technology major hinted at sales growth after nearly six years of declines.
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Samsung has great results thanks to chips
Chips important part of Samsung's diet
Samsung Electronics is expected to forecast a record third quarter profit on Friday thanks to the strong market for memory chips, and as mobile earnings make a killing as rival Apple drops the ball.
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Wall Street fumes at Foxconn
Expenses probably because of new iPhone costs
The cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street are furious that Apple’s number one chum Foxconn fell short of its estimates by a huge 25 percent.