Research In Motion Limited
News and overview for Research In Motion Limited
Research In Motion to buy back $1.2 billion stock - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 17 days 21 hours 59 minutes ago
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Research In Motion announces $1.2 billion buyback - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 17 days 21 hours 27 minutes ago
The Waterloo, Ontario-based maker of the BlackBerry device said its board of directors approved buying back up to 21 million shares, or 3.6% of its outstanding stock, under a program that may last as long as 12 months.
Sirius, Research In Motion in focus Thursday - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 17 days 19 hours 26 minutes ago
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Is Research In Motion now too cheap? - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 19 days 22 hours 24 minutes ago
Ironically, this sell-off has made the stock significantly cheaper than any of its rivals, on a valuation basis.
Dell to launch smartphone in China, Brazil - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 8 days 11 hours 9 minutes ago
The computer giant has long been rumored to be working on a mobile device. It already sells laptop and netbook computers with wireless technology built in.
Autodesk, Salesforce lead tech-sector losses - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 4 days 18 hours 2 minutes ago
Autodesk said its earnings and revenue both fell from the same period a year ago, and the company also gave a fourth-quarter outlook that could miss analysts' current sales forecasts
RIM cut to 'market perform' by BMO Capital - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 4 days 19 hours ago
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Canadian shares drop after big rally - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 12 days 14 hours 59 minutes ago
Energy stocks are in the spotlight as crude futures move back above $80 a barrel, boosting oil producers such as Occidental Petroleum but hurting independent oil refiners such as Sunoco and Valero Energy.
RIM Announces Common Share Repurchase Program [Press Release]
MarketWire | 17 days 16 hours 26 minutes ago
WATERLOO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 11/05/09 -- Research In Motion Limited ("RIM") (NASDAQ: RIMM)(TSX: RIM) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program to purchase for cancellation through the facilities of the NASDAQ Stock Market ("NASDAQ") common shares having an aggregate purchase price of up to US$ 1.2 billion, or approximately 21 million common shares based on current trading prices (representing approximately 3.6% of the currently outstanding ...
Broad losses hit tech stocks early - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 4 days 18 hours 40 minutes ago
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Nokia disappoints in smart phones again - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 38 days 21 hours 32 minutes ago
Excluding the write-downs from Nokia Siemens Networks, profit beat expectations. Volumes were strong. Even device margins came in ahead of guidance. See related story.
Palm shares push up following upgrades - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 5 days 14 hours 59 minutes ago
By midday trading Tuesday, Palm shares were up nearly 5% at $12.41. They've slumped by more than a third since peaking above $18 in late September.
RIM chief says apps about 'quality, not quantity' - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 13 days 3 hours 4 minutes ago
In an interview at the BlackBerry Developers Conference in San Francisco, Jim Balsillie said support from wireless carriers for RIM's line of smartphones has never been stronger.
Yahoo, RIM chips boost techs - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 12 days 18 hours 18 minutes ago
FBR Capital analyst Craig Berger urged investors to "buy the chip dip," saying in a note that earnings per share "sensitivities suggest little downside to valuation troughs."
A Powerful New Storm Available Now on Verizon Wireless' Network [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 16 days 8 hours 42 minutes ago
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Company Overview
| Company: | Research In Motion Limited |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Handheld Computers & Accessories |
| Website: | http://www.rim.com |
Research In Motion (RIM) moves with its customers. The company provides wireless hardware, software, and services to customers worldwide. Its popular line of BlackBerry smart phones handle voice, e-mail, and text message communications, as well as Internet access and multimedia applications. RIM also provides software development tools and makes radio-based modems that other manufacturers incorporate into portable devices. The company sells to corporations, resellers, and wireless carriers. BlackBerry devices are offered by service providers including AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 11,065.2 (2009) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 84.1 (2009) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 1,892.6 (2009) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 46.3 (2009) |
| Number of Employees | 8,387 (2009) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 0.0 (2009) |
| Fiscal Year-End | February |