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Tech, online giants do Wall Street one better

Tech and online giants AOL, IBM and Apple all report quarterly earnings that either meet or beat Wall Street's expectations.

 

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Tech and online giants AOL, IBM and Apple all report quarterly earnings that either meet or beat Wall Street's expectations. AMD too tops analysts' estimates. Yesterday, Microsoft surpassed its target.

 
AOL earnings in line with estimates
update The online giant reports quarterly earnings that slightly beat Wall Street expectations, helped in part by a strong showing in advertising and e-commerce revenues.

IBM's earnings dented by Y2K but beat expectations
update Big Blue reports quarterly earnings of $1.12 per share, beating revised expectations and showing that the impact from the technology glitch was minimal.

Apple's strong quarter smashes estimates
update The company announces that it made net profits of $183 million in the quarter and that revenues grew 37 percent on a yearly basis.

AMD vaults past estimates for blowout quarter
update The processor firm reports net income for the fourth quarter of $65.1 million, or 43 cents a share, well above recent consensus estimates of 1 cent a share.

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Microsoft beats estimates with another big quarter
update The software giant reports strong second-quarter earnings as sales of personal computers boost demand for its software.