Seagate Technology to eliminate 1,100 jobs as part of restructuring planMay 13th, 2009 Seagate Technology to cut 1,100 jobsSCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. — Hard drive maker Seagate Technology said Wednesday it plans to cut about 1,100 jobs, or 2.5 percent of its global work force, as part of a restructuring plan.
Disk maker Seagate to shut Singapore factory with 2,000 workers affectedAugust 4th, 2009 Disk maker Seagate to shut Singapore factorySINGAPORE — Hard disk maker Seagate Technologies LLC. said Tuesday it plans to shut its Singapore factory by the end of next year to cut costs.
Ericsson sees profits fall 61 pct in second quarterJuly 24th, 2009 Ericsson profits fall 61 pct in second quarterSTOCKHOLM — Swedish wireless equipment maker LM Ericsson AB on Friday said its second-quarter profits plunged 61 percent partly because of restructuring charges and losses in its mobile phone unit, Sony Ericsson. Ericsson said net profit in the April-June period was 800 million kronor ($106 million), down from 2 billion kronor in the same three months last year.
Seagate increases revenue guidance in fiscal 4th quarter helped by better demandJune 25th, 2009 Seagate raises 4th-quarter revenue guidanceSCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. — Hard drive maker Seagate Technology on Wednesday raised its fiscal fourth-quarter revenue guidance due to better-than-expected demand and favorable pricing for its products.
Electronic Arts posts smaller 4th-quarter loss, lower revenueMay 6th, 2009 Electronic Arts posts smaller 4Q lossNEW YORK — Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. posted a smaller net loss Tuesday for its fiscal fourth quarter as the company continued to slash costs in a quarter with fewer hit game launches.
Electronic Arts posts larger 1st-quarter loss, adjusted results beat expectationsAugust 4th, 2009 EA 1Q loss widens but results surpass expectationsNEW YORK — Lower revenue from packaged video games amid a seasonal slump for the industry gave Electronic Arts Inc. a larger net loss in its fiscal first quarter.
Ericsson sees profits fall 56 pct in second quarterJuly 24th, 2009 Ericsson profits fall 56 pct in second quarterSTOCKHOLM — Swedish wireless equipment maker LM Ericsson AB's second-quarter profits plunged 56 percent partly because of restructuring charges and losses in its mobile phone unit, Sony Ericsson, the company said Friday. The world's leading supplier of broadband networks said net profit in the April-June period was 831 million kronor ($111 million), down from 1.9 billion kronor in the same three months last year.
Yingli Green Energy reports 2nd-qtr loss on one-time charges, adjusted earnings beat streetAugust 19th, 2009 Yingli Green Energy posts 2Q loss on chargesNEW YORK — Solar cell maker Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. on Wednesday posted a second-quarter loss driven by one-time charges, sending shares tumbling in premarket trading.
Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson posts 2Q net loss of €213 millionJuly 16th, 2009 Sony Ericsson posts another loss in 2QSTOCKHOLM — Handset maker Sony Ericsson said Thursday it booked another loss in the second quarter as the global economic crisis continued to weigh on mobile phone sales. The LM Ericsson and Sony Corp.
Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson posts 2Q net loss of euro213 millionJuly 16th, 2009 Sony Ericsson posts another loss in 2QSTOCKHOLM — Handset maker Sony Ericsson said Thursday it booked another loss in the second quarter as the global economic crisis continued to weigh on mobile phone sales. The LM Ericsson and Sony Corp.
Electronic Arts posts smaller 4th-quarter loss despite sales slump as costs declineMay 6th, 2009 EA posts smaller 4Q loss as costs declineNEW YORK — Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. posted a smaller net loss Tuesday for its fiscal fourth quarter as it further slashed costs in a quarter that had fewer hit game launches.
Toshiba books $614 million loss in first quarter, 5 times worse than year earlier periodJuly 29th, 2009 Toshiba quarterly loss swells to $614 millionTOKYO — Toshiba's red ink swelled to 57.8 billion yen ($614 million) in the April-June quarter, hit by losses on asset sales and weakness at its consumer electronics and chipmaking businesses. The loss for the fiscal first quarter was five times bigger than a year earlier when the Japanese conglomerate, which makes everything from nuclear power plants to household electronics, recorded a 11.6 billion yen loss.
Motorola loss widens, but beats Street; analysts see worrisome signsApril 30th, 2009 Motorola loss widens; analysts see worrisome signsNEW YORK — Motorola Inc. defeated low expectations Thursday, posting a smaller first-quarter loss than Wall Street had expected and regaining its position as the world's fourth-largest maker of cell phones.
Sweden's Ericsson posts 35 percent drop in 1Q profit amid higher restructuring chargesApril 30th, 2009 Ericsson posts 35 percent drop in 1Q profitSTOCKHOLM — Wireless equipment maker LM Ericsson on Thursday reported a 35 percent fall in first-quarter net profit due to weak results from its handset unit Sony Ericsson and higher restructuring costs. The Stockholm-based company said net profit in the quarter was 1.7 billion kronor ($210 million) compared with 2.6 billion kronor in the same period a year ago.
Motorola 1Q loss widens, but beats Street; regains position as No. 4 cell-phone makerApril 30th, 2009 Motorola 1Q loss widens, but beats StreetNEW YORK — Motorola Inc. defeated low expectations Thursday, posting a smaller first-quarter loss than Wall Street had expected and regained its position as the world's fourth-largest maker of cell phones.