May
21
Dell profit jumps on strong sales to businesses
May 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Things are looking good for Dell. Strong demand from business customers helped drive Dell's profit up 52% in its most recent quarter. The company reported net income of $441 million, or 22 cents per share, for the quarter ended April 30. That's up 52% from $290 million, or 15 cents per share, in the same [...]
Apr
23
Microsoft profit jumps on strong sales of Windows 7
April 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Microsoft said Thursday that its net income in the most recent quarter rose 35%, helped by strong sales of Windows 7. They are the latest company to benefit from a rebound in business spending on technology after the economic downturn. It makes most of its money selling the Windows computer operating system, Office programs and [...]
Apr
2
iPad will be sold out by early afternoon Saturday?
April 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Apple's latest tech toy is all the rage. On Thursday, two video apps, from Netflix and TV broadcaster ABC, showed up in the App Store for iPad, offering consumers software to watch hours of movies and TV shows. That's good news for Apple, which has been criticized for developing its iPad tablet computer without the [...]
Sep
18
Small used cars aren't big sellers when gas is cheap
September 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Car buyers are looking at big cars again. Used small cars are taking the biggest hits on value in the resale market. "It's part of a larger trend that's been happening all year," says Alec Gutierrez, a senior market analyst for KBB. "Some of the weakest segments are subcompact, compact and hybrids." The trend reflects [...]