Saturday, May 31, 2008

Dell Surges Most in 18 Months on Signs of Turnaround (Update4) - Bloomberg


PC World India

Dell Surges Most in 18 Months on Signs of Turnaround (Update4)
Bloomberg - 19 hours ago
Dell expects its sales in Asia to rise faster than the industry and to add jobs in the region, Steve Felice, the company's Asia president said in an ...
Dell's first-quarter profit exceeds expectations International Herald Tribune
Dell’s first quarter exceeds analysts’ expectations Nashville City Paper
Dell Profit Advances on Overseas Sales; Shares Surge (Update2) Bloomberg
Bloomberg
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Dell sales surge on back of job cuts - PC Pro


CNBC

Dell sales surge on back of job cuts
PC Pro, UK - May 30, 2008
Dell has posted strong first quarter earnings, driven by job cuts and strong sales in foreign markets. Dell recorded first quarter revenues of $16 billion, ...
Notebook Sales Help Dell to Surpass Forecasts New York Times
Dell Due for a Bounce Back? DaniWeb
Turnaround Momentum Propels Dell Past Profit Estimates E-Commerce Times
Ottawa Business Journal - InformationWeek
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Friday, May 30, 2008

US Economy: Confidence Falls as Home Values Decline (Update3) - Bloomberg


Nashville City Paper

US Economy: Confidence Falls as Home Values Decline (Update3)
Bloomberg - 19 hours ago
The share expecting more jobs dropped to 8.7 percent from 8.8 percent. Industrywide, US sales of cars and light trucks fell to 4.83 million in the first ...
Consumers' Gloom Hits 15-Year High; Housing Data Mixed Investor's Business Daily (subscription)
US consumer confidence at a 16 year low Investment Markets
US Economy: Consumer Confidence Slides as Home Values Decline Bloomberg
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Dell Revenues, Earnings Up On Notebook Sales - InformationWeek


Earthtimes (press release)

Dell Revenues, Earnings Up On Notebook Sales
InformationWeek, NY - 10 hours ago
Dell announced a year ago that it planned to gradually cut 8900 jobs, and is targeting $3 billion in annualized reductions in spending by fiscal 2011. ...
Dell sales go 'over there' Register
4th UPDATE:Dell 1Q Net Up 3.7% On Shipment Gains; Shares Rally CNNMoney.com
Dell first-quarter profit rises, beats estimates Ottawa Citizen
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Thursday, May 29, 2008

Jessops sales slump as high street weakens - Times Online


Interactive Investor

Jessops sales slump as high street weakens
Times Online, UK - 6 hours ago
The company, which last year cut 550 jobs as it struggled to stay afloat and closed 81 shops, said sales for the six months to March 30 fell to £134.8 ...
UPDATE 1-Jessops sales down 25 pct, says trading tough Reuters
Bleak picture for Jessops guardian.co.uk
Jessops boosted by profit focus The Press Association
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Ford To Cut 2000 Jobs, Citing Lax Sales And Surging Gas Prices - AHN


Earthtimes (press release)

Ford To Cut 2000 Jobs, Citing Lax Sales And Surging Gas Prices
AHN - May 28, 2008
Detroit, MI (AHN) -- Ford Motor Co. is planning to lay off as much as 12 percent of its workforce -- or more than 2000 jobs -- to deal with hemorrhaging ...
Ford May Forgo Buyouts in Cuts to Salaried Workforce (Update2) Bloomberg
Ford Plans Cuts in Salaried Jobs Wall Street Journal
Ford's salaried workers dismayed Detroit Free Press
DetNews.com - International Business Times
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008

M&S refit pays off in earnings - The Age


Turkish Press

M&S refit pays off in earnings
The Age, Australia - 2 hours ago
... the company would then return to a separation of the jobs. The retailer plans to get as much as a fifth of sales from overseas in the next five years, ...
Marks & Spencer Net Rises on Store Work, Lower Bonus (Update2) Bloomberg
Marks & Spencer's Sir Stuart Rose bags £1bn Telegraph.co.uk
Gloomy sales bring jolt to M&S recovery hopes ic Wales
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American Air to Cut 2008 Capacity, Jobs on Fuel Costs (Update3) - Bloomberg


ABC News

American Air to Cut 2008 Capacity, Jobs on Fuel Costs (Update3)
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
``The bottom line is that our revenues, which include ticket sales and fees, must keep pace with our increasing costs.'' Underscoring the strain of higher ...
American Airlines cuts capacity, jobs to cope with fuel costs Financial Post
AMR Plans More Flight Cutbacks Wall Street Journal
American Airlines' parent AMR plans capacity reductions, job cuts ... RTT News
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008

3G iPhone Launch 'Confirmed' For June 9 - InformationWeek


dBTechno

3G iPhone Launch 'Confirmed' For June 9
InformationWeek, NY - 6 hours ago
Gizmodo is reporting that inside sources have confirmed that the 3G version of the iPhone will indeed launch on June 9, after Steve Jobs' keynote address at ...
3G iPhone to be available worldwide from day 1 TG Daily
Apple Expected To Launch 3G iPhone In Middle Of June E Canada Now
Report puts 3G iPhone on store shelves by mid-June Apple Insider
Cnet Asia - Portal IT
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Friday, May 23, 2008

Slump hurts Home Depot's bottom line - Chicago Tribune


The Southern Ledger

Slump hurts Home Depot's bottom line
Chicago Tribune, United States - 9 hours ago
Chief Executive Mark Hurd has hired sales representatives and acquired companies to expand sales, even as he's cut other jobs and combined operations. ...
Home Depot, Target Profits Fall; Staples' Net Gains (Update1) Bloomberg
Profit slides at major US retailers International Herald Tribune
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Ford trimming production, cutting jobs by Aug. 1 - Detroit Free Press


KOMO

Ford trimming production, cutting jobs by Aug. 1
Detroit Free Press, United States - 9 hours ago
In all, Ford now expects industry-wide car and truck sales in the United States to be between 15 million and 15.4 million this year. ...
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Ford Announces More Cuts In Jobs & Production TopNews
Ford changes focus as gas guzzlers left unsold Sydney Morning Herald
Akron Beacon Journal - Buffalo News
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Thursday, May 22, 2008

M&S refit pays off in earnings - The Age


Turkish Press

M&S refit pays off in earnings
The Age, Australia - 2 hours ago
... the company would then return to a separation of the jobs. The retailer plans to get as much as a fifth of sales from overseas in the next five years, ...
Marks & Spencer Net Rises on Store Work, Lower Bonus (Update2) Bloomberg
Marks & Spencer's Sir Stuart Rose bags £1bn Telegraph.co.uk
Gloomy sales bring jolt to M&S recovery hopes ic Wales
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Sharp fall in new home sales puts thousands of jobs at risk - Independent


Investment Markets

Sharp fall in new home sales puts thousands of jobs at risk
Independent, UK - 17 hours ago
By Sarah Arnott Sales of newly built houses have "fallen off a cliff" in the last few weeks, putting tens of thousands of jobs at risk across the economy, ...
UK Homebuilders to Cut Tens of Thousands of Jobs (Update3) Bloomberg
UK construction slump will leave thousands of workers jobless Business Report
UK Homebuilding Industry to Cut Tens of Thousands of Jobs Bloomberg
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008

American Air to Cut 2008 Capacity, Jobs on Fuel Costs (Update3) - Bloomberg


ABC News

American Air to Cut 2008 Capacity, Jobs on Fuel Costs (Update3)
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
``The bottom line is that our revenues, which include ticket sales and fees, must keep pace with our increasing costs.'' Underscoring the strain of higher ...
American Airlines cuts capacity, jobs to cope with fuel costs Financial Post
AMR Plans More Flight Cutbacks Wall Street Journal
American Airlines' parent AMR plans capacity reductions, job cuts ... RTT News
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3G iPhone Launch 'Confirmed' For June 9 - InformationWeek


dBTechno

3G iPhone Launch 'Confirmed' For June 9
InformationWeek, NY - 6 hours ago
Gizmodo is reporting that inside sources have confirmed that the 3G version of the iPhone will indeed launch on June 9, after Steve Jobs' keynote address at ...
3G iPhone to be available worldwide from day 1 TG Daily
Apple Expected To Launch 3G iPhone In Middle Of June E Canada Now
Report puts 3G iPhone on store shelves by mid-June Apple Insider
Cnet Asia - Portal IT
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Thomson Reuters to cut 1500 jobs in '08 - Boston Globe


Turkish Press

Thomson Reuters to cut 1500 jobs in '08
Boston Globe, United States - 12 hours ago
The reductions include 140 news positions, as many as 650 jobs in content, technology, and operations, and at least 45 positions in sales and service, ...
Thomson Reuters takes axe to 835 positions Globe and Mail
Thomson Reuters to axe up to 835 jobs AFP
Thomson Reuters to shed up to 1000 jobs Brand Republic (subscription)
InTheNews.co.uk
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Home Depot Profit Drops 66% on US Housing Slump (Update2) - Bloomberg


Boston Globe

Home Depot Profit Drops 66% on US Housing Slump (Update2)
Bloomberg - 2 hours ago
So-called same-store sales have declined the past two years. The retailer said May 1 that it will eliminate 1300 jobs, close 15 stores and scrap plans for ...
Home Depot hammered: Q1 net income plummets Bizjournals.com
Lowe's profits fall 18% in 1st quarter Charlotte Observer
Home Depot's Net Falls 66% As Homeowners Cut Projects Wall Street Journal
Bloomberg - Bloomberg
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Monday, May 19, 2008

Apple Squares Off with Labels over Mobile Music, Song Pricing - Wired News


Stuff.tv

Apple Squares Off with Labels over Mobile Music, Song Pricing
Wired News - 1 hour ago
... in a bid to translate its lead in online music sales to a mobile platform. But in order to get the labels' permission to do so, Steve Jobs could finally ...
Apple pushes for ringbacks, 3G music sales? Electronista
Report: Apple wants more mobile music CNet News.com Blog
Mobile music to play a key role in the 3G iPhone? VentureBeat
MacDailyNews
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UPDATE: Thomson Reuters To Cut 650 Support Services Jobs, - CNNMoney.com


Maktoob Business (press release)

UPDATE: Thomson Reuters To Cut 650 Support Services Jobs,
CNNMoney.com - 3 hours ago
The 650 jobs are from the company's content, technology and operations division, while there will be 45 job cuts in the company's sales force department. ...
Thomson Reuters to axe up to 835 jobs AFP
Thomson Reuters to shed up to 1000 jobs Brand Republic (subscription)
Thomson Reuters to cut 835 jobs InTheNews.co.uk
CITY A.M. - ReportonBusiness.com
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Sunday, May 18, 2008

Capital jobless rate up sharply in April - Ottawa Citizen


The Money Times

Capital jobless rate up sharply in April
Ottawa Citizen,  Canada - May 10, 2008
The unemployment rate in Ottawa-Gatineau rose sharply in April to 4.9 per cent as more people sought work in a job market that lost technology jobs for the ...
A Holding Pattern for Canada’s Employment in April 2008 Reed Construction Data
Business Briefs: Daily Times
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Apple Details iPhone/Mac ... - InternetNews.com


dBTechno

Apple Details iPhone/Mac ...
InternetNews.com - May 17, 2008
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is officially mum on the topic but tech rumor and gossip sites abound with speculation that Steve Jobs & Company will debut a new 3G ...
Apple iPhone Sales Ahead of Estimates GameSHOUT
AT&T Puts iPhone Sales Almost On Hold Portal IT
AT&T Limits iPhone Sales To One Per Customer AHN
BBC News - GizmoRepublic
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Saturday, May 17, 2008

Fewer homes for sale and improved prices could indicate improving ... - MLive.com


ABC News

Fewer homes for sale and improved prices could indicate improving ...
MLive.com, MI - 3 hours ago
"From what we've seen from the sales, it is turning around," said Mark Dickens, the Flint association's director and chief executive officer. ...
What do "flat" real estate numbers really mean? Asbury Park Press
Conditions Mixed in Commercial Real Estate But Fundamentals Good PR Newswire (press release)
Home prices continue sharp descent CNNMoney.com
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AT&T Reverses Course On iPhone Sales Limit - InformationWeek


TrustedReviews

AT&T Reverses Course On iPhone Sales Limit
InformationWeek, NY - 19 hours ago
Apple chief executive Steve Jobs is scheduled to give a keynote address at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference June 9 in San Francisco. ...
Are unlockers pippin Apple? Mobile News
iPhone out of stock in UK and US VNUNet.com
Widespread iPhone shortages fuel 3G rumors Macworld
dBTechno - InfoWorld
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Friday, May 16, 2008

Apple iPhone Sales Ahead of Estimates - GameSHOUT


GameSHOUT

Apple iPhone Sales Ahead of Estimates
GameSHOUT - 15 hours ago
Apple CEO Steve Jobs predicted during the third quarter earnings conference call that the company would sell its one-millionth iPhone by the end of the ...
AT&T Puts iPhone Sales Almost On Hold Portal IT
AT&T Limits iPhone Sales To One Per Customer AHN
Your Finger and iPhone 3G, Together like DeGeneres and de Rossi GizmoRepublic
BBC News - CIO Today
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Jobs threat to 1000 in DSG turnaround plan - Times Online


Channel EMEA

Jobs threat to 1000 in DSG turnaround plan
Times Online, UK - 20 hours ago
A five-point turnaround plan will see DSG pin its revival hopes on the internet - it hopes to more than double online sales - and attracting customers to ...
Jobs fear as Currys stores to close Mirror.co.uk
DSG Will Close Stores, Cut Dividend as Sales Slide (Update3) Bloomberg
What's wrong with Currys? Bad shops and poorly trained staff, says ... guardian.co.uk
Forbes - Scotsman
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