October 2011
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Yahoo Q3 revenue, profit slip
Profit in Yahoo’s third-quarter, the last quarter under Chief Executive Carol Bartz, who was fired in September, totaled $293 million, or 23 cents per share. In the year-ago period, Yahoo posted net income of $396 million, or $29 per share.It was not immediately clear whether Yahoo’s third-quarter EPS was comparable with the 17 cents a share expected by analysts polled by Thomson...
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RIM unveils software system for BlackBerry,...
“We’re giving developers the tools they need to build
richer applications, and we’re providing direction on how to
best develop their smartphone and tablet apps as the BlackBerry
and QNX platforms converge into our next generation BBX
platform,” RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis said in a speech opening
the four-day event.
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Hilary Swank gives fees from Chechen event to...
Swank has said she “deeply regrets” taking part in a birthday celebration in the Chechen capital Grozny last week for regional strong Ramzan Kadyrov, who is accused of orchestrating human rights violations.Human Rights Watch urged Swank and other celebrities who attended the event to return any money or gifts.Swank said this week she was unaware of Kadyrov’s policies, which...
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TEXT-Fitch revises ZAO Unicredit Bank's & ATF...
The rating actions follow the placement of UniCredit’s Long-term Issuer Default
Rating (IDR) of ‘A’ on Rating Watch Negative (RWN) in ‘Fitch Takes Rating Action
on Major Italian Banks Following Sovereign Downgrade’ dated 11 October 2011 on
www.fitchratings.com.The agency has revised of Russia-based ZAO Unicredit Bank’s (‘BBB+’) and...
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UPDATE 5-Alcoa profit hurt by slowdown, recession...
* Profit and sales slip from Q2* Shares fall about 5 pct in after-hours tradingBy Steve JamesOct 11 (Reuters) - Alcoa Inc , the largest U.S.
aluminum producer, said an economic slowdown hurt demand and
knocked prices for the metal lower, denting its third-quarter
profit and sending its shares down in after-hours trading.CEO Klaus Kleinfeld warned of weak economic conditions
through the year,...
