![]() |
All Themes | ![]() |
Business | ![]() |
Education | ![]() |
Entertainment | ![]() |
Health | ![]() |
Law | ![]() |
Politics | ![]() |
Science | ![]() |
Sports | ![]() |
Technology | ![]() |
World | ![]() |
Top Stories | ![]() |
|
July retail sales up 1.4 percent
YAHOO
Reuters - U.S. consumers spent heartily in
July on goods ranging from cars to electronics as sales at
retail stores rose a greater-than-expecte
|
July retail sales rise 1.4 percent
YAHOO
Reuters - U.S. consumers spent heartily in
July on goods ranging from cars to electronics as sales at
retail stores rose a greater-than-expecte
|
|||||||||||
|
Investors eye data for rate hint
YAHOO
Reuters - Investors awaited upcoming U.S. jobs
data on Friday for hints on future interest rate moves, leaving
stocks generally higher, bonds weaker and the dollar steady.
|
KKR, Silver Lake appear to win Philips unit: WSJ
YAHOO
Reuters - Private equity firms Kohlberg Kravis
Roberts & Co. and Silver Lake Partners appear to have
won an auction for Philips Electronics NV's
semiconductor division, the Wall Street Journal reported on
Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
|
RadioShack names new CFO
YAHOO
Reuters - RadioShack Corp. said on
Monday that former a Sears Holdings Corp executive,
James Gooch, would join the electronics retailer as chief
financial officer.
|
|||||||||||
![]() |
Categories | ![]() |
Latest Electronics News | ![]() |
Related: | ![]() |
|
Business Links Trade links |
'Da Vinci Code' Helps To Recover Sony's Losses
AHN
Sony Corp said strong sales of flat-panel televisions and the hit movie The Da Vinci Code helped it reverse a year-earlier loss in the June quarter to continue its turnaround. The Japanese electronics giant, undergoing major restructuring, reported a net profit of $ 278.3 million for the fiscal...
Sources: AHN
Flextronics profits rise, above its forecast
YAHOO
Reuters - Flextronics International Ltd.
, the No. 1 contract electronics manufacturer, on
Tuesday reported quarterly results above its forecast, driven
by growth in its core manufacturing business.
Sources: YAHOO
RadioShack slides to 2Q loss from profit
YAHOO
AP - RadioShack Corp. said Friday it slid to a second-quarter loss from year-ago profit, as the electronics retailer posted restructuring and legal settlement costs, as well as lower sales of post-paid wireless products.
Sources: YAHOO
RadioShack posts quarterly loss
YAHOO
Reuters - RadioShack Corp. on Friday
reported a quarterly loss as the struggling consumer
electronics chain was hurt by declining wireless sales at its
company-operated stores and costs for its turnaround plan.
Sources: YAHOO
Philips misses net forecast, but sales boom
YAHOO
Reuters - Dutch Philips Electronics
missed analysts forecasts on Monday with second-quarter net
profit depressed by price pressure in LCD displays, but sales
and operating profit rose faster than expected and it announced
a 1.5 billion euro ($1.90 billion) share buyback.
Sources: YAHOO
Samsung and Siltronic Plan $1B Silicon Wafer Venture
AHN
Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics and Siltronic, a leading maker of silicon wafers and unit of German chemicals group Wacker Chemie, plan a joint venture to build a 300-milimeter wafer factory in Singapore. The partnership will be a 50-50 joint venture and named Siltronic Samsung Wafer Pte....
Sources: AHN
Dutch group Philips to spin off chip unit
YAHOO
Reuters - Dutch group Philips Electronics
said on Wednesday it will float or sell its
semiconductors business by the end of the year, keeping only a
minority stake.
Sources: YAHOO
Best Buy quarterly profit up 38 percent
YAHOO
Reuters - Top U.S. consumer electronics retailer
Best Buy Co. Inc. said on Tuesday quarterly profit
jumped 38 percent, driven by new store openings and strong
sales of expensive items, like flat-panel televisions.
Sources: YAHOO
Jabil Circuit cuts third-quarter profit forecast
YAHOO
Reuters - Electronics design company Jabil
Circuit Inc. late on Monday cut its third-quarter
earnings forecast, excluding special items, but projected
quarterly revenue in line with its earlier projections.
Sources: YAHOO
Google sees more partnerships, not major mergers
YAHOO
Reuters - Google Inc. believes
that big-name partnerships instead of major merger deals remain
the best way to expand its customer base, executives of the Web
search leader said on Wednesday.
Sources: YAHOO
Google sees more partnerships, not major mergers
YAHOO
Reuters - Google Inc. believes
that big-name partnerships instead of major merger deals remain
the best way to expand its customer base, executives of the Web
search leader reiterated on Wednesday.
Sources: YAHOO
XM shares drop on reduced growth forecast
YAHOO
AP - XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. lowered its forecast for full-year subscriber growth and revenue on Wednesday, citing "overall softness" of retail sales for satellite radios in the second quarter and product availability problems. The company's shares tumbled 11 percent.
Sources: YAHOO
Samsung sees Q2 LCD prices down 10 pct vs. Q1: source
YAHOO
Reuters - Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (005930.KS)
expects prices of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels to fall
about 10 percent in the second quarter from the previous
quarter, a company source said on Tuesday.
Sources: YAHOO
GameStop profit rises with merger
YAHOO
Reuters - GameStop Corp. , the biggest
U.S. video game retailer, on Thursday said its quarterly profit
rose, boosted by sales of Xbox hardware and its $1.4 billion
merger with Electronics Boutique.
Sources: YAHOO
Circuit City says 1st-qtr sales strong
YAHOO
Reuters - Circuit City Stores Inc. on
Wednesday said sales in its current quarter have "continued to
be very strong," as the retailer benefits from what it calls a
strong electronics product cycle.
Sources: YAHOO
Samsung Electronics expects stronger chip demand
YAHOO
Reuters - Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
(005930.KS), the world's top maker of memory chips, expects
stronger demand for computer memory chips in the second half of
this year and sees NAND flash memory chip prices strengthening.
Sources: YAHOO
Best Buy to get majority stake in China's Five Star
YAHOO
AFP - US electronics retailer Best Buy said it agreed to acquire a majority interest in Jiangsu Five Star Appliance Company, China's fourth-largest appliance and electronics retailer.
Sources: YAHOO
Best Buy to Buy Stake in Jiangsu Five Star
YAHOO
AP - Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy Co. Inc. announced Friday that it will purchase a majority stake in Jiangsu Five Star Appliance Co. Ltd., China's fourth-largest appliance and electronics retailer, for $180 million.
Sources: YAHOO
Best Buy In Bid To Purchase Control Of A Chinese Retailer
AHN
Best Buy is spending $180 million to buy control of one of Chinas largest appliance and consumer electronics retailers.
Jiangsu Five Star Appliance, Chinas fourth largest appliance retailer, has 136 stores in eight Chinese...
Sources: AHN
Best Buy to buy majority stake in China retailer
YAHOO
Reuters - Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy
Co. Inc. said on Friday it would acquire a majority
stake in a Chinese appliance retailer for $180 million.
Sources: YAHOO
|