XM 3Q Loss Widens, Even As Revenue Rises
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WASHINGTON -- XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. said Thursday its third-quarter loss widened as sales through retail channels slowed ahead of its planned acquisition by smaller rival Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.
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By Deborah Cohen CHICAGO  - Telecommunications equipment makerCiena Corp.  on Thursday reported a wider loss for thefiscal third quarter due to slack demand and forecast sales inthe current quarter would be little changed from the thirdquarter.
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Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. LEH.N   said on Wednesday that third-quarter earnings rose more than   analysts expected, as trading and investment management revenue   jumped.
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Cable operator Charter Communications Inc.  posted a wider quarterly loss on Wednesday as costs rose faster than sales and interest expenses increased.
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The company Friday said it expected to post a profit in the third quarter, thanks to Improved pricing and product mix and higher unit volume, reversing a year-ago loss.
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Ciena Corp., a maker of fiber optic products and services, posted a wider third-quarter loss Thursday on restructuring and acquisition charges, and warned that fourth-quarter revenue would be flat with third-quarter results due to &quot;ongoing customer
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Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. , which plans to buy rival XM Satellite Radio , posted a narrower quarterly loss on Tuesday, driven by an increase in subscribers.
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3Com Corp. (COMS.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday posted a wider-than-expected second-quarter loss, amid stiff competition from Cisco Systems Inc.
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Sprint Corp. on Tuesday reported a larger loss in its third quarter, as it wrote off $3.5 billion in value for its long-distance assets and suffered from disruptions caused by hurricanes.
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Satellite television provider DirecTV Group Inc. said Tuesday that charges for the revaluation of certain satellites led to a sharply widened third-quarter loss.
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XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. reported new difficulties this week, adding to its year of problems with regulators and with growth in subscribers and revenue.
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(InfoWorld) - As price competition takes its toll, AMD Thursday posted its third consecutive quarterly loss, saying that although revenue was relatively solid, it suffered a sharp second-quarter drop in income. Revenue for the quarter was $1.38 billion, an improvement from $1.22 billion a year earlier. But the company reported a net loss of $600 million, or a loss of $1.09 per share, a big drop from net income of $89 million, or $0.18 per share, a year earlier. A big part of the loss was due to restructuring costs and a $130 million, or $0.24 per share, charge related toÂ the acquisition of graphics-chip maker ATI last year. One piece of good news was that in the face of stiff price competition from Intel, AMD said its second quarter gross margin was 34 percent, excluding one-time charges, an improvement over its 31 percent margin in the first quarter of 2007. "We achieved a 12 percent sequential revenue increase, improved the gross margin, and won back microprocessor unit and revenue market share," said Robert J. Rivet, AMD's CFO, in a statement accompanying the company results. Looking ahead, AMD forecast that third-quarter revenue would increase in line with traditional seasonal growth rates. Though that does not point to a big increase in profit in the near future, traders reacted positively to the upbeat news on revenue and margins, driving up company shares by $0.32 to $15.78 in after-hours trading. Nevertheless, the second-quarter gross margin, for example, was still a far cry from AMD's 57 percent gross margin in the second quarter of 2006. Rivet acknowledged that to instill confidence in the company, "we must improve our financial results." AMD faces an uphill battle. After gaining ground, in terms of market share and technology, on Intel two years ago by coming out with dual-core processors, AMD suffered last year as Intel battled back with its own line of multicore chips. In the longer term, AMD is pinning its hopes to a great degree on its "Barcelona" quad-core Opteron server chip, due out in August. That chip will compete with Intel's dual-core "Woodcrest" and quad-core "Clovertown" Xeon processors launched last year. AMD also needs to stay on track and hit its 2009 goal to bring its new Fusion chip -- made with ATI technology -- to market.
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Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.  said on Tuesday its quarterly net loss narrowed as revenue jumped on a sharp increase in subscribers to its fee-based service.
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Losses ballooned to $207.3 million for the third quarter, driven by lower extended warranty sales and restructuring costs.
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Cablevision Systems Corp. on Tuesday said it narrowed its third-quarter loss as revenue jumped 20 percent, buoyed by subscriber growth.
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The specialty retailer reports widening losses, but better times lay ahead.
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Sprint Nextel Corp. , the No. 3  U.S. wireless provider, said on Thursday its quarterly revenue  rose as it added new subscribers, while earnings fell after its  acquisition of Nextel.