All Posts Tagged With: "IBM"
(IBM) IBM Misses Earnings/Revenue in First Quarter
IBM (IBM) missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the first time in years during its first quarter. Years! The computing powerhouse also missed on the top line, in a quarterly performance that is sure to add to growing concerns...2May2013 | vitalstocks | Comments Off | Continued
(GOOG) Google Posts Mixed Earnings Results – No Breakout Numbers
Search giant/household name Google (GOOG) reported Q1 earnings after the bell Thursday, with somewhat lighter results than expected. While the headline numbers of $14 billion and earnings of nearly $11.60 per share, it’s important...2May2013 | vitalstocks | Comments Off | Continued
(AAPL) Is Facebook Fatigue Here to Stay?
Latest quarterly results from bellwether Apple Inc. (AAPL) have shown how precariously placed the technology company is at the moment. Once the darling of the markets, many believe that the best days of the iPhone maker are over for...26Apr2013 | vitalstocks | Comments Off | Continued
(MGV) Vanguard Switches Indexes for 8 U.S. ETFs – ETF News And Commentary
Vanguard has been leading the ultra-cheap ETF market, and is easily the top choice for investors seeking low-cost products in many fund categories. This technique has proven to be a winning strategy for the company as investors have flocked in droves to these low cost products, giving Vanguard over...24Apr2013 | vitalstocks | Comments Off | Continued
(IBM) Into the Heart of First Quarter Earnings Season – Earnings Preview
There is an air of disappointment in the market about the ongoing Q1 earnings season. Some of it is justified. After all, what else should investors think when companies like IBM (IBM) and GE (GE)...22Apr2013 | vitalstocks | Comments Off | Continued
(ACN) Accenture to Aid Government of Punjab
More government projects are coming in the way of Accenture Plc. (ACN). This time it is a project from the state government of India. The company has secured a 12-month contract for technology and management-consulting services for...21Apr2013 | vitalstocks | Comments Off | Continued
(IBM) The Market Now Moves Into the Heart of the First Quarter Earnings Season – Earnings Preview
There is an air of disappointment in the market about the ongoing Q1 earnings season. Some of it is justified. After all, what else should investors think when companies like IBM (IBM) and GE (GE)...19Apr2013 | vitalstocks | Comments Off | Continued
(HPQ) Hewlett-Packard Inks eHospital Deal
HP Enterprise Services UK Ltd., a subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ), revealed that it has entered into an agreement to provide technical support to the Cambridge University Hospital of NHS foundation trust. The deal, worth...18Apr2013 | vitalstocks | Comments Off | Continued
(IBM) International Business Machines Invests in Flash Technology
International Business Machines (IBM) is pushing deep into flash technology in order to gain a stronghold over the Big Data market. In a recently announced strategic initiative, IBM stated that it will spend $1.0 billion...18Apr2013 | vitalstocks | Comments Off | Continued
(H) Hyatt Hotels’ Upscale Brand “HYATT House” Makes Atlanta Debut
One of Hyatt Hotels Corporation’s (H) upscale brands, HYATT house, recently made its debut in Georgia with the opening of a hotel in Atlanta. Christened HYATT house Atlanta/Cobb Galleria – the new property was developed and unveiled...10Apr2013 | vitalstocks | Comments Off | Continued
(IPG) Business Services Stock Outlook – Mar 2013 – Zacks Analyst Interviews
To Begin With In today’s world, companies strive to remain focused on functions and activities that are close to their core competence and provide competitive advantages. But the complex marketplaces in which companies perform demand a host of other functions as well. This...4Apr2013 | vitalstocks | Comments Off | Continued
(ACN) Accenture’s Earnings Beat The Street – Revenues Report In Line
Accenture plc (ACN) reported second-quarter fiscal 2013 earnings per share (EPS) of $1.00, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 97 cents. Earnings increased 3.1% from the year-ago quarter attributable to higher revenues, non-operating...1Apr2013 | vitalstocks | Comments Off | Continued
(IPG) Business Services Stock Outlook – March 2013 – Zacks Analyst Interviews
To Begin With In today’s world, companies strive to remain focused on functions and activities that are close to their core competence and provide competitive advantages. But the complex marketplaces in which companies perform demand a host of other functions as well. This...28Mar2013 | vitalstocks | Comments Off | Continued
(ACN) Accenture Gets Trinity Health Order
Accenture plc (ACN) recently secured an order from Trinity Health for its Unified Clinical Organization (UCO) model designed to improve care co-ordination and patient outcomes.. In accordance with the agreement, Accenture provided...26Mar2013 | vitalstocks | Comments Off | Continued
(HPQ) Hewlett-Packard Focuses on Analytics Business
After strengthening its position in the personal computing, server and cloud computing segments, HP Enterprise Management & Analytics, a division of Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ), has recently rolled out a service specially targeted...21Mar2013 | vitalstocks | Comments Off | Continued
(SNE) Is the Game Console Market Shrinking?
A new report from market research firm NPD shows that only 29% of “core gamers” will purchase the next generation of gaming consoles right after they are released. The report, named “Core Gaming 2013,” defines “core gamers” as those who spend more than five hours a week playing games and...15Mar2013 | vitalstocks | Comments Off | Continued
(IBM) The Cheesecake Factory Adopts IBM’s Solution
International Business Machines Corp (IBM) announced that it has deployed its Big Data analytics solutions at The Cheesecake Factory Inc (CAKE), which operates a...4Mar2013 | Shawn | Comments Off | Continued
(DELL) Dell Closer to Buyout
Amid all the negative outcomes of macro uncertainty and the PC market slowdown, the recent talk of the town seems to be the leveraged buyout (LBO) of the world’s third largest PC maker Dell Inc. (DELL). As per Bloomberg, Dell is...9Feb2013 | Shawn | Comments Off | Continued
(AAPL) Earnings Season Looks Presentable
The fourth quarter earnings season is in full swing and the overall tone of earnings reports thus far has been quite reassuring – we have yet to see the ugly numbers many of us had started fearing in the run up to this reporting season. The focus today is on Apple’s (...24Jan2013 | Shawn | Comments Off | Continued
(JPM) Fourth Quarter Earnings Largely Uneventful Thus Far – Earnings Trends
The fourth quarter earnings season hasn’t been that eventful thus far even though we have results from 67 S&P 500 companies already (as of Friday, January 18th). The reason is that expectations for this earnings season were set by the very weak third quarter reporting season. Given those low...22Jan2013 | Shawn | Comments Off | Continued
(AAPL) Fourth Quarter 2012 Earnings Season Gets Into High Gear – Earnings Preview
The fourth quarter reporting season gets into high gear this week, with 253 companies coming out with quarterly results, including 83 S&P 500 companies. The earnings season thus far has been relatively uneventful, but we will have a better idea by the end of this week; by then we will have seen...20Jan2013 | Shawn | Comments Off | Continued
(NCR) NCR Makes Mobile Shopping Easy
NCR Corp. (NCR) is making shopping easy for the customers of Woodman’s Food Markets, a Wisconsin-based grocery chain. Under an agreement signed a few months back, NCR agreed to provide its Mobile Shopper solution to Woodman’s stores...16Jan2013 | Shawn | Comments Off | Continued
(ACN) Accenture Wins Two Navy Contracts
Accenture plc (ACN) recently won two three-year contracts from the U.S. Department of Navy at an aggregate value of $30.0 million. The government department has chosen Accenture Federal Services to support the Navy’s Financial Improvement...15Jan2013 | Shawn | Comments Off | Continued
(XLK) Stock Market News for January 7, 2013 – Market News
The U.S economy kept up hiring at a moderate pace in December, giving benchmarks a lift on Friday. The S&P 500 closed at its highest level since 2007 following a resolution to the Fiscal Cliff dilemma and a positive government jobs report. Meanwhile, factory orders were stable in November while...12Jan2013 | Shawn | Comments Off | Continued
(IBM) Why These Tech Firms Could Get a Boost From Obamacare
January 1, 2013 marked the beginning of the era of universal mandates, penalty taxes, tax credits and health insurance exchanges. Of all the features of Obamacare, the whole concept of health insurance exchanges should pique your curiosity. In order to install them, it’s going to take an...5Jan2013 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued
(IBM) Mondelez International and IBM Extend Partnership
Mondelez International, Inc. (MDLZ) (formally known as Kraft Foods Inc), and International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) recently announced that they will extend...1Jan2013 | Shawn | Comments Off | Continued
(IBM) International Business Machines Shares Reiterated at Neutral
We reiterate our Neutral recommendation on International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) primarily due to its sluggish top-line performance over the last two quarters. Moreover, tepid g ...1Jan2013 | Shawn | Comments Off | Continued
(ACN) Accenture and Unilever in a Business Process Outsourcing Deal
Ace technical and management solutions provider Accenture plc (ACN) recently clinched a business process outsourcing (BPO) deal with fast-moving-consumer-goods (FMCG) giant Un ...28Dec2012 | Shawn | Comments Off | Continued
(CPWR) Elliot Proposes to Buy Compuware
Recently, Elliott Management Corp declared its intention to buy Compuware Corporation (CPWR) for $2.3 billion. Elliott Management offered $11.00 per share or a premium of 15% on the Compuware’s Friday closing price for acquiring...27Dec2012 | Shawn | Comments Off | Continued
(ORCL) Oracle Expands Cloud – Buys Eloqua
Oracle Corp. (ORCL) is aggressively building its position in the cloud-computing arena through strategic acquisitions. After acquiring cloud-based service providers RightNow Technologies in January and Taleo Corp in April this year,...24Dec2012 | Shawn | Comments Off | Continued