Dell 2Q Profit Jumps 46 Percent to $733M
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DALLAS -- Dell Inc. said Thursday that preliminary second-quarter earnings jumped 46 percent on stronger sales of enterprise products and services, improved average selling prices and favorable component costs.
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Web search leader Google Inc reported on Thursday a 46 percent rise in profit that topped analysts' expectations, as revenues grew 57 percent and comfortably outpaced expense growth, reassuring investors.
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Dell Inc, the world's second-largest personal computer maker, said on Thursday its quarterly profit rose a higher-than-expected 46 percent as it benefited from lower component costs.
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The personal computer maker said its net income increased to $733 million, benefiting from lower costs for disk drives, microprocessors and other components.
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Dell Inc. said that an increase in sales to corporations led to record revenue in the fourth quarter, although profit slipped because of a one-time tax charge.
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Nike Inc. NKE.N on Thursday said its  second-quarter earnings rose a surprisingly large 46 percent on  strong sales in the United States and in emerging markets like  China, while a weaker dollar beefed up profits in Europe.
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Dell Inc. , the world's  second-largest personal computer maker, on Thursday reported  quarterly earnings per share that topped Wall Street's average  estimate, though revenue was short of expectations.
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SAN FRANCISCO - Dell Inc. continued to outpace the rest of the IT industry in the company's third quarter with sizzling growth in shipments, revenue, and net income adding up to the best quarter yet for the hardware vendor, the company said Thursday.
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By NO BYLINE  DELL, the world's second-largest personal computer maker, today warned profits would continue to remain under pressure in the short term after it saw fourth-quarter profit drop to GBP 344 million, from around GBP 516m the year before.
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Dell, the world's largest personal computer maker, Thursday posted sales just shy of Wall Street expectations as profit excluding a tax-related charge topped analysts' forecasts.
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NEW YORK, October 20  - Dell Inc (DELL.NAS) has strengthened its leading position in the global PC market with additional market share gains in 3Q04.
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Home products retailer Williams-Sonoma Inc. reported Wednesday that second-quarter profits rose 55 percent on strong sales growth to beat Wall Street expectations.
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Dell Inc.  unveiled on Thursday quarterly earnings and revenue that topped analysts' expectations and plans to cut about 10 percent of its work force, sending its shares up 6 percent.
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Home furnishings retailer Williams-Sonoma reported higher than expected second-quarter profits on Wednesday.
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NEW YORK - Dell Inc., the worldâs largest personal computer maker, Thursday posted a higher quarterly profit, helped by market share gains and lower component costs despite slowing demand for corporate PCs.
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Nike beat expectations yesterday with a 46 per cent jump in second quarter profit, boosted by strong demand in the US and emerging markets and the weak US dollar.
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Web search leader Google Inc  reported on Thursday a 46 percent rise in profit that topped Wall Street expectations, fueled by recent accelerating market share gains and tightened cost controls.