Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced a new $40 billion stock buyback plan on Tuesday. Shares gained following the announcement. The Company’s previous share repurchase program will expire on Sept. 30. Separately, the tech giant lifted its quarterly dividend by 22% to 28 cents. The dividend will be payable on November 21, the company said. Commenting [...]
A federal judge on Monday rejected a lawsuit against AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL). Litigants in this case had accused AOL and some of its executives for fraud. They said that the company deliberately bought 14.8 million shares in 2011, keeping investors in dark about its plans to sell $1 billion worth patents to Microsoft Corp. [...]
Shares of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) climbed about 4.60% by afternoon trade. The diversified technology solutions provider’s revenue and non-GAAP earnings slipped in the fiscal second quarter from the year earlier period; however, adjusted earnings beat Wall Street’s expectation. [...]
Embattled online social gaming services provider, Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) announced on Monday that Don Mattrick will serve as its both new Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board directors , effective July 8 2013. [...]
Micron Technology Inc, (NASDAQ: MU) plunged about 3.15% by afternoon trade. Across-the-board sell-off in U.S. equities on Thursday could be the only reason why Micron shares are sliding. The Company handed better-than-expected fiscal third quarter results on Wednesday. For the quarter, the company reported adjusted earnings of 4 cents a share on revenue of $2.32 [...]
Shares of Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) soared on Thursday after TechCrunch reported that Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) has considered offering the bookseller $1 billion to acquire its e-reader (tablet) business. [...]
Restoration Hardware Holdings Inc. (NYSE: RH) skyrocketed about 20% by midday trading after the home furnisher, late last evening reported very strong fiscal fourth quarter results and provided upbeat guidance on the fiscal first quarter and full-year. The Company reported earnings of 64 cents a share, while analysts’ consensus estimate was for earnings of 60 [...]
Shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) slumped on Thursday after market research consulting firm IDC said that sales of PCs tumbled 12.9% in the first quarter of the current year, a steepest decline in quarterly sales since 1994 when IDC started keeping track on quarterly PC sales. [...]
Shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) leaped about 13% on Monday after Bloomberg reported that the software giant, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) will be using AMD processors for its upcoming Xbox, videogame console as it looks to slash expenses for making machines and entice developers to roll out more game titles. [...]
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) announced on Tuesday that it has reached a deal to make itself private, in a $24.4 billion leveraged buyout—the biggest buyout transaction since the financial crisis. [...] |
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