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 29 minutes ago
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Research In Motion announces $1.2 billion buyback - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 16 days 23 hours 57 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 | 16 days 21 hours 56 minutes ago
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Is Research In Motion now too cheap? - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 19 days 54 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 | 7 days 13 hours 39 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 | 3 days 20 hours 32 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
Palm shares push up following upgrades - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 4 days 17 hours 29 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 cut to 'market perform' by BMO Capital - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 3 days 21 hours 30 minutes ago
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Canadian shares drop after big rally - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 11 days 17 hours 29 minutes ago
Energy stocks are in the spotlight as crude futures move back above $80 a barrel, boosting oil producers such as Occidental Petroleum but hurting independent oil refiners such as Sunoco and Valero Energy.
RIM Announces Common Share Repurchase Program [Press Release]
MarketWire | 16 days 18 hours 56 minutes ago
WATERLOO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 11/05/09 -- Research In Motion Limited ("RIM") (NASDAQ: RIMM)(TSX: RIM) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program to purchase for cancellation through the facilities of the NASDAQ Stock Market ("NASDAQ") common shares having an aggregate purchase price of up to US$ 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 | 3 days 21 hours 10 minutes ago
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Nokia disappoints in smart phones again - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 38 days 2 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.
Tech stocks off; Applied Materials to buy Semitool - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 4 days 20 hours 2 minutes ago
Semitool, based in Kalispell, Mont., makes technology used in the cleaning and preparing of semiconductor wafers.
Motorola reportedly eyes sale of networks unit - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 10 days 17 hours 46 minutes ago
When it was launched a year ago, the Blackberry Bold was big on features but short on style. WSJ's Katie Boehret says the newer model is sleeker and more compact, while retaining many of the same features.
RIM chief says apps about 'quality, not quantity' - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 12 days 5 hours 34 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.
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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 |