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An improved advertising climate helped USA Today owner Gannett Co. double its quarterly net profit Friday as credit rating agency Moody's changed its outlook for the newspaper sector to stable from negative. http://phys.org/news190645773.html Technology Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:09:50 EST news190645773 (AP) -- Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson posted its first quarterly profit in nearly two years Friday, boosted by gains from high-end devices such as smartphones and cost cuts. http://phys.org/news190631610.html Technology Fri, 16 Apr 2010 10:13:48 EST news190631610 Dutch company ASML, a key supplier of computer chip-making systems, said Wednesday it had turned last year's losses into a 107-million-euro first quarter net profit, predicting record 2010 sales. http://phys.org/news190440791.html Technology Wed, 14 Apr 2010 05:13:39 EST news190440791 Indian outsourcing giant Infosys Technologies reported Tuesday quarterly net profit slipped, but forecast better times ahead despite a rising rupee that could eat into earnings. http://phys.org/news190354617.html Technology Tue, 13 Apr 2010 05:50:01 EST news190354617 Creditors of South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor said Tuesday they had raised 923.2 billion won (813.5 million dollars) by selling a 6.67 percent stake in the world's second-largest memory chipmaker. http://phys.org/news187937097.html Technology Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:30:01 EST news187937097 Walt Disney Co. president and chief executive Robert Iger said Tuesday that Apple's new iPad tablet computer may prove to be a "game changer" for the entertainment and media industry. http://phys.org/news185000420.html Technology Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:40:01 EST news185000420 Taiwan's Acer Inc, the world's second biggest computer vendor by revenues, said Wednesday that its profit for 2009 edged down just 3.54 percent from a year ago despite the global economic meltdown. http://phys.org/news185000455.html Technology Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:01:30 EST news185000455 (AP) -- Internet company IAC/InterActiveCorp lost $1 billion in the fourth quarter because it wrote down the value of its search business, but the results beat expectations and offered the latest indication that the online advertising market is improving. http://phys.org/news184924606.html Technology Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:20:01 EST news184924606 Taiwan's United Microelectronics Corp Wednesday said it posted a net profit of 4.4 billion Taiwan dollars (137 million US dollars) in the three months to December due to strong demand. http://phys.org/news184395030.html Technology Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:10:01 EST news184395030 German semi-conductor maker Infineon raised on Friday the outlook for its current fiscal year after booking better than expected first quarter results thanks to the economic recovery. http://phys.org/news183989815.html Technology Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:17:26 EST news183989815 Nokia, the world's top mobile phone maker, surprised investors Thursday with a much better-than-expected 2009 performance after it resolved product problems, sending its share price soaring. http://phys.org/news183909948.html Technology Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:06:37 EST news183909948 (AP) -- Nintendo, maker of the hit Wii game console, said profit for April through December fell 9 percent after price cuts and the rising yen tarnished strong holiday sales. http://phys.org/news183895367.html Technology Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:03:20 EST news183895367 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co said Thursday net profits in the three months to December more than doubled from a year earlier due to strong demand for computer application chips. http://phys.org/news183878872.html Technology Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:40:01 EST news183878872 South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor said Thursday it swung to a net profit in the fourth quarter, following a loss in the period the year earlier, in a further sign that the global chip industry is recovering from a two-year slump. http://phys.org/news183272016.html Technology Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:20:02 EST news183272016 Indian software exporter Wipro Ltd said Wednesday its consolidated third quarter net profit beat forecasts to rise 21 percent, lending further evidence to the sector's strong recovery. http://phys.org/news183202067.html Technology Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:50:01 EST news183202067 Dutch company ASML, a key supplier of computer chip-making systems, reported a 151-million-euro (214-million-dollar) net loss for 2009 despite making a 50-million-euro fourth quarter net profit. http://phys.org/news183185567.html Technology Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:00:01 EST news183185567 German semi-conductor maker Infineon on Thursday upgraded its turnover and profits forecast over the next 12 months because of higher demand from the auto industry and cost cuts. http://phys.org/news177847457.html Technology Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:30:04 EST news177847457 Global media giant News Corp. posted an 11 percent rise in quarterly net profit on Wednesday as strong results from its movie, cable television and book publishing divisions offset a newspaper slump. http://phys.org/news176583052.html Technology Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:00:02 EST news176583052 India's third-largest software group Wipro on Tuesday reported a 19-percent rise in net profit and forecast improving demand, underscoring new optimism in the sector. http://phys.org/news175842578.html Technology Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:40:01 EST news175842578 South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor, the world's second largest memory chip maker, Friday announced a profit for the third quarter after seven straight quarters of losses. http://phys.org/news175502002.html Technology Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:00:01 EST news175502002 Taiwan's Au Optronics Corp on Thursday posted a net profit of 7.4 billion Taiwan dollars (228.5 million US) on increased demand and higher product prices following two consecutive quarterly losses. http://phys.org/news175412703.html Technology Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:20:01 EST news175412703 India's biggest software services exporter, TCS, reported Friday that its quarterly net profit rose by 29 percent as the company sealed more deals in a better global business environment. http://phys.org/news174916583.html Technology Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:40:01 EST news174916583 (AP) -- ASML Holding NV, a key supplier to computer chip makers, reported Wednesday a net profit of euro20 million ($29.7 million) for the third quarter, ending a nine-month streak of losses, and said new orders had increased sharply. http://phys.org/news174719091.html Technology Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:05:17 EST news174719091 (AP) -- A massive Dell Inc. computer assembly plant once seen as a job generator worthy of the promise of more than $300 million in state and local inducements will go dark in four months, a victim of new corporate calculations and changing customer tastes. http://phys.org/news174160249.html Technology Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:51:07 EST news174160249 China Mobile, the nation's largest mobile phone operator, on Thursday reported a 1.5 percent rise in half-year net profit, as it was hit by strong competition and a slow economy. http://phys.org/news169964048.html Technology Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:50:02 EST news169964048 US media company EW Scripps Co. reported a surprise quarterly net profit on Monday, despite a 29 percent decline in advertising revenue, sending its shares sharply higher on Wall Street. http://phys.org/news169129489.html Technology Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:25:32 EST news169129489 (AP) -- Global media company News Corp. says its fourth-quarter net loss hit $203 million due to huge impairment charges at MySpace, while its operating profit for the year was slightly worse than it predicted due to the weak economy. http://phys.org/news168708912.html Technology Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:01:51 EST news168708912 The Washington Post Co. reversed its slide and posted a quarterly profit on Friday despite a steep decline in advertising revenue at its flagship newspaper. http://phys.org/news168271518.html Technology Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:30:01 EST news168271518 SAP, the German professional software giant, posted a better than expected second quarter profit on Wednesday, and said it would maintain tight cost controls for the remainder of the year. http://phys.org/news168071696.html Technology Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:50:01 EST news168071696 Samsung Electronics Co., the world's leading computer memory chipmaker, on Friday posted what it called "outstanding" second-quarter results due to a recovery in prices and demand. http://phys.org/news167638830.html Technology Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:50:01 EST news167638830