Microsoft Corporation
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Tech stocks put in erratic trading performance - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 17 days 15 hours 37 minutes ago
The sector's performance showed how fickle the market can be as nearly every major tech stock was in the red shortly after the market opened, but then advanced before turning south again. Before trading began, the Labor Department released figures showing the U.S. unemployment rate in October climbed to 10.2%, its highest level since 1983. See full story.
Tech stocks fall along with broad market - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 17 days 16 hours 34 minutes ago
Nasdaq Composite up 7.18 points to 2,112.50
Tech stocks head into the red in early action - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 20 days 15 hours 27 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Technology stocks were in the red early Tuesday, with most sector leaders declining ahead of the Federal Reserve's two-day meeting on the U.S. economy.
Sun was first to go public, is first to disappear - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 35 days 17 hours 16 minutes ago
Sun, which spent $1.6 billion on research and development in its most recent fiscal year, also noted in that 1986 prospectus that it was wading into "an industry which is intensely competitive and subject to continuous, rapid change."
Stock futures gain ahead of earnings, housing data - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 31 days 21 hours 7 minutes ago
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up 13 points, or 0.1%, to 10,051.
Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: American Physicians Service Group, AGCO Corp., Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and Microsoft Corporation [Press Release]
Business Wire | 28 days 10 hours 21 minutes ago
Zacks Equity Research highlights American Physicians Service Group (Nasdaq: AMPH) as the Bull of the Day and AGCO Corp. (NYSE: AGCO) the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE), Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) and Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq: MSFT).
TechAmerica, Illinois Executives Open NASDAQ Stock Market [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 14 days 8 hours 13 minutes ago
... Cabot Microelectronics Corporation (Nasdaq (GS): CCMP...Nasdaq (GS): LFUS); Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq (GS): MSFT...Nasdaq (GS): TLAB); Telular Corporation (Nasdaq (GM): WRLS...
Motorola MC3100 Raises the Bar for Mid-range Mobile Computing with High-End Features [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 20 days 10 hours 21 minutes ago
...a device offering a choice of Microsoft operating systems with the versatility...Patent & Trademark Office. Microsoft, Windows and Windows Mobile are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other...
NAMCO BANDAI Games Preserves Holiday Shopping Sanity with Pom-Poms, Kite-Surfing, Kung-Fu, Cooking and More [Press Release]
Business Wire | 18 days 21 hours 46 minutes ago
Holiday shopping can take its toll on consumers’ schedules, pocketbooks and sanity while they seek “the perfect gift” for friends and family. With this in mind, leading video games developer and publisher NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., has developed a holiday line-up that includes something for everyone – from family game night enthusiasts and foodies, to life-long video gamers and adrenaline junkies. Shoppers will find games that fit any stocking and every personality on Wii™, Nintendo DS™...
AMD, 3Com gains lead early tech advance - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 11 days 15 hours 48 minutes ago
Under terms of the deal, the two companies will put an end to antitrust litigation and patent cross-license disputes. Intel will pay $1.25 billion to AMD, and the two companies will enter into a new, five-year cross license agreement.
Tech stocks find momentum in early trading - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 21 days 15 hours 12 minutes ago
Ruiz had previously been chief executive and chairman of AMD, which recently spun off its manufacturing facilities to create Global Foundries. See full story.
Oracle to fight European regulator on Sun merger - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 14 days 8 hours 33 minutes ago
EBay settles a legal challenge brought by Skype's founders that had threatened to block the online auction company's sale of its Internet-based phone subsidiary. Geoffrey Fowler and Stacey Delo discuss the breakthrough.
High stakes for Taiwan's high tech - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 12 days 13 minutes ago
Despite its small size and a population of just about 23 million, the island has managed to become the world's top manufacturer of semiconductors, notebook computers, and flat-panel screens, as well as the planet's No. 2 chip designer.
Renesas Technology to Release SH7266 and SH7267 32-bit MCUs with Large-Capacity (1.5 MB) On-Chip SRAM [Press Release]
Business Wire | 20 days 20 hours 21 minutes ago
Renesas Technology America, Inc., today announced the release of a total of eight versions of the SH7266 and SH7267, two new high-performance 32-bit MCU products with an on-chip SRAM size of 1.5 MB, that are intended for embedded applications in the industrial and consumer fields such as displays for digital audio players or graphical dashboards. Sample shipments will begin in February 2010 in Japan.
Coming around again - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 22 days 1 hour 50 minutes ago
It would have been hard to imagine in March equity indexes would climb over 50% by the end of October. In March, the economy was facing the nationalization of the banking industry, collapse of the U.S. auto industry, mounting job losses and a deepening recession.
Company Overview
| Company: | Microsoft Corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Development Tools, Operating Systems & Utilities Software |
| Website: | http://www.microsoft.com |
Microsoft's ambitions are anything but small. The world's #1 software company provides a variety of products and services, including its ubiquitous Windows operating systems and Office software suite. Microsoft has expanded into markets such as video game consoles, customer relationship management applications, server and storage software, and digital music players. The company has also used selective acquisitions to bulk up its presence in markets such as online advertising, mobile devices, and enterprise software. In 2008 Microsoft made repeated efforts to acquire Yahoo! but was ultimately rebuffed; the two companies would instead sign a deal in 2009 to combine their search operations.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 58,437 (2009) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | -3.3 (2009) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 14,569 (2009) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | -17.6 (2009) |
| Number of Employees | 93,000 (2009) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 2.2 (2009) |
| Fiscal Year-End | June |