• Lenovo's fiscal Q4 profit up 59 per cent

  By Michael Kan | 23 May, 2012 16:33

  Lenovo's net profit for its fiscal fourth quarter grew by 59 per cent, as the world's second largest PC maker saw continued growth in sales across both mature and emerging markets.

• Dell's profit shrinks in the first quarter

  By Agam Shah | 23 May, 2012 06:51

  Dell has reported a drop in profits for the first quarter, weighed down by a revenue decrease and slower sales of consumer products.

• Vodafone blames difficult economic environment for 12.7 percent profit drop

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 22 May, 2012 21:19

  Vodafone reported a 12.7 percent drop in net profit for the year to March 31, blaming economic conditions in Europe.

• Are iPhone 5 rumors torpedoing Apple’s Q2 revenues?

  By John Cox | 15 May, 2012 09:34

  Apple (AAPL - NASDAQ) is warning investors that returns for the current second quarter will be lower than projections, triggering widespread and feverish speculation that the fall-off is due to swirling rumors about an early summer launch for iPhone 5.

• Wall Street Beat: Vendors stress caution on financials

  By Marc Ferranti | 12 May, 2012 02:15

  A range of tech vendors including Cisco Systems, Silicon Graphics International, BMC Software and CA Technologies this week reported quarterly earnings that had some solid numbers, but a cautious outlook for the rest of the year is spooking market watchers.

• Microsoft's revenue: Redmond can't outrun the recession

  By Shane O'Neill | 25 July, 2009 04:36

  In the financial quarter that just ended, arguably one of its most important quarters ever, Microsoft had a chance to bounce back after an unprecedented year-over-year revenue drop last quarter.

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