In the aftermath of Microsoft's Q2 FY 2015 earnings conference call and webcast, it is clear a number of well respected Wall Street Analysts--including Rick Sherlund of Nomura Securities--have re-calibrated their future earnings expectations for the company. Sherlund now has a "hold" on the stock...

On Thursday, October 16, 2014, Google reported earnings after markets here in the US closed. Fiscal performance for the latest quarter failed to meet analyst expectations, for both sales and net income. A lot of business writers produced copy on the topic of whether or not Google's performance fo...

Blackberry reported on earnings for the first quarter of fy 2015 on Thursday, June 19, 2014. As reported on the MobileWorldLive web site, John Chen, CEO, mentioned a likely return to profitability in fy 2016. But the pace of improvement is much slower than expected, based on management comments f...

On March 27, 2014, Gartner, Inc. published a press release announcing public availability of its 1Q14 IT Spending Forecast. The release mentioned some report findings: The top end market for "mobile phones" (Gartner's term) continues to contract, while most of the growth in overall users is to be...