It’s the tale of two technology cities: Thursday should see two of the sectors giants, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), the world's biggest software company, and Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), the No. 1 search engine report record quarterly results.
The top after-market NYSE gainers Wednesday were Emulex Corp, New York Times, Tempur-pedic International, International Business Machines and Titan International. The top after-market NYSE losers were Greenhill & Co, Convergys, Whiting USA, Stryker Corp and Diana Shipping.
Capital One agreed to pay $210 million to resolve two regulatory cases arising from its crooked marketing and billing practices.
An animal rights campaign underscores the power activists have to pressure companies to stop using inhumane suppliers.
The company that developed the first commercially available DVR announced on Tuesday that it is purchasing TRA, Inc., a marketing and analytics company whose products help advertisers know which TV commercials are the most effective based on consumers' shopping habits.
International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), the No. 2 computer maker, boosted its full-year net earnings estimates to “at least” $14.40 a share from the previous estimate of $14.27.
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is making moves to expand production in India to feed a growing export market in the company's Asia Pacific and Africa region.
Baker Hughes Inc (NYSE: BHI), one of the world's largest oil services companies, is expected to report a slight decrease in profit for the second quarter on weakness in the company's North American business.
Two months after the trading fiasco in the initial public offering of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social networking site, tech IPOs are heading to market again.
The nascent U.S. housing recovery could be concealing another financial time bomb: home equity loans.
Banking on software, services and cost controls, International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), the No. 2 computer company, is expected to report improved second-quarter earnings despite a decline in revenue.
The top after-market NYSE gainers Tuesday were Vmware, EMC Corp, MGIC Investment, Basic Energy Services and Salesforce.com. The top after-market NYSE losers were Sally Beauty Holdings, United Rentals, Proto Labs, Ultra Petroleum and American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings.
For fans of the DreamWorks Animation brand, there is a certain somber irony in its bid to acquire a catalog of pop-culture relics. The company, founded in 1994 out of a merger between DreamWorks SKG and Pacific Data Images, built its name on inventive storytelling and original offerings such as Antz, Shark Tale and Kung Fu Panda.
Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), the No. 1 chipmaker, Tuesday reported decent second-quarter financials but spooked investors and Silicon Valley with the dreaded news: third-quarter sales will be worse than expected.
Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO)'s earnings increased in the second quarter as the tech giant's advertising revenue rose slightly.
It seems as though the world if retail is hitting some mid-year skids, leaving market watchers wondering if they already need to write of the second-most important sales season of the year: Back to school.
Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO), the No. 1 provider of Internet gear, said it had acquired private Virtuata, a two-year-old specialist in cloud computing and security.
Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) booked a 11 percent drop in its second-quarter earnings as revenue from investment banking and lending businesses declined, the New York investment bank said Tuesday.
Now that you are starting as the third CEO of Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) in a year, have a seat on the board of directors and are about to run your first company, here are a few things to keep in mind.
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), the world's second-biggest health care company, said Tuesday that its second-quarter net income fell by half due to lower sales, litigation charges and unfavorable currency conditions. Johnson & Johnson also lowered its 2012 profit forecast.
Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC), the troubled financial behemoth that teetered just above the abyss during the last few weeks of 2011 and has since made somewhat of a recovery, is expected to swing to profit when it reports quarterly financial results Wednesday morning.
When Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), the No. 1 chipmaker, reports second-quarter results after the market closes on Tuesday, the real numbers investors may await are those in the company's forecast rather than the actual results.
