Next Thursday we’ll get to see earnings out of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL). The estimates for the turnaround computer giant from First Call are $0.36 EPS on $16.23 billion in revenues. Next…
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) says that its sales to PC makers in Taiwan are running up and should rise about 10% this year. Manufacturers in Taiwan make about 60% of PCs sold around…
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) turned in one of the best performances of the earnings season. Net income rose 38%. Revenue rose 13% to $28.5 billion. The computer company raised guidance and its shares…
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) posted non-GAAP EPS of $0.86 on $28.47 Billion in revenues. First Call had estimates pegged at $0.81 EPS on $27.6 Billion. H-P also put next quarter at $0.83 to…
After today’s close, we get to see earnings out of Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ). We gave a full earnings preview over the weekend but we have some updates for the options and the…
After the market closes on Tuesday we’ll get to see earnings out of Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ). The estimates from First Call are $0.81 EPS on $27.59 billion in revenues. Next quarter…
Rising short interest in tech stocks traded on Nasdaq shows the extent to which investors are willing to bet against the sector. The figures compare shares sold short as of January 31…
The Wall Street Journal has reported that Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) has decided to stop offering processors from Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) in most of its PC’s. The computers offered on…
According to Reuters, Amazon’s (AMZN) financial results show that its profit margins were squeezed in the last quarter. Reuters writes that Starbucks (SBUX) will close 100 stores and say 2008 could bring…
Lenovo, one of the two large Asian PC companies with Acer, will report earnings that are likely to double for the latest reported quarter. That probably won’t happen at HP (HPQ) or…
For Bill Gates the wait must have seemed to last more than a lifetime. Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL) both became modest-sized businesses in the early 1980s. But the Bill Gates’ company…
Posit, if you will, that unusually strong Apple (AAPL) earnings, coupled with an upbeat forecast for the next few quarters, might have stopped the sell-off in techs in its tracks. Apple has…
According to Reuters, Apple’s (AAPL) forecast for its next quarter disappointed Wall St. sending shares down 13%. Reuters writes that Texas Instruments (TXN) posted higher profits. Reuters reports that Big Oil’s rally…
The big US companies with the weakest prospects have sold off by as much as 50% over the few months. But, because some of them have powerful brands, large customer bases, and…
Goldman Sachs has issued a broader snapshot of what to expect from Q4 earnings now that we have seen some of the companies report. This is also ahead of the earning deluge…
