Overseas demand lifts IBM profits
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Computer company IBM releases market-beating sales and profit figures, boosted by foreign demand.
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IBM on Monday said fourth-quarter revenue, aided by exchange rates and sales outside the U.S., stood at $28.9 billion, an increase of 10 percent over the same period in 2006.
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US stocks rebounded on Monday after IBM surprised traders with some better-than-expected results, boosting confidence at the start of an important week for corporate earnings.
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NEW YORK - IBM Corp. posted quarterly results on Monday showing 9 percent revenue growth from last year and slight earnings growth, despite a $320 million charge it took during the quarter to settle some claims in a lawsuit over its pension plan.
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Strong overseas sales helped offset weakness in the North American market.
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Satellite operator Eutelsat reports a rise in profits on the back of  world demand for new TV and information services.
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Computer server and software maker IBM said Monday its fourth-quarter earnings from continuing operations rose 24 percent from a year ago, beating Wall Street expectations by a wide margin.
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Computer giant IBM said its fourth-quarter profit rose 12.2 percent from a year ago to 2.7 billion dollars, topping most Wall Street forecasts.
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International Business Machines  Corp. IBM.N on Tuesday posted a quarterly net profit that  beat Wall Street's recently raised profit target as solid  year-end product sales were buoyed by a weaker U.S. dollar.
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International Business Machines Corp.  on Tuesday posted a quarterly net profit that beat Wall Street's recently raised profit target as solid year-end product sales were buoyed by a weaker U.S. dollar.
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3M Co , whose products range from Scotch tape to optical films for liquid crystal displays, on Friday posted a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit, helped by strong demand in international markets.
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International Business Machines Corp. reported a small gain in third-quarter profits Monday, as increasing revenues in almost every area of the business, including emerging markets such as Russia and China, helped offset expenses from a pension lawsuit.
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Strong exports lifted Japan's May trade surplus, as sales to the EU offset lower US demand, figures show.
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IBM , the world's largest technology services company, on Wednesday posted a higher quarterly profit as revenue rose 9 percent, helped by software-company acquisitions and growth in computer services.
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- IBM said on Monday that third-quarter profit, excluding a pension-related charge, rose 12 percent from a year ago and slightly beat expectations, as the world&#39;s largest computer company boosted sales of everything from servers to
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Ryder System Inc. R.N on Monday  reported an increase in quarterly net profit amid increased  demand for transport services, especially in its fleet  management division.
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IBM  said on Thursday that  revenue from the Americas rose 5 percent, slower than other  regions as overseas units showed the strongest gains, and said  computer hardware sales declined.