IBM Results Seen Boosted by Weak Dollar
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A weaker U.S. dollar should help  IBM IBM.N exceed Wall Street forecasts when the company  reports year-end results next Tuesday, boosting profits from  overseas sales for the world's largest computer maker.
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The dollar posted modest gains against  the euro on Tuesday, as the market digested a slew of U.S.  economic data that failed to substantially alter the outlook  for Federal Reserve interest rate hikes.
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Investor's Business Daily - 1 Halting a recent tech slide, Big Blue preannounced that profit rose 24% to $2.80 a share ex items, 20 cents above views. A weak dollar helped lift IBM's revenue   10% to $28.9 bil. But IBM was mum on U.S. results. Meanwhile, German software giant SAP   said Q4 sales rose 10%, beating views. IBM shares rose 5% and SAP 4%.
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IBM, a barometer of trends in the computing business, delivered a solid quarterly performance on Monday that pointed to modest if uneven improvement in the corporate technology sector.
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3M Co.  on Monday said third-quarter earnings rose 17 percent due in part to the weak dollar, but the diversified manufacturer's results came in below Wall Street's estimates for the first time in at least seven quarters.
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BOSTON -- Because of a hiccup in its hardware unit, IBM Corp. stock took a hit even though the technology bellwether reported a 6 percent rise in earnings and exceeded Wall Street forecasts. Investors were also sorting out how much IBM is exposed to woes in the financial industry.
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The dollar barely moved off recent lows  on Thursday after soft manufacturing data left traders nervous  of building positions ahead of U.S. jobs data later in the  week.
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IBM  reported better-than-expected preliminary quarterly results on Monday on strong performances in Asia, Europe and emerging markets, driving its shares up 10 percent and spurring a broader tech rally.
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The dollar climbed above 103 yen on  Tuesday, helped by weaker than expected Japanese output  figures, but traders said that recent heavy selling of the U.S.  currency had not ended.
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IBM (IBM) and the rest of the tech industry might have a better year than most onlookers expected. IBM&#39;s third-quarter earnings, released after US markets closed Monday, rose 15% from
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The dollar was a little stronger against the main European currencies but weaker against the yen on Wednesday, with the Japanese currency rallying across the board as dealers adjusted positions.
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IBM  reported  better-than-expected preliminary quarterly results on Monday on  strong performances in Asia, Europe and emerging markets,  driving its shares up 10 percent and spurring a broader tech  rally.
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IBM  on Thursday forecast  2008 earnings ahead of Wall Street expectations, sending its  shares up 5 percent.
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The dollar hovered near a  two-and-a-half-week high versus the yen on Monday, helped by a  positive U.S. jobs report last week and the yen's failure to  capitalize on stronger-than-expected corporate spending data.
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The dollar barely moved against other major currencies on Monday morning, with many in the market expecting it to drift in a tight range this week ahead of major events in early February.
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IBM reported a better-than-expected 24 percent rise in preliminary quarterly earnings on Monday on strong sales in overseas markets, driving its shares up 6 percent and spurring a broader tech rally.
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The dollar recovered from a two-month  low on the euro and a one-week low on the yen on Friday,  looking for upbeat U.S. manufacturing data later but wary of  any currency fireworks from a Group of Seven meeting.