(AP) -- Online retailer Amazon.com reached an agreement with Texas officials Friday to settle a sales tax dispute by expanding operations in the state and starting to collect sales taxes.
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Apr 27, 2012
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(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. posted first-quarter profits Thursday that blew by analysts' estimates and boosted the company's stock in extended trading. The online commerce giant said its Kindle Fire tablet computer was its best-selling ...
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Apr 27, 2012
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(AP) -- A surge in Galaxy smartphone sales fueled earnings at Samsung Electronics to a record high in the first quarter, usually a tough season for the global consumer electronics industry, outshining handset rivals such ...
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Apr 27, 2012
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(AP) -- LM Ericsson, the world-leading wireless equipment maker in terms of market share, saw its first quarter profits more than double, largely on the back of proceeds made from the sale of its stake in handset maker Sony ...
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Apr 25, 2012
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German software giant SAP said Wednesday it was sticking to its full-year targets for 2012 after net profit rose 10 percent in the first three months.
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Apr 25, 2012
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German engineering and technology giant Siemens warned Wednesday that full-year profits would fall short of original targets following a difficult second quarter.
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Apr 25, 2012
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India's third-largest software company Wipro on Wednesday posted a 7.7 percent year-on-year rise in net profit for the January-March period, but gave a muted forecast that sent its shares tumbling.
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Apr 25, 2012
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(AP) -- Taiwan smartphone maker HTC Corp. reported a 70 percent drop in first quarter profit as it faces keener competition from Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co.
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Apr 24, 2012
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(AP) -- IBM Corp. is raising its quarterly dividend and repurchasing $7 billion more of its stock under a new buyback program.
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Apr 24, 2012
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Shares in India's biggest outsourcing firm Tata Consultancy Services jumped more than 10 percent in early trade on Tuesday after it reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings.
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Apr 24, 2012
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