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HP posts 3Q profit jump; faces stiff competition

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(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. weathered economic turbulence remarkably well in the fiscal third quarter but the technology bellwether faces another big challenge - stiffer personal-computer competition - that ...


Qwest reaches labor agreement with 2 unions

August 18, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

(AP) -- Qwest Communications International Inc. has reached a tentative agreement with its largest union about a day after a labor contract had expired, both sides said early Monday.


Qwest, union keep talking as contract expires

August 17, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

(AP) -- Qwest Communications International Inc. and members of its largest union kept negotiating Sunday as a labor contract expired.


Netflix resumes normal shipping after 3-day glitch

August 15, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

(AP) -- Online DVD rental leader Netflix Inc. resumed normal shipments Friday after its distribution centers were crippled by three days of severe technical problems, a spokesman said.


Netflix shipping centers slammed by problems

August 14, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1

(AP) -- Netflix Inc. said Thursday that major technical problems over the past three days have severely limited the number of DVDs it could send out.


Unions set Sunday deadline for Verizon talks

August 08, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

(AP) -- Two unions representing 65,000 workers at Verizon Communications Inc. have set a Sunday night deadline for contract talks, saying a strike is possible next week.


Lenovo says quarterly profits up 65 percent

August 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

(AP) -- Lenovo Group Ltd., the world's No. 4 PC maker, said Thursday its quarterly profit rose 65 percent as strong sales in China and emerging economies offset weakness in the United States.


Sprint Nextel reports 2Q loss, stock slides

August 06, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

(AP) -- Sprint Nextel Corp.'s up-and-down road to recovery continued Wednesday as the company reported adjusted second-quarter results that beat Wall Street expectations as well as a slower loss of subscribers.


Taiwan's Asustek posts lowest profit in eight quarters

August 06, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

Taiwan's Asustek Computer Inc., the world's largest motherboard maker by shipments, posted Wednesday its lowest quarterly net profit in eight quarters for the April-June period.


Siemens wants out of PC venture with Fujitsu: report

August 06, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

The German engineering group Siemens wants to sell its half of a computer joint venture with Fujitsu of Japan, a press report said on Monday, quoting people familiar with the matter.


Cisco earnings up 4 percent, beating forecasts

August 05, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

(AP) -- Cisco Systems Inc. reported a 4 percent increase in quarterly profit Tuesday, beating analysts' expectations by a penny per share, but signaled that the weak economy would affect results in the next ...


Revised Yahoo vote reveals more disdain for board

August 05, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. has revised the results of a closely watched shareholder vote on its much-maligned board after discovering an error by a tabulation firm grossly exaggerated the number of ballots backing the directors.


Big Yahoo shareholder demands review of board vote

August 05, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 2

(AP) -- A major Yahoo Inc. shareholder has asked for a review of how its votes were cast in last week's re-election of the Internet company's board, raising questions about whether the opposition to the directors may have ...


Sony to invest 40 bln yen in batteries: company

August 04, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

Sony Corp. said Monday it will invest 40 billion yen (372 million dollars) to boost production of lithium-ion batteries amid growing demand for their use in mobile phones, cameras and other products.


Profits up over 47 pct at Taiwan's Acer

August 01, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

Taiwan's Acer Inc. said Friday its net profit for the second quarter rose 47.5 percent from a year earlier on expanded notebook computer shipments.


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