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Google – China and Revenue

Google aims to stay in China
By Richard Waters in San Francisco
Published: January 21 2010 21:52 | Last updated: January 22 2010 00:39
Google on Thursday gave the first indication that it would seek to stay in China even if it… carry on reading.

Intel results boost technology sector

By Chris Nuttall in San Francisco
Published: January 14 2010 21:49 | Last updated: January 14 2010 23:28
Intel gave a boost to the technology sector on Thursday, predicting a better year after fourth-quarter growth in sales of its chi… carry on reading.

Black Friday Web shopping up 11 pct – report

Sun Nov 29, 2009 3:11pm EST
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Holiday shoppers in the United States spent some $595 million online on Black Friday, up 11 percent from last year, with Amazon.com and Walmart.com the most visited sites, accordin… carry on reading.

Wells Fargo income rises 98%

Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 9:26am EDT | Modified: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 9:35am
Charlotte Business Journal
Wells Fargo & Co. reports improved third-quarter earnings, despite rising credit losses.
The San Francisco-b… carry on reading.

HP Sees Tech Rebound

By Gabriel Madway
September 24, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co predicted that overall IT spending would bounce back next year, but set a fiscal 2010 revenue forecast that came in just below Wall Street’s… carry on reading.

Facebook makes money, tops 300 million users

Wed Sep 16, 2009 11:42am EDT
By Alexei Oreskovic
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook is making enough money to cover its costs and now has 300 million users, the world’s largest social networking site said on Tuesday, provi… carry on reading.

Dell predicts return to growth

By Richard Waters in San Francisco
Published: August 27 2009 22:09 | Last updated: August 28 2009 00:25
Executives at Dell, the world’s second-biggest PC maker, on Thursday predicted a return to growth in the second half of this year,… carry on reading.

Global mobile market bottoms, grows anew: iSuppli

Fri Jul 31, 2009 7:02pm EDT
By Clare Baldwin
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Global handset shipments grew nearly 5 percent in the second quarter, the first quarter- on-quarter growth in 9 months, marking a reversal of course for the… carry on reading.

IBM adds to signs of recovery in technology sector

By Joseph Menn and Richard Waters in San Francisco
Published: July 17 2009 00:50 | Last updated: July 17 2009 00:50
IBM reported an unexpected surge in quarterly profit on Thursday, providing further evidence that the technology indus… carry on reading.

Tech hopes rise as PC sales beat expectations

By Joseph Menn in San Francisco
Published: July 16 2009 01:15 | Last updated: July 16 2009 01:15
Sales of personal computers were stronger in the second quarter than industry analysts had predicted, suggesting that the industry could… carry on reading.

Oracle sees software demand picking up

By Richard Waters in San Francisco
Published: June 24 2009 00:33 | Last updated: June 24 2009 00:33
Oracle executives signalled on Tuesday that demand for the company’s software had picked up noticeably in recent weeks, suggesting the… carry on reading.