Fri, Apr 24th, 2009

Apple managed to pull of a great quarter, but lower sales revenue at retail resulted in the layoff of about 1,600 full-time "equivalent" employees. Still, the company increased retail staff year-over-year.
Related stories from top sites:
Expedia profit down less than expected
Apr 29th, 2009 - Reuters
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Expedia Inc (EXPE.O) posted a better-than-expected profit, sending shares up 20 percent on hopes that the worst may be behind the battered travel industry. Although the online travel agency beat Wall Street's expectations...
STMicro reports steep loss
Apr 29th, 2009 - Reuters
* Q1 adj loss 31 cents/shr vs analyst view loss 32 cents * Q1 rev $1.66 bln vs analyst view $1.74 bln * Sees Q2 rev up sequentially SAN FRANCISCO, April 29 (Reuters) - STMicroelectronics(STM.
Citrix Q1 results beats estimates, raises share buyback
Apr 29th, 2009 - Reuters
* Q1 rev beat estimates by $10 mln * Raises share buyback program * Q1 adj shr beat estimates by 1 cent * Sees FY rev flat; Q2 rev flat to slightly down April 29 (Reuters) - Infrastructure software maker CitrixSystems Inc (CTXS.
Aflac Profit Rises 20% on Japanese Currency Strength
Apr 29th, 2009 - Bloomberg
April 29 (Bloomberg) -- Aflac Inc., the largest provider ofsupplemental insurance, said first-quarter profit rose 20 percentas the Japanese yen was stronger than a year earlier. Net income was $569 million...
Siemens Q2 net profit soars amid higher sales
Apr 29th, 2009 - BusinessWeek
Industrial conglomerate Siemens AG saw net profit more than double in the first three months of 2009 amid higher sales and lower one-time charges, but warned orders dropped substantially...


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