Symantec quarterly profit up, outlook tops estimates
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Security software maker Symantec Corp   reported a rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday,  boosted by overseas sales, and forecast current-quarter results  above Wall Street estimates, sending its shares up 9 percent.
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Northrop Grumman Corp.  said on Tuesday second-quarter profit rose a greater-than-expected 7 percent, helped by higher information technology sales and an insurance gain at its storm-hit shipbuilding unit.
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Quarterly profit beat expectations on strong growth in its international, ground and freight segments.
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Oracle Corp. , the world's third-largest software maker, reported on Tuesday higher quarterly profit as sales of products it acquired over the past year helped boost earnings.
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Diversified manufacturer Honeywell International Inc.  posted a rise in quarterly profit as strong demand for aerospace equipment and automobile components boosted revenues, the company said on Wednesday.
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Business software maker Oracle  Corp.  posted a quarterly profit on Tuesday that topped  Wall Street forecasts as strong sales of new licenses for  applications helped boost revenue, sending its shares up 5  percent.
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Symantec Corp. SYMC.O, the top  global security software maker, on Wednesday posted a 48  percent rise in quarterly net profit on strong sales.
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Oracle Corp. , the world's third largest software maker, reported profit that beat Wall Street expectations on Tuesday and gave a positive growth outlook for the current quarter that nudged its shares higher.
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Software maker Computer  Associates International Ltd. , on Wednesday posted better-than-expected quarterly results and said full-year earnings will exceed Wall Street estimates, aided by cost-cutting.
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Symantec Wednesday said fiscal second-quarter earnings more than doubled over the previous year as the company saw growth across all of its business segments.
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Microsoft  signaled confidence  to a rattled stock market by raising its full-year earnings  outlook above Wall Street targets and reporting a 79 percent  rise in quarterly profit on Thursday.
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Oracle Corp.  on Thursday  posted a higher quarterly profit, helped by  stronger-than-expected new software license revenue.
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Oracle Corp  posted a 35 percent  rise in quarterly profit on higher-than-expected software sales  and issued a strong outlook, easing concerns it may be hurt by  the slowing U.S. economy and pushing its shares up 6.5 percent.
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Microsoft Corp. MSFT.Oon Thursday  said its quarterly profit climbed as revenue rose 12 percent,  driven by demand for the company's core software products from  businesses and higher sales of personal computers and servers.
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Microsoft  signaled confidence to a rattled stock market by raising its full-year earnings outlook above Wall Street targets and reporting a 79 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday.
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Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy Co  reported a higher quarterly profit on Tuesday, aided by strong international results and demand for computing, home theater and video gaming products.
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Oracle Corp  said on Wednesday that quarterly profit rose 35 percent as new software sales soared 38 percent, beating Wall Street expectations at a time when investors are nervous that IT spending is slowing.