Japan's first quarter growth beats forecasts as first stimulus effects felt May 16th, 2013 - 03:00h (CET +01.00) By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Kaori Kaneko TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy grew faster than expected in January-March, expanding at its quickest pace in a year on the back of solid private consumption and a rise in exports spurred by Prime Minister... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : japan's, first, quarter, growth, beats, forecasts, stimulus, effects, felt, Top Keywords

Cisco quarterly profit beats Street, shares rise May 15th, 2013 - 23:10h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc posted a higher than expected quarterly profit, suggesting that technology spending could be picking up for the network equipment maker's customers. Cisco shares rose about 5 percent after Chief Executive J... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : cisco, quarterly, profit, beats, street, shares, rise, effects, felt, Top Keywords

'Iron Man' beats strong 'Gatsby' in box office showdown May 12th, 2013 - 20:20h (CET +01.00) By Lisa Richwine and Chris Michaud (Reuters) - Tony Stark's superpowers lifted blockbuster "Iron Man 3" back to the top of movie charts in the United States and Canada, beating out a strong debut over the weekend for lavish Jazz Age dr... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : 'iron, man', beats, strong, 'gatsby', office, showdown, effects, felt, Top Keywords

UKIP beats Conservatives into third place in vote May 3rd, 2013 - 03:40h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - The Labour party won an election for a single parliamentary seat in northern England on Friday, but the anti-European Union UK Independence Party (UKIP) came second, pushing Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives into th... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : ukip, beats, conservatives, third, place, vote, showdown, effects, felt, Top Keywords

Kraft Foods profit beats Street, shares rise May 3rd, 2013 - 01:10h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Kraft Foods Group Inc posted quarterly earnings that far exceeded Wall Street estimates on Thursday, as increased spending on some of its biggest brands paid off, sending the company's shares higher. Still, the U.S. maker of Maxwell ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : kraft, foods, profit, beats, street, shares, rise, effects, felt, Top Keywords

Credit Suisse beats forecast, eyes cash dividend Apr 24th, 2013 - 10:00h (CET +01.00) By Katharina Bart ZURICH (Reuters) - Credit Suisse said its drive to cut costs, risky assets and focus on its investment bank were bearing fruit as its quarterly earnings beat analysts' expectations and it raised the prospect of a cash dividend ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : credit, suisse, beats, forecast, eyes, cash, dividend, effects, felt, Top Keywords

Apple revenue beats Wall Street view, doubles capital return Apr 23rd, 2013 - 23:00h (CET +01.00) SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc reported better-than-expected second quarter revenue of $43.6 billion, reflecting strong sales of the iPad and iPhone. Wall Street's average forecast for Apple's revenue was $42.3 billion, according to Th... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : apple, revenue, beats, wall, street, view, doubles, capital, return, Top Keywords

GE revenue beats expectations, calming nerves Apr 19th, 2013 - 14:30h (CET +01.00) By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) - Strong sales to aviation customers helped General Electric Co's first-quarter revenue beat Wall Street expectations on Friday, assuaging fears of a miss after a lukewarm report on March U.S. factory activity. The w... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : revenue, beats, expectations, calming, nerves, view, doubles, capital, return, Top Keywords

Microsoft beats Street, readies new mobile devices Apr 19th, 2013 - 01:20h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Microsoft is working with manufacturers to produce a line of small touch-screen devices powered by Windows, apparently intended to compete with 7-inch tablets like the iPad Mini and Amazon Kindle Fire. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : microsoft, beats, street, readies, mobile, devices, doubles, capital, return, Top Keywords

"G.I. Joe" movie sequel beats cavemen to win box office Mar 31st, 2013 - 19:20h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Action movie "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" won the weekend box office battle in the United States and Canada, fighting off cartoon cavemen, a Tyler Perry drama, and a heroine possessed by an alien. "G.I. Joe," a sequel starr... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : "gi, joe", movie, sequel, beats, cavemen, office, capital, return, Top Keywords