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American Superconductor Corp. reaffirmed its full-year outlook Thursday and said it expects its profit to double next fiscal year.
The chief financial officer of United Technologies Corp. said Wednesday the industrial conglomerate will likely have a higher profit next year due to cost-cutting even as revenue remains flat.
Brown Shoe Co. said it expects its third-quarter profit to top analysts' estimates on an improvement in a key sales figure.
Wireless technology developer InterDigital Inc. said Tuesday it expects fourth-quarter revenue between $75 million and $76 million, which falls slightly below Wall Street's expectations.
Nu Skin Enterprises Inc. raised its fourth-quarter estimates Tuesday, citing in part better sales of its anti-aging skin care products.
Home prices are expected to grow modestly next year and sales will keep rising as the housing market continues to recover from the worst downturn since the Great Depression, the National Association of Realtors said Friday.
Dow Chemical Co. said Thursday it plans to sell more assets in 2010 as it continues to work toward paying off debt from its $16.5 billion acquisition of Rohm and Haas in April.
Among the earnings projection stories for Wednesday, Nov. 11, from AP Financial News:
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said Wednesday its gross profit margin should improve next year as chip sales pick up.
Auto parts supplier Lear Corp., which emerged from bankruptcy protection two days ago, said Wednesday it expects sales this year will total $9.5 billion, well below last year's results.
Shares of Assured Guaranty Ltd. slid more than 6 percent in Tuesday aftermarket trading, after the bond insurer said acquisition and other costs will cause it to post a loss for the third quarter.
The government said Tuesday that oil prices should average about $77 a barrel this winter, 10 percent more than its estimates issued just last month.
The parent company of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air believes the company's smaller size relative to some of its bigger rivals is an advantage in a financially challenging environment.
Sapient Corp., which helps companies with technology needs, said Thursday that services revenue would rise sequentially in the fourth quarter.
Semiconductor maker Skyworks Solutions Inc. said Thursday that revenue will grow in the current quarter, and set a profit target above analysts' expectations.
Hand tool maker Stanley Works on Thursday cut its 2009 earnings forecast to account for a charge stemming from its planned $4.5 billion purchase of rival Black & Decker Corp.
The Semiconductor Industry Association said Thursday its forecast for global chip sales is brighter than its previous projections, reflecting an improving economy.
Digital River Inc., which offers help with online sales technology, forecast fourth-quarter earnings below analysts' expectations and said it is still evaluating the impact of the loss of a key customer.
Coal mining companies from Appalachia to Missouri are seeing plenty of rebounding demand, just not here at home.
A leaner DuPont chemical company is pushing hard into China and other developing countries and said Tuesday it is in position to outperform markets that have been rattled by the recession.
GT Solar International Inc. announced a preliminary second-quarter profit on Monday well ahead of what analysts had been expecting.
Business software developer CDC Software Corp. said Friday it expects its earnings to surpass Wall Street's expectations in the third quarter.
Health-industry supplier PerkinElmer Inc. on Thursday gave a forecast for full-year adjusted earnings that topped Wall Street expectations.
Power company American Electric Power on Thursday narrowed its 2009 profit outlook to the upper range of its old forecast and says it now expected to make between $2.90 and $3.05 per share.
Among the earnings projection stories for Wednesday, Oct. 28, from AP Financial News:
Paterson Paints Grim Picture of N.Y. Budget CrisisNew York Gov. David A. Paterson took the rare step Monday afternoon of addressing a joint session of the Legislature during its traditional off-season and used the speech to underscore the increasing grimness of New York's financial outlook. Mr.
HP expects to outpace market in 2010 Hewlett-Packard is bullish on 2010. CEO Mark Hurd said Thursday at a meeting with analysts that he expects the IT industry to return to growth in 2010 and went so far as to say that HP will outpace the market.
Users Pressure Microsoft to Fix OutlookThis morning, the world is sending tweets of dissatisfaction to Microsoft over Outlook 2010's poor display capabilities.
Google introduced a very cool technology this week called Google Wave. It is kind of a hybrid email system with integrated real time collaboration similar to IM. It has really nice UI and I like its concepts a lot.
I don't know about you, but trying to manage historical email and conversation in an insane process. I get 300-500 emails a day and because I use Outlook, I can only keep about one quarters worth of email in an archive file.
Dsi Nearly Double that of DS Lite Launch WeekThe DSi has definitely held up to its outlook so far for Nintendo. The company sold 435,000 units in the US during the first week of release. This is almost double to that of the DS Lite that sold only 226,300 units during its launch week.
I decided to take the big jump from using an ASP Exchange Service to Apple's MobileMe Service. In March we made the switch over and I would say it is pretty cool, but I am definitely not a "raving fan".
I got a lot of email from my last post that asked me if I liked ClearContext better or Xonbi. The answer is they are completely different tools.
Fed Chief Says Recovery May Wait Until 2010 or LaterMr. Bernanke told the Senate Banking Committee that the Federal Reserve was doing everything it could to unlock credit markets and ease the financial crisis. But a full recovery, he said, is months, if not years away. More Articles
The Economic Outlook 2012 and Beyond...It is said that today is pregnant with tomorrow. What and how we have done things in the past has shaped out today and what and how we do things today determine the shape of our future.
Merlin Mann from 43 Folders has a strategy called Inbox Zero. This falls into line with David Allan's GTD Strategy. The objective is to turn your emails into actions and keep your inbox clear.
I just joined the beta of Gist, an email add-in that helps you keep track of your important contacts. Gist works with your contacts in Outlook, GMail, and LinkedIn. For Outlook, there is a small application that installs and helps you sync your contacts with their services.
Who is manipulatingThe crisis lies else where which requires real attention.Unless there is free trade,the recession will not stop taking its toll.
In my role as CEO of Forward Innovations, I am lucky to see 3-5 companies a week that are on the edge and pushing the technology envelope. It is exciting and interesting and allows me to keep on top of some of the most active technology trends.
[Gallery] The 10 most annoying programs on the InternetThe Internet has brought us many joys. It's rewritten the rules of business and pleasure.
Socialminder is a new application in Alpha that has some promise. It essentially goes through your GMail and Linked-in business contacts and the analyzes the email from each of the contacts.
GET HAPPY! - 10 Things Science Says Will Make You HappyExcerpt: In the last few years, psychologists and researchers have been digging up hard data on a question previously left to philosophers: What makes us happy? Researchers like the father-son team Ed Diener and Robert Biswas-Diener, Stanford psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky, and e …
I am working on a project right now that will provide software to tightly link you to your personal assistant. The main interface will be the iPhone, but it will also support a web-based Flash interface, an AIR interface, and a limited Blackberry interface.
I have been a Jott fan for a long time now, but now with the addition of a couple of new applications it is even more valuable. I probably use it 5-10 times per day.
Lifehacker Faceoff: Outlook vs. Gmail--The Definitive ComparisionGmail launched in 2004 and has matured each year, but Microsoft Outlook (with Exchange) is still the most popular tool for accessing email. Comparing the two side by side, is it time to jump ship from either platform? Let's find out.
Working off the Cloud - NYTimes.com"Cloud computing" is a white-hot buzzword these days. It basically means working with files and programs that reside on the Internet, beyond your company's walls — out there in the "cloud."
Accused 9/11 Plotter Tells Guantanamo Judge He Would Be Proud to Attack U.SGUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — A man facing trial at Guantanamo for allegedly running a training camp for Sept. 11 hijackers said Thursday he would be "proud" to have participated in an attack on the U.S.
Use Gmail as your system's default mail client Integrating Gmail into your system as your default email service can be useful in a myriad of ways.
The Perfect Productivity SystemThis is a good article by Celine Roque on how to get yourself in a good productivity mode and what you should do to find the right tools. I found it on Giga Om this morning. I wish it had a little more meat, but it was generally interesting.
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