John Meady

Investors Watch List: Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM), Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (NASDAQ:CORT), Rally Software Development Corp. (NYSE:RALY), Vodafone (NASDAQ:VOD), First Commonwealth Financial (NYSE:FCF)

On 21 AUG Salesforce.com, Inc (NYSE:CRM) last announced its earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $0.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $1.32 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.29 billion. During the same quarter in…

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Sohu Posts Solid First-Quarter Results on Strong Top-Line Growth Across All Segments

Chinese Internet firm Sohu SOHU posted first-quarter revenue and earnings that slightly exceeded the firm’s guidance and our internal estimate, thanks to solid top-line growth across brand advertising, search, and gaming. Revenue grew by 36% year over year to $308 million (versus $299 million at the high end of guidance), while non-GAAP net income came…

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SCA Posts Steady 1Q Results and Sees Early Signs of Improving Construction Market

Swedish consumer goods company Svenska Cellulosa reported first-quarter results that largely tracked our longerterm expectations. SCA’s hygiene operations (personal care and tissue) were once again steady performers while the forest product division lagged as a result of still-weak European demand for paper and solid-wood products. After reviewing the results, we are maintaining our fair value…

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Lenovo Changes Windows 8

Microsoft is attempting a middle of the road compromise in response to one of the main complaints users have had with Windows 8: it’s set to bring back the Start button to the desktop. But rather than triggering the old and trusty Start menu, clicking on this button will still take you to the tile-based…

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