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Microsoft stock soars despite downturns in sales and profit

San Francisco : CA : USA | about 1 month ago  
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  • Hundreds of Microsoft Windows group employees cheer as Christopher Liddell, Microsoft Chief Financial Officer, prepares to remotely ring the opening bell for NASDAQ
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  • Google co-founder Sergey Brin has expressed amazement at resistance to the Internet giant's plan to digitize many books
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  • Copies of Microsoft Windows 7 are displayed in Redmond, Washington
    Copies of Microsoft Windows 7 are displayed in Redmond, Washington
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  • Microsoft's Chief Financial Officer Liddell rings the opening Nasdaq bell in Microsoft campus in Redmond
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  • The Twitter feature on Bing is already active
    The Twitter feature on Bing is already active
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  • Stone, co-founder Twitter, Inc., after 140: Twitter Conference LA in Los Angeles
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  • Microsoft SVP Medhi announces Bing Visual Search in San Francisco
    Microsoft SVP Medhi announces Bing Visual Search in San Francisco
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  • Twitter CEO Evan Williams attends the WEB 2.0 summit in San Francisco
    Twitter CEO Evan Williams attends the WEB 2.0 summit in San Francisco
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  • A Twitter page is displayed on an Apple iPhone in Los Angeles
    A Twitter page is displayed on an Apple iPhone in Los Angeles
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  • Christopher Liddell (front 3rd L), Chief Financial Officer for Microsoft Corp., waves to hundreds of Microsoft employees in Redmond
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  • Stone, co-founder Twitter, Inc., is pictured at the 140: Twitter Conference LA in Los Angeles
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  • Attendees tweet on their laptops as Stone, co-founder of Twitter, Inc., gives keynote speech in Los Angeles
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  • A Twitter page is displayed on a laptop computer in Los Angeles
    A Twitter page is displayed on a laptop computer in Los Angeles
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  • Biz Stone, co-founder Twitter, Inc., gives the keynote speech at the 140: Twitter Conference LA in Los Angeles
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  • Hundreds of Microsoft Windows group employees pose for a group photo in Redmond
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  • An attendee tweet on a laptop as Stone, co-founder of Twitter, Inc., gives keynote speech in Los Angeles
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  • Stone, co-founder Twitter, Inc., gives keynote speech at the 140: Twitter Conference LA in Los Angeles
    Stone, co-founder Twitter, Inc., gives keynote speech at the 140: ...
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  • Stone, co-founder Twitter, Inc., gives the keynote speech at the 140: Twitter Conference LA in Los Angeles
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  • Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer takes the stage at Windows 7's Launch Party in New York
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Microsoft Corp., fresh from yesterday's Windows 7 launch, this morning reported a 14% slip in sales and an 18% plunge in profit for its fiscal first quarter. Its shares immediately soared, briefly flitting to a 52-week high of $29.35...To understand why, it's helpful to look at the unofficial currency...
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  • News Source: Times Online | about 1 month ago
    The software group reported an 18 per cent fall in first-quarter profits, but cuts in operating costs helped it to beat analysts’ forecasts of a steeper decline in earnings. The company, which released Windows 7 to mostly favourable reviews, said...
  • News Source: The Mercury News | about 1 month ago
    A surge in home sales, Microsoft earnings, and Amazon and Netflix shares soar. Home sales at two-year high U.S. home sales were sharply higher last month as buyers raced to finish deals before a federal tax credit expires Nov. 30, the National...
  • News Source: Los Angeles Times | about 1 month ago
    Microsoft Corp., fresh from yesterday's Windows 7 launch, this morning reported a 14% slip in sales and an 18% plunge in profit for its fiscal first quarter. Its shares immediately soared, briefly flitting to a 52-week high of $29.35...To understand...
  • News Source: Seattle Times | about 1 month ago
    Consumers may be shopping for computers again, but Microsoft Corp. still needs businesses to start doing the same. Microsoft said Friday its revenue kept falling and its net income dropped 18 percent in the last quarter, partly because of the...
  • News Source: Seattle Times | about 1 month ago
    Analysts were pleased with Microsoft's first-quarter performance for fiscal 2010 (ended Sept. 30), complimenting the company on the "nice quarter." It was the first positive earnings call the company has had in a long time. The stock is up about 6...
  • News Source: The Age | about 1 month ago
    The Redmond, Washington-based software giant said net profit fell 18 percent in the first quarter of its fiscal year to 3.57 billion US dollars, or 40 cents per share, from 4.37 billion US dollars, or 48 cents per share, a year ago. Revenue declined...
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  • Blog Source: www.techcrunch.com
    Google co-founder Sergey Brin made a surprise appearance at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco today. He spoke briefly with John Battelle. Of note, Brin said that he's excited about Twitter's success because it's interesting for him ... On Bing,
  • Blog Source: searchengineland.com
    AllThingsD has reported that Microsoft will announce a deal with Twitter today to gather its real time data. We're able to confirm that from a source as well.
  • Blog Source: www.ccortez.com
    Google co-founder Sergey Brin made a surprise appearance at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco today, where he was booster-ish on almost everything (Google, Bing, hardware, web advertising, more), but did admit to one ... Twitter plans to start
  • Blog Source: www.ictmag.info
    Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin said Google did not try to buy Twitter in a surprise visit onstage here at the Web 2.0 Summit Oct. 22. Brin also shared his thoughts on Microsoft Bing, the search engine gunning for Google's 65 percent ...
  • Blog Source: semanticseed.com
    Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin has just made a surprise appearance at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco. He discussed Twitter, advertising, Bing, and answered audience questions. Here are some of the highlights: ... On Google Books: He discussed the
  • Blog Source: ricmacas.freecp.net
    On Bing, Brin noted that he uses all the search engines (presumably to test them out against Google). He said that he thinks it's good that Microsoft is bringing stronger competition in the market. He also expressed disappointment about Yahoo and
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