Apple 3Q Profit

Source: www.businessweek.com --- 47 days ago
Jobs & Co. beat Wall Street's expectations, but investors pummel the stock after Apple issues soft guidance for the current quarter ...

Source: hosted.ap.org --- 48 days ago
Apple Inc. says its most recent quarterly Profit jumped 31 percent and beat Wall Street's forecasts. It was helped by demand for Macintosh computers and iPod media players.... ...

Source: www.newsfactor.com --- 47 days ago
Shares of Apple Inc. fell sharply as investors focused more on the company's cautious guidance for the current quarter than on the blockbuster Macintosh and iPod sales during the previous three-month period. Investors sent Apple shares down $12.60, 7.6 percent, to $153.69 in midday trading Tuesday. Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple said it shipped more Macs in its fiscal third quarter than ever before -- 2.5 million, up 41 percent from a year ago, with desktop shipments growing faster than laptops. That's a much steeper growth rate than the overall global PC market. Total computer shipments rose about 15 percent in the three months ended June 30, according to Framingham, Mass.-based research group IDC. "The quarter was a home run," Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer said in an interview. Apple also said iPod unit sales jumped 12 percent, a strong showing despite last year's launch of the iPhone, which melds iPod features with those of a smart phone. Some analysts had wondered whether iPod sales would lag as consumers opted for fancier, but pricier, iPhones. The company shipped 717,000 iPhones in the quarter and reiterated its goal to sell 10 million by the end of the fiscal year, including the cheaper, faster iPhone 3G that reached stores in 22 countries in early July. In all, Apple earned $1.07 billion, or $1.19 per share, 11 cents ahead of Wall Street's expectations, according to a Thomson Financial survey of analysts. Revenue ju ...

Source: www.ngkhai.net --- 12 days ago
Hewlett-Packard 3Q Profit jumps 14 pct - Yahoo! News The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company’s results, reported after the market closed Tuesday, signaled that HP continues to hold its ground as the world’s No. 1 seller of personal computers even with stronger competition from Dell Inc. and Apple Inc. and aggressive price cuts. ...